skydiverbc 0 #1 May 31, 2005 so i took my online course for bartending and got my certificate, any advice about what kind of bar to work in to get my first taste of hands on experience? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #2 May 31, 2005 If you want first class training that will set you up forever, work for a hotel or cruise chain that also trains and pays while training. I worked for Holiday Inn when I started and they paid me to taste everything in the bar on the first day. They made me practice shots and gave me an approach system that I use to this day. Never fail. I learned more there than any place. The people skills were useful at fine hotels and 5***** places as well as lowkey taverns. Just my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTOXX 0 #3 May 31, 2005 "online course for bartending and got my certificate" Certified by whom? Anyway, I worked as a bartender for a while in LA. The pace was very fast and it was the typical bar scene. If you want experience quickly find a trendy/busy place and dive in. These places usually have a high turnover and are always looking for help. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #4 June 1, 2005 I tended bar for aprox 3yrs, you want a gig where you can rake in the tips... Restuarant, Nightclub, Cruiseship (dinner/harbor/party/cruise), private parties ect... My friday and saturday night tips financed all my student/solo jumps, I worked a tourist trap, 'San Diego Harbor Exscursions', working either the bar on the docks or aboard ship. $150. - $200. was average for fri/sat on a avrg 5hr shift, not shabby. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #5 June 1, 2005 I thought about bartending for my in-school part time job, then I realised that a bartender who doesn't drink is like a car salesman who's never driven a car.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #6 June 1, 2005 One of the best bartenders I know in Sydney doesn't drink. He's taken a taste of each kind of liquor, and he's excellent at making up cocktails; he understands flavours. No reason a non-drinker can't tend bar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #7 June 1, 2005 QuoteOne of the best bartenders I know in Sydney doesn't drink. He's taken a taste of each kind of liquor, and he's excellent at making up cocktails; he understands flavours. No reason a non-drinker can't tend bar. Interesting. I suppose that'd work, I could taste and just spit it out or something. BTW, where in Syd? I'm an former Eastern Suburbs kid cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #8 June 1, 2005 The guy in question works in the Trinity, in Surry Hills, on the corner of Crown & Devonshire Sts. Though originally Irish, I'm currently living in Erskineville. Squeak is a former Sydney boy too! Actually, thinking more about the non-drinking bartender, I could see management being a big fan. No more sneaking drinks, turning up hungover, or any of that kinda crap... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
