B.E.A.uuuuutiful moment.....
Just last night, stood at the end of the bar on the mezzanine level of the club I manage.

I was watching this horrible harpie of a woman get served by the bar staff, she was doing everything all bartenders HATE, ordering one drink at a time, turning to chat, being generally rude and ignorant, putting her money on the bar rather than in an outstretched hand etc. etc.

After much faffing about she eventaully got her round (large mind, with shots for her harpie coven) and demanded a tray.... tray provided she then marched indignantly towards the booth where her friends/flying monkeys awaited





and Beautiful moment number 1



fell arse over tit on the step up to the VIP booths!


Moment number 2 came shortly after when (after a brief discussion with me about how it was the bars fault and i should buy her a new round) she marched off, Cherry Sourz and Vodka Lemon & Lime all down her top... and slipped at the bottom of the stairs landing squarely on her ample rear.

They say revenge is a dish best served cold, well I believe in letting Karma have it's turn before I intervene. Rarely do we get to see it in effect so spectacularly.
( Mister B is eating an icanhazcheezburger with lmaonaise, Thu 5 Aug 2010, 22:59, 2 replies)

haha quality!!
they're not just a bartenders nightmare, but a punters too...
(jonny_power boom chika wah wow, Thu 5 Aug 2010, 23:42, closed)

When I worked bars, people got one chance to get served first time
Ideally, I'd make eye contact, say "Yes please?" take their order, and serve. If this process fell down at any stage, I'd move on to the next person. So:

- If its your turn and you're busy chatting to your mates when I try to make eye contact, you just lost your spot.
- If I ask what you want, and your reaction is any variation of turning to your mates and asking what they're having, you just lost your spot
- If I ask what you're having, and you reply "errrr....", you just lost your spot.

It goes the other way too. Regulars who knew what they wanted and came to the bar with the cash and empty bottle/glass in hand would often get a questioning "Same again?" look from me at the other end of the bar, and ended up getting served quicker - not because of any favouritism, but because they were 'zero effort' - I could grab their drinks next time I was heading to my till or a fridge that was over there anyway, hand over drinks, take money, friendly nod, everybody's happy.
(bblgoose, Mon 9 Aug 2010, 13:06, closed)