@jedidiah5515 Yeah true. But a bar and a club are different drinking environments, and there are also different types of bars. Party bars aren't much different than clubs, they might have the exception of a dj or have live music instead. A cocktail bar is one where you sit down and have a few cocktails at most, and enjoy a handcrafted drink.
Most bartenders typically have some degree of free reign to tell off customers, especially since they deal with drunks almost exclusively. I used to work downtown in my area and most bars had a zero tolerance policy for clowns
On his next list: Things you should never do at a bar #1: “hello, can I ….” *bartender pisses in a cup and pour it on his head* - never be this asshole, just walk into a bar, hand the bartender your wallet and leave
I'm honestly shocked nobody has mentioned they still make Pokemon games with one just coming out this year So he's hilariously wrong about it being "something kids won't get"
@@BradyBubbuhgum-fh4ny Yeah, that's the cartoon version. Every bar is full of people that do this weird thing where they 'perform' the archetype of going to a bar. The reality is, most people go and leave with people they already know, and it's lame as shit. Every time.
Oh come on man. “Do you make good cocktails here” just casual small talk. The man is asking about the menu and also maybe hoping you’ll recommend something
I generally agree. Granted there are some nuances around this topic. Asking a competent person in a demaning way if they can competently do their job is bad form. Some people straight up can't though or dont care too. And may admit they might not make a good one. Simply a strong one. Cheers!
The number one trick in any form or retail is to never reveal just how much you hate most customers. We all do, but the moment you talk about it, you instantly become petty.
sometimes they can be cool tho. went to a bar once and asked bartender whats a good drink, and unlike this guy, she was cool about it and now i know theres a drink called "scooby snack"
Yeah there’s got to be a good beginner question that’s smart enough, like “What would you really seriously recommend?” Of course they can always lie to you. 🤦🏻♂️
Don't be. Unless it's a dive bar in rough neighborhood they are massive pussys. The worst they will do is make a video about you after you leave or get the ex con bouncer to kick you out
I highly doubt you did. The video is about things not to say, so of course the reactions are OTT for views. So of course bartenders don’t behave like this, however if you spoke to bartenders they’d actually explain why these complaints and questions are inappropriate. Drink not strong enough: Can be illegal to serve overly strong drinks, quite likely an alcoholic used to poorly made drinks at home, possibly someone trying to ‘game’ the bar to pay less. Guys acting creepy: Lose customers. Women quickly leave when a drunk guy starts being hitting on them. Too much ice: This can be reasonable one. However the thing with ice is it reduces the taste of ethanol in your drink. So if a cocktail arrives with it, it’s intended that way. It’s another sign is a possible alcoholic who is more used to less ice and higher measures at home. Asking if the bar is good at something is just profoundly stupid. Something only Americans do. Most people aren’t like this though and most are happy to listen to the expertise of professional bartenders. But no ones going to kick off at you for these things, just a polite word at first. But if a bartender has to have a polite word with you, every other staff member will quickly know and keep an eye on you.
@@3rdStoreyChemistAbout the ice thing: imagine getting an alcoholic drink but not wanting to taste the alcohol. I mean, that’s the whole point of it. If you don’t like it, get a mocktail
@@krystiankowalski7335 No it’s not. If you want to taste ethanol then no point bothering with any other flavour. As I said, it’s a useful indicator of an alcoholic, not someone with discerning tastebuds. If you’re going to try arguing this, you want want to look at AA or whatever the equivalent is in your country. Compare the cheapest vodka you can find to a respected brand. The difference is the taste of alcohol, non-alcoholics don’t like it all that much.
@@batsardcat3285 food service includes every single other position that comes with making the food moron. Everyone from the Host to the Chef has to deal with the awful customers. And just to show you how little you actually know, I've never been a waiter, only a prep cook and a chef. How did you not know that?
This guy's opinion of himself and his customers makes Trump look personable and modest. We get it. You don't like people. Get a job as a Park Ranger. Jesus.
The first few shorts of this guy I watched were pretty funny but at this point he is just so salty it hurts to watch him. He genuinely seems like he hates his job and he complains about the weirdest smallest things. Sad
@@nmellis6795 I know confrontation can be perceived as hostility when one isn't aware that one is an alcoholic, as it can be seen as an attack on them instead of the substance but I promise you, I hate the game not the player
@@jordanyoung6604 ...I can't tell if you're bad at trolling or if there's something genuinely wrong with you. Are you getting enough oxygen over there?
Difference between being nice and "you make good X" cause that's not nice its condescending. How would you like me coming to your job and saying you make good X here or you do good X here, its literally starting by assuming you're bad at what you do
@@biosaber585 i would be fine with it and if you asked if something was good i would give you my opinion on it. it’s not hard. even the place you work will have some items you don’t enjoy wow shocking i know. you don’t actually have to be a slave to your company and claim to enjoy everything.
I’ve been a bartender for 8 years and have encountered every sort of customer. I can’t imagine ever behaving like this. He’s not even clever, just rude.
@@hunhunhahaExcept the sizes are clearly displayed at the counter. You know bars and clubs specifically fill drinks more than 50% with ice in order to save costs? Many also water down their booze as well.
I’m guilty of the “do you make x here” one. For some reason, I went to a string of bars that didn’t make White Russians. So when I asked at this one bar, the bartender looked genuinely flabbergasted.
I used to do the same when I was younger, I live in the middle of nowhere and ran into a string of bars that didn't even have sweet vermouth (I'm a Manhattan/Rob Roy guy) and grew bitter.
@@saberswordsmen1Try reading the question correctly. Every single bar in my country has milk available to make White Russians. It would be embarrasing for the business to not be able to make such a commonly ordered drink
@@folou9199 Maybe because the average American bar glass cup holds 10-12 ounces, leading one to belive that the drink should take up the entire cup. Always ask for light/no ice if you actually want your moneys worth of drink.
A cocktail is a pre-determined amount of liquor mixer and flavours....he isnt going to change the recipe just because you want less ice....your drink is just gonna taste weird
In one of these shorts, he says if you try too hard to get his attention, he will intentionally ignore you. Dude needs a different career path. And I don't mean actor, either.
Try working in the service industry with drunk customers on top of that. Those “minor inconveniences” start adding up real fast cuz customers are fucking stupid
Pay for doubles, drink actual shots, or drink at home if you wanna get drunk then. Bars are legally required by states to pour a certain amount of alcohol per drink to prevent reckless drunks or liability issues. You will never get drunk at a bar unless you’re a lightweight, or willing to pay cash
@@LP-ct9nk tf kinda bars you go to where people don't get drunk sounds shitty also we have Uber,Lyft, taxis etc if you're gonna drive drunk that's on your stupidity
@@LP-ct9nk most states have requirements on how much alcohol you have to put in a drink as a standard, but very few actually legally prohibit you from adding more per the request of the customer. This also doesn’t counter the point that not letting people get drunk in bars is dumb. Additional, if you need a chain of shots or doubles to get drunk, you are not a heavyweight, you’re just an alcoholic.
@@robbomegavlkafenryka6158 All "legally prohibit you from adding more per the request of the customer" means is that they can increase the amount if you want it. It doesn't mean that you will not get charged for that extra amount. So if you were trying to prove something you didn't. Anyone who gets drunk off of one shot or drink ANYWHERE is a lightweight. That is 2-8 oz of alcohol depending on the drink. If you are getting drunk of of that alone you must either be a child or 60 pounds. The average person will need 2-4 drinks (of singles mind you) or a "chain" of 3 to 4 shots to start feeling tipsy/drunk which is nowhere close to alcoholic territory but nice hyperbole. People need to realize that the prices at their shitty dive bars are not reflective of bars in general once you get outside of that circle, and that outside places are always going to be focused on making a profit vs. if joe youtuber is mad because experiencing services outside is more expensive than staying at home
They want to suck money out of people. When you’re ordering the cheapest thing, the overly condescending bartenders will think you’re wasting their precious time
I don't understand who is being mocked at every point. Are the buzzer sounds at the time of the mock, before or after because I don't get it. I'm a bartender so I get the gist but also... don't? Get it?
Eh it really depends on what type of place you're bartending at. At a place managed by a large corporation with a bible sized employee hanbook full of policies for sure. Family owned bar/restaurant/night club not so much. I've worked at both types they're totally different worlds. At some of the clubs i worked at there's loud music so it's hard to hear people are constantly getting in fights it's super crowded and there are long lines at the bars not putting up with any shit from the customer was required
Often, but not at a bar that respects its employees. If you're a good worker, you deserve respect. Hell anyone deserves respect . Yes the video was petty and belittling, but that's not how any of us actually respond, it's how we'd like to. Service industry is a middle class job that is hard work. The way so many restaurants allow, and expect you to be a doormat 40 + hours a week is junk.
@@grouchypseudopod354 it's true. I had a nervous breakdown at work 2 days ago bc I've been constantly stressed out for months. Literally haven't had any bad situations like that since I was very young, but that day was just so much I was sitting in the backroom literally shaking like a Chihuahua and trying not to cry because my manager was being sweet as hell and trying her hardest to help me calm down despite the fact that my emotions were extremely confused.
@@isumkitchens5329 I hope you're doing better, but yeah, it's a hard job to be a person in. So many of us work places where we can't ever break. I'm glad at the very least your manager was supportive.
This video is what this guy wishes his job was like when it's really just serving them what they ask for listening to every single complaint whilst keeping his mouth shut
@Sevdije Havziu legit. Atleast if exagerate how much of asshats they are so the reaction seems appropriate in return. Or maybe like a build up into being a mega asshole.
@@TaurineFiend not a good excuse. If you want to be a personality, you should be atleast somewhat relatable, this guy just seems like he would be fired immediately, and is a dick to people who don't deserve it and who he doesn't know. I don't go to bars, but his attitude supposedly showing how a mixologist acts, it doesn't make me want to.
But what all of y’all for some reason never understand is that because the liquor is the first thing that is poured into the drink, the amount of liquor will be the same regardless of how much ice is in the cup. If we didn’t fill the cup with ice, you would then be drinking a lukewarm cocktail that tastes likes pure mixer and no alcohol, which well, sucks
The way he said this doesn't have enough alcohol in it was rude, but if you incorrectly mix a drink that I'm paying out the ass for then you're in the wrong.
@@Demonjazz420 and what s the fucking joke? he is insulting someone because he ask for more alchool in his drink? like ok : haha he insulted someone. but what s the joke?
@@idahooo3253 You know it's like... Illegal to overserve someone alcohol right? You ever have someone pretend that they know what they're talking about and you just want to tell them to shut up? The joke is that this is the raw unfiltered Id that would allow you to actually say those things. It's observational humour about common scenarios that bartenders have to deal with on a regular basis. Like people asking for more alcohol in their drinks when you can't serve them that way.
how can you be a bartender with no patience? when he gets actual bad customers does he follow them home and burn down their house while they’re asleep or how does he deal with that
If I pay for a drink and I’m not bothering anyone I’ll say what I effing want. Just because I want more Vodka in my drink does not mean I’m there to get drunk. If you truly own a bar, remind me not to go there.
Also, god forbid someone just go to a bar to get drunk? I still dont see what is wrong with that. Obviously not get completely shitfaced in public, but getting drunk is really kind of the point in drinking and going to a bar in the first place?
The only people who are getting hurt by his situational comedy are either people who’ve never worked in the food/service industry in their life and/or are this type of customer so now their feelings are hurt. The actual humor itself is mild af and literally what every service/food/retail worked thinks when dealing with dumb customers
If I'm paying you to tend my bar and I catch you drinking customers' drinks because they said something you didn't like, I'm gonna fire you and make you refund those drinks out of pocket.
Okay but why has there to be so much ice. I've been to bars where there's like 80% ice in them. Like I wanna drink something, not chew in frozen water cubes
@@nexus8516 he shouldn't have a problem with it, if he'd do his job right. The same way like you only have a problem with ticket control when you don't have a ticket
Idk why they put so much ice in any drink especially pop. I just get no ice. But a cocktail idk cuz I don't think most places keep their liquor refrigerated so you might have a nasty warm cocktail without the ice. Where I work the bar and the kitchen are kind of combined and the liquor shelves are on the opposite side of the wall that blocks the stove top. Liquor be hot as hell lmao
While I understand this is satire and comical venting, to be fair, not all bartenders are equal. I ordered a whiskey sour at one bar and got, what I am almost certain, was whiskey and 7-Up.. 😑 (No, it wasn't busy, lol)
So let me get this straight. Wanting a stronger drink, attempting and failing to flirt with girls in one of the few places where it’s supposed to be socially acceptable to attempt to flirt with girls, being new and not knowing the menu, complaining that you iced out their drink, and going to a bar with the purpose of getting drunk are all things you will refuse service over? Congratulations, you’ve officially defeated the point of going to a bar and/or having a bartender for everyone except forty year old cops who lost their wife and young child in a tragic car accident two years ago.
NoOoOo It's to show how classy and cultured you are Look. I played 120$ on an apparatus that drops water into a drink that tastes like ass, so me and my low-middle class friends can enjoy a glass of watered down ass!
@@xerosereveracity88Or, and here's a crazy thought, bartenders should do their job and properly mix drinks? I know, it's shocking to suggest someone do their job, but that's what they should do!
Bartended are legally required to serve certain amounts of alcohol, before they have to make it a double and charge you accordingly (in NY it’s 2 oz of alcohol). This is due to safety rules and regulations, and to avoid liability issues of creating reckless drunks leaving the venue. If you’re going to a bar to get drunk, and don’t want to pay accordingly you’re doing it wrong
@@dingdawng the bartenders are doing their job, someone taught them that way and thats the way they’re doing it unless you can somehow prove to me other wise. I would suggest if you notice a bar mix less then what each cocktail and drink should have for alcohol then leave that bar. But if your goal is to get to a bar to get drunk just pregame at home and show up like most regular people. Now don’t try and say something like “well the bartender should know better” perhaps but most likely you might just be going to a bar where people just did the bare minimum to land the job as bartending isn’t a highly paying job aside from tips so they don’t care as much as they should.
@@LP-ct9nk I’m fully aware of that, I’m talking about when bartenders significantly reduce the amount of alcohol and up charge for it to try and take advantage of people who may not know better. It was never about getting drunk, it was always about getting a proper drink. And guys it’s not that big deal at the end of the day
I’ve gotten so many drinks at bars where they fill the whole thing up with mixer and add like 3 drops of liquor at the end. Call me a Karen but if you’re blatantly ripping me off, you’re gonna hear about it
@Mr. Block also the fact that most places try to make at least 300% on every bottle they buy. So if a bottle is 60$, they gotta make at least 180$ from it. 60$ goes to buying a new bottle, 60$ goes to salary and 60$ goes to the place for paying bills and also owners need to make money. Some people just don't understand that.
@@striker-zq1040 very true ideally there’s only 2 reasons to go to a bar instead of drinking at home social reasons or you intend on ordering drinks you don’t feel confident in making yourself
@@MrBlock-qe7hi exactly, i have a shit ton of alcohol at my house, but i barely drink cause i don't enjoy drinking by myself. So i normally go to a bar for a drink or 2
In franks defence, not everyone knows about cocktails and he looks like a man of work with lacking education so it's ok if he asks something stupid for a normal customer. That's just my two cents, everyone starts somewhere.
@@Rurik_Luci i think the security guard would get fired then bro not doing his job, or didnt get someone to replace him. Dont matter if the bartender is an asshole still his job to do something about it.
@xerosereveracity88 it all depends on what they can figure out. Dude sees it out to get ugly but bartender is an ass he'll be getting a cig in. They can't really fault him if they can't prove it was done so shit could get ugly.
@@Rurik_Luci well as i said should definitely make sure someone watches your spot before you disappear for a cig so if the guy gets hurt and the guy got no-one to cover for him then its back to the unemployment line for the security guard
In bars, the drinks are really made with very little alcohol and usually have way too much ice in them. Additionally, it doesn't matter what the customer says, you must always remain professional.
If you don't want people to tell you there's too much ice, stop putting too much ice in our drinks. We're paying too much for you to water down our drinks.
Okay so to explain to this comment section of non-bartenders: I agree this video can come off as condescending, but it's not necessarily the content of the things the customers say that's the problem, it's the way they're saying it, and bartenders hear these things constantly, so let me enlighten you real quick. #1: "This doesn't have enough alcohol". This is stupid, we measure our drinks, it's like saying there's not enough steak on my plate when you order a 20oz steak. #2: Strongest but cheapest. Strongest implies more alcohol, more alcohol implies more expensive, there's just no reason to ask this, and it will take a bartender forever to explain. #3: "You make good cocktails here?" I get that maybe you're asking for a reccomendation, why would you ask it like that. Ask "whats your favorite cocktail here" or something similar. #4: "Sure is a lot of ice" Ice does not affect how much drink you get. I can put no ice in a drink and it will be THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF DRINK. Your meal doesn't get bigger by putting on a bigger plate. That's it. Once again, this video does come off as condescending and is more delivered at bartenders, but please try and understand we are dealing with 30 to 50 customers at a time on average and while we really do want to help you, the point he's making is to just think about your question for 5 seconds before asking it. Chances are, you won't need to ask it anymore.
I have to be honest, bartender for rough on 6 years now, perhaps its due to the creator being American so maybe different work culture but I've never met customers like this before at all. That said I work in Japan, and for the majority with the exception of drunk salarymen being a little too rowdy with the karaoke machine its very difficult to find customer of the bad flavour, or at least those who show it externally.
@@FishAnvil finding this dude pretentious and cringe as shit has nothing to do with working in the service industry. He just reminds me of that one guy at every place that treated it as a special skill or something with customs that random patrons should be expected to know. I was bartender at night for extra money for a long time and I’ve never copped this smug attitude even once. People give me $5 on 2 drinks that took me like a minute to make like they can be as dumb as they want so long as they aren’t aggro.
This is great but to be fair the ice one makes perfect sense. The only reason companies put as much ice as they do is to make more money. It’s insane how much room the ice takes up. Sure I could’ve ordered the pint, but that’s just an ass hole thing to say honestly because you’re the one ripping us off. XD (and if anyone try’s to say “that’s just how much ice you’re supposed to put in there” then don’t make me pay 12 bucks for fucking ice. It’s not our fault you’re OVER PRICING! XD)
You realize the acohol is measure and so the amount of ice doesn’t change the amount of alcohol. If you want more mixer, ask for more mixer but less ice = same amount of alcohol
@@SurprisinglyDeep The fact that people still think something is “free” is beyond me. Just because you bought it twice and get one for “free” doesn’t mean it’s free. It’s paid for already because uh… idk… capitalism means gaining over 1000% profit for every item made. Practically EVERYTHING is way overpriced. So yes, you are paying for ice when you could make the drink at home for what? A tenth of the fucking price??? XD
@@cyanicspectreskittleinc.9549 I'm not talking about "2 for 1" deals, I'm just repeating the fact that bartenders would not put more alcohol into a mixed drink even if they omitted the ice. The ice is always just an additional item at no added charge. Yeah it's always more expensive buying drinks at a bar than making them at home. However the advantage of going to a bar versus staying at home are that: a) A skilled bartender knows how to make better mixed alcoholic drinks than a regular untrained person. (No doubt pretty much any person could become as skilled as a professionally trained bartender at making many mixed drinks, it's just that most people never put in the time and money and effort to do that.) b) A person can drink mixed drinks at a bar without having to buy and stock up on all the bartender ingredients and tools themselves. (Like they don't need to stock up on Kahlua and Irish whiskey if they just want an Irish coffee once in awhile. Also they don't need to stock up on stuff like all the specialised bartender's mixing spoons and cups and ingredients like limes and simple syrup, for example.) c) Someone can have fun with their friends and/or family at what's usually a large public space without having to invite them to their home. (If someone lives in a small apartment it may not make any sense to invite over several friends and/or family members to their house, for example.)
Every time I have ever accused a place of watering down their drinks it was completely justified. Once when I complained they assured me there were 5 shots in the drink. So I ordered a shot and found that with ice it was impossible to fit 5 shots in the glass. There are too many places tryna rip people off for you to pretend like ain't nobody justified in saying that a drink ain't strong enough
Dude, ain't no bar ever serving anyone 5 shots of anything in one glass 😂 Even if you were the nicest person ever and asked, we wouldn't do that. If your bartender is telling you that, they definitely put less because you don't know how to order and probably would be one to get kicked out if they did give that much to you. That or you're drunk and are just being an asshole. Also, a shot is 1 oz or 30 mL. That makes 150 mL for 5 oz, which is 5 shots. If your drink couldn't even fill 5 shot glasses, that glass is small af lmao.
@@djf1shm1nt9 a shot/jigger, at least where I'm from is a standard 1.5 oz. It was my first drink of the night. The bar had been caught watering down their drinks in the past. You're forgetting that the glass was also filled with ice. There are drinks that have 5 or more different kinds of alcohol. And Not everywhere in the world is as stigmatic about alcohol as the place where you live seems to be. Don't talk out of your ass. Do better.
"Im here to get fucked up" that is literally the only reason people drink alcohol, if i wanted a good tasting expensive drink i would just buy blackcurrant juice
Yeah no shit. The tricky thing is having all the hundreds of dollars worth of alcohol being able to memorize all of the mixed drinks being ablw to make them in a quick and timely fashion, all the while also juggling meal orders and payments. And if you meet a bartender who doesn't act like this in private they're either drunk or getting paid a fuckton
@@python1972 if you can show me any kind of person who works in food service that doesn't act just like how you described I want to meet them just so I can tip them well. That is some serious willpower to not get frustrated at customers.
Watch the shoe Bar Rescue. You'd be unpleasantly suprised how many people CAN'T mix basic drinks, especially when there are lots of customers inside the bar
@@SurprisinglyDeep Yep people think its easy when its really not that simple they never mixed a drink or been behind a bar and think its easy af especially when you have to be quick as shit and at the same time getting yelled at by the manager
@@KazamRU-vid dude just gonna say it. why are you so pretentious in these videos. if they want it different they want it different. i hope you dont act like this in-shop. because that kinda behavior would get you fired. immediately.
@@Daniel-wu6pl this is just satire, it's not that literal lol. Of course any bartender that would act exactly like this would most likely get fired. But it doesn't mean that bartenders don't think like this lol. Being a bartender can be hard, it's a service job but you also have to deal with drunks, and you're usually by yourself in most places. This is just a way to express that very real frustration and stress when it comes to being a bartender, serving drinks for over 7 hours with no breaks, dealing with difficult people and assholes, and still having to be nice and smile. Edit: and memorize recipes and make drinks right!
I had a customer asking me a long island ice tea without ice, without coke, but keep the same glass. He thought I would give him 10oz of alcohol for $9
Had a bar tender once scare off a creep hitting on me by slamming his hands on the bar and going "Are you hitting on my sister?" Dude left so fast and I tipped him so well.
