Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

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Aug 2026

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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/

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August 17, 20269 min

Buying a Restaurant POS? 10 Questions You Need to Ask

If you are getting ready to buy a restaurant POS system but you’re overwhelmed by all the options and trying to decide what you need, I’m going to help you out today by giving you the 10 questions you need to ask the POS reps giving you the live demo so that you can dig and dig until you find gold, which in this case is the best restaurant POS system for you and your business. 💥 👉Shift4 POS (formerly SkyTab POS: https://therealbarman.com/skytab-demo/ [Use this link and they will pay you to switch to their POS] 💥 👉 Lightspeed POS: https://therealbarman.com/lightspeed-pos-demo/ [Save up to $2,000 off the hardware] ▶ CHECK OUT ALL OF MY KICK-ASS RESOURCES GO HERE: https://barpatrol.net/resources Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

August 14, 20267 min

How to Hire Rockstar Bartenders & Servers

If you are a bar or restaurant owner or manager, in this video I’m going to tell you exactly where to find rockstar bartenders, or even servers, for your restaurant, and the exact process for getting them to work for you. Because I’ll tell you right now, everyone is doing this wrong. Years ago I found a secret pond for hiring Rockstar employees, with nobody else around to compete with. Meaning, I found the motherlode for hiring fantastic bartenders, and I'm going to share with you in this video. ▶ CHECK OUT ALL OF MY KICK-ASS RESOURCES GO HERE: https://restaurantpatrol.net/resources\ www.therealbarman.com 💥 👉 FREE Book: Bar Profit Maximizers [Run Your Bar My Way] - GETMYBOOKNOW Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

August 11, 20267 min

Buying a POS System? Avoid These 7 Deadly Mistakes

If you are in the market for a restaurant POS system for your bar, restaurant, brewery, hotel–whatever–I’m going to give you a huge advantage and save you a boatload of time and money by helping you avoid the 7 most deadly sins that most business owners commit when buying a new POS system. www.barpatrol.net www.therealbarman.com 💥 👉 Shift4 POS: https://therealbarman.com/skytab-demo/ [Use this link and they will pay you to switch to their POS] (previously Skytab POS) 💥 👉 Lightspeed POS: https://go.barpatrol.net/Lightspeed-demo-TRB [Save up to $2,000 off the hardware] 💥 👉 FREE Book: Bar Profit Maximizers [Run Your Bar My Way] - https://register.barpatrol.net/bar-profit-maximizers1646115850796 ▶ CHECK OUT ALL OF MY KICK-ASS RESOURCES GO HERE: https://restaurantpatrol.net/resources Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

August 6, 20269 min

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 considering the best bar inventory app for you and your business. ▶ Bar Patrol Inventory App: https://www.barpatrol.net/ ▶ BevSpot: https://bevspot.com/ ▶ Wisk Inventory: https://www.wisk.ai/ ▶ Partender: https://app.partender.com/ Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

August 4, 20264 min

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 on your menu you should be pushing the most, and how best to do it so you can make more money. FREE Book: Bar Profit Maximizers [Run Your Bar My Way] - https://register.barpatrol.net/bar-profit-maximizers1646115850796 Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

July 30, 202610 min

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 save thousands of dollars. It is super accurate, it is super eye-opening, and you will be shocked by how much money you are losing. Bar Patrol Inventory App: https://www.barpatrol.net/ Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

July 27, 20268 min

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 company that it will blow their mind. AxePay Demo: https://therealbarman.com/axepay-demo/ [Use the link to get a FREE equipment and onboarding] Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

July 23, 202613 min

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 for you and your restaurant. Lightspeed POS [Get up to $2,000 off the hardware] - https://go.barpatrol.net/lightspeed-TRB-POS-Page Aloha POS - https://www.ncrvoyix.com/ Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

July 20, 20269 min

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 and getting the same result. Stop being a bar owner and start being a business owner. FREE Book: Bar Profit Maximizers [Run Your Bar My Way] - GETBOOKHERE ! ▶ CHECK OUT ALL OF MY KICK-ASS RESOURCES GO HERE: https://restaurantpatrol.net/resources _____________________________________________________________ ▶ MY WEBSITES: 💥 👉 Bar Patrol Inventory App: https://www.barpatrol.net/ 💥 👉 Restaurant Patrol Marketing: https://restaurantpatrol.net/ 💥 👉 TheRealBarman: https://therealbarman.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman

July 17, 202610 min

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-step customer service system to ensure that your guests are taken care of 100% of the time. We’re talking from the time they walk through the door until the moment they leave, and it’s an easy step-by-step process that your employees can follow with no ambiguity which means it’s also easy for you to train. This podcast originated as a YouTube video on@TheRealBarman channel. ▶ CHECK OUT ALL OF MY KICK-ASS RESOURCES GO HERE: https://restaurantpatrol.net/resources FREE Book: Bar Profit Maximizers [Run Your Bar My Way] - GET.BOOK.NOW Send us Fan Mail Dave Allred https://therealbarman.com/ https://www.barpatrol.net/ https://restaurantpatrol.net/ YouTube Channel Dave Allred, TheRealBarman