Do You Want To Serve Alcohol At Your Restaurant | Customer Service

By PatriciaFarnham
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If you have a restaurant or you are considering opening one up, there are several issues to take care of. One of them will be the decision to serve alcohol or not. This is a touchy subject though and one that requires a great deal of consideration. First, you need to find out if you can even serve alcohol in that location. This can be determined by your city ordinances.

There are places where you can legally serve alcohol and where you can't. So if you are determined that this will be part of your business, check the laws first. You don't want to get your business in place and then find out the location isn't zoned to allow you to serve any types of alcoholic beverages.

You will find that offering alcohol does draw in a nice crowd. Some people will come in just so they can drink with their meal. Others will see that they are offered on the menu and choose to have one or two with their meal. Some people don't go to restaurants that serve alcohol at all. Others only want that type of establishment due to their interest in drinking. It can be hard to decide which one is going to work the most in your favor.

Keep in mind that there will be quite a bit of an investment with serving alcohol at the restaurant. You will need to have the supplies on hand as well as the space for a bar to be put in. There are glasses, the liquor, and of course working with the supplier. That is quite a bit to take on so be prepared.

Yet if you get a good crowd that does want the alcohol, you can sell it for quite a profit. That is good news as that is what you want to be able to do with your restaurant overall. Alcohol can be purchased for a low price and then marked up as much as 100% and people will still pay for it.

You can have wait staff that is old enough to work taking care of your guests. However, if they are under the drinking age they can't serve the alcohol. This is something that you will need to work out the details of. Other wait staff may not appreciate having to cover their orders. They also may not have the time. Yet you don't want to avoid hiring younger people who would be excellent employees either.

You also need to make sure all of your guests who order alcohol are old enough to drink. Your staff needs to realize that serving under age individuals can result in serious problems for your business. Therefore each person should be asked for a photo ID regardless of how old they appear to be.

You don't need drunk people hanging out in your restaurant. Make sure you are able to cut them off when there is still time to get them safely out of there without incident. No one consuming alcohol needs to leave and drive their car. Keep an eye out for everyone's safety when you serve alcohol.

About the Author

Patricia Farnham has a wealth of experience in the restaurant business. Check out her website to some valuable veteran insights, warnings and advice on owning your restaurant.

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