Taking wine into restaurants

audi · Sep 14th, 2005, 13:30

It seems like alot of restaurants in India do not serve wine. If that is the case would it be acceptable to bring your own wine with you?

Karan321 · Sep 14th, 2005, 13:52

Restaurants in India in order to serve liquor need a liquor license. If they do not have one then officially one cant consume liquor on the premises and if they do then you can only have liquor you buy there. This applies to cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Many restaurants in smaller cities and in tourist destinations for instance Manali etc. dont have a problem with you getting your own drinks.

TerryM · Sep 14th, 2005, 13:55

If you are in the city then any decent restaurant will serve wine.

In case you have a particular preference for wine and you think it might not be available then you could carry your wine with you. However you need to first check with the waiters if you could drink the wine you brought. Most of them allow you to drink the wine you brought however they will charge you extra money (called cockage charges). Last time I had carried a bottle of Champagne and the restaurant told me I could drink provided I was willing to pay them Rs. 350/- for a bottle as cockage charges which I thought was pretty high. So I didnt drink the champagne instead had the in-house wine.

Terry

GoanCanuck · Sep 15th, 2005, 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by audi

It seems like alot of restaurants in India do not serve wine. If that is the case would it be acceptable to bring your own wine with you?

Not sure whether you are referring to restaurants that don't serve any booze at all or restaurants that serve booze but not wine.

TerryM · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:28

I did edit the posting to make it more clear.

crvlvr · Sep 15th, 2005, 02:45

It would be best if you called the restaurant and asked. We can speculate to all we want here, and it would be meaningless -- whether you can do it or not will depend on the restaurant you choose. Heck, even in the US, each restairant has theiir own policy about customers bringing their own wine.

Sep 14th, 2005, 13:30	#1
audi Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: usa Posts: 12	Taking wine into restaurants It seems like alot of restaurants in India do not serve wine. If that is the case would it be acceptable to bring your own wine with you?

Sep 14th, 2005, 13:55	#3
TerryM The Mitch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 312	If you are in the city then any decent restaurant will serve wine. In case you have a particular preference for wine and you think it might not be available then you could carry your wine with you. However you need to first check with the waiters if you could drink the wine you brought. Most of them allow you to drink the wine you brought however they will charge you extra money (called cockage charges). Last time I had carried a bottle of Champagne and the restaurant told me I could drink provided I was willing to pay them Rs. 350/- for a bottle as cockage charges which I thought was pretty high. So I didnt drink the champagne instead had the in-house wine. Terry __________________ If you can't stand the heat ...don't come near me... Last edited by TerryM : Sep 15th, 2005 at 01:49. Reason: More details

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Sep 14th, 2005, 13:52	#2
Karan321 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 232	Restaurants in India in order to serve liquor need a liquor license. If they do not have one then officially one cant consume liquor on the premises and if they do then you can only have liquor you buy there. This applies to cities like Delhi and Mumbai. Many restaurants in smaller cities and in tourist destinations for instance Manali etc. dont have a problem with you getting your own drinks.

Sep 15th, 2005, 02:28	#5
TerryM The Mitch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 312	I did edit the posting to make it more clear.

Sep 15th, 2005, 02:45	#6
crvlvr Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,511	It would be best if you called the restaurant and asked. We can speculate to all we want here, and it would be meaningless -- whether you can do it or not will depend on the restaurant you choose. Heck, even in the US, each restairant has theiir own policy about customers bringing their own wine.

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