Corking Fee

[Bill Swerski]

So, the wife and I went out to dinner with another couple last night. We ordered two bottles of wine with dinner and when the bill came, the restaurant charged me a $15 corking fee per bottle.

I've paid such a fee when bringing my own bottle of wine to dinner but never for a bottle of wine ordered in-house. I was quite pissed, however, I also didn't want to act like a cheap asshole when the check came. I took the waiter aside and asked him to remove it from the check, he refused... :screams:

Have any of you guys ever run into this?

[TK]

Have any of you guys ever run into this?

:lool:

No. No one's ever charged me to re-cap a bottle of beer. hth.

[Bill Swerski]

:lool:

No. No one's ever charged me to re-cap a bottle of beer. hth.

I'm guessing the nicest restaurant you've ever eaten in is a Ruby Tuesday's.

[TK]

I'm guessing the nicest restaurant you've ever eaten in is a Ruby Tuesday's.

Lest we forget Olive Garden?

fancy schmancy! alsofreebreasdsticks! :hyper:

[Steebo]

From now on, only order wine with twist-on caps.:yes:

[S.D. Jones]

Never heard of anything like that...only at BYOB places. Good thing you weren't at dinner with t.j

[Bill Swerski]

Never heard of anything like that...only at BYOB places. Good thing you weren't at dinner with t.j

I wanted to argue about it but, it was Valentine's Day and I didn't want to seem like a cheap bastard. Which is exactly what the restaurant was hoping for...oh well. :sadbanana:

[CMT]

So, the wife and I went out to dinner with another couple last night. We ordered two bottles of wine with dinner and when the bill came, the restaurant charged me a $15 corking fee per bottle.

I've paid such a fee when bringing my own bottle of wine to dinner but never for a bottle of wine ordered in-house. I was quite pissed, however, I also didn't want to act like a cheap asshole when the check came. I took the waiter aside and asked him to remove it from the check, he refused... :screams:

Have any of you guys ever run into this?


I've seen it before when the wine list didn't have the usual mark-up. Typically you don't see it as you're paying 2x or 3x retail for your wine - was the wine marked-up? If so, you got screwed. NYC words?

[S.D. Jones]

NYC words?

This is what I was thinking. Now that you're an uppity NYer, you have to deal with this kind of bullshit. And watching Eddy Curry's stat line of 11 points, 2 rebounds, 6 fouls.

[Bill Swerski]

I've seen it before when the wine list didn't have the usual mark-up. Typically you don't see it as you're paying 2x or 3x retail for your wine - was the wine marked-up? If so, you got screwed. NYC words?

In the store, the bottle would have gone for $35-40, we paid $55. That was the level of markup across the menu.

[CMT]

In the store, the bottle would have gone for $35-40, we paid $55. That was the level of markup across the menu.


That may be why...they decrease their mark-up and hit every bottle with a $15 surcharge. That sounds preferable to me.

[Bill Swerski]

That may be why...they decrease their mark-up and hit every bottle with a $15 surcharge. That sounds preferable to me.

Your sensible explanation is really killing my sense of righteous indignation. :sadbanana:

[S.D. Jones]

Your sensible explanation is really killing my sense of righteous indignation. :sadbanana:

Either way, I think its bad business. I have no problem paying $70 for a $40 bottle of wine at a nice restaurant, but if I think I'm paying $55 and then they hit me with a bullshit $15 corking fee, I'd be pissed.

[DuckStupid]

Go back tonight and bring your own corkscrew. Charge them $15 to uncork your bottles of wine. :D

[fricker66]

It's NYC at it's finest. What restaurant?:dunno:

[Autumn Wind]

Why is it a corking fee if they are removing the cork? Shouldn't it be an uncorking fee?

[Scatterjack]

Next time, smach the neck of the bottle off with the little crab hammer. Save the $15

[OB]

Why is it a corking fee if they are removing the cork? Shouldn't it be an uncorking fee?
Seriously. Are they actually charging you $15 to uncork a bottle of wine? That's insane and if it didn't say it on the menu somewhere i'd be pissed and would complain. :wigglypea:

Now, if they were charging you $15 to recork the bottle of wine, then i'd say shame on you for not finishing it! :twak:

[SigEp316]

only once...for some champagne at New Years that we had brought. I've never heard of being charged for a bottle the restaurant sells.

[Autumn Wind]

Be careful not to order one of those dishes that comes with a cover on the plate, cause when they take the cover of BAM!@!#@*($ that's $8 right there.

[DuckStupid]

Be careful not to order one of those dishes that comes with a cover on the plate, cause when they take the cover of BAM!@!#@*($ that's $8 right there.


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[SigEp316]

:clap:

:rolleyes:

[dolfan06]

I thought one character posts weren't postable here? :dunno:

[Autumn Wind]

:clap:

We got some new recruits in the Refuge. That place is hoppin' now!

[DuckStupid]

We got some new recruits in the Refuge. That place is hoppin' now!


I thank you for making it a special place, regardless of my involvement. But, it was time for me to move forward and find a new refuge. :mime:

[Steebo]

I thought one character posts weren't postable here? :dunno:


:no:

[CMT]

:no:.

[DITKANATE!@#$@#$@#$]

wine is dumb

[EMoney]

Go back tonight and bring your own corkscrew. Charge them $15 to uncork your bottles of wine. :D

:D

[Unknown_Soldier]

No, I've never been to a place that charges a 'Corking Fee'. Pretty dumb - just mark up the wine so you don't have people complaining.