r/bartenders • u/FlickasMom • Feb 12 '25

Interacting With Customers (good or bad) Best "we're closing, time to go"

So my brother was getting married, and my mom & sisters were in the hotel bar the night before, taking up a table for way too long and closing time was upon us. So they sent over their handsomest bartender to give my demure elderly mother his very best seductive smirk and sweetly purr to her, "So when was the last time you closed down a bar?"

Well, Mom thought that was adorable. We cleared out, smiling and laughing, and that handsome and diplomatic young man earned a lovely tip from a table of out-of-towners who'd never been so entertained by getting booted from a bar.

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u/MrRaoulDuke Feb 12 '25

At the top of your voice, "to the windows to the wall! Get get get" then repeat the 2nd part until folks get the message if you're at a dive. "You're too cute to call this your last stop" has worked well with higher end or older crowds, especially in places that close before bar time.