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Subject: Re: How to become a faster bartender?
From: beans
Posted: Wed Sep 22. 2010, 09:25 UTC
Followup to: "Re: How to become a faster bartender?"  by Davidh  (Wed Sep 22. 2010, 04:46 UTC)
> A common obstruction of flow is in taking and cashing out the orders. 
>  You can easily save time by taking as many orders as you can 
> remember.  Also collect everyone's money at once, separating the 
> money between your fingers in the same order it was given to you. The 
> ping-pong, back and forth thing is not only slow it just looks funny. 
>  Now that you have 6 - 10 orders in your head go and fill the glasses 
> for the drinks with ice and line them up at your serving station/well 
> (this is very helpful for not forgetting the orders).  Do what you 
> do, rinse, wash, repeat.  
> 
> make sure your glasses are very close to your serving station, you 
> should be able to grab one without moving.
> 
> make sure you are well stocked and prepared, have plenty of fruit cut 
> and back up liquor/liqueurs close by on low bottles.  
> 
> You are probably going to hear this a thousand times, but it is the 
> key to fast and efficient service. "anticipate the guests needs".  So 
> if you find yourself opening the cooler every 15 seconds for a bud 
> light, be proactive and get a bucket and fill it with ice and bud 
> light.  maybe it's a particular drink, have those ingredients very 
> close by and ready to go, etc... 
> 
>    
> 
> 
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So you punish the first drink orderer by waiting for their change.

You don't earn a pineapple for hospitality.  You take too long to give me 
change; I leave and/or don't tip.  (and I never not tip)


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