Prestige Bar and Restaurant consulting

04/16/2024

The view from my office never fails to inspire me! Gazing out at the city skyline, I'm reminded of the endless opportunities and connections waiting to be made. It's a constant reminder that my work is just a small part of a larger landscape, and that motivates me to strive for excellence. Grateful for this perspective and the chance to Make a difference, one connection at a time.

03/25/2024

It's my birthday and I'm excited to announce that I have joined the team at Vision Financial Group in Syracuse as an insurance advisor. In this position, I will be providing professional consultation on various types of insurances such as Life, Long Term Care, Disability, Property & Casualty, Home & Auto and Fixed Annuities! Let's work together to create your personalized plan today!

11/09/2021

Customer service is the ability to satisfy your customers’ needs and wants. It isn’t just important, it’s everything! In bars, great customer service is more than just handing your patrons the drinks or food they order with a smile and a “thank you.” That’s the minimum. You have to exceed their expectations on a regular basis to keep them coming back for more.

With the proper management and bartenders, your bar will turn into a great meeting place. People will come in to meet other people and share great food, a great beer, outstanding cocktails, and good conversation. That’s what it’s all about. You and your staff have to make this happen! After all, as the saying goes, “If you aren’t taking care of your customers, your competition will.”

10/19/2021

Are your Aces in their places?

Services offered

Initial assessment of needs
Training classes held at your establishment
Managment
Bartenders
Servers
Front of house staff
Back of house staff
Recipe and menu development
Promotions
Marketing
Secret shopper
Inventory control and loss prevention
Cleaning programs

10/16/2021

Corporate training without corporate prices

28 years experience in the bar and restaurant industry. Certified as a corporate trainer for a number of businesses. I have trained employees in every position within the industry for multiple establishments. From dishwasher to management and everything in between even security. For 23 years of that, I spent training corporate managers and bartenders. On how to manage a bar, from the Daily operations, profit and loss, security, customer service, ordering an inventory of products, dealing with vendors, how to draw and keep regular customers, proper recipe usage. Cleaning and saftey procedures. Certified with ServSafe and ATAP. Here is a list of corporate businesses I certified in their training programs.
TGI Fridays
Kahunaville
Outback Steakhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse
Unos Chicago Grill
Carrabba's Italian Grill

Local businesses I have trained employees for throughout my career.
What's your beef
Kirby's
Planet 505
Downtown Manhattans
Quigley's Irish Pub
Bennigan's Bar and Grill
Yukon River Grill
Top Gun Enterprises
World Martini Bar
Hooligans on the Green
The Cavalry Club
Syracuse Suds Factory

Out of state bars, clubs and restaurants I trained employees in.

Massachusetts,
The hot spot
Cocktails
Club Lulu
The Mardi Gras
Golden harp
Cameron's Bar and Grill
Theodore's pool hall
Jims sports-bar
The Gold Club

Connecticut,
The Brickyard Cafe
Rift Martini bar
Johnstons Grill
System
Velvet
Club Vibe
The underground
Husky Blues
Mulrooney's Dockside
Captain Macks bar
The West End Club
Chicago Sam's
The yarde tavern
Cloverleaf

Virginia,
Mick's Irish bar
Seaside Tavern
Dave's Place
The Hammermill

09/05/2021

Maybe this is your business?. Maybe you hired a bunch of new people that you think may have lied about their experience. Maybe you're not sure on how to to get them to where you want them to be. I can help with that. I spent 23 years in corporate bars and restaurants training managers and bartenders on how to run and operate a bar. Places I have trained corporate employees with certification. are TGI Fridays, Kahunaville, Unos Chicago GrilI and Carrabbas Italian Grill, along with dozens of independently owned. clubs corner bars. In that time I have trained 1000's of managers and bartenders. I can come in assess your employees and see what training they may need. I can then come into your establishment and run classes to retrain your employees. Proven track record with customer service drawing and maintaining a regular customers. thank://news.yahoo.com/restaurant-manager-northern-virginia-desperate-103744750.html

Sarah White of the Lost Dog Cafe in Virginia told The AP she had to hire rude people to fill job vacancies - but they were deterring customers.

08/19/2021

https://www.insider.com/best-and-worst-cocktails-to-order-at-bar-2021-8

From old-fashioneds and Mai Tais to house margaritas and Manhattans, here are the alcoholic drinks to order and avoid, according to the pros.

08/16/2021

While statistically 60% of new bars and restaurants close within the first year. The 40% remaining another 80% of those will fail to meet the 5-year mark. Location can be a big factor. But in the 28 years in the service industry a lot of the bars that I saw fail where. bars that were opened by people who worked their entire lives in another industry, retired or came into money and decided to open a bar. They did not have the necessary. Skills to successfully hire employees. While sitting on the other side of the bar may seem like a front row seat to what you can expect. There is a lot of complexities that go with running a bar. I can show you what those things are. Usually the ones that are successful are the ones run by a long-term service industry individuals who open their own bar or restaurant. A very big factor is who you hire to watch your bar or run it. Are you sure they have the necessary skills they need to successfully bring in regular customers and or run your bar? Give me a call today set up an appointment and let's see how I can help you.

08/14/2021

Are your bartenders using the correct liquors when making drinks? using the wrong Liquors can be very costly. Are they over pouring? I can show you tips and techniques to ensure proper usage of inventory.