Oxford restaurants do BYO!!!

My first night in Oxford, and my housemate Gavin invited me to join his mates for a game of pool and a curry. The Indian place we went to not only does a brilliant 6-dish banquet for a tenner ($A25) but IT’S BYO. If you’re reading this and live in Melbourne, you probably think ‘so?’ And if you’re anywhere else, you’re probably thinking ‘what’s that then?’. The Melbourne tradition of Bring Your Own, which usually only applies to wine these days, but used to cover all booze, has always drawn a blank stare from restaurateurs and diners whenever I’ve asked, wherever I go. Until now. Not only did we only pay 5 quid for the wine, they don’t even charge corkage. The food rocked too! I’m going there again!