This Restaurant Will Give You A Free Bottle Of Wine If You Lock Up Your Phone

This Restaurant Will Give You A Free Bottle Of Wine If You Lock Up Your Phone

A restaurant in Italy is offering diners a tempting deal if they’re willing to take a temporary break from their phones. Customers who are willing to surrender their phones for the duration of their meal will receive a free bottle of wine.

The enticing offer comes courtesy of Al Condominio, a restaurant in Verona, Italy. Owner Angelo Lella revealed to The Guardian that he had grown tired of people obsessing over their phones constantly. His fix to the problem? Good wine.

“We wanted to open a restaurant that was different from the others,” he said. “So we picked this format—customers can choose to renounce technology while enjoying a convivial moment together. Technology is becoming a problem—there is no need to look at your phone every five seconds, but for many people it is like a drug … This way they have an opportunity to put it aside and drink some good wine.”

To receive your free bottle of wine, be prepared to literally lock away your phone. You’ll be given your own box when you enter the restaurant to place your device in. Once your phone has been stashed away, you’ll then lock the box and leave it at the front of the restaurant. Simply show the waiter your key and voila, free wine!

So far, the initiative has been a big hit among diners. An impressive 90% of guests at Al Condominio have chosen to trade their phones for a bottle of wine.

“It really is a beautiful thing to see people embracing it—they are talking to each other rather than looking at photos or responding to messages on their phone,” Lella shared.