Authentic Bartending School

dont waste your money. i use to be an instructor here. its dirty and unprofessional. if you are offered a position to instructor by all means if you REALLY need the money, go for it, but keep in mind that they DO NOT pay you on time. they hold checks and keep account for your salary because they will cut you short if you are not on top of these things. they still owe me money. from 2 years ago and with all the attempts i made to contact them they never got back to me. i enjoyed instructing here because of the students and some of the staff, but all the really good staff left because we were all getting jipped. i only give this spot 1 star because i feel people should know the truth about this place. i so badly wanted it to work, but i dont work for free, especially when they are charging $ 500+ for a 2 week class which holds at least 10 students and you only have 4 staff members (I’m only speaking of 1 location — they have at least 3 locations). the owners are thieves! oh, and i forgot, there is no real job placement. all they do is give you a password to get online to a list of places that will «possibly» hire you. i was student at authentic school many moons ago and i was better off finding jobs off of craigslist and/​or going into different bars myself.

Being a student at Authentic Bartending School has been one of the most fun learning experiences. The instructors were very helping and have amazing energy. They have many years of experience and give so many great tips and tools to this beautiful trade. The job placement was wonderful and they get you right out into the field once you pass the test. All staff was caring and exceptional at what they do. If you want to be a mixologist then this is definitely the place to come.

Please don’t waste your money! I did a deal with Living Social and got 16 hours for 70 $, the rest of the students had to pay almost $ 600 for 40 hours. Even though it was so cheap, I still felt ripped off. The class is not 4 hours as promised because the instructor showed up almost an hour late every day, gave us a 30 minute break, and then ended early as well. He rushed through the lectures and did not seem to care about whether we were learning anything or not. He gave us about an hour to practice making «drinks» every class in which he disappeared to talk on the phone. He also seemed bored and like he didn’t want to be there most of the time. The place was very dirty and dingy looking to top it all off.
You’ll definitely learn some basics here but for the total price, you can find a much better school with a more professional staff.

IT’S HORRIBLE THE SCHOOL FOR 40 hours alone is $ 600 then on top of that when u fail the test u that to pay an additional $ 25 everytime you want to take it again, to much money including the fact that u have to pay for transportation and food while taking courses. The room is hot and smells horrible and you spend more time cleaning then learning or practicing which sucks since there’s a test to take, The instructors are boring and rude. PLEASE keep your money I wish I could get mines back. THIS IS NOT THE SCHOOL YOU WANT TO GO TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE I WISH SOMEONE YOLD ME IN ADVANCE ABOUT IT.

Terrible service at Authentic Bartending School. I purchased a LivingSocial deal for a 16 hour intro class and was told a representative would be contacting me shortly. Well, 3 days later I have yet to receive a call from Authentic Bartending School. I then went back to the website to redeem my voucher again and was given the same pop up message letting me know a representative would contact me shortly. At this point I decided to call Authentic Bartending School at 11am, 3pm and 7pm every day for 4 more days, No one answered. Finally, fed up and annoyed, I called up LivingSocial to inform them what was wrong. They investigated the situation and informed me they would be in touch via email. Two days later I get an email from LivingSocial letting me know someone from Authentic Bartending would contact me within a week and if they did not contact me back to call LivingSocial for a refund. Well, as expected Authentic Bartending School DID NOT contact me after a week and thankfully LivingSocial gave me a full refund and an additional free bucks for the hassle ABS had created.

My first and last bartending school. I only went because my girlfriend bought a groupon for my birthday and thought it would be cool to learn to be a bartender instead of the drinker.
You first walk into the building and then get on this raggedy old elevator and not sure if you will be stuck or fall. Once you get off you see the dirtiest hall way since a college dorm. You go to the end of the hall and it is so hot inside that they need a couple more fans than just one or maybe an ac.
But the actual bartending school was actually kind of interesting. Bring a pencil and paper if your going to do this through a living social or groupon deal. They don’t tell you this. We had to learn this the hard way and sit through the lesson without writing any info down. The teacherknew her stuff but was kind of all over the place. She would try and follow the text book but then put her two cents in of personal experience and then forget some stuff that was in the text. I’m fine with that but she could have had a louder voice so everyone can hear her. Also, we had to clean and refill all the fake booze bottles back with water and nozzle that I had to use was broken. The water would spray all over the bottles and floor while filling up a bottle. They need to replace the old bottles as well on the shelf. Some of it were sticky like the vodka’s and it just felt like mold was growing inside the walls. They need to do a renovation on the place ASAP.
They pretty much taught me in the span of 3 hours the counts of liquor in specific glasses and to make martini’s. Martini’s are also the best to buy because its the better bang for your buck. It has 12 counts of liquor instead of 3 – 4 counts that a shot has.
I think you get a better feel if you learn from an actual bartender on the job while drinking.

This was my first class; I had a Living Social coupon for an introductory course. I don’t know if the coordinator who booked my class didn’t understand what «introductory» meant, but they booked me into a standard class for the students that were there for the full 40-​hour course. I missed a LOT of introductory info that would have been helpful, such as glass-​use guidelines, health department rules, and how to set up a speed rack.
That being said, and despite the instructor arriving unapologetically late and starting class 20 minutes later than that, she knows her stuff. She uses repetition, practice, and mnemonic devices and you will learn how to make a ton of drinks quickly and efficiently.

I briefly attended this school but realized it was not worth the time or money. I followed all directions for the refund process (several hundred dollars owed me) and waited. I am still waiting. The refund process is supposed to take 6 – 8 weeks and, as of today, I am waiting 14 weeks. I have called their refund office a total of 10 times and have been actually told the check is in the mail at least 4 of those times. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY HERE!!! I have contacted the B-​B-​B as well as the Federal Trade Commission to report their practices, so I am not a victim, but I wanted to get the warning out there. The positve reviews you may see abou them are absolutely false.