Corkage Fees
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Corkage Fees
What is the norm that you think would be acceptable for a corkage fee?
I would say $10-$30, depending on the place. I once brought a bottle of wine to Michelin starred restaurant and the fee there was $40, which was OK for that place. We've brought bottles to Raffles and Topaz in the past and weren't even charged, as a courtesy.
I just asked Rosewood, and they told me $70 per bottle. That seems extortionate, no?
I would say $10-$30, depending on the place. I once brought a bottle of wine to Michelin starred restaurant and the fee there was $40, which was OK for that place. We've brought bottles to Raffles and Topaz in the past and weren't even charged, as a courtesy.
I just asked Rosewood, and they told me $70 per bottle. That seems extortionate, no?
It's OK if they give you a proper table outside. None of that $200 minimum spending or sitting uncomfortably around chain smokers by the edges.Miguelito wrote:I just asked Rosewood, and they told me $70 per bottle. That seems extortionate, no?
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Yes it is.
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been charged corkage here. I think a few times the place has waived it as a courtesy. I remember one time at a now closed restaurant in BKK we ordered a wine and they told us that they had just sold the last one, but if we wanted to nip up the road to a shop they knew which sold it then they’d pretend they didn’t notice.
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been charged corkage here. I think a few times the place has waived it as a courtesy. I remember one time at a now closed restaurant in BKK we ordered a wine and they told us that they had just sold the last one, but if we wanted to nip up the road to a shop they knew which sold it then they’d pretend they didn’t notice.
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I asked for dinner inside at Iza.Alexandra wrote:It's OK if they give you a proper table outside. None of that $200 minimum spending or sitting uncomfortably around chain smokers by the edges.Miguelito wrote:I just asked Rosewood, and they told me $70 per bottle. That seems extortionate, no?
I agree that the outside isn't the best setup, with the $200 minimum spend for the table and the other seats not the most comfortable. This isn't NYC.
What do you reckon their mark up would be on, say, a 70 dollah bottle?Miguelito wrote:I asked for dinner inside at Iza.Alexandra wrote:It's OK if they give you a proper table outside. None of that $200 minimum spending or sitting uncomfortably around chain smokers by the edges.Miguelito wrote:I just asked Rosewood, and they told me $70 per bottle. That seems extortionate, no?
I agree that the outside isn't the best setup, with the $200 minimum spend for the table and the other seats not the most comfortable. This isn't NYC.
Rosewood? No chance. Unless they sell fried chicken by the bucketfull, I'll keep guzzling my giant boxes of wine outside KFC, thankyouverymuch.Jep wrote:McPhisto outside RosewoodMcPhisto wrote:Wine in bottles?
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The markup of a bottle at a restaurant should be 200%-400%. The determining factors should include the cost to store, the turnover, the rarity of the bottle, etc. At a shophouse style restaurant the mark up should be on the lower end of that, so a $10 retail bottle can be sold for $20 or under, as there's high turnover, not much investment or specific storage space, etc.RobW wrote:What do you reckon their mark up would be on, say, a 70 dollah bottle?Miguelito wrote:I asked for dinner inside at Iza.Alexandra wrote:It's OK if they give you a proper table outside. None of that $200 minimum spending or sitting uncomfortably around chain smokers by the edges.Miguelito wrote:I just asked Rosewood, and they told me $70 per bottle. That seems extortionate, no?
I agree that the outside isn't the best setup, with the $200 minimum spend for the table and the other seats not the most comfortable. This isn't NYC.
At a place like Rosewood they will have a large wine collection, which they need to keep at temperature, in a high cost environment, and there's also a risk (especially here) of a bottle being corked. They'll certainly be at the higher end, and I would reckon a $70 retail bottle would be about $300 there.
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Never heard of a $70 corkage fee. That said, non-BYO restaurants rarely even charge corkage fees as they don't allow drinks from outside.
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Most nice restaurants allow you to bring your own bottle, although some have a policy that you can only bring a bottle that is not on the menu, which is a policy that I can agree with.Starving Pelican wrote:Never heard of a $70 corkage fee. That said, non-BYO restaurants rarely even charge corkage fees as they don't allow drinks from outside.
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Back home most restaurants charge 10% of the wine value. Seems fair to me, otherwise damn TEFLers will bring in Chateau Plonk all the time to go with their French fries...christ, I've started calling chips French fries...the end is nigh
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