> > I'AM INTERSTED IN BECOUMING A BARTENDER AND DONT KNOW THE BEST WAY
> >
> > TO START!
> > SOME SAY JUST LURN AS I GO AND TAKEING A CLASS IS A WASTE OF
> > MONEY.
> > WHEN OTHERS SAY TAKE THE CLASS AND BILLED CONFIDENCE.
> > THANKYOU FOR ANY HELP OR ADVICE YOU CAN SEND MY WAY!!!
> >
> > THANKS AGAIN
> >
> > BOB!!!
>
> Listen to your friends that say classes are a waste of time. Do you
> have prior restaurant experience? That is a must; bartending is a lot
> easier if you know the ropes of a restaurant. I think that finding a
> place that you want to bartend and start by bar-backing is a great
> way to learn. Hopefully you are being trained by a competent
> bartender that can show you how to take care of the customer, take
> care of your bar, and teach you all the drinks that you will ever
> need to know. Bartending is not hard and it is a blast. You just have
> to learn to prioritize and to kick it into 5th gear when needed. All
> drinks are the same...they just have different stuff in them! good
> luck
As a full service bartender and now a manager I rarely hire any one from a
bartending school. The confidence you speak of usually comes across as
cockiness. A "bartender" straight out of school should act very humble,
grasshopper. Being a bartender is a top dog postition and must be earned.
Not by drink knowledge but experiance. Drinks, speed, and knowledge of liquor
laws plus experiance of dealing with people who have been drinking. Also pour
cost and profits are important. I can not say enough about being honest and
sober behind the bar. Take any job you can at a bar, resturant or club and
work your ass off. Bartender school graduates get crummy bar jobs, ie: day
shift at a hotel.