<sf> wrote in message ...
> 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.
>

I couldn't remember whether this was definitely the case, that it was free,
but it was one of the many reasons we loved Montreal.

A few times we would could catch a train to f-i-l's house, stay overnight,
then go on up to Montreal for the same priced ticket (+$20 each -- a real
bargain if you could stand the train-ride).
Dee Dee