[ralfd]

I don't know what restaurants you frequent, but I can't think of anyone being okay with bringing outside meals or beverages. Probably you are just not kicked out because staff is not noticing or apathetic.

I only know of the concept of Corkage, where you pay the restaurant a fee if you bring your own wine to drink:

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/blog/2626/corkage-fee-guide...

> A corkage fee is the price charged to guests who choose to bring their own bottle of wine to a restaurant. Corkage fees usually exist at restaurants that already serve wine. The practice of allowing guests to bring their own wine is considered a courtesy to guests. … The average corkage fee ranges from $10 to $40 per bottle but may be as high as $100 or more.

[m45t3r]

> Probably you are just not kicked out because staff is not noticing or apathetic.

Or you know, they don't care as long you're a paid customer.

BTW, I didn't say anything about restaurants. Coffee shop in general have much more of a lax atmosphere, so they generally don't care too much.

[johnnyanmac]

>Or you know, they don't care as long you're a paid customer.

Some do, some don't. In my experience, Starbucks couldn't care less as long as you buy a coffee (and even then couldn't care less. maybe a restaurant would care more but it's on bar logic: they don't mind lending seats until paying customers come in). Smaller shops tend to be more strict about doing that kind of thing.