Anyone else been refused tap water in restaurant

Mistral001

woodsey1982 wrote: »

Yes! Please name and shame restaurants that are 500 miles or so away! :mad:

I would have to travel through 4 countries to get there by car... :rotfl::rotfl:

I think MSE members find these threads on the "New Posts" button and are unaware that it is on the NI forum.


By the way since the law about tap water being free in licenced premises only applies to England Scotland and Wales and does not apply to Northern Ireland, it is puzzling why we have such a thread on the NI forum at all.

RikM

bargainbeater wrote: »

The Real China in Poole charged me 60p for a glass of tap water, even though I was also buying a bottle of wine.

Furthermore the wine was corked and after my friend sampled it, the extreamly bad tempered and rude barman refused to give her a clean glass!

Needless to say, we have not returned and take every possible opportunity to put others off ever going near the place as the food was terrible too.

If the wine was corked, what good would a clean glass do...? Bad wine is still bad in a clean glass.

suki1964

RikM wrote: »

If the wine was corked, what good would a clean glass do...? Bad wine is still bad in a clean glass.

Most people don't have a clue what corked actually means

jenheiffer

woodsey1982 wrote: »

Yes! Please name and shame restaurants that are 500 miles or so away! :mad:

I would have to travel through 4 countries to get there by car... :rotfl::rotfl:

No need to be like that. Why the angry face? I was merely saying that all restaurants who refuse water should be named and shamed no matter where they are.

jenheiffer

Mistral001 wrote: »

By the way since the law about tap water being free in licenced premises only applies to England Scotland and Wales and does not apply to Northern Ireland, it is puzzling why we have such a thread on the NI forum at all.

Just so we can point out which restaurants are greedy enough to charge for tap water so those who want to can avoid them.

Steve059

No, but if I ever was, I'd just buy a bottle of water ... with the money that I was saving for the tip.

Red_Cat

I've been in restaurants that don't charge for tap water, but add a "glass usage fee" or something equally daft.

jenheiffer

Red_Cat wrote: »

I've been in restaurants that don't charge for tap water, but add a "glass usage fee" or something equally daft.

Sssh! That trick hasn't caught on in NI yet - don't be giving them any ideas!;)

x12yhp

The other place, stranmillis. No tap water available with my meal. Next meal will be somewhere else!

jenheiffer

x12yhp wrote: »

The other place, stranmillis. No tap water available with my meal. Next meal will be somewhere else!

You must mean Botanic. The Stranmillis one has been closed for years.