Ah, so if you order a party drink you're probably having a party, and if you're ordering a whisky by yourself in the middle of the day you're probably not partying. Got it!
Hah, my one coworker ordered a Bud Light at a really nice bar in our hotel that had at least 60 craft beers on tap. The server definitely looked bewildered.
We have a big rodeo in my city every summer, and I continue to drink at our local brewery, in part because the odds are good some wannabe cowboy will go nuclear over the fact that the place does. not. carry. any mass-produced beer. Some of these have been kind of pretentious, but this batch speaks some truth - know where you are and order accordingly.
That's kind of the point. A lot of craft pubs don't stock mainstream beer yet people will still order it and get disappointed when their told it's not available.
@joseph, you know one when you see one. Furthermore, I can tell from the minute I walk in to a place if a frozen drink, mojito or blood Mary is appropriate to order
This is why i am so grateful for being born in Italy, been going to clubs since i was like...15. It gets you used to the atmosphere and all the little mannerisms.
I've seen Julia on a few of these videos and she just has the loveliest smile and eyes. She seems like a genuinely kind person, someone who would make a great friend.
As an adult, I love looking back and remembering how anxious and nervous I was to interact with my first bar tender, but now I realize that they're just regular ass, cool people who honestly couldn't give a shit what you order or drink just as long as you dont make their job difficult. With that said, it can also be extremely easy to get on a bar tenders nerves and get kicked out for the night or even indefinitely. Seen it happen multiple times.
I read the title and was ready to blast this, that its nonsense to assume who someone is based on their drink, and even more absurd that there's an expert on that...but at least many of them actually said what I wanted to say, you might read into someone's order or how they order something about the mood or urgency, but that's where it stops, and even that is so so
I usually go with whiskey neat. But when I'm feeling up for adventure, I ask the bartender to make their favorite drink, or the one that's the most fun to make. Maybe one they don't get to make often and want to. I'm willing to pay for (ONE) drink and be surprised. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes its a surprise. Sometimes it's garbage, but I asked for it, so I drink it and always tip.
I think it says more about the bar then the client. If a bar only has a few beers on tap, it’s likely mediocre...but a bar with a bunch of microbrews on tap is a cool place to be
I personally order a mojito in newly ever bar/club that I go to and judge the skills and quality of the ingredients of that bar/club but that’s more the customer judging the staff then the other way around.
My dad's best friend is a navy dude. Pretty tough, but getting on a bit now. All he drinks is light beer. Just confidently says he knows it's basically diluted beer but he loves it. Made me rethink making fun of people enjoying bud light/coors light etc.
@@thechris312 that good for him but bud light is piss water dude theres no qay around it, people from other countries laugh at our shitty ass light beer
I get a budweiser jameson anywhere I go, any time I go. It's hilarious when I order with friends at some craft beer bar, and they know exactly what im getting haha, and what the bartenders reaction will be. Own what you drink!
So in the first part of the video, they all say, "order based on your surroundings" but in the second part, "order whatever you want, and dont give a damn" umm, what?
Dont walk into a biker bar and order an irish coffee, 9 times out of 10 they dont have coffee. Dont walk into a steakhouse and start ordering tequila shots. OBSERVE YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
It's not a contradiction. The first is saying not to be ridiculous relative to our surroundings, eg dont ask for something a given setting can't provide or that takes a long time when tons of people are waiting to put in their order. The latter is saying to not be limited in one's choices by others assumptions
Of course you can order something time consuming to make when it's busy. Just know that it'll take longer for other people to get their drinks and more importantly, it will take longer for you to get your drink (or else you might get a drink that's more carelessly put together).
I see where you're coming from, but it's not about the bartender feeling inconvenienced, it's about slowing things down for everyone in the bar. Bartenders love to make quirky drinks like that when they have time, but a bar is the most social of places, and as a bar patron, consideration should be given to everyone else waiting for a drink. Check the recipe for the drink she referenced in that clip: imbibemagazine.com/ramos-gin-fizz/
It's not being so much as considerate to the bartender, but being considerate to the entire room of waiting patrons. And the blame will usually fall on the bartender for patrons that didn't notice you ordered an inconsiderate drink,
I used to play a completely different game. Since barkeeping is a service, the best way to sell something is being proactive. One judges the customer by the way he/she presents him/herself through clothing, mimics, way of being, body type, language and nationality/region of origin. Most of those information are there the minute the customer walks into the bar. That being said, offer the drink you would order as that person. It fails sometimes but usually I had people looking at me surprised and asking ''how did you...'', we are usually very superficial beings. Same goes for me.
I usually get a shot of wild turkey 101 on ice partnered with a 12oz draft beer. I don't think that defines me in any way, it's just what I like to order when I go out.
The problem is you're at a bar! People have the right to order what they want and a bartender should be able to make it (as long as the ingredients are stocked). Customers shouldn't have to order what the bartender wants to make. These videos constantly contradict themselves.
Absolutely, these people feel like they are superior to the guest, no they don't own the place and their job is to prepare whatever the guest is ordering, just like a cashier at a coffee shop.
Drink what you like. UNLESS its a complicated drink at a busy bar, a domestic beer at a craft beer bar, or something that doesn't match the ambiance. I guess just ask what the bartender thinks you should drink.
No, it's called KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND BE CONSIDERATE OF THE PEOPLE WAITING TO ORDER A DRINK BEHIND YOU I dont give a flying fuck what you drink, unless it's super crowded and busy and your stupid ass just ordered a drink that takes 20 min to make. Then, i'm gonna be very fucking upset at you, and so are the other 20 people in line behind me. Drink what you like unless the SURROUNDINGS call for something different. Dont walk into a hyper fancy steakhouse and start ordering tequila shots, it's not the place to do that Dont walk into a biker bar and order an irish coffee, they probably dont have coffee That's like going to an Italian restaurant and demanding they cook you a tbone steak. Because "they're a restaurant"
@@jordanhicks5131 no it's nothing like that? if the steakhouse has tequila then drink it. If the bar has the drink you want guests are more then welcome to order it. They won't get a discount for ordering a beer at a busy bar (here in England at least) so if they want a certain drink that takes longer then more power to them and as they pay the bill they have every right to do that. That's the problem with these "star tenders" they want there life to be easy, if you take a trip to Japan the drink takes 3 times longer because of how delicately they make the drink, that's what being a bartender is about making the guests happy not making their lives easier... Rant over
I do believe there should be common sense with a customer here. Don't ask for a cocktail in a pub, don't ask for shots in craft bar, don't ask for a picture of beer in a wine bar and don't ask what's your strongest cocktail in a cocktail bar! The last gets to me because it means you don't care what it tastes like
"If you look around and it seems like it would be out of place then you should not do that" So I can't order something unique and have to order whatever the rest of the guests there order? And you should never order a Bud Light even if you feel like one? And ordering a manhattan (even if it's on the menu) at a Mexican Cantina makes you an idiot? And the girl at 1:56 will judge you because of your order? What if you have never had an Old Fashioned before and want to try it? Jesus this was stupid, now I know which bars to not visit.
Gtfoh! How bout you make my drink and be thankful someone's bringing you business. And yeah. I'm a bartender in NYC too. There's 16 liquor licenses on my block alone. I'm grateful when they choose my bar over the thousands of others in the city. BE NICE.
Maybe I'm missing something here but these bartenders spent the whole video judging people based on what they drink and how they order it then turn around and say that bartenders that do that suck and shouldn't do it? For a bunch of people that apparently don't care about what you order they sure seem to care quite a bit.
Especially the girl, she just said she will judge you badly if you order a gin fizz when she is busy and at the end of the video she says 'if it tastes good just f*cking drink it'. What if a gin fizz tastes good but she is busy?
@@paulchatel2215 Because it's complicated and takes much more time and effort. The choice makes their job harder, and it also effects the service of everyone else waiting for a drink. She has no problem with the drink itself, just her ability to make a good one. It's also not lazy. Some drinks take 20-30 seconds to make. Some take up to a couple minutes. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but when you have twenty drinks to make, and everyone's waiting, it's a huge deal.
For the customer: Don't worry about it. Drink what you like, unless you're there to get laid. In that case, what you order is probably less significant than the Shoes you wore to a bar. If you're there to get drunk, or have a good time, then order what you want. It's a bar, that's what it's there for. Don't order something pretentious just to impress people at a bar. They don't care.
If you order X, while at Y, look how much you don't fit in at X. It's like a gate keepers paradise. Thought I'd be hearing about how Tequila Sunrise people wake up on benches or something.
The last part of this video was tacked on in an attempt to make the bartenders seem a little less condescending or pretentious as they were the first 3 quarters of the show.
Not only are pubs (aka bars) in England always changing ownership due to debt, but they're judging me on what I order too? So expensive alcohol, and getting judged for buying it... that's a lot to carry man. I'll just have water.
I’m a whiskey and rum type of girl. No surprise I’m from the Caribbean rum is our shit. Mojitos, Manhattans, Chile tequila, etc . Though I do collect wine on my spare time as a hobby.
How you drink certain drinks says something, too. You don't typically order a Fireball and sip it like a Laphroaig 10. You also don't order a Booker's and shoot it, either.
I haven't come across a bartender that can mix a proper grasshopper, so i generally just order a Cosmopolitan because i enjoy the flavor and it lasts long, but i need 2-3 beers first.
Go ahead and order that 20 min cocktail when it's me and 30 others waiting in line behind you to get our drinks. You must really like being an asshole or you really must like getting punched. One of the two.
@@jordanhicks5131 Yeah, you've got it right on the nose bud. If someone orders a cosmopolitan with 5 people in line they're immediately brutalized by the angry mod behind them /s And why are these people considered assholes? Are the people with a full cart of groceries in the grocery store an asshole when there's 7 teens buying 1 snicker each?
I don't care at all about what people order, just don't get pissy when the bar doesn't carry it. And guys, when their talking about ordering something time consuming during a busy hour, they're just asking for people to have more consideration for other customers since it slows down drink production. Their just asking for more consideration, but if you don't want to be considerate, that is definitely in your right to be so.
asking people to not order what they want when they come into your bar is unreasonable. like, how is the customer supposed to know whether or not they are allowed to order a complex drink?
I always order a daiquiri first. Its one of those drinks that if a bartender cant get it right then I know Im not at a good bar. If they nail it then feel confident moving on to something a bit more complex
don't be so hasty to judge a bar on its daiquiri. i know numerous excellent bars in my crappy little city that don't serve any frozen drinks because it generally requires using a blender. which is obnoxious.
I work as a bartender and i just want to say 2 things. 1) Drink whatever you want 2) The amount of alcohol you drink says more about you than your taste buds
"You're not gonna go to NASCAR and pop Rose" >Me, quietly sitting in the corner of a flashy cocktail bar sipping a bottled domestic lager staring at my phone while my girlfriend and her friends wile out lmao
Asking these bartenders to judge someone is like saying," Hey college drop out, what is your opinion on this person who does not drink for a living?" lol
I frequent a brewery that only sells the beer that they produce. It in a touristy area. Every time I am there somebody walks in and asks for some mainstream beer. The bartender sends them next door to an actual bar. Every so often some hillbilly gets all bent out of shape because he can’t get a Bud et. al. They yell that they are taking their money next door. Both places are owned by the same guy.
