Working behind the bar in hospitality can be challenging, with late working hours, messy clean-ups and massive cocktail orders all adding to the woes of being a bartender.
Although all of the above makes the role a gruelling one, the local bartender or city bar staff are adored by customers for the roles they carry out. Whether it is offering a bit of banter or knowing your order to prepare as you walk through the door, they all make our evenings more enjoyable.
But their role is often made harder by those customers who act before thinking and irritate our much loved hospitality workers. A capital event bartender and bar training upskill at the Off to Work Edinburgh Academy has shared some of the do’s and don'ts for those heading on a night out