If your bar isn’t DESIGNED to sell… you’re pouring money down the drain. In this new episode of Mastering Restaurant Revenue, Diane Armitage and Bruce Russo expose the hidden flaws in bar layout and design that are silently killing operations and profits – and what to fix now to double revenue from the same space.
From bartender chaos zones to smart upsell setups, Bruce and Diane share genius design hacks that owners overlook (until it’s too late).
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💡 Here’s what we covered (and why it matters):
✅ How to design a bar that makes selling (and upselling) effortless
✅ The bartender’s battlefield – why layout impacts everything
✅ Service bars: the underused profit weapon
✅ When wine-on-tap makes (serious) money sense
✅ The surprising role of bar stools in guest turnover
✅ A small feature that keeps guests lingering – and ordering more
✅ The top design flaw costing owners thousands every week
✅ Real-world examples of bars that doubled revenue with small changes
🛠️ Quick Takeaway:
Want to double your bar revenue without expanding a single inch? Start with your bar design. In this episode, we reveal the five most common design mistakes that choke bartender efficiency, kill upsells, and lose thousands each week – plus the fixes you can make right now to change that trajectory.
🗒️ Assignment: Walk your bar floor. Where do your bartenders double back, detour, or crash into each other? That’s your first clue.
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What’s your biggest bar design regret – or the smartest thing you ever did behind the bar? Tell us in the comments or hit reply to share your story. You might just get featured in an upcoming episode.
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📩 Contact us to start the conversation by simply replying to this email or send a note to: Diane@ArmitageInc.com
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