Victorian businesses are reeling from the state’s third COVID-19 lockdown in less than 12 months, with one Melbourne restaurant owner left $35,000 out of pocket. The coffers of Toorak’s Bistro Thierry have been bled dry as the French eatery remains closed because of the state’s five-day “circuit breaker.” Owner Thierry Cornevin says the two previous shutdowns cost him AU$225,000 and he estimates the latest one equates to another $35,000 setback. “I had money put away for a rainy day,” the restaurateur of 20 years told AAP. “But it funded down and we’re skint. You always have a buffer but getting kicked in the guts three times, it’s a bit much.” That figure doesn’t factor in lost customer sales over the snap lockdown, including those from the usually lucrative Valentine’s Day on Sunday. “We had two sittings. We had to reimburse everyone’s deposits,” Cornevin said. “That weekend is like … Mother’s Day, Father’s Day – …