Owner Of Olde Stone Brewing Company & Hot Belly Mama's Announces Both Restaurants Closing Due To Impact Of Pandemic

[UPDATE: A GoFundMe page has been set up to save the businesses. The page is requesting $500,000 and donors have already begun donating.]

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Incredibly sad news for fans of two awesome restaurants located side by side in downtown Peterborough. Owner Travis Smith has announced in a heartfelt Facebook post that they are both closing due to the impact of the pandemic on business.

Photo via Old Stone Facebook page

Here’s the full announcement:

“To all of our dearest friends, family and guests of The Olde Stone Brewing Company and Hot Belly Mama’s.

It is with deep regret and sadness that We are informing you today that as of March 1st we will be closing our doors to the public for good. We tried very hard to continue on and persevere throughout this pandemic and subsequent lockdowns but unfortunately we were beaten by it.

We want to take a minute to thank every single one of you that supported us over the last 25 years from celebration dinners to first dates, to a Friday night pint and everything in between. We have watched your families grow, and we have toasted those who have had to leave us. We truly feel very fortunate to have been a part of such a vibrant, tight-knit and caring community. We will continue to offer all your favourite menu items by take out or curb side pickup Wednesdays through Sundays from 12-8 until the end of the month, so please give us a call to enjoy that blackened catfish or a mound of sweet potato fries and we’ll be here with big smiles on our faces waiting to see you. Thank you Peterborough and we’ll see you soon!

With great love and respect,

Travis Smith and all of the staff of The Olde Stone Brewing Company and Hot Belly Mama’s”

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