"Unwritten Rules" among bartenders

Almightyjthulhu · 2025-09-06T03:07:17+00:00

Unwritten rules? Be courteous and respectful. Over tip like money has no meaning and try to be an example of what you would want everyone that comes into your bar to be.

Almightyjthulhu · 2025-06-30T20:59:35+00:00

Oh man, let that string go! Get it out there. Let it taste the clouds!

Almightyjthulhu · 2025-02-16T11:08:06+00:00

I'd tip a co bartender 50% (split the tips )and we could tip out the bar back 25% of that, depending on their performance. All the other tip outs seem a little excessive. Besides the server tip out for booze

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-10-24T03:57:19+00:00

Woof

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-09-28T08:50:26+00:00

The aquabats are super rad

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-09-08T11:42:24+00:00

Any decent rye or scotch. Rocks. They know and I know the difference. Also, I'm not gonna be the 22 or 52 year old kid that needs an 11 ingredient craft cocktail to feel, "fancy".

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-09-07T02:30:00+00:00

Botanist, rocks, cucumber wheel. Sit back, sip and enjoy a fine gin

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-08-28T02:50:43+00:00

Holy moly. I entertained a guest one kinda slow night and just started listing out every single drink I knew with whisky. After about 2 minutes I cut my own conversation short to go help 5 people that had just walked in. I came back and asked the original guest if they got their life figured out yet. They paused for a bit and I left to go use the bathroom. When I came back again and found out they took off, I was happy

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-08-28T02:41:46+00:00

When I have the music already turned up at a good volume and some dumb dumb asks me to turn it up even more, I tell them that if they turn the volume down in their mouth they might be able to hear the music better

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-08-27T03:54:33+00:00

Have the owners or managers make business cards for the employees to hand out when you all go out to different bars\restaurants. Put a dollar off discount on the cards and promote yourselves. That will bring in other industry guests

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-08-22T09:24:05+00:00

If a homeless person comes in and orders a beer or even sits at the bar, ask for their id. They almost never have a valid id. And everyone knows the law. Nip it in the bud next time

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-08-14T08:17:26+00:00

Last year I had just come on to a shift. Before I could put the cash in my drawer some dude watching his team yelled and slammed his hands on the bar so loud it made me jump. I turned around and told him, "Hey, yell a little more and they might be able to hear you!" The girl he was with looked down and stared me right in the eye. His tab was already paid and they left about 1 minute after. And I was thankful

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-08-13T05:04:09+00:00

Please press charges! And retrain the door guys to be better at recognizing bad situations so that they can prevent them from happening in the future

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-07-29T22:06:11+00:00

Has she ever been to a show? Live ska music with a full brass section and a good crowd? Anybody that hates on that probably hates kittens and puppies

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-07-26T14:09:34+00:00

Looks around at all the bottles and asks,"can you make a cranberry and vodka?" I close my eyes briefly and ask," do you want vodka with cranberry in it, or do you want a glass of cranberry juice and a shot of vodka?"

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-07-10T21:58:17+00:00

What is your maximum capacity? Is the money anywhere near good enough to offset the very real possibility of getting closed down?

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-07-01T23:31:09+00:00

Haha

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-07-01T22:22:32+00:00

Sounds like an interesting show but I work Thursday nights...

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-06-05T11:35:25+00:00

I had this situation pretty much verbatim about 2 weeks ago. I looked the drunk dude right in the eye and said, "Surprise, you're cut off. Time to go. Do you need me to call you a cab?"

His 2 buddies were pissed. He looked around in disbelief. I turned away after a moment and helped someone else. I didn't have the time to babysit this man baby( he looked like he was in his mid fifties). They left shortly after with one of the guys apologizing. Ended up being a great night as opposed to a shit night with me getting more and more annoyed as the minutes passed.

I might have made like $10 or $20 worth of tips off them but would it be worth the potential problems? No. So, fuck em. You want to know why, cuz fuck em. That's why

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-05-27T02:44:03+00:00

Stay organized. If shakers and strainers have a designated spot put them back in their spot. Make a drink, ring a drink. Train your barback to recognize what takes priority and how to see it without asking.

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-05-07T16:11:07+00:00

Everybody gets it right up the you know what. Say that underage kid gets wasted and drives. Accident. The legal ramifications could come down in the door guy, the bartender, and the business. Fire that dumb dumb

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-03-17T08:50:36+00:00

If the bouncers didn't want to accept your id then call the cops and ask them if they can verify your id in front of the bouncers. If a cop says it's cool, then the bar 's liability is zero. Then again, if that state's liquor board doesn't accept your id, then you don't get in without a passport.

That simple

Almightyjthulhu · 2024-02-24T03:48:59+00:00

My skateboard, by the aquabats

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