Restaurant Management

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Online Restaurant Management Course

For: Bar & Restaurant Owners & Managers

The results for systemizing a business are undeniable when it comes to running a rockstar, profitable bar/restaurant. From green managers, to those who have just purchased a bar/restaurant to veterans who want help putting systems in place so they can grow the business, the Independent Restaurant Masterclass will transform and revolutionize the way you run your bar/restaurant. 

Restaurant Management Articles

Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

5 Ways To Inspire Your Restaurant Staff

I’m Dave Allred, also known as TheRealBarman, and I’m here to share essential restaurant management tips, tricks, and strategies for running a world-class bar and restaurant. If you’re looking to create a thriving and motivated team, you’re in the right place. Remember it’s your job to inspire them and create an atmosphere and community where

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Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

5 Steps to Being the Best Restaurant Boss Ever

Yes, I get it. Employees are assholes. But what you need to understand is that your employees are a reflection of you and your leadership skills. If you are a poor leader, that makes you the asshole and your employees are simply reflecting back to you what they are experiencing. So let’s fix that. In

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Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

What Hardware Do I Need For My POS System?

The type of POS hardware you need for your restaurant POS system will depend greatly on the the type of establishment you run. For example, are you a coffee shop or cafe? Are you a full service or fine dining restaurant? Are you a bar, club, lounge? Hotel, pizza place or a quick service restaurant?

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touchbistro pos reviews
Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

TouchBistro POS Review [The Real Truth]

In this TouchBistro POS review, I am to show you why TouchBistro gets ranked as my “Best Honorable Mention POS System”. Now, for the most part, nobody likes to be considered as an “honorable mention” because it sounds like a pity award. Sort of like Miss Congeniality. But in this case, honorable mention still places

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Bar Inventory
Dave Allred

7 Killer Ways to Increase Bar Profits Overnight

If you are looking for ways to increase your bar profits substantially, today I have a gem for you because I’m going to share with you the exact same program I use, and have been using over the past few years, to accelerate your bar profits instantly. And when I say I’ve been using them

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Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

The Best “Pay at the Table” Option For Restaurants

If you aren’t using contactless payments in your restaurant yet, or at least have plans to get one, then you need to be flogged with a thousand wet noodles. Sorry, just preachin’ the truth. Because in this day and age of pay at the table technology, you are doing yourself a great disservice if you

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upserve pos reviews
Blog
Dave Allred

Upserve POS Review [is it Really the Best?]

Welcome to this comprehensive review of Upserve POS. Having been in the bar and restaurant industry for more than 30 years now, and having used more than a couple dozen POS systems, I have to say that the Upserve POS system is one of the more impressive ones I’ve come across. But as always, when

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restaurant labor costs
Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

5 Powerful Ways to Reduce Restaurant Labor Costs

The main motivation when dealing with employees and restaurant labor costs is finding that balance between how many employees you need on to run an efficient business with great customer service, and how few employees you can have on so you don’t go broke with labor costs. With that said, today I’m going to give

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GoTab Review
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Dave Allred

GoTab Review – Features, Pricing, Pros & Cons

If you own or operate any business in the hospitality space, you’re going to want to make sure to check out this GoTab Review, because it could quite possibly change the way you run your business. Even though GoTab has been around since 2016, it is just now starting to catch fire with bar and

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Gotab
Blog
Dave Allred

Should You Pass On Credit Card Fees to Guests?

Ah, those dreaded credit card processing fees. As a business, you see these fees show up on your monthly profit/loss statement and you immediately want to start slamming your face into a wall made of cinderblocks because those credit card processing fees are absolutely butchering your profits at the end of each month and each

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Bar Management 101
Dave Allred

How to Cut-Off a Drunk Guest [5 Steps]

If there’s one thing we want no part of as an owner, a manager, or even a bartender or server, and that is the drunk belligerent moron in your bar who has crossed the line of decency. Anyone who has ever set foot in a bar knows exactly what I’m talking about. They’re loud, they’re

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GoTab POS
Blog
Dave Allred

GoTab vs. Square POS – Which One Should You Choose?

When it comes to finding the best free restaurant POS system for your bar, restaurant, food truck, hotel, etc., both GoTab and Square are both great POS systems for your business, but in the end, one stands above the rest. In fact, I’m not even going to play the neutral commentator on this one. If

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How to buy a restaurant
Blog
Dave Allred

How to Buy an Existing Restaurant Checklist

Considering the time, the cost and the exhaustive research that goes into opening your own bar or restaurant, buying an existing restaurant might be exactly what you’re looking for. With that said, buying a restaurant is no slam dunk. There is a lot to consider, so right here, right now I’m going to help you

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

10 Tips for Hiring a Kick-Ass Restaurant Staff

As we navigate through this new life veiled in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to keep our eye on the ball. Yes, the closing down of bars and restaurants has been devastating, but for those who have found a way to survive, the pendulum is soon going to start swinging back in the other direction,

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restaurant profits
Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

10 Secrets to Increase Restaurant Profits Immediately

There are two schools of thought when it comes to increasing your restaurant profits: Focusing intently and without emotion on the numbers themselves (which is good) Focusing on the more emotional customer side of things. The restaurant business is often so competitive that many of them fail within the first couple of years. However, one

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restaurant industry standards
Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

Bar & Restaurant Industry Standards – Where do You Rank?

I get it. Figuring out bar and restaurant cost percentages might bore you to tears or even make you want to pull your hair out by the roots, but these numbers are the key to your success. Like using a road map, by analyzing where you’re at, you are able to adjust your course to

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

7 Restaurant Start-Up Mistakes That Will Kill Your Dream

By Staff Writer According to Elbert Hubbard, “The greatest mistake a man can ever make is to be afraid of making one.”  As human beings, it’s in our nature to be imperfect; making mistakes is inevitable. In addition, human history only proves that making mistakes has made the world become better and more successful. It

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

How to Start Your Own Restaurant Delivery Service

Right off the bat, let me say that I completely 100% understand that providing your own delivery service, in-house, can seem like a daunting task, but it really doesn’t have to be. You are basically hiring someone to put food in a bag and drive it some place. Ok, there’s a bit more to it

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

How to Turn Your Managers into Great Leaders

When it comes to restaurant management, the differences and similarities between managers and leaders is more important than just a job title. A good manager is someone who plans, leads, organizes, and controls the work of the organization’s members in order to achieve the organization’s goals in an effective and efficient manner. A good leader,

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

13 Tips For an Amazing Restaurant Takeout Service

Before we dive into the awesome venture of ramping up your online ordering business for your restaurant, let’s check a few stats directly from the Upserve website. Keep in mind also that since COVID has hit and people become more and more accustomed to ordering take out food online, it will soon become engrained in

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

How to Buy Your Dream Bar or Restaurant [9 Steps]

Opening a restaurant from the ground up is a tough project. You’re going to deal with things like taxes, finding skilled cooks, and you need to come up with a good restaurant business plan. However, if you’re gung-ho to pursue your dream of being a restaurant owner, then buying a restaurant that is already established

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Bartending 101
Dave Allred

Become a Bartender: How to Pour Draft Beer Like a Pro

How to Pour Draft Beer Like a Pro For those of you looking to become a bartender, pouring a draft beer might seem like a simple thing to the average Bob, Dick and Sally, but for those of you who have never done it before, it might be as intimidating as getting that condom wrapper open

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Restaurant Management
Dave Allred

Bar & Liquor Inventory App From Bar Patrol

Find out why we have become the #1 bar & liquor inventory app for mid-sized bars and restaurants. You can learn more about Bar Patrol Inventory App by clicking here. Thanks for everyone who has joined the Bar Patrol tribe. We are excited to be able to help business kill it on a MASSIVE level.

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Restaurant Management Video Lessons

Why Discounts are Killing Your Restaurant Promotions [And What to do About it]

How to Grow Your Regulars Like Crazy With This 1 Simple Strategy

5 Ways to Prevent Burnout for Restaurant Owners and Managers

Bar & Restaurant Item Costing Training

How to Determine Pricing For Your Beer, Liquor & Wine

How to Set Your Pars

What Should My Restaurant Cost Percentages Be?

How to Boost Sales During COVID

7 Laws of Restaurant Management

My Secret Fishing Hole For Hiring the Perfect Server or Bartender

5 Steps to Hiring Rockstar Employees

7 Laws of Restaurant Management

Restaurant Profitability Lies

What is Prime Cost and How to Calculate it

How Much Does it Cost to Open a Restaurant

How to Systemize Your Restaurant

Automate Your Scheduling With 7-Shifts

Creating a Restaurant Schedule

How to Have the Best Happy Hour in Town

The Double-Whammy Effect

5 Strategies to Increase Your Restaurant Sales

How to Count Food Inventory

What Should Your Portion Sizes Be?

Hidden Profits in Glassware

The Power of Perceived Value

Top 5 Reasons Bar & Restaurants Fail

How to Create a Customer Loyalty Program

Amazing Bar & Restaurant Management Secrets Revealed

7 Ways to Lower Your Pour Cost Percentage

How to Calculate Cost Percentage

How to Read a Restaurant Profit/Loss Statement [Template]

How to Manage Your Cash Flow [Template]

How to Calculate and Track Your Prime Cost [Template]

How to Track Your Daily Sales [Template]

It’s Ok to be the Boss

How I Made $100,000/Yr. as a Bar Inventory Auditor