However with the vaccine programme continuing apace and a prospective roadmap out of lockdown on the horizon, we can finally look forward to returning to our favourite place to eat with some confidence.
We asked you on our Facebook page where you would go for a celebratory meal – and what you would order – and you bombarded us with your dream dishes.
1. The Graeme Hotel
Doreen Graham will be visiting Falkirk's Grahame Hotel for a plate of fish and chips. Photo: Google Maps
2. Cafe Corvina
Evonne Jenkins will be happy to eat anything when she returns to the Grahams Road restaurant, as long as it's washed down by a bottle of fizz. Photo: Google Maps
3. Behind the Wall
Linda Fairley has her meal all planned out for her first time back at Falkirk's Behind the Wall - chicken between the sheets and churros with toffee sauce. Photo: Google Maps
4. Gulnar
James Burns will eat "everything in sight" at the Gulnar buffet. Photo: Google Maps