Commercial Bartending Course

Top-Rated Institution:

• Over 1000 five-star Google reviews.
• Long-standing reputation since 1981.

Experienced Instructors:

• Decades of bartending experience across North America.
• Expertise in various bar environments like cocktail lounges, events, banquets, clubs, and restaurants.

Practical, Hands-On Training:

• Learn behind a real bar with individual bar stations.
• Use real bartender tools, popular spirits, and garnishes.
• Build muscle memory and confidence in a realistic setting.

Modern Curriculum:

• Regularly updated program to reflect current industry trends.
• Instruction in classic cocktails and contemporary mixology.
• Preparation for today’s bar scene and employer expectations.

Free Lifetime Retakes:

• Opportunity to refresh your skills at no additional cost.
• Lifetime access to retake the program whenever needed.

Small Class Sizes:

• Personalized attention from instructors.
• Focus on developing good habits for earning tips and respect in the bar industry.

Positive Student Experience:

• Fun, interactive, and informative classes.
• Supportive learning environment where students can thrive.
• Opportunities to make new friends and network within the industry.

Gateway to Hospitality Careers:

• Comprehensive training that goes beyond bartending basics.
• Opens doors to various opportunities in the hospitality industry.

Choosing Fine Art Bartending School means joining a highly-rated, experienced, and supportive institution dedicated to your success in bartending.

We hope to see you in class!

Fine Art Bartending School is BC's longest standing and most reputable bartending school.

Since 1981, we've trained thousands of bartenders, many of which have gone on to have successful bartending careers.

Our program is widely recognized in British Columbia. We have over 1000 five-star Google reviews.

Even if an employer is not familiar with us, they will appreciate you applying to the job fully trained and taking the initiative to develop bartending skills on your own. 

Our entire program prepares you to work as a bartender.

While anyone with an interest in bartending would love our program, here are the job-related skills you will learn:

• Customer service skills
• Taking orders
• Upselling to increase tips
• Popular brands of spirits
• Reading order tickets
• Resume building and where to find jobs
• Interview prep
• Handling busy rushes with east
• Juggling multiple orders at once
• Responsible service
• Making bespoke cocktails based on a customer's preferences

We have many success stories of students who got a job after the program. Check them out!

Our Commercial Bartending Course is for anyone who wants to learn bartending or refresh their bartending skills.

This is not an advanced mixology program. 

This program will train you on the following:

• Bartending tools & mixing techniques
• Developing your own bartending style
• How to develop your bespoke cocktail recipes using cocktail ratios
• Popular classic cocktail recipes
• Bartending customer service exercises 
• How to find, apply, interview for your first job 
• And so much more! 

Nope, you do not need to obtain your Serving it Right certificate prior to taking the program. 

We are a school, not a bar. Students will not be handle real alcohol.

We'll try our best to accommodate you to retake the class at another time or date to make sure you're all caught up.

Absolutely! While the class is taught in English, we do our best to make sure everyone feels confident.

Our small classes make sure you get the attention you need to succeed from your instructor.

Yes! If you graduated from our program, you can come back to refresh on your skills! Read our retake policy.

Unfortunately, we don't have parking. Here is the closest parking garage.