any restuarants in San Francisco with no or low corkage fees?

A recent Seattle post addressed this issue. My wife and I always take our own wine to restaurants and always confirm that the wine we’re bringing isn’t on the list. The corkage fees vary from $8 all the way to $25 but...

Call the restaurant and ask. Unlike SF, where every menu lists the corkage fee, nobody here advertises it. That being said, a lot of places will let you bring in a bottle if you ask. Be prepared for highher corkage than you are...

Going tonight to BOA (Sunset). Should I BMOB or go with their list?

If it’s really makes a difference to you, you need to get the answer directly from the restaurant. Corkage fees are one of those slippery areas. Here’s the email address that I pulled from the website....

Are we all aware that corkage fees in restaurants that do not have a liquor license are illegal in Chicago?

I apologize to the extent this has been asked before, but I was wondering whether someone could recommend a good yet moderate restaurant with a reasonable corkage fee (say in the $20-30 range). I did try an Internet search and...

I will be in Paris in late March and was wondering if anyone knew of any restaurants that allow corkage, or is this sort of thing frowned upon there? I am in the wine business and plan on visiting several shops while I am there,...

A recent Seattle post addressed this issue. My wife and I always take our own wine to restaurants and always confirm that the wine we’re bringing isn’t on the list. The corkage fees vary from $8 all the way to $25 but...

A good friend invited us to a birthday dinner at Lucques tomorrow night with a small group. We are all Wine collectors and like to indulge in several NICE bottles during dinner. Being aware of Lucques RIDICULOUS corkage policy I...

I made the Post to present an opinion about excessive corkage. It was never about money , but about principal. I appreciate all the posts that Lucques was with in their rights to demand lot’s of $ for wine opened that they...

What are the thoughts on tipping on Corkage? I just got back from Alex’s, the Corkage was $20.00, thus a $4.00 tip.

Does anyone know if the (any) bistros in Paris permit a patron to bring in thier own bottle of wine for a corkage fee?

what is a corkage fee?

A number of Seattle area restaurants are charging large corkage fees ($30-40) per bottle. Those of us that collect nice wines and don’t wish to pay the 200% and greater mark up for the restaurant wines are being adversely...