Corkage quote...unheard of level??

[Peter Creasey]

The gist of the following thread: Man getting ready for a special meal at a near-London restaurant and the management wants to charge him an exorbitant corkage fee.

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It makes me wonder if there is more to the story than is being divulged!!

. . . . . Pete

 

[bill nanson]

Not even a London restaurant Pete - more of a 'provincial...'

 

[Jay Miller]

What I found most objectionable in the story (after all, a 1000 pound corkage fee is just the same as refusing to allow BYO) is that they apparently waited over 2 and a half weeks after the reservation was made and until 2 days before the dinner (and presumably too late to make other plans) before telling him that that's what the charge would be.

 

[drssouth]

originally posted by Jay Miller:
What I found most objectionable in the story (after all, a 1000 pound corkage fee is just the same as refusing to allow BYO) is that they apparently waited over 2 and a half weeks after the reservation was made and until 2 days before the dinner (and presumably too late to make other plans) before telling him that that's what the charge would be.

I do hope this is not a real story...if so, another restaurant choice (perhaps fly the whole party to Paris!!) is in order...what a "cheeky" answer