hi all, i am looking for all of the above in the west village. i am bringing 3 bottles of champagne to the restaurant – so a reasonablely priced corkage fee is a must with preferably french or new american cuisine... thanks...

We have a 1985 French bottle that we’d like to enjoy with a special meal. Does anyone have any recommendatioins for us?

the corkage fees are exactly.

Wondering, as a matter of etiquette, how much a bottle should be worth, relative to the corkage fee, to both justify bringing it and not be rude. My rule of thumb is twice the corkage fee at a minimum, but wondering if anyone else...

Going to La Buca for the first time tomorrow night. Would love to hear recommendations as there seems to be some debate about the pizza. Also- does anyone know if the "no corkage fee" policy still exists? Thanks!

I’ll second Coup des Tartes. There’s also Atlas Bistro www.atlasbistro.com in Scottsdale. A nice low-key, higher-end spot. $10 corkage fee.

Had dinner at Eugene on Sunday......very very good......corkage is $25 , waived if you also have a bottle of their wine. We had a Gruner Veltliner (Loimer Lois Grüner Veltliner ), inexpensive but OK with dinner. I didn’t...

[NOTE: we’ve moved this discussion from a thred at http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/520653#5196493 – The Chowhound Team ] scotty and poppy, just a market research question. How much would you be willing to spend on a...

, corkage is unheard of. If you bring a bottle of wine, someone will open it and perhaps join you for a toast. Markups are also not 300%. It’s one thing to charge a modest courtesy fee that covers your wine glasses and...

the arrangements several days ago I was told by Maggiano’s that it is no longer possible to bring your own bottle of wine to a VA restaurant and pay a corkage fee. They insist this is not their decision but rather a...

As far as I know, no Montreal BYOs charge corkage. Also, patrons are limited to wine and fortified wines (e.g. port and sherry); beer, cider and hard spirits are no goes. Le Bleu Raisin is no longer a BYO, by the way. My top BYO...

Do restaurants ever waive corkage fees?

With corkage fees, it’s a battle between diners and restaurateurs.

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