1-800-BARTEND® Bartending School

Bought the 16 hour course through Living Social… and had to pay the difference for a 40 hour course.
Their location is very nice and clean. The instructors are very informative — unfortunately, they do not give you the printed certificate. It is emailed to us, which is great — but sometimes a printed one would be great.

Terrible customer service! They cancelled the class without notifying us. Then they said for a refund we had to write a letter and it would take 30 days to refund us. Really? You cancel, you automatically refund, immediately. Why should we have to do anything?

It’s cool I got the basic knowledges to be bartender, now I’m a bartender and I’m doing good money more than I paid for this school, I was disappointed of this school because at the end of the course they don’t give me my diploma, they sends it via email and if you want it printed it’s $ 20.
The instructor explain everything very good but the staff it’s a little arrogant.
I’m happy to be bartender thanks to this school, I’m just giving this feedback to make of this a better school.

Our teacher, Brandan was amazing. High energy, very knowledgeable, and made the class fun. I took the 16 hour class with my girlfriend through a groupon deal and got everything we expected out of it. It’s a great way to get introduced into the world of bartending and would recommend to others.

Smelly, disgusting, and half-​assed. They don’t start on time. Instructors don’t pay attention to students. Just a total mess

I really like 1800Bartend, My instructor was Ricardo and you can tell he knows his drinks and wants to be there to teach. he’s patient with the students (even though «there’s no such thing as dumb questions» there were dumb questions asked) some lessons are shorter than the others but i like it because it gives us more time to practice. Also, every Thursdays, there is student bar tending night where you bartend at a real bar that Ricardo & Mike runs by Soho on Lafayette St. It’s a nice lounge and you get to go make drinks with real alcohol for customers (your friends that you bring) and Mike, Ricardo or the bar back is ALWAYS around to help you if you can’t remember recipes, need help looking for bottles, or not being able to reach for top shelf drinks. I really like the school and everyone in it.

This place is awesome! I am a waitress and wanted to try the bartending industry. I took the 16 hours course for an introduction and loved it. It’s divided in two days and the 8 hours go by very fast. You get all the basic information to get started in the bartending industry on a very fun and interesting way. Our instructor was Ricardo Carranza and he nailed it. It is obvious he likes his job and knows how to transmit it. He knows a lot about coktails and its recipes, and about how to deal with the job, clients, interviews, etc.
I wasn’t really planning on getting the official certificate but I finished the course so happy and satisfied that I will do the 40 hours complete course soon.
Even if you’re not planning on working as a bartender is a very fun activity to do!

I found this through Amazon Local where I paid $ 99 for a 16 hour class. I worked in restaurants many (many) years ago and wanted a refresher. When I got there, I was told that you actually need the 40 hour coarse to get the perks of job placement with proper training. I was hesitant to pay an extra 300 bucks for the class, but I knew I needed a job ASAP and thought that it would look better on the resume to have a more intensive training.
Well after taking the class I can say it was worth it. It really is intensive, from learning how to set up a bar to drinks that are popular and classic. And actually, 40 hours are not enough for all the drinks in their manual (however the manual needed serious proof reading — but still works). The class does go though all I remember from my work in the past and then some.
The trainers Daniel and Kara were really cool and patient with the class. Of course they up sell you on items like the safety class (TIPS), but it is worth having it to make yourself more marketable if you’re serious about looking for a job and want to make cash.
As for the job training, you get to go to different venues which they have connects with and get behind the bar. The trainers stand right behind you to help when your not sure of what your doing. As well as showing how to write a resume including the work you do with them.
All and all, it was well worth my time. And with taking the 40 hour class you get to come back at any time, even after you «graduate» to practice (as long as there is space). So I definitely recommend it.

This place is a complete rip off.
They have a Groupon out right now and according to the Groupon, it states that you get a 100% guaranteed job placement, along with a certificate and the option of taking four 4-​hour or two 8-​hour classes on the weekend.
Its all complete bullshit.
You dont get a certificate or job placement UNLESS you pay another $ 300.
You dont get the flexible schedule option of the four 4-​hour class during the week but ONLY the two 8-​hour class on the weekends.
Everything that they state that they are going to do on their Groupon is inaccurate.
I basically just wasted $ 100 to learn how to mix a few drinks, which I could of totally done on Youtube for FREE.
This place is not legit, they just want your money.

If i could give them a 0 i would.
I made a down payment of $ 200 in order to reserve my seat and a few weeks later an additional $ 150 to pay off the entire class confident i would start classes. However my circumstances changed and was no longer able to take the classes (didnt even take not 1 class) and when i called for a refund i got a complete run around. I spoke with Nick and Brian several times about a refund and they told me they needed me to send a certified letter stating the reasons why i want a refund to which i complied and since then i havent been able to get ahold of either of them. Supposedly Brian is the one who handles the refund process and when i finally spoke with him he told me that he was unable to do it at that time and to call back. Ive been back and forth calling and no answers. luckily i was able to dispute the charges with my credit card and now im just waiting for that to go through. These people are terrible with their refund process and poor, poor customer service. i would NOT recommend this place to anyone as it seems its all about the money.

Let me first start by saying that I have never taken a bartending class; unless you consider mixing drinks for friends one, and I absolutely loved this one! I had Jarrett as my instructor and he did an amazing job of not only making me feel at ease-​but teaching me so many different techniques in regards to shot pouring, proper serving suggestions, and differences between all the liquors. I mean who knew there was so much to know about different types of scotch?! For anyone interested in learning for fun; or even looking to get into the field I would highly recommend this. There were different skill levels in the class but Jarrett made it not only fun– but educational as well!!!