2006-09-14 05:03:19 · 16 answers · asked by s_t_e_p_2 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Nah, they've been called far worse... give them a nice tip and they definitely won't!
2006-09-14 05:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the 1880"s no...I think the term barkeep refers to the owner and bartender is the shlub who works there. However, I've never met a bartender that didn't think they already owned the place anyway.
2006-09-14 12:08:31 · answer #2 · answered by denbecady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all...barkeeps, like bartenders, are one in the same. No harm done when asking for service.....now don't make a real mistake in addressing him or her as 'bar-back"! Belly-up!
2006-09-14 12:07:21 · answer #3 · answered by HotInTX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm in a really fancy schmancy restaurant or pub, I may call him/her a barkeep. Just sounds fancier schmancier, somehow.
Otherwise, chances are that I'm on a first name basis with the person schlepping the drinks anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
2006-09-14 12:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only to ask them their name so you can address them properly when asking for service. One of my staff used address rude customers that would call him barkeep as " yes customer last in line for service"
2006-09-14 12:22:06 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Boo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee, why don't you ask the bartender? For every ten bartenders, you will have ten different answers, so treat each one as an individual.
2006-09-14 12:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by rebecca_sld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in a bar, and the only ones that seemed to mind were the ones that had no personality and made no money
2006-09-14 12:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Voodoo Doll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you're under 65 years of age. Then you know better. The old people though, they're used to calling them that. meaning, it's an old term. Get with the times.
2006-09-14 12:04:52 · answer #8 · answered by jfahd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A lot depends on the person behind the counter
2006-09-14 12:05:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't mind the term when I tended bar but that was 30 years ago.
2006-09-14 12:05:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's an old english expression. Some young people most likely never heard of it.
2006-09-14 12:05:58 · answer #11 · answered by irishwitch2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋