Types of bars & food service

PART 1

TYPES
OF BARS
AND FOOD SERVICE
Created by Z. M. Kasumova,
Teacher of English
Kirov College of Technology
Department of Hospitality
2011

INTRODUCTION

Dear friends,
if you are looking for some
information about bars and services
they provide,
but you have lack of time to read
special books and search
the necessary information
in the Internet,
or if you have no idea what sources
to use,
study the content of this presentation
which has been created with great
wish to help you to clear up the topic
for a short time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction.
2. History of the bar development.
3. Definition of the term ‘the bar’.
4. Definition of the term ‘the barman’.
5. Classifications of bars characterized
by the food offered;
by the beverage offered;
by the entertainment provided;
by the category of customers.
1. Definition of the term ‘the mini bar’.
2. Conclusion.

WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO KNOW
ALL ASPECTS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE
IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARS?

The main reasons are as follows:
to be able to run a hotel or resort providing different types of bars;
to be able to arrange new types of bars in a hotel or resort;
to monitor the work of the hotel bars as Hotel Manager;
to provide proper services in the bar organizing corporate parties;
to arrange Room Service in a proper way, etc.
In few words,
to be real specialists of the Industry of Hospitality.

THE HISTORY
 The first bar appeared in Great Britain
about 170 years ago.
 It was invented by I.K. Brunel, a great British engineer,
as a means of more quickly serving the sudden rush
of customers from passenger trains caused by arriving
at the refreshment rooms at Swindon railway station
while the trains changed locomotives. It happened in 1842.

The first bar to serve alcohol was installed
at the Great Western Hotel
constructed 9 years later (in 1851)
on Paddington railway station,
London.

Now it is the hotel Hilton London Paddington.

WHAT IS “THE BAR” ?

 It is a place which serves soft and alcoholic beverages
including draft and bottled beer, wine, spirits and cocktails.
 The term “a bar" means a specialized counter on which

drinks are served. It is also the method of serving
customers from a counter.
 The back bar is a set of shelves of glasses and bottles

behind the counter.
 Customers are served by a barman at the raised counter.

 Customers sit on stools along the raised counter.

Sometimes chairs and tables are also available.
 Food is also served in the bar.

 Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live

band, comedians, a floor show, etc.
 Hotel bars are called hotel lounges or long bars.

WHAT IS “THE BARMAN”?
 A barman /barmaid is a person who serves beverages
behind a raised bar counter in a bar, pub, tavern or similar
establishments. He /she is an employee.
 The other name of a barman is “a bartender” .
 A bartender may be an employee or the bar owner.
In addition to beverage-serving responsibility,
bartenders
- take payment from customers and waiters;
- supply the bar with beverages, food,
glassware and necessary equipment;
- act as a part of the entertainment program;
- are responsible for the atmosphere of
the bar.

CLASSIFICATIONS OF BARS
There is a great variety of bars.
They may be classified according to different principles.
To classify bars we may take into consideration
the category of food and beverage
assortment offered to the customers;

the category of customers
traditionally gathering in
the bar;

the type of activities and entertainment
arranged in the premises.

Let’s study all types of bars in details.

1. BARS CLASSIFICATION
BASED ON THE FOOD ASSORTMENT OFFERED

SNACK BAR
 It is a place where customers are served with any type of snacks.
 A snack is a type of food which is not eaten as a main meal
of the day – breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is used between these meals
to reduce the hunger.
 The term “snack” also refers to a food item eaten between meals
to enjoy its taste.
 Snacks are typically designed to be portable, quick and satisfying.
 The assortment of snacks offered by a snack bar may be different as
it is greatly based on the food traditions of the country.

 With growing concerns for diet, weight control and general health,
it is recommended to eat more healthy, natural snacks – such as fruit,
vegetables, nuts and cereal grains.

MILK BAR
Milk bars provide a great variety of milk, sour
and baked milk dishes and beverages, cheese dishes,

cottage cheese and pan cakes with sour cream and various jams.
 Customers can taste delicious curd tarts
and fancy cakes made of milk and butter.

 A big choice of milk cocktails, ice creams and ice cream cakes is also available.
The most favorable sort of ice cream is Sundae. The variety of sundae is
numerous. They may be quite different in ingredients and prices.

For details, see the next slide.

WHAT IS SUNDAE?

 The sundae is an ice cream dessert. It consists of a scoop of ice
cream topped with sauce or syrup (often chocolate, caramel, or
strawberry), and other toppings such as chopped nuts, whipped
cream or maraschino cherries.
 Sundae was produced as popular treat for consumption on
Sunday.
 One of the most expensive sorts of sundae is the Serendipity

Golden Opulence which is cooked and sold once a week only
by Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York City. It costs $1000!
 The dessert consists of five scoops of Tahitian vanilla bean ice
cream with Madagascar vanilla, covered with a 23-carat edible
gold leaf, rare sorts of chocolate, American Golden caviar,
passion fruit, orange, candied fruits from Paris, marzipan
cherries, and decorated with real gold dragees.
 This dessert is served in a crystal goblet with an 18-karat
gold spoon.
Bon appetite!

SALAD BAR
Salad bars provide a great variety of vegetable salads for
customers. Most salad bars offer lettuce, sliced tomatoes,
sliced vegetables such as cucumbers and celery, dried bread
and cheese, and a rich choice of salad dressings.

Some salad bars also have additional food items such as
cooked cold meats (chicken and ham), boiled and fried eggs,
cold pasta salads, corn chips, bread rolls, soup, and fresh cut
fruit slices.

FRUIT BAR

A fruit bar is a place where customers are offered a great
number of fruit dishes, cocktails, juices and other beverages.
 On the menu customers can find a rich choice of fruit and
berry salads, sliced fruits with sour or whipped cream, ice
creams with strawberries or jam, tarts with fruit, berry or jam
toppings, apple pies and rolls with fruit or berry fillings, etc.
 Fruit bars re popular with vegetarians and children.

GRILL BAR

Here customers have a chance to sample delicious grilled,
smoked and fried dishes.
On the menu you can find: grilled, smoked and fried fish,
meat and sausages, spicy and juicy kebab and shish-kebab.
Fried dishes are cooked in oil.
Grilled dishes are cooked fast directly over high heat.
Smoked dishes are cooked slowly with the help of smoke
which adds unique and delicious flavor to dishes.
Barbeque (BBQ) is food cooked over hardwood smoke
(hot coals of charcoal) with marinade and spices.
A big choice of sauces is also served.

SUSHI BAR 寿司
 It is a place where Japanese sea-food is served.
 In Japanese cuisine, sushi is vinegary rice, usually topped with other
ingredients, including fish, various meats, and vegetables.
 Literally, "sushi" means "it's sour“.
 Outside of Japan, sushi is misunderstood to mean any fresh raw-
seafood dishes but in Japan it is called sashimi.
 There are various types of sushi:
sushi served rolled inside nori (dried and pressed layer sheets of seaweed
or alga) called makizushi or rolls;
sushi made with toppings laid with hand-formed clumps of rice
called nigirizushi;
toppings stuffed into a small pouch of fried tofu called inarizushi;
toppings served scattered over a bowl of sushi rice called
chirashi-zushi.
 Here customers have a chance to taste Sake. It is a Japanese alcoholic
beverage made from rice.

BASED ON THE BEVERAGES OFFERED

 Wine bars sell everything from beer to hard liquor.
 Traditionally modern wine bars combine wine with selections
of appetizers. The assortment of appetizers may be different as it is
greatly based on the food traditions of the country.
 Some bars are similar to nightclubs with live loud music and
special lighting. They operate a dress code and admissions policy
and door staff at the entrance.
 Wine bars admit only adult customers.

COCKTAIL BAR
 It is a place where a great variety of cocktails are offered
to the customers.
 A cocktail is any mixed drink containing alcohol.
 Cocktails are made with gin, whiskey, rum, tequila,
brandy, or vodka mixed with fruit juices, sugar, honey,
water, ice, soda, milk, cream, herbs, bitters, etc.
 When an alcoholic drink of a large volume is mixed with
soft beverage and served with a straw, it is called ‘a long
drink‟ (also known as „highball’ ).
Typically, it has lots of ice that makes it
perfect for warm days.
 If customers drink a cocktail at a gulp,
it is called „a shot drink‟.
 Cocktails are very popular with customers.

BEER BARS (INTRODUCTION)
 A beer bar is a place where all types of beer are on sale.
 Beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage; the third most popular
drink over the world after water and tea.
 It is produced by the brewing and fermentation
of starches, mainly derived from cereals - most
common of which is malted barley.
Most beer is flavored with
hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural
preservative. Other flavorings such as herbs or
fruit may occasionally be also included.

 Beer has less alcoholic content than wine. The strength of beer is
usually around 4% to 6% of alcohol by volume.
Dark sorts of beer contain more alcohol (up to 20% abv).
 Traditionally beer bars sell different sorts of beer, wine and a rich
choice of meat, fish, cheese and vegetable snacks.
 Beer bars are prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages instead of beer.

BEER BARS
They serve bottled, canned and draught beer
(known as draft or tap beer) that is served
from a large container - a keg or a cask.
Light sorts of beer are lager and Pilsner.
Dark sorts of beer are porter, stout, bock and ale.

Beer is served in pints, wine glasses and beer mugs.
The imperial pint is still used
to measure beer in the countries
of the old British Empire.
It is equal to 568 ml.

BRITISH PUB

 The formal name for a pub in Britain is a public house. It is a
drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for
consumption on or off the premises. Lots of pubs have attached
shops which sale beer for home consumption.
 Pubs are culturally and socially different from places such as cafés
and bars. Each pub generally has locals or regulars. They are
people who come regularly in the same pub to drink.
 Most British pubs still have decorated signs hanging over their
doors. It helps to identify the public house.
 Beer served in a pub may be cask ale or keg beer of all sorts.
Bottled and canned beer are also available.
 The owner of a public house is known landlord.

FOOD SERVICE IN PUBS
Food that is typically offered in a pub
is called “Pub grub". It is delicious
and not expensive.
A British pub menu includes items
such as:
steak and kidney pie, beef and beer
pie, shepherd's pie, fish and chips,
hot pot.
Some dishes that are quite specific to
pubs include:
chicken or scampi in a basket, and
meals served in plate-sized Yorkshire
puddings.

MILK BAR
 Milk bars appeared last century, in the early 1930s.
 Nowadays they are often housed in large shops and sell
milk beverages such as milk shakes and ice cream cocktails.
 A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice
cream or iced milk, and flavorings such as fruit syrup or chocolate
sauce. Milkshakes are usually served in a tall glass with
a straw, and whipped cream may be added as a topping.
Several popular milkshake flavors include vanilla, chocolate
and strawberry.

Frappé (a type of milkshake) is a foam-covered iced
coffee drink made from instant coffee. It is very popular
and has now spread all over the world.

 The similar establishment is a "dairy bar" common in the United
States, especially in New York, which is a large producer of dairy
products.

BASED ON ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES OFFERED

Sports
bar
Disco Retro
bar bar

Types
of bars
Salsa Karaoke
bar bar

Tiki
bar

KARAOKE BAR
 It is a bar that provides karaoke equipment to the customers.
 Karaoke is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers can sing
publicly on a small stage along with recorded music using a microphone and
a PA system.
 The music is typically a well-known pop song in which the voice of the original
singer is removed (or reduced in volume). Lyrics are usually displayed on a video
screen. The words of the sing change color to guide the singer.
 Such establishments are often extremely popular, with an hour or more wait
between a singer's opportunities to take the stage (called the rotation).
 Most of these establishments allow customers to sing free of charge.
 Less commonly, the customers wishing to sing must pay a small fee for each song
they sing.

 It is a bar that works at night and provides a dance floor and
a DJ booth, where a DJ plays recorded dance and pop music.
 Such bars are equipped with necessary equipment and musical
instruments.
 The most important things are lighting and effects including
flashing colored lights, moving light beams, laser light
shows, strobe lights, mirror-covered disco balls and smoke
machines.
 Disco bars can be arranged in cinema theatres, underground
buildings, in the cellar of hotels. They generally have thick
sound proof walls and no windows, not to disturb other people
and hotel guests with loud music.
 Customer can have various snacks, alcoholic and soft beverages
there.
 Children and teenagers are not admitted to such bars.

 Retro bars are always furnished and
decorated in retro style - the style of
the 1960s -1970s.
 Retro furniture and decor are more
than simple things, they are a state
of mind.
 Customers gather together to listen
and dance to retro music here.
 “Retro music” is outdated or aged
music that was popular many years
ago. In Europe and the USA retro
music is that which came out of the
retro era. That is the Beatles‟ and
Elvis Presley‟s time. These styles of
music are still widely listened to
today.
 Customers wear retro clothes and
footwear, and have a chance to chat
about good old times.
 They are offered drinks and dishes
which were popular many years ago.

 It is a bar offering the atmosphere of Latin America. Latin music and
food lovers gather to listen to salsa music, to dance and have salsa food.
 Salsa is Cuban, Puerto Rican and other Latin countries’ styles of music
combined. This style was developed in the 1960s and '70s by Cuban and
Puerto Rican immigrants to New York.
 Salsa is a slot or spot dance: the partners do not need to travel over the
dance floor but usually occupy a fixed area of the dance floor, rotating
around one another and exchanging places.
 Salsa music popularity is growing rapidly today all over the world.
 Salsa also refers to the spicy, hot sauces typical of Mexican cuisine (often
tomato- or corn-based): Salsa cruda, salsa mexicana, salsa bandera, etc.
There are many other salsas, some are made with mint, pineapple, or
mango.
 Customers are offered a great variety of dishes dressed with different salsa
sauces: black bean Salsa Salad, Fresh vegetable Salsa, Salsa chicken,
Salsa fish, Roasted corn and Salsa, Tortilla chips & Salsa, etc.

 A Tiki Bar is an exotic–themed drinking establishment
that serves fancy cocktails, especially rum-based mixed
drinks such as the mai tai or the Zombie cocktail.
 Tiki bars are defined by their Tiki culture décor which can
include Tiki god masks and carvings, tapa cloth and
tropical fabrics, torches and palm trees. Specific colors,
natural exotic materials, real or artificial plants and lighting
add to the exotic atmosphere of a tiki bar.
 Beverages are usually served in ceramic tiki mugs
dressed with paper cocktail umbrellas, live flowers or plastic
animals.
 Local food cooked from exotic fruits and vegetables is also
offered for customers.
 Some tiki bars have an entertainment stage for live exotic
music or Polynesian dance floor shows.

SPORTS BAR
 It is a bar which is equipped with lots of television monitors and
large-screens which let sports fans enjoy live broadcasts of
sporting events, e.g. football and hockey matches, world’s lawn
tennis competitions, basketball and volleyball tournaments, etc.
 Here sports fans have a chance to support the favourite
sportsman or team together with their friends and share
their impressions and feelings with them.
 Sports bars are often decorated with the symbols of the
local team and photos of favourite sportsmen.
 Here customers can have different alcoholic drinks, mainly all
sorts of beer, and snacks.
 Large sports bars can offer other facilities, e.g. billiard, bowling,
darts, etc.

BASED ON THE CATEGORY OF CUSTOMERS

Sports bars are bars which are attended
by spots fans.

Bikers bars are bars which are
attended by motorcycle enthusiasts.

Singles bars are bars where unmarried
people meet to have a chance to continue
their relations .

Cops bars are bars where off-duty
lawyers and policemen gather.

Express bars are bars where lots of transit
passengers or purchasers of shopping centers
can have their meal as quickly as possible.

 It is not a place for drinking and having snacks.
 A mini-bar is a small private snack and beverage bar
provided in upscale hotel rooms.
 Typically, a mini-bar comes in the form of a small refrigerator
stocked with bottles of alcoholic and soft beverages, still or
fizzy mineral water, snacks, fruits and sweets which the
guests can take at any time during their stay.
 Special waiters from the hotel bar or restaurant monitor the
mini bars in the rooms. They are responsible for stock of
beverages and snacks in mini bars.
 Some upscale hotels even use high-tech methods of
automatically recording purchases.
 Guests pay extra for the consumption of each item which is
much more expensive than the same item outside the hotel.
 This kind of service is extremely profitable.

DEAR FRIENDS
 Now you know much about the most popular types of bars and food service
they provide.
 You should be able to discuss all the details of the subject and work out
your own speech situations in different types of bars ordering drinks and food.
 More over, the list of bars presented here is not complete.
 There are some other special modifications of bars
in different countries.
 Try to find some important information about them
in order to be competent in all aspects of the subject.
 Present your own reports and presentations
to your group mates at one of the next English classes.
Your teacher of English
Z. M. Kasumova

THE END OF PART 1

If you want to find out some useful information about
Beverage Service in the Bars,
please study Part 2 of this presentation.

Let the desire of getting knowledge never leave you!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Богданова В.В., Организация и технология
обслуживания в барах. Учебное пособие для среднего
профессионального образования, ИЦ Академия, 2008.
 Извекова В. Г. Бармен, официант. Учебное пособие,
Издательство «Дашков и К.», М., 2008.
 Тельмахович М., Деловая культура для официантов,
барменов. Издательство: ФЕНИКС, ТОРГОВЫЙ
ДОМ, 2001 г.

INTERNET RESOURCES
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(establishment)
 www.spiritus-temporis.com/bar-(establishment)/

 www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Bar-
(establishment)
 www.yourbars.com.au/guide/establishment/

 www.pubsurvivalguide.com

 www.americasbars.com/

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