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Dave Allred, TheRealBarman
Bar and Restaurant tips, strategies and secrets for success from an industry leader in the biz for over 37 years. For All Things Bar & Restaurant: https://therealbarman.com/tools-and-resources/
Episodes
158 episodes
The Top 4 Bar Inventory Apps of 2026
I’m going to give you the top 4 bar inventory apps and software so you can stop counting your bar inventory on an excel spreadsheet. Speed, accuracy and pricing are the three most important factors you should be looking at when considerin...
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Bar Profit Cheat Code: Sell More of This
Do you have a strategy for which category of alcohol you want to sell the most of when it comes to cocktails, beer or wine? Do you even track how much you sell of each? In today’s video I’m going to show you the how and the why of which alcohol...
Bar Inventory - How to Spot-Check Your Bartenders
The bar industry loses more than $12 billion per year from bartender overpours and theft because bar owners take very little action to stop it, but today, I’m going to show you how to spot check your bartenders in 10 minutes flat so you can sav...
The Best Payment Processing for ANY Business
I will give you the best payment processing company for your business, whether it be an independent business, or a giant, or chain or multi-store location business. In fact, big businesses can save so much money using this payment processing co...
Lightspeed POS vs Aloha Cloud POS [Which one Wins?]
Aloha Cloud and Lightspeed POS are facing off in a head-to-head match-up to find out which one is the clear winner. We’re going “tale of the tape” format to compare these two restaurant POS systems to determine which one is the best POS system ...
The #1 Reason Bar Owners Fail [and How to Fix it]
I’m going to tell you exactly why bar owners fail (it's not what you think). Some of you will listen and make the change and find yourself being a lot more successful and making a lot more money, and some of you will keep doing the same thing a...
How to Systemize Your Restaurant Customer Service [10 Steps]
Today, in our ongoing series for systemizing your entire restaurant for success, we are going to implement how to systemize your customer service from our restaurant systems blueprint–which means that I’m going to provide you with an actual 10-...
7 Steps to Systemizing Your Bar Inventory Episode
In this video I’m going to walk you through exactly how to systemize your inventory process, because if you aren’t building systems, you aren’t building a business, and I KNOW taking inventory sucks, but I’m going to show you how to cut that ti...
The Ultimate Restaurant Systems Blueprint [Like E-Myth for Restaurants]
We are going to lay the foundation for the ultimate restaurant systems blueprint that you can plug into your daily routine because you are literally one system away from being an amazing business. We’re going to define exactly what...
Restaurants: Increase Sales With This Metric
If you want to make more money in your restaurant, you need to be tracking the right metrics, so today, I’m going to teach you about one of the most vital metrics you can track in your restaurant business that 95% of restaurant owners don’t eve...
The Secret to Massive Restaurant Success
I’m going to tell you the only secret you ever need to know about being successful in the restaurant business. I guarantee it’s not what you think. If you make this the focus and soul of your business and your everyday principles, over time, yo...
5 Ways to Maximize Your Bar Profits Right Now
I’m going to give you five simple ways to increase your bar profits by thousands of dollars and all you have to do is follow the plan. These strategies come straight from my book Bar Profit Maximizers–a 102 page blueprint that will change the w...
The 4 Best POS Systems of 2026
I’m going to give you the four best POS systems of 2026, because choosing the right POS system in this day and age is just as important as who you hire to work in your business. For each of these systems, we will cover the pros &am...
How to Create an Amazing Bar Program for Your Bar
I’m going to give you the blueprint that you can use to create your own bar program–including cocktails, beer and wine, and even food–because a good bar program is the #1 driver of profit and atmosphere in restaurants.I will cover cockt...
Restaurant Website Makeover: 9 Game-Changing Fixes
You know and I know that your restaurant website sucks, so in this video I’m going to give you nine highly effective strategies to increase your traffic and skyrocket your sales by completely revamping your website. ▶ CHECK OUT ALL...
Lightspeed POS - The Best POS System for Retail [Hands Down]
It is no secret that Lightspeed POS is the best POS system for retail stores in 2025 and 2026 and I’m going to tell you why by showing you the 7 areas of advantage that they have mastered over all other POS systems. If you want to organize, sca...
Bar Inventory 101: How Much Should You Order Each Week?
I’m going to give you a 4-step bulletproof weekly ordering formula, so you can order the perfect amount of beer, liquor, and wine for your bar inventory. I’m going to tell you how to set your pars and what level to set them at, which means we’r...
The #1 Restaurant Marketing Secret on the Planet
I'm going to share with you the #1 restaurant marketing strategy that your competitors are ignoring. There is a reason that so many restaurants fail, or are just flat out mediocre. And it’s because their attention is focused in the wrong direct...
REAL TALK- Restaurant Owners: You Must do THIS to Succeed
Real Talk with TheRealBarman, I'm going to give you (owners and managers) the secret to my success. If you will do this one thing, your restaurant management skills and the success of your restaurant (and your life) will improve 10-fold....
Become a Bartender: Crafting the Perfect Resume
I'm going to help you become a bartender by teaching you the 7 steps to creating the perfect bartender resume, including what to write, what to focus on and I'm going to tell you exactly what the hiring managers want to hear.💥 👉 Be...
The Top 3 Draft Beer Systems of 2025
I’m going to give you the best options available for draft beer monitoring systems, because of all the liquids–liquor, beer and wine–draft beer is the toughest one to track and inventory because of their long draught lines and all the foam you ...
Best Bar Inventory App of 2025
I’m going to show you why Bar Patrol Inventory App is the best app and inventory system for independent bars and restaurants. I will even compare it to other top systems out there: the features, the pros and cons and the pricing–so you ca...
Real Talk, Restaurant Owners: You Must do THIS to Succeed
In this episode of Real Talk with TheRealBarman, I'm going to give you (owners and managers) the secret to my success. If you will do this one thing, your restaurant management skills and the success of your restaurant (and your life) will impr...
Should You Use Coupons & Discounts in Your Restaurant?
The question is, should you be discounting or sending out coupons for your restaurant, and if so how much? I'm going to answer that question right here in this episode. There are a few factors we need to consider when running restaurant promoti...