Bosses at JD Wetherspoon have confirmed that around 750 of its pubs will reopen on 4 July, after Boris Johnson announced lockdown restrictions will be eased even more.
Branches will offer a slightly smaller menu, with workers being provided with PPE when they go back to work.
Wetherspoon chairman, Tim Martin, said: "We are extremely pleased that pubs are reopening on 4 July after a long hiatus.
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"We are going to discuss the precise government proposals with our pub managers and staff before we comment further on the details."
New measures mean that workers will have temperature checks on arrival and more cleaners will be on hand to sanitise.
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At the end of last month, the chain shared a look into what we can expect when it reopens its pubs, after being closed since March because of lockdown restrictions.
The Mossy Well in London's Muswell Hill opened its doors for a preview of what will happen.
Staff have already started printing off disposable menus to ensure that no cross contamination occurs between diners.
Obviously, they've also put up screens around points of sale and between tables, but they've also added in floor markings and signs encouraging people to queue at a safe distance.
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Tables that don't have a screen have been spaced out in order to maintain the two metre gap.
This is all an exhibition to show that the pubs are capable of opening once again, and in a way that isn't a danger to public health - that's always reassuring.
Customers will be asked to use the Wetherspoon order and pay app, wherever possible, or pay at the bar using a credit/debit card and contactless, although cash will be accepted.
Staff will hand over all drinks holding the base of the glass, and when ordered by the app, they will be delivered to the table on a tray and placed down using the base of the glass.
Food will be delivered to the table by a member of floor staff.
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They will still take cash at the tills, but paying contactlessly will be encouraged.
Wetherspoon representative Eddie Gershon told The Sun : "We do have the advantage of our pubs tending to be on average 4,000 square foot in customer space and 75 per cent of our pubs have beer gardens, roof terraces or outside areas.
"We appreciate that our pubs will have to have less people in line with how many we are allowed to have here but because they are slightly larger we probably aren't as badly hit as others are."
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