Sorry I have not written in a few weeks, i have had to deal with the pre bank holiday, the during bank holiday and the post bank holiday. It went well. The pub was in a complete state of disarray for about a week after, but what the hell we got through it with only minor scrapes.
Whilst working this frightful weekend i have been observing the general public whilst in the pub and i have a devised a list of do's and don't when entering a pub. Hopefully this will help those of you who are new to ordering drinks/food whilst in a pub.
DO'S
- when arriving at a pub which is 3 deep at least at the bar, please make sure have memorised all the drinks which intend on purchasing before the bar person asks what they can get you
- if you see that the person serving you is slightly stressed behind the bar, or literally looks like they are dying of thirst......offer them a drink and make it a large one. You may find that that simple gesture may get you served a lot quicker the next time round
- by all means, if you want to sit with your friends outside in the wonderful bright lovely sunshine, and there isn't enough seats, please take some out from inside, but don't take it out without asking as you may notice the bar staff going into a state of panic when they think the furniture has been nicked (you can never be too careful these days, trust me)
- smile
- mention to the bar staff in passing that they are doing a wonderful job and that you are really glad that you are spending your bank holiday effectively with them
- if the person shouts who's next don't point to the next person out of politeness it wastes time, just shout your order or shout me the bar staff will appreciate the balls of doing this
DON'TS
- come to the bar with no idea what you are ordering and the say you will go and find out what your mates etc want. you won't get served, simple as. It is irritating.
- come in drunk and try and chat up the bar staff. You will look like an idiot and it will take you twice as long the next time you come for a drink as you will be know as the 'bar rat'.
- do not and i really mean do not mention the lovely weather outside. the last person someone behind the bar wants to hear is how nice the sun is when they are stuck behind a bar for another 6 hours without even a glimpse of daylight effectively serving drunk sun stroked people
- if you insist on being sick (at this point you should really start evaluating your drinking habits and head home) please aim for the toilet, not around the toilet, not on the walls of the toilet, not in the sink or in the urinals, just aim for the toilet. It gets a bit much when at the end of an extremely busy night to then spend an hour removing sick from the ceiling
- have a go at the bar staff because you have been waiting 2minutes at the bar and you expect to be served straight away. go somewhere else as you will no doubt be waiting another hour if you say that to the bar staff. it is rude.
There are plenty more of these which no doubt i shall tell you about when the time comes. But for the moment take these into consideration and try them out when you next go to a pub. You will either find yourself an honoury regular for the way you conducted yourself so wonderfully in the pub or you will find yourself no doubt forceably removed by the locals for your terrible behaviour.
Goodluck
The Barmaid xx
