MOJO Bar - Music for the people

It’s not much to ask is it really?  For a waitress or bartender to treat you like a human being. But it’s exactly this that will be the failure of the UK bar industry if we allow it to continue.

Recently I was in a bar in London of notable cocktail repute. I had taken a young bartender there to show him around. We sat at the bar and ordered two drinks, which were swiftly delivered with the absolute minimal amount of conversation required to serve a drink.

The bartender plainly showing off had turned his back on us to have an overly loud conversation with his co-worker about who he had been starfucking the night before.

When I asked my young colleague what he thought of the place he was suitably impressed with his drink & the surroundings.

It was clear that we were in the trade and that we were keen to chat as we had sought out this place for that very reason. I was pissed off with the blatant cold shoulder shown to us. So much so I wanted to make a point.

I said to my colleague that yes this is a nice bar but “watch this” I stood up and proceeded to jump up and down ten times waving my arms in the air before sitting back on my barstool to finish my drink. Not one of the two members of staff noticed. We sat just in front of them at the bar and we were their only two customers.

The point was well made. I understand that customers can get their booze cheap from a supermarket and drink it at home but you just cannot recreate the banter that exists in a great bar.

Unfortunately it is all too often taken for granted.

Oh and god forbid if this ever happens to you in MOJO, please let me know who it was that served you so I can make a point out of it!

Stay wet.

Mal