The Bartending Institute is dedicated to thorough, professional training of individuals who wish to enter the bartending field. Our comprehensive up-to-date program provides understanding of both alcoholic beverages and the ingredients used to mix those beverages. In addition, our students are well versed in the proper mixing of cocktails, wine and beer service, basic bar operation and management, ordering supplies, handling money, liquor laws, customer service and responsible liquor service. The Bartending Institute provides students with the opportunity to develop these skills and enter the field as a professional bartender.
The Bartending Institute is certified to operate by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education under the laws of the State of Missouri.
The Bartending Institute of St. Louis
909 Fee RoadMaryland Heights, Missouri 63043
Phone: 314-878-2271
thebartendinginstitutestl@gmail.com
Convenient and well-lit ample parking is located adjacent to the school.
Our Bartending School
The Bartending Institute consists of approximately 1,267 square feet of a well-lit and air-conditioned/heated classroom and administrative offices. It was opened in 1979 and is currently owned by Ffives, Inc.
The Bartending Institute's classroom is designed to replicate an actual bar environment. The classroom is equipped with an approximately 27 foot L-shaped wet bar and a 10 foot dry bar. Additionally, the classroom contains standard bar stools, mixing equipment, an assortment of glassware, ice machine, music system, and all other necessary utensils and equipment to train a student in the field of bartending. All bars stocked with simulated liquor, mixes and garnishes so that the students are able to practice effectively and efficiently.
The Bartending Institute has over 36 years of experience in quality vocational education and professional leadership in the Food and Beverage Industry.
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Bartending Training
The Bartending Institute keeps class sizes to a maximum of 12-to-1 student/teacher ratio. This allows for individualized training and special assistance if students require it. Upon completion of our 40-hour program, students are given instruction on how to search for a job in the bartending field utilizing our placement assistance.
Our Professional Mixology course is a forty-hour course which consists of ten four-hour bartending classes. Our mixology course can be completed over a one, two or five week period. New bartending classes start each week.
The graduate of our mixology course will have learned how to professionally prepare 125 traditional drinks as well as the latest trendy drinks that are popular in each city. Drinks range from the traditional martini & manhattan to the ever popular sex on the beach. In addition, the student will learn beer, wine, responsible alcohol service and professional customer service techniques. The school uses the Anheuser-Busch "Beertender" training program and the Guinness Beer "Perfect Pour" training program.
Job Placement
Our campus offers local job placement assistance to all of our graduates. Upon graduation, the graduate may report to the job placement office for one-on-one job placement assistance. Our schools have achieved a job placement rate of over 90% over the last five years.
During the first personal visit, the graduate is also given the username and password to our online job database. This password-protected site may be checked at any time of the day from any computer, at the student's convenience.
Each of our graduates is also eligible to use our nationwide job placement assistance program. We currently have 34 campuses of our own and have contracted with 56 additional campuses to mutually help each other's graduates. We are the nation's largest group of independently-owned bartending schools.
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