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Professional Bartending Business
Rating: 3.7 out of 5(10 ratings)
32 students

Professional Bartending Business

Rules to train exceptional bartenders, Upselling techniques in bars, Customer service rules for bartenders etc.
Created byEric Yeboah
Last updated 5/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Customer service rules for bartenders
  • How to write a bartender business plan
  • How can you grow your brand through the bartenders
  • Upselling techniques in bars
  • Bar profitability guide
  • Rules to train exceptional bartenders
  • Essential tips for bartending management
  • Bar preparation and serving
  • How technology can boost the bottom line of your bar
  • How new technology helps bartenders
  • How to stop wasting time
  • Principles of professional bartending
  • How to choose a correct bar to drink from

Course content

13 sections65 lectures3h 17m total length
  • Introduction2:40

    Master essential bartending management, boost bar profitability with upselling techniques, learn do's and don'ts, explore types of bartenders and customer service, and craft a bar business plan and resume.

  • What is bartending1:39
  • History of bartending3:10
  • Bar preparation and serving3:13
  • The bartender uniform checklist6:16

    Learn to navigate the bartender uniform checklist and policy, and choose an all-black outfit: black long sleeve top, trousers, and shoes, featuring slip-resistant and water-resistant safety for comfort and trust.

  • Bartending terms you should know6:35
  • Patron treatment3:32

    Treat every patron with utmost politeness and respect, regardless of status. Listen attentively, tailor drinks to each customer's tastes, and serve all with the same care.

  • Flair bartending2:50
  • Flair competitions3:45

Requirements

  • Desire to learn more about bartending business
  • No special requirement

Description

Bartenders perform a number of duties in the course of their jobs, many transferable to other industries or position. Bartenders prepare and serve alcoholic beverage with precision and consistency. They restock drinks or replenish bar snacks. Bartenders keep inventory of ingredients and monitor equipment, such as blenders, for defects. Bartenders handle cash and process payments for drinks or meals. A knowledge of trending drinks or obscure concoctions set bartenders apart. They stay current on seasonal trends or drink popularity and create their own recipe. How a customer is treated is the most crucial thing in the service industry. Being mean, rude, and condescending towards clients will only lead to nonperforming business or none at all. Regardless of how good are the servers and the bartenders, if there are no customer, there will be no business. Whether rich or poor, all the customer should be served with the same respect, with the same quality of goods. Training of new bartender is extremely important, teaching him manners, and see him not become impudent to you and the customer.

The right attitude as a bartender is very important, outstanding customer service begins with the right attitude. your attitude governs everything you do behind the bar so it is important that you cultivate a good one. Bar owners must ensure that letting their bartenders build great relationship with customers is a fantastic way to enhance their level of competence. Training the bartenders to know their products is very important in having the way to know their product very well is enable bartenders to sell and serve with distinction. Time is very important in this business because customers are always happy for effective and efficient delivery. Professional bartenders  understand that handling customers well and making the customers happy always ensures repeat business and good positive word of mouth recommendation. Customers return to bars they feel appy and welcomed, this means businesses must treat their customers well.

Who this course is for:

  • Bartenders, chefs, hospitality associations, hotels, restaurant owners, hospitality workers, industry experts, managers, CEO, directors, everybody etc.