General Chat Thread 2 (town, East, live, best)

[snj90]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Thanks everyone! I'm learning stuff here! It's more widespread than I thought. I guess I don't notice BYO when I am travelling for some reason.


Is it free or do they charge you to uncork?

Charge to uncork? No way.

BYOB applies to beer too... we've brought a few bottles to BYOB restaurants in the past.

[Joe90]

Some places charge corkage, but that is easily circumvented by the old "I guess we'll go somewhere else" routine.

[snj90]

I've never heard of a place charging for it. It wouldn't really fly here at all.

[Joe90]

I don't think I've ever paid it, even where it is charged.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by snj90

Charge to uncork? No way.

BYOB applies to beer too... we've brought a few bottles to BYOB restaurants in the past.

In most (but not all) places here you can bring beer too.

[Rozenn]

Eating breakfast at a sit down restaurant is definitely not in the culture here. Snacking is more popular. Fast food chains and some bakeries have breakfast menus:
Nos Menus | Pomme de Pain : restaurants sandwichs à toute heure, menus sandwichs.

Originally Posted by Acajack

You have places like Denny's and Perkins in the U.S. (not present in Quebec but present in Anglo-Canada) which are big for breakfast but I am pretty sure they are all still open for dinner.

Denny's definitely open for dinner.

Originally Posted by Acajack

Do restaurants where you can bring your own wine exist in many parts of the world?

We don't do that here, part from a few select restaurants.
Apporter son vin au resto, le bon plan anti-crise

If you know the restaurant business you will know that often it's on alcohol (especially wine) that they make their money.

True that. Most of the time, a bottle listed at €20-25 on a restaurant menu will be sold for €4-5 in supermarkets.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Is it really that common across North America? I can't say I have noticed the presence of large chains of breakfast/lunch restaurants that are actually closed in the late afternoon and evenings. You have places like Denny's and Perkins in the U.S. (not present in Quebec but present in Anglo-Canada) which are big for breakfast but I am pretty sure they are all still open for dinner.

Noticed more independent places. Like these:

BerkshireMenus.com - Renee's Diner

http://www.jakesnorthampton.com/

Northampton MA Dining | Serving locally grown ingredients | Sylvesters Restaurant

But I've seen diners (non-chain) in rural areas, plenty in downstate NY. Most have dinner, too.

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

A dongle?

How does that work? Do you have to get the service from a cellular network?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

We don't do that here, part from a few select restaurants.
Apporter son vin au resto, le bon plan anti-crise
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Well, to be honest it's only a small fraction of places that allow you to bring your own wine here. They are often grouped together in one area. In Montreal there are two streets (Duluth and Prince-Arthur) that are known for this. I live where they happen to be concentrated in my city, but it's more of a suburban area.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Eating breakfast at a sit down restaurant is definitely not in the culture here. Snacking is more popular. Fast food chains and some bakeries have breakfast menus:
Nos Menus | Pomme de Pain : restaurants sandwichs à toute heure, menus sandwichs.

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Yeah, you guys like to stand around with a coffee and a pastry or croissant for breakfast!