What does corkage mean in English?

What does corkage mean in English?

A charge made by a restaurant or hotel for serving wine that has been brought in by a customer. ‘You can bring your own wine without paying a corkage fee.

What is a corkage price?

Corkage is a service charge that is levied by venues for opening and serving bottles of wine, sparkling wine, champagne and even spirits that are bought externally by customers with the intention of consuming them on site. Some venues charge per head but most will charge per bottle opened on site.

What does the term no corkage mean?

No corkage means that a person can provide their own alcohol, commonly wine, to be served at an establishment at no additional cost. A corkage fee is commonly charged by the bottle at many wedding venues & hotels for any alcohol to be provided by the person and not the establishment.

What Cakeage means?

cakeage in British English (ˈkeɪkɪdʒ) Australian informal. a charge levied in a restaurant for serving cake (such as a birthday cake) brought in from outside the premises.

What does full corkage mean?

Corkage Bar: A corkage bar means you are responsible for applying for a liquor permit and purchasing your own alcohol. In turn, the venue will charge you a “corkage fee” per guest ranging anywhere from $13 – $20 per person and they will provide all the pop, juice, garnishes, glassware, ice, etc.

What does corkage mean at a wedding?

A corkage fee is commonly charged by the bottle at many wedding venues & hotels for any alcohol to be provided by the person and not the establishment. This enables you to bring in a selection of your desired drinks at no cost, thus ensuring that you can enjoy a favourite wine on your big day.

What is corkage at a wedding?

Are corkage fees legal UK?

A: Yes, you are. There is nothing in licensing law preventing customers bringing drinks or a premises charging corkage – it is entirely at a premises’ discretion. So if you feel this will boost trade give it a try.

What is cake corkage?

So restaurants often charge customers to cut and plate the cake. Sometimes they add a scoop of ice cream. The practice has come to be called cakeage. It’s a play on corkage, the fee a restaurant levies to open a bottle of wine brought by the customer.

What is a Cakeage fee?

It’s the fee a restaurant charges you to open and serve wine you’ve brought. That’s the fee a restaurant charges to serve you and those in your party a dessert you’ve brought (and very possibly bought) for the occasion.

What does wine corkage mean?

A corkage fee is the price charged to guests who choose to bring their own bottle of wine to a restaurant. Corkage fees usually exist at restaurants that already serve wine. The practice of allowing guests to bring their own wine is considered a courtesy to guests.

What no corkage means?

What Does Free Corkage Mean? Free corkage means the bar or restaurant has a corkage policy. And it costs no money. They allow guests to bring in their own fine wines and they commit to performing wine service, but they don’t charge a fee for it.