You walk up to the bar grab a seat and wait to get the bartender’s attention. Eventually they look at you and ask what you’d like to drink—and you freeze. Or you confidently order your drink only to be met with a confused look (or worse—the cold shoulder) from your bartender. If you’ve found yourself in one of these scenarios you’re not alone. Ordering at a bar can be intimidating and there’s plenty of room for error especially if you’re unfamiliar with the establishment’s specialty.
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Stop Making These 5 Mistakes When Ordering Drinks at a Bar
After years of bartending and serving drinks in expensive cocktail bars grungy rock clubs and more I’ve served thousands of guests and I’ve seen the mistakes they make time and time again. If you’ve been the victim of a puzzled look or a cold vibe from your bartender it’s not because they don’t want to serve you (they shouldn’t) it’s probably because you ordered in a way that requires follow-up questions explanations or a guessing game. Your bartender wants to serve you a drink you like but in order to do that they need to understand your order.
To make the process as smooth as possible for them and your drink as enjoyable as possible for you it helps to know the common pitfalls of bar patrons. Read on to learn about twelve crafty mistakes you might be making and how to improve your bar experience by avoiding them.
We’ve all heard those crazy bizarre cocktail names. Put any two words or terms together and chances are someone has used the phrase as a name for a drink at some point. Sure ridiculous cocktail names can be fun but they can also be confusing for your bartender. These names often vary based on establishment and geographic location — and because there are literally thousands of them no bartender has memorized every cocktail recipe known to man.
