Bartending

• In many towns, it was illegal not to have a tavern offering a place for food, drink, and lodging
• "Public houses" came into existence in England during Saxon times and became popular gathering places for business and personal meetings
• The traditional concepts of bars can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome
• As time passed, taverns expanded their businesses to include gaming and other entertainment
• Beer was known in Mesopotamia before 4000 BC
• A bar is a venue where people seek relaxation, chat with friends, enjoy drinks, listen to music, or watch live entertainment
• After the collapse of the Roman Empire, wine production in Europe was sustained chiefly by monasteries
• Wine making was traced to the Mesopotamia and Nile valley


  2000 BC
• Among large hotels or establishments with multiple bar outlets, there is a designated Bar Manager who oversees bar operations
• Types of bars

  • Entertainment or Cocktail Bar
  • Coffee Bar
  • Stand-Up Bar
  • Mobile or Portable Bar
• In the New World, "public houses" were built before churches in many colonies
• Taverns in ancient times served alcoholic beverages with food to travelers
• Wine was consumed in Classical Greece at breakfast and was part of the Roman diet in the 1st century BC
• Parts of a bar

  • Front Bar
  • Under Bar
  • Back Bar
• During the Middle Ages in Europe, beer was consumed by the whole family through a triple fermentation process
• The medicinal use of alcoholic beverages was mentioned in Sumerian and the Hebrew bible
• After the fall of the Roman Empire, the number of taverns decreased and they only offered food, lodging, and stables for travelers
• Bar


  A retail business that serves alcoholic beverages and other beverages for consumption on premises
• A Bar Outlet is supervised by a bar captain or a bar supervisor, with a service crew including a bartender, bar boy, bar waiters, receptionist, and a cashier
• The source of beverage service dates back to 12,000 years with the first evidence of wine making
• Bar attendants


  Take and serve beverage and other orders according to prescribed standards of service
• Bar manager or supervisor

  Plans, directs, monitors the set-up and delivery of service in the bar, insuring that service standards are consistently complied with
• Bar Outlet

  A place where alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are served
• Bartender


  Prepares/mixes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to prescribed standards
• Bar receptionist


  Welcomes and greets customers at the entrance them and escorts them to their table
• Bar boy


  Acts as runner and helper in the bar
• Bar Outlet staff


  • Bar manager or supervisor
  • Bartender
  • Bar boy
  • Bar attendants
  • Bar receptionist