Should I invest my money to go to San Francisco bartending school?

I just turned 21 and wanted to seek a different job position that would hopefully pay more than what I do as a math tutor. I am now in my senior year and want to improve on my customer service skills. I do not know whether I should invest my time and money to go to SF bartending school, because I have this fear of not being able to compensate for my investment, as I am already in a tight budget. I would like to know if any body has ever invested their time and money and actually found a job to make up for their investment. If their is an alumni from this program or any other like it, please give me some advice and pointers as to how I can be successful or at least find this school to be the best place to enroll at.Should I invest my money to go to San Francisco bartending school?
Don't waste your money - it won't help your customer service skills and you will be making drinks using colored water. No bar considers going to bartending school a plus. They want experience and a good personality. You may have to start as a bar back or cocktail waitress.

Bottom line, bartending school is a joke and none of them can truly help you find a job because restaurants and bars aren't going to them for referrals because they think they are a joke too,

Sorry for the reality check hon - just trying to keep you and your money in the same place.Should I invest my money to go to San Francisco bartending school?
Find out if bartending school is even a requirement for the job. It might be better to invest in a class that is similar in management, but covers more area (a basic management class). So if the bartending thing doesn't work (you may just need to buy a book on bartending...) then you will have other options.Should I invest my money to go to San Francisco bartending school?
Don't go. I am a bartender and a Restaurant manager. I have also worked as a night club manager in Miami Beach, and I never seen any one get hired from going to bar tending school. I used to get a bunch of people coming in to apply telling me that they have there bar tending license, I then tell them that in the State of Florida you don't need 1. They usually get upset knowing they spent up to $2000 for a worthless piece of paper. But if your state requires a license, you don't need to go to school to take it. You can call you local state license board, and get more information on it. As far as drinks and service go, your best bet is to work in a restaurant, many corporate places usually hire from with in and make one of the waiters a bartender giving them free training. Another idea would be to try to get a job as a bar back. You would just helping out the bar tender by getting ice, stocking and some times making drinks. I started out this way when i was 19. They tip you out at the end of the shift and you also get paid from the place too.Should I invest my money to go to San Francisco bartending school?
I've worked in the restaurant business for over 30 years and I've only met one person who actually went to bartending school. 99% of the people who are bartenders start out as restaurant servers and get to know about drinks by serving them to the guests. Once you know more about what goes in to a drink, you can start to make them.



Go to the book store and get a good, basic bartender's guide. Study it while you're working as a server at a place like Applebees, Chilis, TGIFridays, or any other big chain that will hire you to serve. Once you get some experience, let the manager's know you're interested in working behind the bar. Once you have bartender experience, you can try to get a job at a more upscale bar or restaurant. At that point, you will need know more about the actual types of alcohol (how it's made, etc) and you'll want to work on your wine knowledge as well.
Don't waste your money on a bartending school. Every, and I mean Every Restaraunt and Bar, look down on those bartending schools and the people who come from them. Your math skills are a bonus and are important when dealing with keeping the till perfect. This is coming from a guy who has bartended and have done the hiring in many bars and restaraunts for over 30 years. My daughter wanted to learn bartending, and I didn't have the time to teach her, but I did reccomend an excelent site, whereas she could get everything she needed to be proficient in the skill of bartending. She did get her first try at a job. It's important to realize that being sure of yourself is a good sign of a bartender. When I started years ago, my advice from another bartender was this. Know your drinks, know your customers, but more important bartending is 50% knowledge and 50% percent B/S. And that doesn't stand for bachelor of science degree. Take my advice check out this quick and cheap way to learn your secondary skill, which just might be a real career, as I have raised 3 girls, own a home, and have a happy marriage. I hope I was helpful, Oh, and by the way this is the site:bartendingexposed