Has anyone ever had an issue bringing a pre-opened (full) bottle to a restaurant?
No and I do it often as I pre-check for corked wine or want to double-decant.
Generally not an issue in NYC, but can be a problem in other jurisdictions - some places have laws against a restaurant serving a pre-opened bottle, and the restaurants are super sensitive because of sting operations. Sometimes the regulations can be on a town-by-town or county-by-county basis, so it never hurts to call ahead . . .
There was a whole thread on that problem in San Francisco. I’ll see if I can find it for you.
I am just looking at in Manhattan…so sounds like it won’t be an issue.
Had a very nice dinner at King Bee this evening. Confirmed that they are BYOB on Sundays. We were all very pleased with the food and service, and were surprised that we were the only table from when we walked in at 6:30 until around 8pm (hopefully that’s just an August thing). The wine list was also quite up our alley so we’d be happy to go back and buy a bottle sometime.
Maialino up to $30.
Wine service was good but service in general stunk our last visit. Food fantastic as always.
Peking Duck House in Chinatown is still free BYO. We brought our own wine chiller which I recommend because I did not see any on other tables. Glasses good for maybe mid-priced bottles. Service is more functional than anything else. But that is what I expect in Chinatown. Maitre D’ pulls the corks in the kitchen and returns opened bottles to your table, and you use the same plate and wine glass all night (and fork if you do not use chopsticks). Food was ok and reasonably priced for family sized portions. Compared to other restaurants in Chinatown, I liked it a lot, but more for the white table cloth atmosphere than the food.
Brasserie 8 1/2 on 57th street across from Carnegie Hall. $38 Lobster BYOB / Sunday + Monday Nights through Oct. 26. Large booths, good service, great value. Usually $25 for corkage.
We just went to Eleven B on 11th and Avenue B on Saturday night. Corkage was 5 dollar a bottle and service was good. Stemware was typical small italian heavy glasses but our waiter was very attentive and took good care of us. Food was also good, had a good spread of pizza, chicken parm and salad.
Looking for some help with a Manhattan restaurant for 4 people next Saturday night where we can BYOB 3-4 bottles. Figure White Burgundy, then Pinot or Burgundy, then Bordeaux or Cab.
Midtown/Uptown preferred.
Want good food but want to be able to open our wines. Celebrating 2 50th birthdays.
Made ressie at Brasserie 8-1/2 based on my reading here. Any other suggestions?
Brasserie 8 1/2 has extended their Sun and Mon no corkage byob policy indefinitely. Featuring Nantucket bay scallops for November.
Rock Center Cafe is $25 per bottle. Reminds me of Hillstone type food and service, but where else could you enjoy a bottle from your cellar while watching skaters go round and round on the other side of the floor to ceiling windows. Patina Group - Page Not Found
Little Park (W. Broadway at Chambers). Corkage is a very reasonable $35 per bottle with a 2 bottle limit. Glassware is great. Food was good to very good. We would go back.
Oops! Sorry Dan, this one has the link…
Tasca Chino (Park Ave @ 20th) Corkage is $40 per bottle. Glassware is great. Went for the dumplings and tapas. Some interesting mixes of ingredients but was not as bowled over by the dumplings as I had hoped to be. Very attentive service.
The links are appreciated. In the next few weeks, I’ll update the first post.
I’d rate the food a bit higher than you did. My favorite Carmellini restaurant by far.
M. Wells Steakhouse - $30 normally, no corkage Monday. http://magasinwells.com/menus/steakhouse/dinner/
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L’Artusi in the West Village has a $30 corkage. http://www.lartusi.com/