Earn More Tips as a Bartender

Are you a bartender and enjoy your job? Are you wanted to earn more money from the tipping? OK, don’t worry, here are some points you should look after. You will make more tips as a bartender than the person comes to work, puts his working hours in, serve and behave well and mixes a good cocktail. Get to know your regular customers as well as new customers. Make every customers feel better and showing them that you are delighted to see them again in your bar.

Keep your bar surface, cocktail glasses and preparation area clean. If your bar is clean and clear than any other bars in the town, more customers will come in your bar and more the customers come, you have a great chance to pay more as tip.

You should walk over to greet your customers and if you see a regular customer in your bar, address him/her by their name. The customer will feel important, welcomed when you do this.

You may score a bigger tip if you know the details about the customers whether they prefer no ice or a splash of soda in cocktail.

If a customer waits more than a couple of minutes for service, they will have a negative impact on you. When you see your customers glass empty, go and full it. So you need to be very efficient when waiting on customers, mixing drinks or operating cash counter.

You can create a special drink for an indecisive customer for a good tip from him.

Some customers are emotional and upset for something and want to talk, just listen them. You should not be involved in it, politely excuse yourself when necessary to wait on other customers. Be sure about that you don’t neglect anyone.
 
If a customer leaving you a solid tip after each round, you have a responsibility to give back something in return.

If you give poor service you will get poor tips and if you give a great service you will get a good tip, that’s the bottom line.

Now, at the end of it, from a customer’s point of view, you should tipping appropriately because it’s a good thing. Many people see how a person tips as a reliable gauge of characters. Show others that you are socially groomed and may cause people like you more. If you are ever comped any food or drink, your tip should equal the amount of the price of the drink or food.