Best bartending school around!!!!:
I've been in the restaurant business for 11 years now. After deciding that I wanted to go back to school, I stopped by the Bucks County School of Bartending and had a one-on-one with the John (the co-owner). John made me feel completely comfortable. Before we even started talking about the school, he asked me why I wanted to be a bartender and more importantly explained the pros and cons of being one. After about an hour of conversation he explained how the school actually works and I was sold. The school itself looks like a full running bar aside from the fact that they serve no alcohol. Have no fear though because Denise, the other co-owner and the head instructor at the school, makes sure that all of the bottles looks exactly like what they're supposed to. The whiskey is brown, all the puckers are the color they're supposed to be and they have more than 50 bottles behind the bar so you can not only familiarize yourself with the colors of the alcohol but also the bottles themselves. They also have soda guns with juice, soda, and even red bull!!!! The classes are very casual. Not only did they offer everyone time to practice making drinks but after we completed the class we were given an opportunity to go to a real bar and practice making them for guests. Denise also spent a great deal explaining other aspects of the business: how to flag people, proper ways for carding, appropriate ways to handle situations, and much much more. They even offer TIPS certifications for an additional $75. TIPS is a nationally recognized certification for responsible alcohol service. I took the class and did the TIPS certification. All-in-all it was well worth it. I got a job within a week of completing the class. If your looking for a bartending school that cares more about its integrity and students than they do about money (like other schools that tried to charge me $600 dollars and didn't even offer a degree) I strongly recommend your check out the Bucks County School of Bartending.
by Boris Borovikov on June 25, 2010