r/bartenders is a subreddit with 189k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses tipping, jobs, bartending, bar, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review gin, rye, and espresso martini.
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Popular Themes in r/bartenders
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Being treated like a machine"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to get customers to order from the bar?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Picked this up because it was on sale and don’t know what to do with it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/bartenders
#1
Tipping
3 posts
#2
Jobs
3 posts
#3
Bartending
3 posts
#4
Bar
2 posts
#5
Annoying
2 posts
#6
Customers
1 post
#7
Regulars
1 post
#8
Work
1 post
#9
Schedule
1 post
#10
Zesting
1 post
Products Discussed in r/bartenders
Gin
53 reviews
#1
Roku
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Hendrick's
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
The Botanist
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Rye
49 reviews
#1
Michter's
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
Whistlepig
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
George Dickel
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Espresso Martini
32 reviews
#1
Mr. Black
5.0★ from 9 reviews
#2
Licor 43
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Kahlua
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/bartenders
#1
Meme/Humor
: "My recipe was rejected"
30 posts
#2
Rant
: "Contender for the 2nd worst guest of my career"
29 posts
#3
Interacting With Customers (good or bad)
: "My last day and this was my favorite regular’s tip"
23 posts
#4
Money - Tips, Tipouts, Wages and Payments
: "Hi! I’m awful at saving money, posting here because I’m proud of this one."
14 posts
#5
Menus/Drink Recipes/Photos
: "Prep this morning was unusually satisfying"
14 posts
#6
Interacting With Coworkers (good or bad)
: "leaving bottles like this makes me homicidal"
12 posts
#7
Customer Inquiry
: "Whiskey sour I got served :("
9 posts
#8
Ownership/Management Ridiculousness
: "“Don’t patronize me”"
8 posts
#9
Surveys
: "List of things that customers do to piss you off. Please add on and state your #1 other than non tippers"
6 posts
#10
🛑 Industry Discussion 🛑 WARNING SEE RULES 🛑
: "Coors Light Tallerboy"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/bartenders
Yearly
+13k members(7.7%)
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Last updated: July 17, 2026