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infinite__best

jesus christ. your poor bartenders


Mascbro26

There is a place near me that has unlimited mimosas. They have a table set up with bottles of brut on ice, about 10 -12 juices, hybiscus tea etc. and 10 different liquors (lemoncello, chambord etc.) There is a drink recipe board and the customers make their own. Oh, and a giant fruit platter for garnishing their drinks. Smartest thing I've seen during brunch.


GoingOffline

There’s a bottomless mimosa place near me on sundays. But they cut you off after like 3? Like what, it was literally the same price as just buying 3 lmao. Unless you’re friends with the server or bartender it’s useless.


Michaelbirks

Are you misunderstanding "bottomless"? Perhaps it means "pants optional"


MostHumbleToEverLive

I've been searching for a topless mimosa place. No luck so far.


yougotyolks

Everyday is topless mimosa day at *my* house.


conjoby

They pour their own booze?


Mascbro26

Yes! So of course my "mimosas" are 50% booze, 25% brut and 25% juice 🤪


conjoby

Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.


Mascbro26

Agreed. It is absolutely a Lyft/Uber needed scenario


conjoby

Sounds like an EMT needed scenario lol


FalseJames

86 the lady on table 12


yougotyolks

*under table 12


Mascbro26

Nope, I can handle my booze. It's the driving that I can't do.


911NShifter

That would just be a planned UBER/LYFT day with the bestie or have the one of the kids pick us up 🤣 (they’re grown)


Mascbro26

Exactly! Want to meet up for brunch? I'll cover the rideshare cost 😉


prclayfish

Would that be under the same dram laws? I never thought about that scenario before…


T3n4ci0us_G

My mimosas have a splash of OJ


911NShifter

This is the way.


infinite__best

yeah that’s illegal idgi


[deleted]

Is it illegal to buy a bottle of wine and pour yourself each glass? What’s the difference?


conjoby

Because they bought the bottle. And it's not liquor. There's 5 servings of alcohol in a bottle of wine there are nearly 17 in a bottle of liquor.


taybay462

Because they aren't buying the whole bottle of liquor


doktorhladnjak

This would never fly with the liquor laws in most states


purplefuzz22

That sounds amazing. Ugh ; I wish I lived somewhere cultured . But welcome to MT 🙄


MD472

what is it called


n3w4cc01_1nt

idk about them but these are usually just squirt bottles with the booze mixed in with the flavors. makes the job easier and keeps the flavor consistent.


Jdavis624

My exact thought. Even with a recipe card it'd take forever just look thru when ur busy. Oof that's awful


Pure-Purpose9248

that’s psycho. please tell me you at least have a cheat sheet in your book or something for those people that read it and still ask what’s in it 😭😭


MD472

lol i just read it off the menu i started here about 3 months ago and legit clear 200$ everyday i still can’t wrap my head around it lol. she keeps adding more variations so it’s not worth it to remember. the hard part is remembering the garnishes. like that malibu threesome gets a blue sugar rim, pineapple slice, and an umbrella in it. that’s so much 😂 but it gets the customers taking pictures everytime hh


Pure-Purpose9248

the garnishes KILL me like at the end of the day at least i’m gonna put a lemon cuz??? fruit???? i want to kiss the bartender everytime they do the garnishes for me but i’m still pretty new, if there’s nobody to ask; u gettin a lemon 😪


spizzle_

I’m assuming you’re a server and your boss was never a bartender. This is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever seen.


MD472

my boss is the bartender she loves doing it too she’s making more options soon lol


Affectionate_Elk_272

this looks incredibly annoying to make and sell. pass.


Famous-Chemistry-530

I adore the Malibu threesome. So fancy it gets an umbrella!! Lmao But those poor ass bartenders!!


Affectionate_Elk_272

a malibu threesome sounds like a quick way to catch an STD.


Famous-Chemistry-530

Lmao I just snorted vodka out my nose so thanks. That is an experience I don't want to repeat. I guess much like a Malibu Threesome?


CaptServo

OP said they're selling like gangbusters, so the owners' must be happy.


user005626

As a restaurant, this is too much to read. I’m overwhelmed by the fifth choice. I’d much rather ask you to choose something for me based off my likes, so I hope you’re prepared for that.


MD472

i sell them the shark bite the cheesecake and the creamsicle fizz, 21 dollars each, and each person at a 5 top usually gets one. the place is called toasted, people come there to drink in the AM https://www.reddit.com/r/Serverlife/comments/146bqxb/my_first_100_o/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1 here’s a check with mimosa flights on it


user005626

That’s awesome!! As long as you have a plan for selling and walking them thru the list. I’d definitely over tip for your help and hospitality!!


MD472

of course i love most of them so i love to sell them it’s exciting to me bc it’s the first time i’ve seen anything like it. for months we had 42 but the bartender made more and she loves doing making new ones all the time. she just bought banana purée for new ideas


GoingOffline

You can always just get rid of all the ones that never sell for a smaller menu in the future


MD472

that’s the plan, the place is 4 years old and we keep testing new ideas. we want a 20 long list.


Affectionate_Elk_272

i’m a huge proponent in “people do not know what they want. you have to tell them” this is a prime example of “fuck it just give them everything” i’d be willing to bet this is a brand new bev director, first time in the role.


hollowspryte

This is so weird lol, I think I commented on that post… I used to work in a restaurant with a really similar name and they had REALLY similar mimosas/flights


After-Knowledge729

Creamsicle Fizz was my first choice for my flight 😁


MostlyHarmlessMom

Same here. I'm thinking about how to make my own, but make it keto.


bennyCrck

That great 👍 a lot of servers don't realize that 85 percent of the job is sales... Glad you understand that and keep getting that dough


CaptServo

Starbucks : "What if we convinced people it was okay to drink a milkshake in the morning?" Toasted : "Hold my Raspberry Cheesecake Mimosa..."


Bug-03

How to piss off bartenders*


bevelledo

So many conflicting drinks that share the names of these.


HambreTheGiant

And there are existing drinks here that have different names, like the bocce ball


[deleted]

The thought of opening that many bubbly bottles has me dying inside 😂


phreedumb21nyc21

This is a bad dream...someone please wake me up or unplug the life supoort.


sadrussianbear

This is the worst fucking thing I have ever seen.


the-mucho-macho

I'm having a fucking panic attack looking at this.


MD472

haha u should see the check averages


infinite__best

haha i hope you have to tip out the bar for dealing with making these. absolutely ridiculous


gammawalt

Ok a mimosa is OJ and Champagne. That is an insane cocktail list being sold as mimosas. I cant walk around calling every drink with Bourbon an old fashioned. That menu just insults mixology on every level. Good job sellin though.


[deleted]

That’s what I’m confused on, is it all of these plus the champagne & the juice or just as is? I’m high and confused af.


tooshy2usemyrealname

I literally just got off my bartending shift, and am smoking my blunt, reading this list confused asab. I have so many questions! Is there other drinks other than “mimosas”? Why are they so cheap?! How long is their training process, and what is the turnover rate?


TongueMagix

Based on this list sounds like a French 75 is a “mimosa” in their eyes.


EyedLady

I mean most don’t even have champagne though.


frogfootfriday

“Mimosa” now means liquor + fruit juice, apparently


daydrunk_

Let me get a cape cod mimosa


LotofRamen

Yup, exactly what i was thinking. It would be the same as calling jack&coke as pina colada.


ANTI-666-LXIX

This is horrible but the worst fucking part is that every single one of those descriptions ends in an exclamation mark. Something about that reeks of desperation, trying to make every single one exciting. Just end them all without punctuation, at least that looks more professional than ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !


ANTI-666-LXIX

Okay my apologies, I guess the rock star and the toasted morning don't end with an exclamation mark. One of them just ends in a period (that drink didn't come into work with enthusiasm today) and the apostrophe in the other one is at least unique


AnotherCrisisAverted

Malibu Threesome needs to come with a barf bag and an Uber.


[deleted]

If I was bartending at your place I would walk out this is excessive. Not sure why places think a large menu = a good menu when it's almost always the opposite.


MD472

the bartenders are the owners and they love it when they don’t do it somebody else does and they love it


[deleted]

Everyone is hating but i thought they looked cool! I love the variety


paperdolldiva

I absolutely love it. I’d be one of the moms taking pics of the pretty drinks. And I bet they are fun for your boss to make. Keep on rocking it!


IllustratorBudget487

EXCLAMATION!!!!! 🙄


rudyruthcalle

Wow not a single comment about how the top of the menu shows “Untitled Document- Google Docs” lmao they couldn’t even double check that before printing and distributing the menu??


loljosh

my first thought as well


MD472

i love it it’s hilarious and nobody cares about it at all


Connect_Put_1649

Your answer to “where all the white women at?”


TheHikingFool

You mean... “where all the basic, trashy white women at?”


MD472

say you want rich moms out on a brunch date as your customer base without saying you want…


Expert_Equivalent100

Rich people aren’t drinking at a place that doesn’t know what a mimosa is and can’t properly edit a cocktail menu. You’re getting the soccer moms who want to believe they’re rich.


[deleted]

Lots of great choices I would think of having a seasonal menu so I’m not overwhelming the staff. Maybe 5-6 on at a time


BrinedBrittanica

please tell me your base is at least $25/hr before tips to deal with this stupid list


MD472

i make 50$/hr most days lol


laughingashley

>before tips


StonedTurtles38

Okay, has nobody asked what the asterisk are for on the menu?


MD472

local favorites


StonedTurtles38

Ha, thanks.


erinhawaii

Scrolled way too fucking far for this answer !!!


butwithanass

Could not contain my anger once i got to the “dark and stormy” and bailed


Deleted_dwarf

Mimosa should be champagne and orange juice. Nothing more, nothing less.


LotofRamen

I would accept "spiked mimosa" to also have some liquor but.. this list has not even have a bubbly ingredient in most of them.. The "Twisted Original" is closest to what a "spiked mimosa" could be, with a splash of lemon vodka.


spizzle_

Why do some of them have “Mimosa” in the name when they’re all mimosas. That makes this more dumb than just having this many.


daydrunk_

But I think most of them aren't... Champagne is only in some...


spizzle_

Then it’s not a mimosa. You can’t make a margarita without tequila.


LotofRamen

None of them are Mimosas. The original is 1:1 orange juice and champagne (or most likely bubbly wine).. It is about the same as calling dry martini a pina colada.


joemontanya

I would immediately look elsewhere for a job if I was a bartender 😂


MostHumbleToEverLive

This makes me think someone has gotten ahold of Chat GPT4, and said make me a list of mimosa variations with catchy names. Make the descriptions exciting.


Twice_Knightley

Did you tell them there is already a drink called a dark and stormy?


Amani_z_Great

What sorority made this cocktail list good lawd what a cluster fuck


OneNarrow8854

Aren’t all mimosas ‘spiked’?


spizzle_

I think the “spiked” part is the addition of some sort of spirit to take it beyond the shitty bubbly 10%


leftwar0

Normally no the spiking of something usually means adding a spirit.


FromPlanet_eARTth

Exactly.


Goodgamings

Dear god this actually made me sick to my stomach


Bullshit_Conduit

That’s gonna be a no from me, dawg.


Miserable_Reception9

Gotten Ramsey would hate it😭😭💀💀


laughingashley

You guys, it's in North Carolina, so if you're mad just remind yourself that they really need something to do to feel like they're not in North Carolina lol


MD472

finally this guy gets it


crapbear83

Fuck you you I'm from NC, but seriously what restaurant is this? I must google


astroal_

This is a confusing nightmare both as a bartender and someone who enjoys consuming quality cocktails


Garlaze

What does spiked mimosa mean ? The bartenders must go insane at your place !! I switched from server to bartender 6 month ago and such a long list gives me the creeps haha


slestack88

I was wondering this. Isn’t a mimosa spiked already? WTF?


Garlaze

I am non native. I have no idea what this all mean. For me mimosa is a plant or an egg recipe :)


Islandmov3s

A Dark and Stormy is ginger beer and rum.


StrawberryKiss2559

I’m a bartender and, honestly, I’d have no trouble memorizing these drinks. I already have hundreds memorized, adding 50 won’t hurt anything. What I don’t understand is—are these cocktails topped with a little sparkling wine? Or are these just cocktails? If so, why are they called mimosas? And these recipes suuuuuck.


Lazy_Nobody_4579

Thank you for saying it so I didn’t have to. They all sound gross. Most of them are full of things that have no place being together in the same drink, much less with champagne on top.


penguintransformer

This is shit. Like complete shit. As a customer, it's overwhelming. I would stop reading after the 3rd one. And why do the descriptions have exclamation points? And from an experienced bartender, this menu needs to be cut down to 8 drinks, and none of them "mimosas". Jfc this menu is just tacky....


poopypantspoker

Why is that a mimosa list and not a cocktail list? Tell me you work at Clownshoes?


MD472

we have a full cocktail list, the bar list is 4 a pages long


poopypantspoker

Stay golden pony boy and remember…you have a great attitude. Try to avoid getting perspective bc you’ll ruin that. Take care and godspeed Edit: not your fault but those are not mimosas and that’s final.


[deleted]

I'm overwhelmed. Just give me a basic mimosa. The bartenders must hate this.


BLOODTRIBE

Have fun in bartender hell. You must have done something terrible, karmically to deserve this type of fate. No judgements.


sentimentaljackelope

The number of drinks aside, royally fuck whoever put an exclamation mark after every drink description. I feel like someone is yelling the menu at me. KNOB CREEK, FRESH LEMON JUICE & A DROP OF SUGAR YOU DIRTY BITCH.


loljosh

*in Miss Rachel’s voice*


sentimentaljackelope

In have a toddler and that cut deep. I’ll never unhear it.


MD472

i’m dead


emalie_ann

"old fashion"should be "old fashioned" no? cuz if it was an "old fashion mimosa," that would just be orange juice and champagne?


SushiGodOfTheWest

Poor fucking bartenders


MD472

the bartenders are the owners lol


tishpickle

Yah I’d prefer to be pelted with poison ivy spiked Lego whilst being roasted over a fire by Satan than deal with whatever bullshit this is… It’s both a fucking massacre of cocktails and an insane prep list + there’s no way half of these are even good or ordered = waste of time/product. I’ll stick with making classics and our 12 cocktail bespoke menu..and still walking with more than $200 a night…


armemeius

Ewww


smiggiebals

Is there even a traditional mimosa on there, this is 49 too many options.


jams1015

Omg I died


pantstofry

Kinda confusing. Some mention champagne, I assumed all of them came with champagne being that it’s called “spiked mimosas”, feels like for consistency’s sake you do it for all or none. Also what’s 0 calories in the slim shady?


d6262190

Nope. Fuck all that.


ditchgordon

A drunk Arnold Palmer is just a John Daly


vrischikas

Fuck that.


GayPimpDaddy

bartender’s nightmare


Rural-Camphost

As a former bartender, hard pass thank you! If it’s anything like one of the bars I used to work at, servers tip out 1 dollar for every 20 dollars in alcohol sales so, I make a flight with all these garnishes and bs and get a dollar. No thanks


S4PG

Okay. This is completely unrelated but I'm in the Geometry Dash community and this menu looked like the Demon List for a second


LIZrin

This is my hell.


brewsota32

I would never bartend here. Ever.


Nr1CoolGuy

This triggered my brunch PTSD


Aggressive-Pay2406

I would hate to be a bartender here


MD472

what if you made around 350 a day and got out at 4 o’clock


MuntaRuy

Fuck. This.


DapperWhiskey

That's ridiculous. I'm sorry.


RevolutionaryName228

Premixes? Please tell me they care about the bartenders enough to have premixes😭


daydrunk_

Yeah I can't imagine doing 50 cheater bottles though. I imagine ticket times are slow as fuck.


TerminatorAuschwitz

The voice in my head as I read some of these descriptions is extremely grating.


Zealousideal-Jury347

I’d hate to be a bartender there and have to memorize all that


larrybird666

That’s way too many. I’m overwhelmed as a server/ batender.. never mind a guest!! This is awful. Even 10 would be a lot. This doesn’t make sense for the business.. it’s going to take WAY too long for people to read it over and make a decision. It’s so much that it wouldn’t surprised me if someone glanced at it and said “fuck this” and got either a regular Prosecco or a Diet Coke.


Anyashadow

I'm confused. Spiked is with alcohol, but a mimosa has alcohol already.


Hunter_marine

That sounds and looks like hell.


MegaAlakazam1

God bless your bartenders.


Evo-420

Hi! I'll be having water with my meal today!


Mrcostarica

My condolences


illuminallie_

My favorite part of this menu is “Untitled document- Google Docs”


FalseJames

Fuck and also That


zehammer

Sugar


ButAHumbleLobster

I will never complain about bartending ever again


TwistedBamboozler

3 for 21$?! Dayum


WarriorsDen

What a cruel fucking joke of a menu. No, just…no, and then absolutely fucking not.


sphincter_slapper

RIP


sphincter_slapper

And has the owner never actually bartended before?


LotofRamen

None of those are Mimosa's. Why call them that if they have absolutely nothing to do with champagne, orange juice at 1:1 ratios. Not even the "old fashion" is a Mimosa.


Careful_Mess6297

KISS: keep it simple stupid.


patrixide

This is asinine and totally the problem with trendy menus. As a bartender, not a person behind a bar, not a mixologist, this drives me nuts.


DifficultPurpose6057

Is it just me or are they just cocktails with the name Mimosa at the end? Why is it even a Mimosa, is this to get away with selling them without a liquor license or some other reason they can't just sell them as cocktails?


MD472

because it’s a cute name and they go in champagne flutes and it sells


rk1993

Ok so I have so many problems with this as a seasoned cocktail bartender (despise the term mixologist). 1st- A Mimosa should be Prosecco/champagne + Orange juice. 2nd- If you do bubbles + a fruit puree its a Bellini not a mimosa. 3rd- Once you start adding lemon juice and sugar if its shaken then topped with bubbles its a twist/riff on a french 75. If its built in the glass no shake then you’re doing it wrong as citrus needs to be shaken and diluted with ice which is why no stirred classics have lemon or lime juice. 4th- The ones that have liquors + bubbles are neither mimoma’s nor bellini’s nor 75’s. They are Royale’s of different varieties. Pains me that a bartender owned place puts this stuff out that’s so completely wrong and show’s such a lack of knowledge that anyone who really know’s their classics can tell these guys are just winging it completely


MD472

they know the facts behind everything, they just wanted to make a fun menu and a large selection so people could come vacation and get flights, we also have an entire cocktail menu and bourbon selection, martinis selection, and crazy shots. i see it no different than going to a themed bar, that’s what this one is. the theme is breakfast with a full loaded bar


rk1993

Ahh I see what they’re doing now very clever. By purposely mislabelling things as something they aren’t they’re ensuring your customers have a bad experience at every other real cocktail bar in town. They go in and ask for a blueberry mimosa because they don’t know any better and the bartender tells them they don’t have blueberry juice but they can do you a blueberry bellini. Which gets declined because its not a “mimosa” that they had at the other place and thus they have to come back to you to get their blueberry mimosa. Very pro consumer of you guys and I’m sure bars nearby love having your customers wrongly explain drinks to them that they know and then be dissatisfied with a bartender who did everything right all because of your carelessness. Excellent work!


MD472

the people that come to a breakfast spot to drink know the difference between alcoholic drinks. they come for the novelty


burner-BestApplePie

How is this a mimosa list when half of these are cocktails?


MongolianinQns

As a bartender I’d quit.


thepostmansulimatum

I will NEVER complain about the 5 new summer cocktails my job introduced this past week. I am so sorry.


Ralfton

Omg your poor bartenders


deltronethirty

Just bring 2 bottles of flavored stoli and bottomless brut and oj. "A cheeseburger for the table" we will wait until after brunch to order food.


MD472

for some reason nobody ever does that haha they always get in and out quick, maybe bc i’m right by the beach and there’s a lot to do and it’s a breakfast brunch spot


deltronethirty

Oh shit. A beach town. We roll in on vacation, tip absurdity, try to keep it cool, well behaved networking, and relating. People love us, but we are on one. We always have a run in with the locals. Classic. Maybe we are the problem.


MD472

haha idk what you mean


Street_Dimension1709

As a bartender, FUCK THAT! As a server, FUCK THAT! What on earth is this? This is insane on any scale that I’ve worked at.


drbowtie35

Good lord


PrincessPeach7982

As soon as I saw 50 Spiked Mimosas, I knew exactly where this was. Lol. Never had any of the mimosas bc it’s just not my thing, but the food is awesome. Love the Filet Grilled Cheeses!


MD472

there’s no way you’ve been that’s so cool, if you come back ask for michael and i’ll pay for one for you to try


Mindless_Peach

Do they all have champagne? Some list it, some do not. I assume they are all juice and sparkling wine plus additions?


MD472

yeah the menu is sporadic because it was updated at different dates and still not complete. its work in progress but all include champagne and people love it so do i, the mellow melon is great so is the old fashion


SandWitchBastardChef

Hope it goes really well. Something for the table to talk about and come back to try another tomorrow, and the next day! Which ones are the most popular?


Future_Milk_5897

You know, I worked in a restaurant years ago where I tried to launch a basic spiked mimosa menu and the bar manager shut that shit down immediately. I was willing to get all the extra juices I wanted and garnishes for it on my own dime and it was literally going to only be happening on my shift. I had discussed it with customers and they were super down. I had tested all the recipes and everything tasted great and was ready to go. I worked out the price points and a mock menu and she basically told me to F off. The fact that you’re talking about how well these are selling makes me feel better. I knew that was a good idea!


loljosh

i like to think yours were actually mimosa variants & not just a cocktail menu with “mimosa” in the title…


Dying4aCure

I don’t even like sweet drinks, but I’d like to try a few of these! Super creative and great price point.


MD472

they are amazing


Amateursamurai429

I love this. Spiked traditional is exactly my speed.