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they are not exorbitant, go to an actual BYO place or whatever. I really can’t believe that a “restaurant owner” would find a corkage fee shocking. It’s absolutely standard in the US.

the same group will order appertif’s, tails after dinner drinks as well as additional bottles of wine after they’ve enjoyed their special treat. it’s acceptable to charge a corkage fee equel to the $$$ amount of...

It’s standard and modest in my experience for restos that don’t have their own booze. I have not seen a corkage fee, nor would I BYOB to a place with a liquor license. THAT’s the money maker. Seems tacky to me...

I would never think to ask a restaurant to waive a corkage fee if I also ended up buying a bottle or glasses of wine. Can other chowhounds comment on if this is a relatively normal request? Seems like if a restaurant were...

Can you please list restaurants that you know of that have no to low corkage fees. Thanks

I need to take a friend out to dinner, a nice dinner, and we have some very expensive wines that we’d like to drink. We own the wines ourselves and dont want to drink them at a home dinner. I have never thought about paying...

happily pay the corkage fee (restaurant gets their profit and we get a nicer bottle of wine for less $$). Alinea has me stumped given their incredibly unique menu. What are some thoughts? I’m considering the following: 1)...