"すみません、お通しは辞退できますか？" — Excuse me, can I decline the otōshi (appetizer/cover charge)? (Izakaya

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Izakaya · Dining

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すみません、お通しは辞退できますか？

すみません、おとおしはじたいできますか？

Excuse me, can I decline the otōshi (appetizer/cover charge)?

Romaji: Sumimasen, otōshi wa jitai dekimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Mōshiwake gozaimasen. Tōten de wa otōshi o okotowari dekimasen.

申し訳ございません。当店ではお通しをお断りできません。

もうしわけございません。とうてんではおとおしをおことわりできません。

We apologize. At our restaurant, the otōshi cannot be declined.

Gesture & etiquette

Slight bow, polite hand gesture.

Otōshi is often mandatory and serves as a seating/cover charge. Declining it might not be possible and could be seen as rude in some establishments. It's best to ask politely.

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