Should the restaurants charge the corkage fee?

Should the restaurants charge the corkage fee?
Oct 16, 2007 02:46
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	Did you have such an experience? Your friends and you bring your own drinks to a restaurant to have dinner together since drinks in the restaurant are too expensive. When you require the waiter to open the bottle for you, he says that you need to pay about 10 to 20 percent for opening your bottle. What is your reaction? For what reason they charge the corkage fee? At all times, drinks in the restaurants are the profit source. If you look it sharply, you will find that drinks in the restaurant are more expensive than those in the shops. No wonder they charge corkage fee because you do not consume their drinks. At present, many restaurants charge corkage fee. Or they refuse consumers to bring their own drinks. What is your view on this? Do you think the corkage fee is reasonable or not?

Oct 16, 2007 02:46

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Did you have such an experience? Your friends and you bring your own drinks to a restaurant to have dinner together since drinks in the restaurant are too expensive. When you require the waiter to open the bottle for you, he says that you need to pay about 10 to 20 percent for opening your bottle. What is your reaction? For what reason they charge the corkage fee? At all times, drinks in the restaurants are the profit source. If you look it sharply, you will find that drinks in the restaurant are more expensive than those in the shops. No wonder they charge corkage fee because you do not consume their drinks.

At present, many restaurants charge corkage fee. Or they refuse consumers to bring their own drinks. What is your view on this? Do you think the corkage fee is reasonable or not?

Oct 16, 2007 04:17	#1
DESTRUCKDOZ Points: Join Date: Sep 30, 2007 Status: Offline	I have never seen a corkage fee or heard of one here in the States. There are however lots of restaurants that do not allow outside food/drinks into there establishments so that you can purchase what they have available at a highly inflated price of course. Danny

Oct 16, 2007 04:49

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It is not good really, but to say it reasonably, the restaurant have not the obligation to offer corkage service on your own drinks. Just like that many restaurants have stopped providing free napkins. These of course are not included in the dishes.
I can understand it but I'm still favor with the restaurant with more complete services. :)
A good restaurant should also not care for such subtle charges so as to leave a good impression on customers.

Oct 17, 2007 04:42	#3
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	As Leopold mentioned, drinks are their profit source. That's the real reason why they would not like you bring your own drinks into the restaurants.

Oct 18, 2007 03:06	#4
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	I think a corkage fee is ok. You need to think that you are going to an establishment that provides food and drink as its service. You then decide to take your own and expect someone to open your bottle, maybe pour it and then wash and clean your glasses all for nothing? a bit unfair dont you think?

Oct 18, 2007 05:04	#5
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Dave, if they charge 20 percent of your bill for corkage fee, will you accept it? I think it is too expensive.

Oct 19, 2007 14:46	#6
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	I wouldnt take my own drink. Firstly I cant drink alcohol and secondly if I think a restaurant is too expensive that I need to take my own drink then I wouldnt go there. sure 20% is a lot but as we say in the west 'vote with your feet'. boycott the restaurant

Oct 19, 2007 21:13

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To boycott the restaurant is a good idea. Some cunsumers are unaware of protecting their interests. Take asking invoice for example. The restaurant should give the invoice to their customers. I hear that the restaurant often find excuses not to give their customers'invoices since they can evade tax by doing so. Usually they give a tin of coke or tell the customer that the invoices have run out. Sadly, the customers believe their words and leave the restaurant. To ask invoice is their right. They should not help the restaurant evade tax.

Oct 23, 2007 12:08

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Corkage is an old tradition in the UK. It was originally for people who wanted to bring a particular wine from their own cellars rather than the restaurant's. As the restaurant is not getting the profit from selling their wine they quite reasonably charge the fee.

In China I have been amazed at what people get away with in restaurants. In one case I saw a group of three order some basic vegetables and rice and then they went out and bought meat from a street stall...and of course left all their rubbish from it too. There is no way that would be allowed in most countries.

Oct 23, 2007 21:33	#9
ICEBERG Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2007 Status: Offline	Paul, it is not corkage fee in the case you mentioned. If I were the boss of the restaurant, I wouldn't earn money from them, just make them leave my restaurant.

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