Malvern's Stove And Tap To Offer Outdoor Dining June 5

MALVERN, PA — With the Philadelphia region expected to be designated "yellow" June 5 under Gov. Tom Wolf's order, Stove and Tap Malvern is gearing up for outdoor dining.

The eatery will grand open their outdoor dining patio on from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 5 with a special happy hour.

After June 5, the restaurant will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Outdoor dining will include socially distanced seating on the patio, the sidewalk, and a new Stove and Tap Summer Beer Garden with an open-air tent for socially distanced seating.

Stove and Tap anticipates the seating count will go from 60 outside to 120 in total.

Diners can expect live music, happy hour and, specials as the date gets closer and the summer progresses and as regulations and health guidelines allow.

All Pennsylvania counties are expected to be in either the yellow or green phase of mitigation by that date. Restaurants in the green phase are allowed to open interior dining rooms.

The following rules apply for restaurants in the yellow phase:

• Indoor areas, including bar areas, of restaurants and retail food service businesses must be closed to customers except for through-traffic.
• Non-bar seating in outdoor areas (i.e., tables or counter seats that do not line up to a bar or food service area) may be used for customer seating.
• Customers being served must be seated at a table.
• Tables must maintain a 6 feet distance between parties.

Yellow-phase dining operations are prohibited from operating self-service food or drink options, such as buffets and salad bars. Condiments must be removed from tables and dispensed by employees upon the request of a customer. Reusable menus, other than digital menus sanitized after each use, are prohibited

See full guidelines for restaurant reopenings here.

Stove and Tap Malvern is located at 245 Lancaster Ave. in Malvern.

With reporting by Kara Seymour