Markus--
Many TFA local chapter meetings are held at restaurants, and eating (and therefore paying) is optional.
The meetings themselves are no-charge--something that is always mentioned (at least in the Nashville chapter
meeting announcements). Though we meet at Golden Corral, where it is appropriate to pay as you enter, I know
they will allow people in without paying, and we also have the outside door open directly into the meeting room,
and some enter that way, as well.
Of course, it's on the honor system, and if you eat, you're expected to pay. We have a good and very cordial
relationship with Golden Corral--they like having us there, and they readily acknowledge that on the 3rd Tuesday
of every month, they are the safest restaurant in Nashville!
David