218900 Thu Feb 10 07:59:36 -0800 2005 12 18 Manhattan 0 1165342 A friend is coming in from CA with some excellent wine, we need a good place that will allow us to bring in our own, corkage in the $20-25 range would be acceptable. (have seen some places with $35-50 corkage which is absurd). Any suggestions, nice place, reqally good food. Thanks. It's a Fri, so Montrachet is out (I know about the monday's BYO) Thu Feb 10 07:59:36 -0800 2005 0 winelover 1 1165344 Craft Thu Feb 10 08:16:29 -0800 2005 1165342 0 Nina W. 2 1165345 Craft's corkage is now $45. iCoppi in the East village has $15 corkage and very wine friendly food. Thu Feb 10 08:30:52 -0800 2005 1165344 0 winenut 3 1165432 Woah. Mas is another option. Thu Feb 10 12:35:48 -0800 2005 1165345 0 Nina W. 3 1165791 $45?!? That's extortion. As if they weren't already getting every penny out of the consumer with that pay-for-each-part-of-your-meal thing. Fri Feb 11 17:50:23 -0800 2005 1165345 0 Dag 1 1165357 $35-$50 is the norm and not considered absurd in Manhattan. Per Se is $75 Thu Feb 10 09:45:45 -0800 2005 1165342 0 Fred and Wilma 2 1165450 agreed...think about the money a restaurant is losing on you when you bring in wine....(they rarely make money on food at higher end places) Thu Feb 10 13:07:36 -0800 2005 1165357 0 Nathan 3 1165539 I can understand places like Sparks charging 35-45, they have a alrge list and are really discouraging you from bringing a wine, though they have many wines in the 35-65 range and are not making 45 on those. There are many rest.'s in NY with really good food, (not Daniel or Per Se quality but good none-the-less)In CA they allow corkage for many places, and quite frankly I doubt that other then the $100+ per person places, most of the others do not average $100 a bottle per table. But thanks for your thoughts anyway. NY should be more like CA and encourage wine drinking instead of marking up 3X. (OK on a 20 bottle but a little nuts on a Insignia for example) By the way my friend is brinking some 87 cabs which most places, other then top wine restaraunts, have on their list. Thu Feb 10 16:19:38 -0800 2005 1165450 0 winelover 4 1165558 I doubt that you will find too many places in NY with a $35+ corkage where the average meal isn't at $100 a head. Thu Feb 10 16:57:01 -0800 2005 1165539 0 Nathan 1 1165360 Po on cornelia street has $20 corkage. Thu Feb 10 09:50:44 -0800 2005 1165342 0 greenthumb 1 1165366 I haven't been there in a few years but Union Square Cafe used to have a low corkage (perhaps $15). While USQ's quality is often debated on this board, I think it's a dependable (if not always exciting) choice with good service. Thu Feb 10 10:04:10 -0800 2005 1165342 0 Vongole 1 1165630 Thanks to all, please continue if you have a new place to go to (dinner is 3/5). I found Seppi's (in the Parker Meridian) $15 corkage, food is bistro, good (not Craft, but the wine is what will shine) they have a nice atmosophere, very European, and we can sit for a long time. Fri Feb 11 07:28:53 -0800 2005 1165342 0 winelover 1 1165840 If your friend brings good enough or rare wines, the steward will waive the corkage fee. Of course he/she will also request a glass. Sat Feb 12 02:47:07 -0800 2005 1165342 0 Charles M