Drinking bartenders

I've got zero problem with a bartender drinking as long as it is not impacting the quality or speed of their service. So would expect that they are drinking casually not to get drunk. I certainly don't think their ability to pour my beer or fill my growler is going to be less because they are sipping on a beer. Of course up to the bar manager to decide the rules and doesn't change my opinion to go to a bar either way.

 

If you are in a beer bar and the bartender won't have one with you find a new place.

Friday the bar guys not only were sharing (responsibly) behind the bar, they were coming to the table to share (responsibly) with us.

And before you say the owner would object, one of the owners was drinking with us and the bartenders too.

And before you say it will hurt the business, it is a fantastically successful business.

 

This is NOT professional in my opinion and if I see it I'm not at all impressed with the bar I did watch Bar Rescue over the weekend where one bartender did at least 10 shots while they were observing him. John Taffer stopped short I saying bartenders should never drink which surprised me.

 

Nice sentiments for sure. I completely forgot to be stodgy when I woke up today. I grew up in a culture that thrived on including people. I don't like intolerant jerks any more than I like a really drunk bartender. My goal is to help people, make them laugh, and to live as long as possible.

 

That guy is a known genius. He says so all of the time. Remind you of any other "entertainer"?

 

I see it a lot but I don't agree with it, unless it's a taste. Sipping beer behind the bar is a no-no. As a business owner, operator and so forth, it's like anything that intoxicates you, intoxicates your surroundings, including customers, money counting and duties seem to go downward, as you do.

 

Having been on every side of this issue, I agree with you mostly. But latitude must exist unless one is a bad alcoholic. And unfortunately, that person should not be tending bar to start with.. It depends on the locale. No one can be on-site all of the time and you have to trust people. Knowing how to know people is always the most difficult skill.

 

i dont see a problem as long as its not affecting their ability to do their job.

 

I think a lot of people here are radically underestimating the number of times they've been served by an intoxicated bartender without having noticed.

 

It bugs me that this thread has gone on for five pages and not one person has objected to the title grammar.

'Drinking bartenders' would be a set of bartenders intended for the purposes of drinking.

'Bartenders drinking', on the other hand, might be a topic for discussion.

 

I've worked behind bars in pubs, beer festivals etc and I nearly always had at least a couple of halves over the course of a shift (staff could run a tab as they were normally regulars at the pubs and stayed after they finished their shift anyway) It's been a few years since I was gainfully employed to serve alcohol, but being a regular pub goer has shown me that little has changed regarding drinking on the job. It was always understood that being drunk or even approaching "merry" was not an option and I've never been more than 'relaxed' whilst working. Nope, I've never drank spirits at work except with the landlord after hours, never had a problem dealing with people due to my alcohol intake or theirs. Maybe there is a difference in culture and between UK pubs and pubs/bars in the U.S or just in people expectations in regards to service. Personally you'll find me in the kind of pubs where things run nicely without recourse to too many rules and there is little difference between one side of the bar and the other.

 

I see zero issues with this. I always get better service and advice on beers when the bartender is having a couple. In fact if the bartender is trying beers with me that's awesome. .

I'd say if you're that bothered by it either get over it or go somewhere else brosef.