BYOB means bring your own bottle and is often used for parties or restaurants without a liquor license. Some restaurants allow BYOB with a corkage fee, while hosts may invite guests to bring their own drinks. Not all restaurants offer BYOB, and it’s important to clarify beforehand.
BYOB is an acronym that means bring your own bottle. It is often used in invitations to parties at which the host or hostess will not provide alcoholic beverages. Some restaurants even have BYOB policies if they don’t have a liquor license or choose to allow customers to bring their own beverages to enjoy with meals. There are also some smaller cruise lines that offer BYOB policies. As a general rule, it’s a good idea to clarify with the restaurant whether they allow customers to bring their own alcohol with a meal, and whether they charge a corkage or service charge for doing so.
In some cases, people hosting parties or gatherings are unable or unwilling to purchase alcohol to serve guests at the event. These hosts, however, may have no objection to guests drinking at their party and signal this by inviting guests to bring their own bottle or bottles of wine, beer, or spirits. At such events, it is typically expected that each guest will drink from the bottles they bring and are not necessarily expected to share their drink with others. If the host expects guests to share the drink(s) they bring, this will be stated in the invitation as “please bring a bottle to share”. Hosts also usually provide soft drinks and mixers for guests.
While many restaurants make a significant amount of money selling liquor to their customers, some restaurants don’t have liquor licenses, particularly when they first open. As such, these restaurants allow the customer to bring their own liquor. Restaurants may charge a small fee, sometimes known as corkage, usually a few dollars per person, to cover the costs of providing glassware and bottle-opening service at the restaurant. For many patrons, a BYOB policy is an incentive to dine at a restaurant, as the cost of liquor in restaurants is usually significantly higher than the prices charged by retail stores.
It should be noted that not all restaurants that don’t have a liquor license offer a BYOB option. In some cases, a restaurant owner may object to the consumption of liquor on moral or religious grounds and may not allow patrons to consume alcohol in their restaurants. Restaurant owners may also simply want to avoid dealing with customers who have gone overboard and therefore may simply offer only the option to dine without alcohol. In some places, BYOB is not allowed in restaurants that don’t already have a liquor license. Dedicated foodies who insist on pairing good wines or beers with their restaurants’ meals should call ahead to determine if a restaurant allows customers to bring their own wine or beer.
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