We've all been there on a night out - jostling your way to the front of the bar and shouting over the music to get your next round of pints or cocktails in.
But when you're trying to get a drink in a packed bar, it might be all too easy to forget your manners towards those working behind the bar - who often work well into the early hours pulling pints, cleaning up spills and memorising dozens of cocktails. There are a few key things to remember when it comes to the way you treat your bartender, according to someone who has likely had more than her fair share of nightmare customers.
Claire Twist, event bartender and bar training upskill at the Off to Work academy in Edinburgh, told the Daily Record that there are some things punters should always avoid doing or saying to people behind the bar. The worse offence, the expert said, is clicking your fingers to get the attention of a member of staff.
