Second event is down. Crowd and crew was very different at 7atenine then at Ecoba. A little education, training and passion goes a long way as I discovered when hanging out with the boys from 7atenine. They are a very good bartending crew, they know how to mix, flair and work as a team...
Having said that I am a big fan of the peoples bartender. The kind of bartender that builds relational credit in 30 seconds, the bartender that engages with the customer, has a laugh with them and shows them a great time - something the less organized crew from ecoba probably did better... most of the time.
The culture and clientele from both venues is very different. Ecoba punters are very down to earth and relaxed, whereas the regulars of 7atenine were very prententious and less inclined to engage with those who serve them.
Secondly the bar set up at 7atenine was very unusual. A round bar with tables that jet out from every angle. Every table has their own waiter and the bartender never actually engages with those in his venue - in short the bartenders here are pretty much glorified service bartenders, built for speed and efficiency, rather then for customer engagement and service.
Bit of a waste if you ask me because the boys could probably make a heck of a lot more money for the venue and tips for themselves if they had more opportunity to unleash their mad skills on the general public.
As for the show tonight - it went okay. I dropped alot again and really struggled to see the bottles because of poor lighting, but other then that we met some great people and had a great time throwing the bottles and making some good cocktails that ended up selling for over $70aud each with the proceeds going to the local bar crew...
The next 4 days we have off before our next event at club 21.
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