Are there any places other than La Buca in LA that have no corkage fee? I am in Hollywood but travel for a good meal.

I’ve also found that if I have a large party and make a reservation, the host(ess) is usually willing to 1/2 the total corkage fee, or better. Corkage for the bottles you bring also sometimes disappears if you buy one bottle...

anything but the corkage fee, yet the restaurant still has all the stemware to clean up, possibly replace if any breakage, etc. Recently I was surprised by the $15 fee at La Paella, where their list is largely Spanish (and it may...

I know Houstons has no corkage, and lots of asian food restaurants do too... but anywhere else that serves good food and has no or low corkage fees?

My wife and I are celebrating our Fifth Year Wedding Annivesary this coming weekend. I am looking to make reservations at a top LA restaurant which will also allow us to bring an expensive bottle of wine, without an obscene...

turn to organize. I’m looking for a restaurant that is amenable to patrons bringing their own wine. Some restaurants permit this, but charge a hefty corkage fee ($20/bottle). I am looking for a restaurant that charges,...

I don’t believe any restaurants in the Capital District advertise BYOB. I would call one of the wine-intensive high-end restaurants, Yono’s maybe, and negotiate the meal with them. They should be open to putting a...

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.

I had the pleasure of speaking to the owner of a brand new, wonderful, restaurant and she let me know that was no corkage fee while she had no liquor license but once she got same, she would have to charge a fee to cover the...

Do restaurants ever waive corkage fees?

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

Help! I’m not cut out for cake-cutting.

The etiquette of canceling dinner reservations.

Is it rude for two diners to halve one dish at a restaurant?

How restaurants should handle "cash only."