While it may not be significant in the scheme of things in Toronto, it’s always a sad thing when an old eating and drinking establishment closes.
The bar and restaurant business in the city can be a high profit margin undertaking, but it has to be highly tuned to survive. You have to get all the input variables just right. Loyal and honest staff, no brawling or other contraventions of the liquor licensing act, alternate sources of supply and of course constant end-of-lease rent increases. These days quite a few places are closing, despite the approaching Christmas boom time. These are old haunts that survived the long Pandemic period with the help of government assistance, but are now finding it difficult to deal with rising prices, the lingering Covid restrictions lessening their customer numbers, added expenses to meet health requirements, personnel shortages due to staff migrating to other jobs, topped by supply chain delays. Others will rush in, either previous competitors or newer entries into the business, so the show will go on, but people will long remember the old owners and the old ambience. https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2021/11/amber-restaurant-toronto-closed/ Roland. Toronto.
