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R300 restaurant corkage legal?

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What’s a reasonable amount for a restaurant to charge as a corkage fee on a bottle of champagne? Well, a Durban family wasn’t expecting it to be R300 on a single bottle, which came a surprise on their bill for a special birthday dinner. The issue of disclosure aside, can companies legally refuse to allow paying customers to consumer their own food or drink on their premises? Wendy Knowler investigates…
14 Sep 2017 English South Africa Leisure · Business

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