Working in the hospitality industry requires an immense amount of patience. The hours are long and unpredictable, service often goes awry, and dealing with clientele can be difficult, to say the least. And while most professionals are trained to keep their irritation buried deep, if there’s one thing that’s sure to test any bartender or server’s patience, it’s customers asking what could be considered stupid questions.
If you’re wondering what those questions are, you’ll find them in Reddit’s popular r/bartender sub in a recent thread. It’s chock-full of bartenders bemoaning all types of inquiries ranging from “are you open?” to the ever-infuriating “what’s your real job?” With so many responses, we wanted to spotlight some of the most egregious.
Check out nine of the most frustrating customer queries according to Reddit bartenders below.
“Can you make me this drink I had at another bar?”
It’s fine to ask for a universally well-known cocktail — or even a lesser-known modern classic — but don’t order an original build from a different establishment’s menu. It should go without saying that your bartender is certainly not going to know a spec created at a bar they don’t nor have ever worked at.
User WestbrookDrive commented:
“The drink some other bar made them.
It was blue.”
“What’ve you got?”
If the bar you find yourself in is full-service, its bartenders will be able to make just about any classic build alongside those included on the menu, if they have one. That’s why “what do
