A restaurant in the English county of Cheshire has launched a water menu, as have a number of US establishments. Is it really possible, though, to tell one terroir from another?
Pretty much every restaurant in the US will give you free tap water (with ice in it, even). At some places they’ll even just bring it to the table before you ask.
Here in the US, the typical flow is that you’ll be seated at the table with menus, and then the waiter will leave to get some waters. When they return and fill your glasses, they’ll ask if you want to order any drinks, and regardless of whether you order anything besides water, they’ll ensure that your glass of water is never empty.
However, I think California passed a law to require restaurants to only provide water when asked, but that might only be when there’s a drought and a need to conserve potable water supplies.
However, I think California passed a law to require restaurants to only provide water when asked, but that might only be when there’s a drought and a need to conserve potable water supplies.
while continuing to pump water to golf courses, of course.
Some nice restaurants offer tap water for free or a small fee. I wish this would be more common.
Pretty much every restaurant in the US will give you free tap water (with ice in it, even). At some places they’ll even just bring it to the table before you ask.
But I wouldn’t recommend the US in general.
It’s one of the few things we got right, doesn’t redeem us but we did get that right
That and public libraries (though we’re trying to kill those now).
Here in Canada we get a free glass of water with ice in it around the same time you get your menu.
And in my experience I would recommend Canada. Although traffic in Toronto is terrible.
Most of our cities have terrible drivers.
For now…
Here in the US, the typical flow is that you’ll be seated at the table with menus, and then the waiter will leave to get some waters. When they return and fill your glasses, they’ll ask if you want to order any drinks, and regardless of whether you order anything besides water, they’ll ensure that your glass of water is never empty.
However, I think California passed a law to require restaurants to only provide water when asked, but that might only be when there’s a drought and a need to conserve potable water supplies.
Used to be the case, but you made me think about it. Nowhere around here has automatically served water for years, you have to ask.
while continuing to pump water to golf courses, of course.
More like ice with some water in it.
That’s the way I like it. 😁