Bartending?
 

Anyone have any batending experience here? I'm looking to get a job and there is bartending school near me......trying to decide if it is worth it or not. opinions? thanks

I havent had bartending experiences ive made italian sodas and that kind of thing but its fun Ive thought about going to bartending school so let me know how it goes.

My Aunt and Uncle do it on the side for weddings, and such. They make some pretty good cheese. I think it would be pretty fun, Id work with them if it wasnt such a drive to get down there. Depending on where you Tend at, you can make some mad cash.

I haven't.

My best friend has been bartending for a few years now, though. He's in a hick resort town in GA, though, so it's a little different than the average downtown bar kinda gig.

For him, he didn't need any bartending experience whatsoever. Of course we used to drink a lot, so he was already versed with a number of drinks, he learned the others on the spot. They don't do anything fancy like put on a little show while making it (can anybody say Coctail?), just a drink that tastes good.

I could see that in a higher pressure place like a downtown bar with a bigger crowd some schooling could be useful, but for a laid back small crowd bar I think you're probably fine without it.
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I haven't had any bartending experience, but I would love to bartend. I was thinking of taking some classes. They always have ads in the employment section of the paper for bartending classes and they even help you with job placement. I haven't looked into it yet. I saw a guy on Fear Factor the other night whose occupation was performance bartending. (think Tom Cruise in Cocktail) I think that would be a lot of fun! Although I'd prefer do to it Coyote Ugly style. ;) hehe

i did it last summer, but i didnt goto school for it

bartending is not a bad gig, but you do have to deal with some drunk a-holes. the money is not bad, if you get the right gig. Good Luck in what ever you do.

heh, i know a lot of ppl that do bar tending and they say the cash flow is pretty good, but i never did it. i had another job that tipped pretty well but i quit it last week

I did it for 5-6 months. One thing I couldn't stand was smellin like cigarette smoke after I was done. it was good $$ though. I didn't go to any school, we use to own a restaurant, now my cousin owns it and he let me work there on weekends.