A POPULAR restaurant chain is preparing to reopen the doors to its Ellesmere Port site for the first time this year.

Fridays Cheshire Oaks on Kinsey Road will welcome back customers for indoor dining from Monday (May 17) in line with the latest easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

To mark the long-awaited reopening, guests who download the Fridays app for the first time before dining will be treated to a free dessert.

Fridays is also extending its birthday cocktail offer so existing app users who have had a birthday since December 1 last year will be able to redeem one for themselves and up to five friends.

The chain has also added a new Fridays American Pilsner – an easy-drinking 4% session lager – to the menu.

Jonny Hill, Fridays regional director of operations for the North, said: "It's been a long time coming, but we’re thrilled to be opening up our famous Fridays doors and welcoming back guests for indoor dining.

"We're making sure everyone can celebrate the Fridays way by extending our free birthday cocktail offer to those who missed out on drinks with friends during lockdown.

"We can’t wait for guests to have that Fridays feeling in Cheshire again."