Sit-down restaurants propose a solution to allow for alcohol consumption

[RonSwanson]

“I’ll take the slice of toast for 30c please”.

30c? Are you living in the 50s?

 

[RonSwanson]

Except a slice of toast will probably cost you R20

Agreed, for low-budget drinkers a "plate of chips" is what it will take to serve alcohol. And why not? It's carb-loaded and fatty, just the right thing to slow alcohol to the brain.

 

[RonSwanson]

Wait, there are people who go to restaurants just to drink? That makes no sense

Sometimes there is loadshedding.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Sit-down restaurants propose a solution to allow for alcohol consumption

Last week saw restaurant reopen for sit-down customers in South Africa, having being closed for three months due to lockdown.

/order 10 bottles of wine with 1 tbone

 

[3WA]

30c? Are you living in the 50s?

I've traveled in a place with "intent-to-dine" laws before. Can't serve booze unless you intend to order food. They often have items like a super-cheap slice of toast or bowl of peanuts on the menu.

 

[RonSwanson]

one of these days Ill understand the fascination people have with Booze,

guess I grew up wrong.

It's not a fascination, for some it's just a part of the overall gastronomic experience.

Personally, I cannot imagine consuming a rump steak without a glass of Merlot, lamb cutlets without Shiraz / Pinotage, or a delicate Kabeljou without a good Riesling. And then there's the deserts, some will go crazy after anything sugary, personally I prefer Port or Marsala with cheese, followed by Espresso and Grappa, or a very good brandy, like 1920.

Alcohol complements a good meal.

 

[minkukel]

Urm
SA in the 80s had those kind of laws, no food order no booze. Nothing new.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Urm
SA in the 80s had those kind of laws, no food order no booze. Nothing new.

But then it was for whites only

 

[minkukel]

But then it was for whites only

If you really wanted to get pissed, you went to the non-white areas, no such laws there

 

[Herr der Verboten]

If you really wanted to get pissed, you went to the non-white areas, no such laws there

 

[DapperDanMan]

Except a slice of toast will probably cost you R20

Ah yes, ANGRY toast, right? (Artisanal Non-Gluten Rye-Yeast toast)

 

[ponder]

Restaurants make a ton of money from excessively priced drinks alone (70% as per article).

So I imagine that is going to be the biggest nail in the coffin if it continues.

Friend owns a pub/restaurant, it's actually not worth it to open for him. The staff are not happy.

 

[RedViking]

Friend owns a pub/restaurant, it's actually not worth it to open for him. The staff are not happy.

Pub. One month open again and he will make a killing. 3 months and he is rich again.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Alcohol complements a good meal.

never saw the appeal TBH, tried with and without, and all I found with is just feel worse, not better after Booze.

I guess its a generation thing, certain Generations don't enjoy Booze and that's about it.

cant be I'm the only tetotaller?

 

[Tabac]

Beer and wine only. WTF ? I enjoy a whisky with my food. And no alcohol after the meal. WTF ? That's when you sip on a nice liqueur like Frangelico.
This is just plain stupid. Hey you fcknuts in fancy suits p!ssing out my tax money: Because you are bloody idiots don't think the rest are equally stupid.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yeah just beer and wine is fscking stupid... Either can serve all alcohol or just don't waste your time.

Especially since I'm not a beer drinker, and there is no bloody way I'm going to my local and ordering some food and a few glasses of whatever horrible box wine they have in the fridge... I want decent drinks to go with my plate of chips