Are Customers Allowed to Take the Unused Portion of a Bottle of Wine Home From a Restaurant?
Customers may take unconsumed BYO liquor away from a restaurant but not liquor purchased on the licensed premises. This is because a restaurant licence does not authorise the sale of liquor for consumption off the licensed premises. A licensee who permits BYO liquor should keep a record of liquor brought onto the premises so that if some of that liquor is subsequently removed by the patron, it can be separately identified from liquor purchased on the premises.
Patrons who BYO or purchase wine on a licensed premises are allowed to take any unconsumed portion away with them in its original container. This means that patrons will not have to leave behind wine that they have brought or paid for and allows patrons who would rather finish the bottle at a later time to be able to do so.
