EDINBURGH-based Spanish bar and restaurant, Tapa, has been flooded with overwhelming support from locals and customers, who have raised over £16,000 ensuring the business’ survival post Covid-19.
Tapa launched a pay it forward scheme aiming to raise enough money to stay afloat and be able to reopen after the pandemic crash, which has caused huge struggles across Scotland’s hospitality sector.
The pay it forward scheme allowed the public to buy vouchers during lockdown which will be worth almost double their price once the restaurant opens.
Even though the campaign aimed to raise £5,000 over the course of a month, the award-winning restaurant managed to triple its original target within the first ten days, reaching a total of £16,000 in less than two weeks.
Daniel Shearon, Tapa director, said: “We are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming support that we have received to get the restaurant going after lockdown.
“As a small independent business operating in the hospitality industry, we have felt the effects of the pandemic more keenly than most.
“We can’t wait to be back and welcome our customers.”
