COVID-19 economic downturn forces closure of popular Mill Plain Road restaurant

Ibiza Tapas resaurant (photo via Tripadvisor)

While businesses such as Barberie Grill recently opened it's doors in the city, the recent closure of the popular eatery Ibiza Tapas should serve as a freindly reminder of the negative impact COVID-19 is having on the food and service industry.

Danbury Patch

Ibiza Tapas, a fixture at 93 Mill Plain Road for the past decade, will shutter permanently on Wednesday, after nearly a year of declining revenues due to pandemic restrictions.

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"Our sales dropped at least 75 percent," said Arias, a native of Columbia. When the restaurant was allowed to reopen for outside dining, it simply did not have enough space to make it work. She said the establishment came close to making a comeback when coronavirus restraints were loosened, and she was allowed to fill her dining room up to 75 percent. The death knell sounded when the regulations were ratcheted back to 50 percent.

"Ibiza Tapas was never a place for takeout," Arias told Patch. Ambiance was a key component of the restaurant's success, she explained, and most of the dishes on the menu simply did not travel well enough to make a takeout business viable.

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