The Most ANNOYING Bartender in the World!

[montessori]

He's the bartender at the outdoor bar in the Animal Kingdom.
This bar would be a great place to sit and relax for a drink or two if you didn't have to listen to his constant yelling!
Last weekend was the 4th (and LAST time) we will go there, unless this guy ever has a day off.
He's very gruff and loud and he's on a power trip about not serving alcohol to anyone who looks under 30.
All you hear is: "I HAVE TO SEE EVERYONE WHO IS GETTING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE!","HOW OLD ARE YOU?", "I NEED TO SEE YOUR ID!!!" "I NEED EVERYONE WHO IS GETTING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE STANDING RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME!!"
Sometimes people are sitting at a table and they wave to him that the drink is for them. Not good enough, he yells. "I HAVE TO SEE EVERYONE WHO IS GETTING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME!"
One woman walked up after he wouldn't accept her age from looking at her 3 tables away, and he yelled "HOW OLD ARE YOU?" She said "38" and she looked 38 too.
It may sound trivial to some but his incessant yelling about it is really grating and annoying. We have seen many people who were obviously turned off by this guy's demeanor.

OK rant over.

 

[susy]

t seems to me that this person probably recently got in trouble for not being careful enough or serving a drink to a minor.

 

[epcotfan]

I agree with Susy. Disney has "secret shoppers" that rate the stores, restaurants, bars, etc...If this person came under review and was found not asking for proper ID the bar would get a very bad review and thus compromise his position there. There would be big trouble for serving someone underaged so ID must always be checked.

 

[DaisyDebbie]

Still doesn't make it right for him to yell and embarrass people. You're supposed to be on vacation and relaxing, not getting harrassed by a bartender.

 

[kdibattista]

Still doesn't make it right for him to yell and embarrass people. You're supposed to be on vacation and relaxing, not getting harrassed by a bartender

Agreed... DH is a bartender part time and I am a former part time bartender. This is inexcusable... there is a perfectly polite way to request ID. Actually, we did it in such a way that it is very complimentary to people.

Anyway, with that said, we are going to AKL in December and I was hoping to check this place out. I guess we will see how long I last there . I am not one to tolerate rude behavior very well.

 

[dcgrumpy]

I remember him from my trip 2 years ago. He wouldn't serve me. I was 36 at the time.

 

[Fantasia Sam]

When we were at the Boardwalk we heard of a CM that had worked for WDW for over 20 years and she served someone alcohol but hadn't asked for ID the person she served was underage and sadly the CM was fired.

Sounds to me this guy REALLY doesn't want to lose his job - I don't think there's any need for him to be shouting all the time - I hope you complained to the hotel, someone should!

 

[palmtreegirl]

Wow, that's really obnoxious! I would've looked at him and said I'll show you my ID if you stop yelling at me and ask nice-lol.

I use to be a bartender and while it's important to check IDs there's no need to yell all the time because that's just rude.

 

[montessori]

Just for the record, he is at the bar at The Animal Kingdom, not at the lodge.
And he has been doing this for years, as dcgrumpy knows.

Of course, all bartenders have to be careful about serving underaged people, and they are.
They just go about it in a much more customer friendly way than this guy does.
We drink at a lot of Disney bars and we rarely even notice this happening anywhere but at this bar.
People don't enjoy sitting at a bar and listening to the same LOUD DEMANDS being repeated over and over again.
This guy is just plain obnoxious.

It's a shame because the bar is a nice, cool escape from the park in the middle of a hot Florida afternoon.
We won't go here again as long as he is there. And I really think there are quite a few people who feel the same. We saw them all walking away, upset over their encounter with this guy.

Maybe I'll write to someone about him but I don't know who!

 

[dahess]

I don't care how careful you have to be in your job, it does not mean you have to be a pain in the rear. I personally would not yell my age in front of everyone (I am only 30), but that is no one's business & I don't want to know there age either. I would have complained about that jack*%#,

 

[kdibattista]

Where is this place?

 

[DeeCee]

I didn't know that there was a bar at the Animal Kingdom. What is the name of it? Where is it? Thanks!

 

[Fantasia Sam]

Well I'm very tempted to pay this place a visit in December and see if he yells at me.

Is it the bar in Africa next door to Tusker House ?

 

[montessori]

I don't know the name of the bar but it is over the little bridge on the way to Africa, in the Harambe Village (?) area.
It is next to the Tusker House, Fantasia Sam. (I think)
I've been to Animal Kingdom a lot of times but I get confused in there.
I can get where I want to be, but I'm not always sure how I got there!

 

[madcoco]

Dawa Bar. The guy really does go overboard. Will see what happens on the next visit.

 

[SamSam]

I would like to see this bartendar; we've somehow managed to have other bartendars the 5 or 6 times we've been there.
We love sitting at this bar to relax in the afternoon, so those of you who haven't been....give it a try.

 

[kdibattista]

I am definitely going to have to check it out... I didn't know this place existed. See... you do learn something new everyday

 

[delikado]

Ugh, what a turn-off... He strikes me as the kind of bartender who assumes that anyone under 25 is carrying a fake ID. I think I'll have to pass on this place (I'm 23).

 

[DEH3rd]

the rule of 1 drink per person is the most annoying thing about WDW! (except the pool police & mug police who like to patrol this board).

 

[eeyore0062]

I think we ran across him about 2 years ago, too. He was OK until another castmember sat at the bar, and then the rest of the guests were ignored and he spoke to no one but that fellow castmember.

We had a great bartender when we were there last October. She made a great drink and was very friendly.