Bar Pub Chat

A fatal accident enquiry in Scotland has heard workers in the [tag]bar trade[/tag] are four times as likely to die from an [tag]alcohol related illness[/tag]. The figures are quite shocking but hardly surprising as in many establishments drinking is almost a requirement of the job.

The figures were revealed during an inquest into the death of Stuart Foster, a 27 year old [tag]bartender[/tag] from Edinburgh. Stuart had drunk [tag]strong lager[/tag], sparkling wine and an alcopop, to the equivalent of 17 pints of lager.

It was common practice for the [tag]pub staff[/tag] to drink during opening times, and later stay on at the pub for ‘afters’.

This is by no means rare, in fact I have known employers who will ONLY employ staff with a large capacity for alcohol who are prepared to exercise it on a nightly basis, 7 nights a week during the summer season.

I also remember working in a [tag]London pub[/tag] where ’snakebite’ (a potent mix of beer and cider) was off the menu for customers, however the staff were knocking it back continuously. (more…)

Last Tuesday, a 20 year old woman who was having a drink with her father in a male orientated Montreal [tag]gay bar[/tag] was asked by the staff to leave.

The bar named ‘Le Stud’ is situated in Montreal’s gay villiage, and prides itself on being “one of the most hard, manly, and virile establishments in town.” (more…)

I decided to create BarPubChat.com after working in the [tag]bar trade[/tag] for over 25 years. I began at the age of 16, working as a bar waitress in a pub in [tag]Lloret de Mar[/tag] in the North of Spain. I had some fun experiences over the years working [tag]temp bar jobs[/tag] in [tag]London bars[/tag] and also in my home town of Brighton, a tourist hot spot in the [tag]South of England[/tag].

After a few years and a variety of [tag]bartending jobs[/tag], I became a [tag]bar manageress[/tag], then a [tag]bar owner[/tag]. I finally quit the trade a few years ago after becoming sick of my customers, so now I spend more time on the other side of the jump, but am thinking of dabbling again, as there are so many aspects I miss.
In this blog I will be discussing bars I have visited, bars I have worked in, [tag]bar characters[/tag] I have met,[tag]bar jobs[/tag], also subjects such as [tag]bar furniture,[/tag] [tag]best tactics[/tag] for dealing with [tag]awkward customers[/tag], great [tag]drink recipes[/tag], and a multitude of other bar and pub subjects.

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