50p for a glass of tap water....

[JUED]

I was in the Thai Corner Cafe a few weeks ago and noticed that they charge 50p for a glass of tap water, understand that they have a right to charge but 50p is bit steep.

I think any restaurants that charge for tap water should donate it to water charities like they do at Banners in Crouch End.

Think it's gone downhill as well, any other decent local Thai restaurants other than Sema on LL?

[PeckhamRose]

Do they have a right to charge?

Did not know that.

Is that "tappage"?

[Ant]

How can they have a right to charge for tap water? Am a bit baffled by that. Is it perhaps to go towards the overheads involved in the use of the glass?

[JUED]

Yes,

water isn't free, neither is cleaning the glass or serving so that's how they can justify the charge.

[Asset]

It may be justified but it's a bit crap. Water expenses are deductable from profits. It smacks of money grabbing to me and is not particularly Buddhist.

[lorraineliyanage]

they might not be buddhist...

[HonaloochieB]

JUED Wrote:

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> I was in the Thai Corner Cafe a few weeks ago and

> noticed that they charge 50p for a glass of tap

> water, understand that they have a right to charge

> but 50p is bit steep.

>

> I think any restaurants that charge for tap water

> should donate it to water charities like they do

> at Banners in Crouch End.

>

> Think it's gone downhill as well, any other decent

> local Thai restaurants other than Sema on LL?

Did you buy a glass while you were in there? Or did you you just notice it?

A few weeks ago? Took a little while to get riled up about it, perhaps? It happens.

Banners, eh? Crouch End is it?

I had an unfortunate experience in Crouch End, once.

And coincidentally the drink that was thrown in my face may have contained some tap water.

Uncanny.

[Siduhe]

Think it's gone downhill as well, any other decent local Thai restaurants other than Sema on LL?

I like Lombok in Herne Hill. Food is on the spicy side and it's a bit more expensive than TCC, but they have some unusual (I'm told authentic) dishes like fish and banana curry which sounds a bit odd but really worked.

http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/998.html

[KalamityKel]

Is it the water you were charged for or the glass?

[karter]

I would say more for the service, washing up etc.

[KalamityKel]

Hardly a service... :p

[Keef]

Charging for tap water is bloody wrong, rights or no rights!

[lozzyloz]

Come on Keef. This is East Dulwich tap water. We could make a mint bottling it and flogging it in Clapham. SEvian'22

[Jimbob]

yeah remember peckham spring water, the blokes who bottled that made a fortune, ed water would top that no end.

[cate]

Banners charge is optional. You can remove it from your bill.

[paragon]

It's still cheaper than anyone else in the vicinty. Had two excellent meals in there in December.

[EDOldie]

lozzyloz Wrote:

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> Come on Keef. This is East Dulwich tap water. We

> could make a mint bottling it and flogging it in

> Clapham. SEvian'22

Good point Loz, there were several 'Spas' around the area including one near the Grove (Harvester) which was Dulwich Spa I think, there was also Beulah Spa and Sydenham Wells. I'll be looking at my old maps tomorrow.

[RosieH]

to be fair, being a BYO, they miss out on the stratospheric mark up most restaurants put on wine and the profitability that goes with it - so they put a big mark up on the tap water instead - the mark up might be huge, but ultimately 50 pence isn't going to break the bank

[bigbadwolf]

JUED Wrote:

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> I was in the Thai Corner Cafe a few weeks ago and

> noticed that they charge 50p for a glass of tap

> water, understand that they have a right to charge

> but 50p is bit steep.

>

> I think any restaurants that charge for tap water

> should donate it to water charities like they do

> at Banners in Crouch End.

>

> Think it's gone downhill as well, any other decent

> local Thai restaurants other than Sema on LL?

Take your own in future.

[JUED]

Didn't want any, just noticed that they charge 50p. Like I said, it's gone downhill so prob won't be going back anyway.

[Annasfield]

lozzyloz Wrote:

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> Come on Keef. This is East Dulwich tap water. We

> could make a mint bottling it and flogging it in

> Clapham. SEvian'22

"This isn't just any tap water, it's ED tapwater". *with albatross playing in the background*

[karter]

Ladies beware, ED tapwater will make you pregnant, if you drink enough of it...

[Annasfield]

Jeez, I'd best just drink beer and Jack Daniels then.

[karter]

nothing new then anna?

[giggirl]

Regardless of how charging 50p can be justified by glass cleaning, service, whatever, I do see it as rather grubby.