Comments on: Need a Question Answered About Your Business?

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:40:12 +0000

Hi Barry,
My mom and I own a small (15 person bar) with a dining room for 30 as well as a pool area. Our last bartender had slowly ruined our evening crowd. Our food is awesome so we are very busy until about 9pm, then it just dies. I have tried a few other bartenders but they did not work either. Now it is back to my mom & I doing it all.
We have tried amazing drink specials ($2drinks from 9-2) etc. We have also tried free pool and darts.
We have a lot of regulars, some new faces for dinners, but not much at night.
I am to the point where I feel like we have done all we could and should just close at 9pm, but we are a bar I want to be busy till 2am…

Any ideas would be amazing!!!
Mel

By: barblog

barblog — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:34:54 +0000

Hello Everard,

here are my thoughts on your question:

http://www.thebarblogger.com/should-bartenders-be-assigned-to-a-certain-section-of-the-bar/

I hope this helps,

Barry

By: Everard

Everard — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:02:59 +0000

A very popular restaurant w/an 20 seat L-shaped bar and a service area at the end for servers lets the 3 bar tenders working any shift roam up & down with no assigned section nor one of the 3 designated for service exclusively.Sometimes the wait is long for servers and bar patrons/customers.Is it not sound business to assign them a section of the bar with responsibility for that area primarily?
Thanks,
Ev Barnes, Grapevine, Texas.

By: barblog

barblog — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:52:42 +0000

Hello John, you will find my answer to your question here: http://www.thebarblogger.com/how-to-deal-with-staff-who-cant-be-trained/

Cheers,

Barry

By: P. Tsaldari

P. Tsaldari — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:17:46 +0000

Really enjoy your blog as well as your perspective. Thank you for sharing your information with many of us involved with F&B.
Wonderful blog, shall return for another visit.
Cheers,
PT

By: barblog

barblog — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:16:34 +0000

Hello Simon, I have recorded a quick video with some strategies for you here: http://www.thebarblogger.com/how-to-increase-footfall-in-your-pub-despite-competition/

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Barry

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By: John O Neill

John O Neill — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:05:24 +0000

RE day 3 i have 2 barmen that i need to fire or replace cannot get them to change, have try ed re training and failed the problem is they have 25 years of service and i am situated in a small town and I am afraid of customer fall out.

By: simon pawson

simon pawson — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:36:09 +0000

hi barry

We are a small town centre bar in a small town in west yorkshire. Please could you give me some tips on increasing footfall based on the fact we have a wetherspoons round the corner which is competing substansially on price?

Simon

By: barblog

barblog — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:27 +0000

Hi Off License, great question! Here’s your video response with 4 strategies for you:

http://www.thebarblogger.com/how-to-increase-sales-in-your-liquor-storeoff-license/