There is far more to working behind a bar than simply serving drinks. The ideal bar tender is an entertainer, a listener, a servant and a friend. The perfect bar tender also has a duty to his or her employer to ensure t...read more
I worked in a really dingy bar in belfast, northern ireland, part time for about 4 years - the whole way through university. overall - that's a LONG time to work in a bar! Especially a dingy one! In those 4 years i met alo...read more
by Scott Smyth
"Working in a bar is easy! Serve a few drinks... wash a few glasses. Nothing to it!" Anyone who has worked in a bar will have heard those words many times and only they will know the truth. Five years ago, when I started...read more
Things You Might Not Know About Working In A Bar I worked as a bartender every Saturday night for eleven years. I loved every minute of it. It featured live country/rock bands, each of which had their own following. ...read more
The glamorous bar job. My first bar that I had worked at was privately owned.It was a far stretch from professional management. Live bands played every night of the week to bring a diverse crowd and following with each gro...read more
by Paul Curtis
THE BAR STEWARD In the early eighties I worked behind the bar at a pub in Woking called the Surrey. However it was not named after the county in which it stood but rather the horse drawn carriage as featured in the mus...read more
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