tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post8076647513558777628..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Who's Next?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-57039541994386115082013-08-21T20:05:18.553+01:002013-08-21T20:05:18.553+01:00Pub bar staff should know who's next, if not b...Pub bar staff should know who's next, if not by observation and memory then by the customers' body language. <br /><br />As a bar manager at my local festival, I can see immediately where anyone is waiting a bit longer by the distance glasses are pushed across the bar. <br /><br />When the bar is 2 or 3 deep, its far easier for volunteers to work left to right, then back to where they started and left to right again - punters aren't too bothered about the precise order they get served in, as long as they can see they'll get served. <br /><br />And if you do left-right with a packed bar, after a couple of repeats you'll automatically be serving in order of arrival!iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-73941247098942736802013-07-29T14:49:46.278+01:002013-07-29T14:49:46.278+01:00I got the "Who's next?" treatment in...I got the "Who's next?" treatment in Spoons recently, and a man who had just approached the bar jumped in with his order, while I'd been standing there for a couple of minutes. I told the barman he shouldn't ask who's next - he should <i>know</i> who's next.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-37228237774849863422013-07-29T13:37:10.611+01:002013-07-29T13:37:10.611+01:00Yes, hate the phrase. When I was a barman I knew w...Yes, hate the phrase. When I was a barman I knew who was next, but people who called out or waved money got put to the back of the queue. I must confess though that known tippers tended to get served very quickly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13022771559647458262013-07-29T13:31:27.101+01:002013-07-29T13:31:27.101+01:00Some pubs ain't much cop.
But yeh, you're...Some pubs ain't much cop.<br /><br />But yeh, you're right. Better run pubs tend to have the invisible barber shop queue. Shite ones tend to have people going left to right with no idea of who is next. Annoying innit? Those same shite ones often have empty but uncleared tables that look grotty once you've got your drink.<br /><br />I think the answer is to steer clear of grot holes.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47925401432433893452013-07-29T11:14:05.416+01:002013-07-29T11:14:05.416+01:00Wear a paisley shirt. You'll be served first e...Wear a paisley shirt. You'll be served first every time. If only because the bar staff want to remove the affront to their vision.m.lawrensonhttp://seeingthelizards.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-74356527537276615432013-07-29T10:03:42.298+01:002013-07-29T10:03:42.298+01:00In Spain I generally just relax. It isn't such...In Spain I generally just relax. It isn't such a problem there somehow as I'll hopefully find out in a few weeks when we go to Gaucin.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-64015785552176769732013-07-29T09:58:59.680+01:002013-07-29T09:58:59.680+01:00In Spain, the system seems to be that you, as cust...In Spain, the system seems to be that you, as customer, ask: 'Who's last?' thus establishing your place in the invisible queue. Works pretty well, but makes it look to us Brits as if there is no order at all.baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.com