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The Tramontana restaurant's "thongage" charge is all part of owner John Spellman's campaign to lift dress standard for his boutique eatery.
"It's a formal restaurant – tablecloths, napkins ... I wear shoes and socks," he told the Northern Territory News.
He argues that his restaurant gives Darwinians the opportunity to dress formally for a change, and diners are warned of the fee as they walk through the door via a sign.
Spellman is so adamant about the dress code that the $10 charge even has its own designated button on the cash register.
"I just put it on the bill – you don't have to argue about it.
"Two lamb chops, one thongage."
