Running a Restaurant For Dummies
Explore Book
Running a Restaurant For Dummies
Explore Book

Of course, most people are honest, but you can take measures to ensure that all of your bar employees are honest. Here is a list of things you can do to head off potential problems and handle them when they begin.

  • Check employee bags and packages when coming in and going out.

  • Conduct detailed weekly inventories.

  • Do not count out tips from the register at night.

  • Establish a "no drinking or drugs" policy for all employees.

  • Have spotters and mystery shoppers pull surprise inspections on a fairly regular basis.

  • Dismiss any employee who is caught stealing or breaking a law, with no second chances.

  • Install security cameras.

  • Keep storage rooms locked.

  • Insist that non-sales must still have receipts.

  • Thoroughly count your register drawers every night.

  • Designate one door for entering and leaving.

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R. Foley is the founder and editor of BARTENDER Magazine. A consultant to some of the United States’ top distillers and importers, he is responsible for creating and naming new drinks for the liquor industry.

Heather Dismore began her career as a well-traveled, highly productive restaurant manager. She left the industry to devote time to her family and her love of writing. In a publishing career spanning over a decade, her work has impacted some 400 titles. Dismore resides in Naperville, Illinois, with her husband, who is a professional chef, and their two daughters. She is the owner of PageOne Publishing, a freelance Web content development company with a focus on the hospitality industry.