[quote AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken]@RaisedByPangolins
If the restaurant had absolutely amazing food but the staff were rude, would you still go?
If the food was amazing but the chairs were uncomfortable, would you still go?
If the food was amazing but there was nowhere nearby to park, would you still go?
If the food was amazing but the restaurant toilets smelt and it wafted around the room, would you still go?
Avoiding alcohol free restaurants doesn’t point to an addiction. It’s just part of the experience. I usually don’t drink alcohol when we’re out for a meal but I’d like to have the option if I fancied it.[/quote]
No because those things would ruin my meal.
If the food was amazing but they had no desserts I’d still go. I’d maybe just get dessert afterwards somewhere else.
If it was amazing food but no garlic bread, I’d still go, but I’d have the garlic bread next time I went to a different place.
I don’t see how not having wine is akin to smelling the toilets wafting across the restaurant or sitting on an uncomfortable chair for an hour. That’s what I mean - you’re likening going without wine to a punishment which would ruin the meal rather than a nice add on that you’d usually choose if it were an option but can live without if it isn’t. Which is what makes it seem like an addiction to those of us who don’t give a toss about wine.
I can’t think of a single component of a meal that I usually enjoy but without it I wouldn’t go to an otherwise amazing place.
I mean maybe if they had no drinks at all, even water 
but obviously I don’t want to pay to eat food surrounded by the smell of sewage, or indeed cigarette smoke back when that was a thing. But that would actively spoil the meal, not just detract from it.