Short of opening the yellow pages and making lots of phone calls, is there any easy way to find restaurants close to a given area that let you bring your own wine? I'm thinking that maybe there's some listing website that has a searchable key of BYOB. Thanks.
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If you don't find a site like you are looking for, then maybe you can start one. Perhaps a basic one in a spreadsheet format. The first column will list the state. The second will list the city. Third, rest. name. Fourth, the type of restaurant. Fifth, the website. Then you can either have separate columns for approximate price, dress code, etc., etc. or just group all that in one column. I am sure that you can ask this group for BYOB reastaurants and get a lot of responses. I have one that does lunch only. Three adjectives? Charming, quaint, and lovely. Nothing super fancy. Good food...and of course BYOB. (I would suggets BYOGlassware as well.)
NH, Mason, Pickity Place, Lunch only. 5 course set menu,
Another:
MA, Northampton, Bela's, Vegetarian
Good luck and let us all know. I am located in VT and would love to learn of more BYOB restaurants in the northeast.
Cheers!
Eric
Although BYOB is great if you have a special bottle, I really like 1/2 price night. Many restaurants in the DC area have either 1/2 price night or 1/2 price early bird dining deals.
Restaurants >Short of opening the yellow pages and making lots of phone calls, is there
Mark Squire's board lists some. Try
and then look for the bring your own forum. I don't know how long threads are kept though or if there is anything for MA.
Scandia in Amesbury, MA is BYO with a modest corkage fee. Pretty good food the times I've been, but it has been a while. The don't have a liquor license and expect people to bring wine, so are ready for it. They have a website if you want to check out the menu.
Andy
I'm also located north of Boston. You'd probably do better to post this question to ne.food if your interest is in the Boston area.
I don't know of any comprehensive list of BYOB restaurants. However, the liquor laws in Massachusetts only permit BYOB in restaurants that
*don't* have a liquor license. Furthermore, some towns explicitly forbid BYOB, such as Salem.As for good restaurants north of Boston - there's lots. How much do you want to spend? Do you want a fancy restaurant, or an "eat-in-the-rough" clam shack? And, in general, what's *your* definition of a good restaurant?
Again, this is better discussed on ne.food .
I wasn't even aware of ne.food, but thanks! I'll check it out.
In terms of food, where we (my wife and I) go first depends on whether or not we have the kids... Assuming we don't, we usually decide on either Italian or Steak. My favorite place for steak is (hands-down) Gaven's in Middleton. If you've never been there you should give it a try. The food is expensive but the wine is reasonably priced and there is a nice selection (although I'm not crazy about the 'by the glass' options).
I'd like to find some BYO places simply because I have so many bottles at home that I'd like to drink and my wife wouldn't have to know how expensive a bottle I'm drinking! I'll take it over to ne.food and see if people have any specific suggestions.
Wow, half-price night would be something to look forward to for me, but I'm not aware that it exists anywhere close by...
I am wondering "why" you ask... I usually call the manager ahead and ask if I may bring a bottle, and I have never had them say no. This is both nice, upscale restaurants as well as a family-type diner. No kidding.
They all say they have a corkage fee ($5-$20 depending), but they usually end of waiving it after you buy a nice meal with the trimmings.
Remember etiquette -
- bring something special, rare, or really good
- don't bring a cheap wine
- don't bring a wine that's on their list
- tip as if you've bought it.
Phil in California
Perfect answer to this thread. You do a little work (telephoning ahead) and everything falls into place. Amazing.
pavane
That's surprising to me. Why did I ask? Well I guess the whole concept of "bring your own bottle of wine to the restaurant" never existed to me. When someone spoke of it recently it took me by surprise. I love to go out to eat, but I'm usually forced to drink cheaper wines than I'd like to [because of my wife] because of the high prices as compared to retail. Ultimately, I could find a decent Italian restaurant close by to where I could bring my own stock.
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