Message 5052 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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Cisco,

Sound likes you need to be more efficient, after all you’ve just been tending 
6 months. The following was taken of my tips page 
http://www.the-authentic-bartender.com/bartending-tips.html, hopefully it will 
be of some help to you:-


 A GOOD BARTENDING TIP FOR BEING EFFICIENT 

Take a look at the way you work and ask yourself these questions:- 

A. Are you finding yourself walking around looking for bottles needlessly? 

B. Do you leave work with a bad back or feeling over tired? 

C. Do you want to work faster, but don’t want to feel as if you are? Ok, now 
let’s go over them. 

I used to have a set station, so I never had to go looking for bottles, I was 
lucky to have a mentor when I first started bartending, he taught me to set up 
my station so that I didn’t have to walk around the bar looking for bottles. 
So now I’m stationary to a point, I have all my bottles, beer, glasses, shot 
glasses, everything right within 5 feet of me. 

And I can serve more people faster than ever before. Having all this extra 
liquor at my station isn’t a burden , for at the end of the night I simply put 
the bottles back on the shelf, but I save myself allot of time and fatigue 
having them close. 

Try it, set stations are the best way to go, if your having a free for all 
with 4 bartenders, then maybe its time to look at your set station plans, each 
bartender has a set spot, and this is the best and most efficient way to go. 

Don’t think that if you’re stuck at the slow bar, your not going to make 
money, for if you have a clientele, they will follow you

ALSO, DO YOU TAKE YOUR BARTENDER’S GUIDE WITH YOU TO WORK?

-- 
George
http://www.the-authentic-bartender.com/
georgejr[at]transact.bm