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04.06.2024 - 07:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Greater Manchester bar has issued a plea to customers after saying it is 'struggling' to stay afloat. Owners of the venue in Littleborough said they wanted to 'admit' the issues they were facing and to encourage people to visit the venue 'before it's too late'.
Grape N Grain opened in the Rochdale town two years ago near to the picturesque Hollingworth Lake but despite racking up a series of five-star reviews for its food, drink and staff, owners have shared an update with customers on social media about the realities of owning a hospitality business in the current climate.
The bar, which serves cocktails, wines, beers, and a wide-ranging food menu, posted on Facebook ahead of the sunny weekend explaining that the weather 'kills' the business. At the time, it also said that it only had three bookings for the weekend and that it didn't want the bar to sink because of low footfall.
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The post read: "We don’t really need to talk about all the struggles with the pandemic and the world being short of cash flow with ever rising costs but what we’re basically here to unfortunately admit is that we’re struggling, big time!
"The sunny days kills us as a business as people prefer BBQs or a walk around the lake and then due to the lack of parking, torrential rain also kills us as people are put off coming to us in rainy weather."
The post went on to state that owners 'love' what they have created at Grape N Grain and that the vast majority of customers 'leave with happy faces'. It added: "When we first opened 2 years ago we never expected it to be an easy ride, we had a simple offering to give good premium drinks to the village and
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