| A bar tender, as most people know, is somebody | | | | position. |
| who serves beverages to patrons from behind a | | | | A bartender can also serve to set the tempo of |
| bar. These drinks are often alcoholic, although | | | | a restaurant or bar. This is done through |
| most restaurants have a bartender of some sort | | | | interactions with the customers, and requires a |
| that provides all beverages, soft drinks, etc for | | | | person to be outgoing and friendly. Aside from |
| the restaurant. When a bartender is called a | | | | providing drinks, the bar tender is also responsible |
| barkeep, it usually signifies that they are the | | | | for making sure patrons have beverage coasters, |
| owner of the establishment, and not just an | | | | that the bar top is kept neat and tidy, and that |
| employee. | | | | the appearance of the entire establishment is |
| There are a lot of different types of bartenders, | | | | maintained. |
| and the duties that are expect of one will depend | | | | Aside from activities having to do directly with |
| on the type of establishment that they work in. | | | | the bar, a bartender should also be able to |
| In some restaurants, the bartender is all but | | | | provide directions to nearby locations, |
| invisible, working behind the scenes to fulfill drink | | | | recommendations for other night life outside of |
| orders for customers. In other places, the | | | | the bar, and a ready repertoire of trivia, jokes, |
| bartender is the center of attention, providing | | | | and humorous stories. |
| entertainment in the form of jokes, tricks, and | | | | While some states require that a bartender |
| bottle juggling. There are also jobs which fall all | | | | receive certification, most don't. You can check |
| along the gradients in between the two extremes. | | | | with your local state officials for details about |
| In places where the bartender is visible, they | | | | your specific location. Even if a certificate is not |
| usually serve as the public image of the entire | | | | required, it may still be a good idea to attend a |
| establishment. This usually means that a strict | | | | bartending class, in order to become more familiar |
| formal attire of some sort is required for the | | | | with drink recipes and the bar in general. |