Bartenders of Reddit: what drink makes you hate the person ordering it? Either because it’s a pain in the ass to make or because it’s a sure sign of a pain in the ass customer?

1. It’s less about the drink you order, and more about how you order. I’d prefer you quickly and succinctly order 20 different kinds of pisco sours than do the following... If we are extremely busy with people at every inch of the bar waving us down for drinks, and you: -get my attention, even though you’re unprepared to order - turn around to ask all your friends what they want and have to have a whole conversation with each of them about the vodka soda they want —ask me to name all the tequilas we have, then ask if we have “Tito’s tequila” which doesn’t exist and the finally decide not to get any tequila at all - then finally order half of the drinks you want, and as i return to the rail with the glassware needed, say oh and one more this or that, and then repeatedly add more orders on making me go back and forth, - as I make the drinks you say “can I get less ice, and like maybe more vodka” - as I finish making all your drinks and begin handing them to you, you have walked away from the bar to talk to some girl instead of being their ready with your cash or credit card, making me have to work to get your attention back before I can really move on because you just ordered a bunch of shit and I can’t trust you to come back and pay later - then you come back and order 4 more of the same drinks - then you say “can we get chasers” and I say, what would you like to chase with and you ask me “what do you have?” And I name every thing I have and you say let’s just have sprites and then you walk away again and still haven’t handed me your card - then you finally give me your card but it’s declined - then you give me another card and tell me you have to call your bank - you pay for everyone’s drinks and then tip 5% You have just made an enemy at the bar and I will put you at the bottom of my priorities.
   — squall113


2. "Can I get a Mexican Double-headed Purple Velocripraptor Baby please?" "Uhh...what is that?" "Oh come one...its tequila and OJ, obviously! Thats what they call them, back home!"
   — Mitch_from_Boston


3. Not a bartender, but I’ve seen one lose his shit because my wife ordered a Caesar.
   — bakeronenine






4. Shots will cause more grief than drinks. You want a single marijuana milkshake? Alright just kinda a pain but oh well. But the worst though is the "I want something strong, but still tastes good, but strong you know?" "So you probably want Burt Reynolds?" "No stronger than that!" "So Sour Jack?" "No Jack, but still strong!" "Tequila?" "Not that strong silly! Amber what did you get? I'm getting us shots, what kind should I get? Let's get like, fucked tonight!" Meanwhile I'm standing there like and idiot waiting to make a drink while other customers are getting pissed "I know let's get Burt Reynolds those are always good!". I smile and make the shots while screaming on the inside.
   — Jels_Yags


5. There's a drink that's literally called the ***Pain in the Ass***. It's half frozen Pina Colada and half frozen Rum Runner. Making that drink requires you to make two different frozen drinks, at half recipe portions, and then pour both into the glass simultaneously. [Here's a pic.](https://www.google.com/search?q=pain+in+the+ass+drink&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKxdDTjNrXAhWkUN8KHboNBsQQ_AUIEigB&biw=360&bih=560#imgrc=6w-qE13VAzUe_M:) The worst part of making that drink is that they're only ever ordered by people in the biz who think it's funny to order it. ............................... Edit: One thing I've learned from this thread is that I'm going to have to visit the restaurant [Seacrets](https://seacrets.com/). I chose the picture at random from a Google Image search, but I'm glad that I picked that one because there have been a ton of responses from people who apparently really like Seacrets. A ton of positive comments about them, and not one negative comment - so they must be doing something right.
   — delete_this_post


6. I work at a dive bar and it drives me bonkers when someone comes in and asks for a fancy martini. We’re CLEARLY not that kind of joint. I have one cosmo glass (not even a martini glass) and I probably have to wash it because it’s dusty af, then try to cobble together whatever you asked for with my limited ingredients when you won’t be happy with the end result anyway because it “doesn’t taste like the one you got at the speakeasy down the road.”
   — lyrynn






7. A reserval from worst customer to best bartender, I was at a semi-upscale hotel in Japan one time having drinks in the evening with my wife's family. I wanted a white Russian, but the staff didn't understand what it was. They called over the one guy who could sort of speak English; I showed him the Wikipedia entry. He gave me a quick thumbs up and walked off. Best fucking white Russian I have ever had. The guy knew instantly what I wanted after seeing the ingredients list, language barrier be damned. I must have ordered two or three more that evening because of how good they were and left a nice tip.
   — IskandrAGogo


8. I'm a bartender in ireland and people ordering Guinness can be really annoying Some want the head on it large Other want it micro thin When preparing Guinness you traditionally fill it up 3/4 and then wait 90 seconds for it to settle before topping it up Some people want it topped immediately, some want you to wait and few demand you wait up to 5 mins Older drinkers demand the old standard glass while new drinkers like the new ones with Harp design All this and more which you are supposed to know automatically otherwise they complain 7 years on I have hundreds of Guinness preferences memorized and nothing from my Business Degree
   — ILikeUkulele


9. I live in Ireland so it shows a painful lack of awareness when a tourist orders an Irish car bomb. Seemingly without even a tiny bit of questioning of why it may cause trouble in certain parts.
   — macdonik






10. I worked in a bar for about a year when I was 19, and the only drink that was specifically an indicator of a pain the arse customer was a turbo shandy. Aside from that it was more how they'd order the drink as opposed to what they'd order, the two greatest examples being, 1) ordering a Guinness at the end of a round. And 2) when the bars busy and they are constantly trying to get served faster by shouting for your attention"miss, miss, miss, barmaid, miss," etc, the when you finally get to them and ask what they want they say "hold on" and then call over to there mates at the table to find out what to order.
    — rhiavolting92


11. Any drink they order after waiting to be served for 10 mins on a busy night but don't know what they want to order yet. My favourite was... "I'll have errrr... Hey Dave what are you having?" 30 seconds later he's still shouting over to his mates. "A mixed fruit Kopperburg and errr this Ale" *points at the far end of the bar* "2 budweiser, errr stella and a guiness. Oh and 12 jagger bombs". I swear that man could burn alive and i'd be ok with it.
    — IShotJR3