You could ask them
I've never been charged for water. You should have asked your server or bartender or the manager. This is a stupid question to crowd source.
Never knew them to charge for tap water. But I usually have a meal when I go there.
Is that the English language?
Don't know. Sounds to me like the bartender made a mistake, but i don't work there, so...
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