A real shift
Set up with ice, garnishes, fridges and spirit backups. During service they run glassware and stock, empty bins and keep stations clean, then break down and restock at close.
Skills that matter
- Speed and anticipation
- Stock knowledge
- Lifting and stamina
- Cleanliness
- Learning by watching
Qualifications
- No formal requirement
- Level 2 Food Safety
- Challenge 25 training
Where it leads
What we'd ask on the show
- The barback's eye view of a Saturday
- Ice: the most important ingredient nobody talks about
- Graduating from glass washer to bartender