Getting a restaurant bartender job.

How did you get your start doing restaurant bartender work, and what career moves did you make to get to your current position?

Do you need a particular educational background?

I have bartender for 2 years at Rockahock bar and i loved it and i made alot of money loke working with public and the people i worked for.

I REALY ENJOYED BEING A BARTENDER IN NC.NOW I WANT TO ENJOY IT IN GA

I have been a bartender for 9 years now. I started bartending for a big name restaurant. I started out as a waiter, but aquired many promotions quickly and bartended there for 5 years. For about 3 of those years, I also served as a corporate trainer, which involved new store openings across the U.S. as well as filming a corporate bar training video. They company trains its own employees and I found it a very good system. I never went to a bartending school, and personally, I think it would be a waste of money for anyone. I now bartend at a VERY high-volume nightclub in Texas. The transition from restaurant bartending to nightclub bartending was easy to adjust to. I feel it is much harder to bartend in a restaurant because you also must deal with everything that goes along with serving food to guests. At the nightclub, where I have been now for 4 years, I do not have to worry about the issues with food and I sling ALOT of drinks. I love my job and it definately has its perks. Take it from someone with alot of experience in the business.

I started from the bottom, as a busboy. I did that for about a year, then caught a break getting hired to anticipate the Mardi Gras rush, I stuck with it and eventually got a better position at the Ritz Carlton making about $35,000 a year not counting cash. the best way to go is to start from the bottom, if you want to be a bartender and have no experience, try to get a barback job at a hole in the wall, or you could do like a lot of people I know, buy a bartending book, and lie about your experience and work at a dive for a few months to get your feet wet

first of all out of all the bartenders i hire, and all those i train, to be bartenders. i'm looking for personality, ability to sell, and the intelligence to keep the house safe.know your laws, check id (don't except college id 99% are fake) out of state, ask for back up.know the laguage,the only way you learn it is from some who's been in the business.don't waist your money on classes.start off as a waiter, this way your learning what the drinks look like. ask the bartender if you can help him clean and set his bar. this teaches you what the bottles look like, where they belong, and what they are. ask questions, do you know how many people don't know why a burbon is a burbon? i grew up in this business, at the age of 3, i would help the bartenders set the bar. there is no other job i would have. i find it an honor when an owner needs help, or is just starting their business, they ask me for help.25 years in the business, and counting.also please don't make a mistake work for a chain, you'll be labeled , and nobody will look at you as a real bartender.master bartenders are paid more than f.&b. mgrs.their the ones who make the house money.