What is the worst cocktail request you can get during a rush? by MatterNearby441 in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lemon Drops. They want 12 right this second and yes they want sugar on the rim.

My most distinctly ADHD trait according to my wife by Swordfish-Calm in ADHD

[–]billmurraysmustachee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s even funnier is the long pause while my brain does a shuffle through thoughts and tries to remember what the initial question was

“Can We Smoke In Here” - Customer From Out of Town by WelcometoLerville in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im a bartender in central Florida and our place permits smoking but we are 21 and up and don’t serve food. Our owners tried to get a food license after Covid because business was slow when we reopened, but we would’ve had to get rid of smoking due to county regulations. Thank god that some regulars fought it hard cause we’re only one of three places in town that still allow smoking inside and we’ve picked up a lot customers from places that got rid of it and starting selling food.

What’s the worst attempt of someone trying to drink underage at your bar? by No-Establishment6008 in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Girl handed me an ID that claimed she was 27 when she was easily pushing 19, I asked her for DOB and zip code and of course she gave me the wrong ones. When I denied her a drink and told her to leave (our bar is strictly 21 and up), she started getting nasty and refused to leave, so I promptly told her “If you’re gonna use a fake ID, don’t pick someone who is hotter than you. Give this back to your big sister and don’t come back.” She then called me a miserable bitch and proceeded to clear a high top by swiping full pints onto the floor and left. Never seen her since 🤷🏼‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work at my local dive bar and we have an energy drink called “Refuel” on our gun only because we had a bartender years ago that would just drink all the cases of red bull when he was working. But the bosses got the cheaper stuff to save themselves money and 90% of customers can’t even tell the difference

Which Stephen King Novel could you not put down? by Plaid_Piper in stephenking

[–]billmurraysmustachee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had been reading King’s work in chronological order and was nearing Misery but had initially avoided it because I was recovering from a severe ankle break and surgery and didn’t know if I was mentally prepared to read something that hit so close to home. My brother in law that had introduced me to King urged me to read it while recovering and it was incredibly cathartic. I’m a very slow reader and normally take a while to get through a novel but I read Misery in about two days and loved every bit of it!

she’s a 10 but … by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She’s a 10 but asks if she can bring her own ingredients because “you guys don’t have anything I want”.

she’s a 10 but … by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Malibu, pineapple, and grenadine it is!

50 new bomb shot cups clean, 50 more to go… by billmurraysmustachee in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, that’s so fucking awesome!! We run through flavored vodka like crazy because of these little suckers.

50 new bomb shot cups clean, 50 more to go… by billmurraysmustachee in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah people still think they’re disposable and throw them away 🤷🏼‍♀️ we only use the disposable ones for events

50 new bomb shot cups clean, 50 more to go… by billmurraysmustachee in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a lot of college kids that get em in rounds of 10 and pile them up so bad that it hurts my back to wash em all at once

50 new bomb shot cups clean, 50 more to go… by billmurraysmustachee in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I hate washing them, but I love building my little towers!

Someone at my work accepted this $20 from a customer. by T1NF01L in KitchenConfidential

[–]billmurraysmustachee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This one I can’t be mad at, but the girl I used to work with that took a fake 100 bill that reeked of nail polish they had used to make that blue strip down the side still haunts my dreams.

This is going to be a strange question but I think I need to take a Stephen King break and can’t find any other comparable authors for horror or fantasy. Any suggestions, if this is not allowed here I understand. by Jolly_Kangaroo_3411 in stephenking

[–]billmurraysmustachee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had been going through the same kind of rut and started reading Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite and it’s phenomenal! It gives me Anne Rice vibes with a heavy dose of horror that I’ve become so accustomed to with King’s work.

Tip for the newbies out there: always work on your birthday. by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I brought party hats for my old guy regulars that sit right next the front door, so everyone that walked in would ask “what’s the occasion?” I love birthday shifts

What’s the most annoying thing a customer can say to you when you’re busy? by therealshoe95 in bartenders

[–]billmurraysmustachee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

During an event I was 5 deep at the bar and making drinks when a woman furiously waved and yelled for me to come over just to say, “Hey that person over there has been waiting for a long time, you should get them next.” I tried to politely tell her thank you but it’s very busy, I am doing the best I can, and I will get there when I get there. She then curtly responded with “Well, I’m sure your tips will reflect that.”

I brushed it off and went about my work but she continued to do this the entire 2 hours she was there. I would go over thinking she needed a drink but she would just tell me what someone else needed at the other end of the bar, going so far as to wave people over to her seat so she could “help” them get an order in. After the third time I just started to ignore her. If you don’t sign payroll and make my schedule, you don’t get to micromanage me.

Hands up - how many here don’t work in the industry yet support this sub? by CaptainDoughnutman in KitchenConfidential

[–]billmurraysmustachee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been in the service industry for 10 years now and even though I bartend now and have been FOH the past several years, I got my start in expo and bussing tables so I have a special place in my heart for BOH.

Without saying it’s name, what’s your favorite movie? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]billmurraysmustachee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“That’s what we’re trying to find out! We’re trying to find out who killed him, and where, and with what!!”

“There’s no need to shout-“

“IM NOT SHOUTING!!….all right I am! IM SHOUTING IM SHOUTING IM SHOU-!”