A local bar near me just posted them pouring a glass of what was left over on a bar mat into a glsss and giving it to a customer It calling it a bar mat shot Ive never heard of this till now what are your opinions of this
Seasoned bartender swears this is a proper pour technique. I am baffled. Care to critique?
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What is it about a bar with lights off, music off, front door locked with the side door open, chairs still on stools, staff setting up the outside tables and our opening times on the door itself … that makes you think “oh yeah that place is definitely open!”
I have so many other questions but this one deffo tops the cake
Hope it's the right flair...
My most common regular had an aneurysm and was declared braindead this morning, I'm heartbroken. He was always there, after he was done at work he came straight over, knew the rules and regulations better then most workers,he even saved female coworkers from attackers on several occasions. He defended me towards the owner when I had just started working here when I was incompetent.
he was the glue that kept the community at the bar together
What I'm really asking is do any of you know of a good way to honor his memory,
I'm sorry for the post being hard to read and jumbled, it's just really difficult.
I work in a hotel with 2 ice machines. For some reason, all the other bartenders prefer to use #1. They’re all much less experienced if that matters. I prefer ice #2. The ice that I prefer is maybe a 50 foot further walk to get and I’m afraid that’s why they are going to the other ice machine. The only legitimate reason I’ve been given for using ice #1 is that it melts slower but I’m not really buying that reason. So which ice would you prefer to use #1 or #2 and why? Please, don’t answer with from the ice machine that is closer for the reason. Please make the answer about the ice quality
given to me by a customer after she paid for her and her bf’s second round of drinks
“you are beautiful. if you’d like to join my boyfriend and i for a night… call or text me!”
Hi guys, so I started out doing banquet bartending, bartending at restaurants for high-end country clubs and a craft bar. I do well with these environments and perform well as a bartender but with these environments you have to be a speedy bartender but the technicality of the drink is more important. I just got hired at a high volume(specifically 21) bar (nightclub) as a bottle girl/bartender, my manager after training said they’d rather keep me as a bottle girl for the time being and develop my skills for nightlife bartending. It made me feel bad as bartender but genuinely I’m not used to speed at this high of capacity and my free pour skills lack anymore since we’re only allowed jiggers. I know my counts but when it’s that high of volume it’s hard to be consistent
Is there money to be made there? I'm on the fence. I quit smoking weed a few months ago, so I don't really want to work at a place where that's the theme, you know?
I've been working at a bottle shop for a few years now. Very chill low pressure environment. My background is in cocktail and wine bars. Tonight we had a wedding reception buy out the place and I was suddenly thrust back into a volume bartending environment. I can't believe how much I missed this, towards the end I WANTED to be be in the weeds. I was so excited when someone ordered an Old fashioned and I had to triage my tasks. I'm almost 40 and I don't know if my body has a lot of these kinda nights left but damn I feel amazing. Did a shot of fernet with my coworker at the end of my shift. I miss this feeling. Shout outs to everyone who worked tonight!
Hey guys, just moved to San Diego after bartending in Portland Maine for about 5 years. Been putting in applications applying on line but nothing is working. Does anyone have advice or know of places hiring? Sucks wanting to work but not finding anything.
My current shoes are killing my feet and legs, what do you guys recommend? Not looking to cheap out but best bang for your buck, my coworkers are telling me docs but I’m not quite sold
I bartend in a college town and it's amazing. girls will carry a purse but have to apple pay (which is inconvenient at my work but not impossible... how can you not carry your card? Guys will have to pull a picture of their ID on their phone (which i can't accept) because "i cant fit it in my tiny ridge wallet" like, How is it this difficult for people to just... carry the basics for any transaction at a bar? All you really need is a card and an ID. instead, you have a picture and apple pay. come on now.
I bartend at a country club and had a weird experience the other night. The last member of the night left to order an Uber, so I was able to close. As I was cleaning, I saw his Uber pull down driveway and then saw it leave. I finished cleaning and left. Well, it turns out that he never got in Uber and was caught wondering the property 3 hours later by a worker from the groundscrew coming in for his shift. I got into a little trouble for it, but when I asked the member about it, he said he never ordered an Uber. I know that's a lie because I saw it come down driveway. I am wondering if there is a way to see if an Uber was on property that night to prove that he did. Usually the customer is always right, especially at a country club, but I just want to prove that I'm not crazy
Sitting up at the bar just yelling very loudly for their team. Overly excited. Do you smile through it?? Or eventually tell them to please stop the nonsense? It's so exhausting. It mentally wears me out. I know from experience that telling them to shut the fuck up changes their demeanor and ruins the fun for them. But I'm so god damn sick of it. I wear Loops earplugs to block some of it out. Just, please don't spend an entire game being the loud guy.
ETA: I'm not trying to say it's worth changing my schedule or switching bars. It's just a rant.
I've been bartending about a year. I currently have a couple places that will hire me. One is a bartending job, the other is a serving job but the money is infinitely better. I'm sick to death of serving. But I also like paying bills easily. Advice or suggestions? What would you choose?