Nearly everyone is on the take, in one manner or another. Ask your Uber or Taxi driver where to have dinner? The driver gets something from the restaurant for dropping you off there. So, of course, where you end up does not necessarily match what you requested, but where the driver gets the greatest commission.
There are few places where alcohol is served. When you find one and ask to be seated, and then finish your drink (and signal for the bill), you might learn it is a "private club", and you owe an additional $30 for the membership (you took the seat, so you accepted). Yes, that happened.
Nearly everyone is on the take, in one manner or another. Ask your Uber or Taxi driver where to have dinner? The driver gets something from the restaurant for dropping you off there. So, of course, where you end up does not necessarily match what you requested, but where the driver gets the greatest commission.
There are few places where alcohol is served. When you find one and ask to be seated, and then finish your drink (and signal for the bill), you might learn it is a "private club", and you owe an additional $30 for the membership (you took the seat, so you accepted). Yes, that happened.