I have been bringing my wine and paying the corkage fee lately. I find that paying the 10-15 dollar corkage fee is not to exorbitant(sp) I drink much better wine for less money.
Sometimes when you buy an extra bottle they waive the corkage fee. Sometimes if you give the server a taste they waive the corkage fee. $25.00-30.00 corkage pisses me off.
Another thing that p's me off is when the server pours the wine, I like to do it myself.
They always seem to pour way too much in the glass.