BYO
BYO is an abbreviation and stands for the English Bring Your Own (German: "Bring your own").
meaning
The abbreviation BYO is a common indication in Australian , British and New Zealand restaurants that no alcohol is served in the relevant restaurant and that guests staying there are allowed to bring their own wine to consume. Usually a kind of cork fee is required for this.
Country specifics
Australia
In Australia, it is allowed to bring your own wine into the restaurant, but beer and hard liquor are not. However, a corkage fee (uncorking fee) of 5 to 10 AU $ per bottle or per person is often required by the restaurant operator, which often negates the price advantage compared to a wine from the restaurant. In order to limit the consumption of alcohol in special public places and at special public events, but not to prohibit it entirely, the BYO regulation also applies to public spaces. There, the amount of alcoholic beverages brought can be limited by regulation.
New Zealand
In New Zealand, you are only allowed to bring wine to BYO labeled restaurants. As a rule, the restaurant will charge a corkage charge of $ 4 to $ 10 per guest. The first BYO restaurant in New Zealand opened in the 1970s when it became more common to have wine with a meal. After the restaurant owners realized that there was money to be made from serving wine, the number of BYO restaurants decreased, and this option is almost only offered in restaurants serving Indian and Thai cuisine. In Section 28 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 , every guest is allowed to consume their own alcoholic beverages during the meal. In practice, however, restaurant owners are reluctant to see this and diners are usually asked not to do so.
United Kingdom
The BYO idea has also established itself in Great Britain. This idea was picked up by newspapers and restaurants are named that allow you to bring wine. Many restaurants in the UK use this abbreviation to advertise; the term Dutch party is also used there for celebrations where guests bring their own food . Events in which the host pays for the room rental and food, but the drinks have to be paid for, are not uncommon there.
North America
rest of the world
Occasionally the term is also used in continental Europe to encourage guests to participate in the work and expense of a party. In German circles, BYO is often unknown if the hosts are not students, shared apartments or municipalities .
Individual evidence
- ^ Australia Food and Drink - BYO . Rough Guides , accessed February 28, 2016 .
- ↑ BYO Picnic Zones . Visit Perth City , accessed February 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Liam Naden : BYO . gonewzealand.about.com , accessed February 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Peter Calder : “We don't have a BYO license - rubbish” . New Zealand Herald , November 20, 2012, accessed February 28, 2016 .
- ^ David Ellis : London's best BYO * (* bring your own) restaurants . Evening Standard , March 27, 2015, accessed February 28, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dutch+party