ESTEVAN - The Estevan Mercury and Josh LeBlanc with Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate are teaming up to encourage people to Rally for Restaurants in Estevan this fall.
You can find the 12-page Rally for Restaurants special section in this week’s edition of the Mercury. People are encouraged to save the special, and use it when they don’t feel like cooking or want something special. You can find complete menus and special offers in this flyer.
Deanna Tarnes, the publisher and sales manager for the Mercury, said that since March 2020, the restaurant industry has been hit hard, and the recent public health order, which requires a proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test result from within the last 72 hours, has made it even more difficult on these businesses.
“The day that came into effect, a lot of restaurants noticed a major decline in people coming in to dine in,” said Tarnes. “So we thought we would come up with a way to help them promote their menus and show the people of Estevan the nice range of local restaurants that we have.”
The participating restaurants are Fired Up Grill, Pinocchio Pizza, Beatz Eatz, The Black Grasshopper, EB’s Dining, Estevan Pizza and Chinese Cuisine, The Flats, Humpty’s, The Days Inn (Blackbeard’s Restaurant and the Beef Bar), and The Tower Café/1124 Social House/Willy’s the Tap House.
The majority of the sit-down restaurants in Estevan are participating.
“They all are adapting to the restrictions to make it easy for people. They all are offering multiple ways to enjoy their food,” said Tarnes. “You can dine-in, take out, have it delivered, order online or phone your order in, depending on the restaurant.”
Tarnes said it’s nice to have a blend between the new restaurants and the well-known favourites involved in Rally for Restaurants.
This promotion will also create awareness of all that the different restaurants have to offer. Many of them have a signature meal for which they are very well known, but they also have diverse offerings on their menu.
LeBlanc, who is a great advocate for Estevan’s business community and its restaurants, has purchased a $100 gift card to every restaurant that purchased a page in the promotion.
A promotion will begin on Oct. 27.
“Every couple of days, we’ll feature a restaurant on our Facebook page and Josh’s page. People can enter to win the $100 gift cards,” said Tarnes.
People are asked to use the #RallyforRestaurants hashtag for the promotion. a
