Pub giant Wetherspoon is "extremely disappointed" venues in Nottinghamshire will have to stay shut to punters in Tier 3 restrictions.
The pub chain has a number of establishments across Nottingham city centre as well as in towns in the wider county.
But, like all hospitality venues in Tier 3, they will all have to keep their doors shut when England emerges from its second lockdown on December 2.
The company's boss, Tim Martin, has argued the Government has "extended a form of lockdown, by stealth", in large parts of the country.
Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “We are extremely disappointed that our pubs across Nottinghamshire, including many in Nottingham itself, cannot open as they are in Tier 3.
“We look forward to reopening them as soon as they move out of Tier 3 and are confident that our customers will welcome that, too.”
The company has 315 pubs in Tier 3 in England that will remain shut.
This group of pubs will remain closed, since opening for takeaways is "unlikely to be a realistic proposition", Wetherspoon added.
Mr Martin added: “The company has campaigned for pubs to revert to the rules agreed between the pub industry, civil servants, local authorities and health officials, which were introduced when pubs reopened in July.
“These rules greatly reduced pub capacity and provided strict social distancing and hygiene standards but, with difficultly, allowed pubs to trade viably.
"It is very disappointing that yet another raft of regulations has been introduced, which has effectively closed half our pubs. In reality, the Government has extended a form of lockdown, by stealth, in large swathes of the country."
Tier regulations will be reviewed for the first time by the Government on December 16.
But experts have warned people must continue to face restrictions ahead of the UK-wide easing of measures over Christmas.
Restrictions have been tightened after government scientific advisers warned previous measures had not been effective enough.
