On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:43:44 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>When
>they intorduced BYO wine in this provinces the restaurants were allowed
>to charge corkage. Some of them charged a reasonable amount. One Toronto
>restaurant, known for having a good selection on wine, decided that they
>would charge $35. Their reasoning was that when people bring their own
>wine it deprived them of the opportunity to make a profit on wine sales.
>Needless to say, that upon reading that they felt entitled to make $35
>off me for all the work involved in bringing a couple glasses and
>popping the cork I certainly felt no need to take my business there.

As far as I know, every restaurant with a liquor license where I live
charges a corkage fee and how much depends on the restaurant. I was
totally impressed with Montreal when I visited a few years ago because
they had BYOW restaurants that provided literally everything including
a wine cooler if you needed one - and didn't add a surcharge. It was
surreal, but it was free.

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