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My wife and I love Bar Rescue! John Taffer is really intriguing to watch work, and his interactions with the bar managers and staff range from cringe-worthy to hilarious to touching.

It's really cool to get some behind-the-scenes looks at why certain things in successful bars work too (such as menu placement, seating, and drink specials).

The show does seem a tad contrived at times, but doesn't every reality TV show?

Bottom line: Bar Rescue is awesome, check it out! I can think of several local bars near me that are in desperate need of a "rescue" by John and his team.

Bar Rescue is another in a long line of reality shows littering this decade of television. Each show features veteran Bar and Restaurant entrepreneur John Taffer rescue a failing establishment at the behest of it's debt-ridden owners. Amusing for the first couple of seasons, it now is merely tedious rehashing of the same basic plot: Taffer rides into town with his band of guest mixologists, chefs and "experts", does surveillance on the circus-like proceedings of the bar in question, enters the establishment, berates its owners & employees and then storms out. In the morning, he returns with a new dose of fury, continuing his scorched earth approach and throwing a fit when he sees poor business practices, greasy stoves, substandard refrigeration units, and evidence of over pouring and skimming. Along the way, we're treated to the usual array of arguments between the stubborn owner's refusal to accept change and Taffer's vision of what the bar should be. Rounding out the hour is Taffer's eventual success in "getting through" to the owner/s as he implements his changes and records the staff's enthusiastic reactions to the unveiling of their new bar.

More disturbing than anything is the realization (affirmation?) that there are some real morons in this world who own businesses and betray a public trust. Why reward them with a bailout? The show runs on the premise that Taffer can wave a magic wand and in three days undo the rotten business practices and human failings these idiots have maintained over a lifetime.

I guess a compliment should be made for this show running into it's eighth season with a shoestring plot and little room for variation. It's also a testament to how low many people's viewing standards are today.

I'm going to start by saying that the best bar I have ever been in is 10 times worse than the worst bar Taffer ever "fixed" but that's not relevant.A more realistic name for this show would be "Throw A Bunch Of Money At An Idiot And See If He Blows It All Again".Because that's really what it is, Taffer never does anything to help them.Every bar owner gets in a fight with Taffer and he threatens to not "rescue" them but he always does.Taffer even pretends to have celebrity friends who can go into bars and spy without anyone knowing who they are.He said Doug Stanhope is a good friend of his and I can't believe that.Stanhope is a complete mess.He's an alcoholic junkie who is in love with a freak named Bingo.Taffer would never associate with him.If you like fake reality shows about idiots, you will love this.If you don't like to have your intelligence insulted, you will hate this.

I happened to catch this episode (i am reviewing the Portland Tonic Lounge episode) because i was in portland when they shot it.

One of the most dramatic scenes is when there were bugs EVERYwhere, some flying around, but most of them were dead, lying on countertops, on dishes, on food, on cooks' utensils in the kitchen, EVERYwhere. Later, they shine a flashlight under a bottle of gin (or something) from the bar so we can see the tonic is filled with dead bugs! Eewww.

Now for what really happened. Of course they couldn't possibly be open to the public with dead bugs everywhere. Did they plant all of these bugs to set the storyline up?

Of course not! That would be just plain.. WRONG, not to mention immoral. and unethical. Instead, they left the doors to the building wide open all night long and let the bugs fly themSELVES in and die all over everything, and then shot the video the next day. That way you see, they can't be accused of engineering any sort of story they want to- they're not like that- it was the bugs who did it.

It's a ridiculous waste of time unless you're easily amused by funny editing. But i kept watching, and the rest was filled with other distortions and manipulations of half truths, not to mention the parts where the staff got pretty heated. Sure some of it happened to one degree or another. But it's not hard to notice some of the crooked editing.- hair is a different style during the "same" conversation, you can hear the cuts when they decide to reorder parts to make them seem more dramatic and pissy. They copied the owners laugh and pasted it in awkward parts to make him laugh when he wasn't for effect. Well this is all pretty obvious to most, i just don't get why people watch this kind of stuff enough to elevate the show to where they are. OK, maybe it's the same reason i watched it.

After the TV people left, portland hated the penis room, especially the name. It was changed to The Raven for awhile, now it's back to the tonic lounge. Some of the changes made inside were OK, but everyone really liked the original format and hated to see it go, replaced by more of the same with a scary name. Some of the better ideas stayed, but mostly it's back to being the Tonic Lounge that everyone loved. In the bigger picture, the show was probably good for the Tonic, but for mostly bs reasons.

At the end the host looks like the genius bar savior that came from a far off land to save ye townfolk from thyselves, or something, along with more tricky editing to make it stick. Oh, bonkers.

I love reality TV. I can't get enough of it but I never heard of bar rescue until a bartender said they were coming to my usual hangout. Then it was, yeah we're going to do it, no we're not, yes we are, yada yada. Then on my regular drinking day I show up and the parking lot is closed down, there's a crew installing lighting and cameras everywhere, cables to trip on are all over the place. Closed the bar! I heard they bought shots for all the customers the night before but then expected them to sign waivers but from what I've seen so far the customers aren't important which is ironic since that's the whole point of the show. Other people report that usually they close the bar for 5 days or show and bring in actors.

So I watched a few episodes on the web to get an idea of the show and wow, what dribble. I've been in a lot of bars and this guy taffer is off his rocker. I just watched one of the end of the year recap shows and in every single case, the owners said it was the advertising that increased their revenue, not his advice. He's a blowfish. If he was doing nightclub rescue or something like that it might be more believable but most of the places he's going to are neighborhood bars. I've never heard anyone ordering a 'manhatten' or 'bees knees'. Sure people ask for all kinds of mixed drinks but neighborhood bars are mostly beer and shots. If you really think that knowing how to make such drinks and in under a minute, let me direct you to the nearest artisan bar.

No doubt my hangout he picked on is highly dysfunctional but there is no way this bar is going bust. If anything they have more customers than years ago but not because of the owner. If they want more customers it's about events, events, events and proper management of such events none of which the owner or staff at this bar know how to handle. For example, somebody got the great idea to have Latin night. That didn't last long because the customers were tearing up the bar and fighting in the parking lot. In fact what's odd in this instance is that the real story about the bar and the drama that goes on is way more interesting than what they'll show on bar rescue. We're talking about sex in the bar, murder, suicide, adultery, grand theft, armed robbery, stabbings, and so on.

From everything I've read about the show it's not scripted only because they haven't bothered to write a script. Rather they show up with a story in mind and then make all the employees jump to it. I don't know if the bartenders are getting paid for this but I hope so and I hope they're getting paid well. Most bartenders I know make minimum wage, work long hours without any breaks, on their feet the entire shift and have to be responsible for everything in the bar. If something happens like a customer doesn't pay their tab, it's out of their pocket or they're out of a job. Unless you enjoy it and can afford it, working at a neighborhood bar in vegas is one of the worst jobs you can have and so forcing them to be on such a show is crazy, even in vegas.

Is it real? Well, I heard from one of the bartenders that they already knew what the new name and concept was before they even started filming. In episode I've seen so far it's supposed to be big surprise at the end. Also, looking at the lighting and camera shots. Every episode is pretty much the same. It's not natural lighting. Even before they do the so called recon they come in and set up the cameras and lighting. Maybe not scripted but it is all staged and pretty unrealistic stories.

Oh man where to start, the idea is really good. It is nice to see such a reality show that fix things and gives recipes whether for food or drinks, but for god sake make me feel it's real !! the way you scream and humiliate people dude you're taking it so wrong. also please please please get a better equipment, I mean for real a camera man is following the bartender like right behind her!! and I should believe this is real ! this is so fake, put hidden cameras at least try harder to fool me.

Now let's talk about the way the show goes such a cliché, same rhythm nothing different. I know exactly what's gonna happen by the time goes you get bored of the fake act you're doing. I became interested in the recipes you provide more than the "problem" that you're trying to fix.

to finish this review, if you're a person who's gonna watch the show please make sure the volume is down because this guy screams a lot. Fake act it could be way better just take it to the next level and change the way you're directing this show.

Like all "reality" shows this is full of trumped up drama. Drama is the key word here. The host knows his stuff but his ridiculous over the top yelling makes me cringe. Some will find it funny. I'm amazed it's managed to have so many episodes made for it. Kitchen Nightmares is much more entertaining.

This is a very interesting look at the competitive bar and restaurant business. Host Taffer pulls no punches with his incredibly blunt assessments which can make viewers cringe at times, but creates a lot of interesting reactions from the owners, managers and employees being berated. He never fails to blurt out, "this is the worst I've ever seen" about something in the business he's trying to turn around.

Although a lot of the show is scripted and contrived, it still pulls you in and keeps you watching. You may have a hard time eating out after seeing the deplorable condition of some of the kitchens. The only suggestion I would make is that they provide more detailed numbers as far as revenues and profits in all of the episodes. There is some of this, but it didn't occur in all the episodes I observed.

I have mixed feelings about Bar Rescue.

On the one hand, the typical "Reality" TV formula and attendant drama gets old fast. If you watch Bar Rescue more than once, you learn the formula: a clueless bar owner + Jon Taffer blowing a gasket + a big show down between Taffer and the owner + a disastrous "stress test" + redemption, training, makeover = happy ending.

Personally, I could do without the yelling, screaming, crying, fighting and the needlessly- tight (usually five day) turnaround to "rescue" the bar.

On the other hand, when Mr. Taffer gets in to the analysis of why some bars work and many fail the show becomes very interesting. Learning facts like that a bar that alienates women will likely fail, and that bartenders over-pouring due to a lack of training - or as an effort to boost their tips at the expense of the establishment's inventory- are the kind of insights that make the program watchable.

Taffer's ultimate point is that running a bar is not a good-time job or excuse to party. It is a business and like any small business, if an owner wants to be successful at it he or she has to be ready to effectively deal with the necessary inventory, personnel, budget, compliance and marketing responsibilities.

A challenge Bar Rescue has to contend with is that viewers can easily see for themselves how the rescued bar does after the show's filming.

By the time an episode airs the renovated bar has had a few months to operate under the new recommended fixes. A quick Yelp search usually undermines the rosy ending. In many cases the bar still fails, or reverts to its old habits. The reviews sometimes reveal that the rapid 36-hour renovations done for dramatic effect and production schedules are pretty slap-dash on closer inspection, or that the changes to the bar made by the show were not in compliance with local law.

I actually think Bar Rescue could spruce itself up if it was a more professional, measured presentation that took more time than just five days to really work with transforming a bar. The formulaic theatrics and shouting, coupled with the slapdash renovation and the uncomfortable sense that a lot of the fixes really won't stick detracts from what could be a really interesting program about how to run a successful bar.

It doesn't take long with watching an episode of "Bar Rescue" that the events we are seeing are being highly manipulated - sometimes to the point of blatant fakery. "Conversations" between people are edited from multiple camera angles, showing that these sequences were shot several times and edited together. Time seems also to be compressed to a ridiculous point. For example, I may not be an expert on business, but I know you can't change the name of your business overnight! Also, there are some very nagging questions, like: Just who is paying for all these bar renovations, especially since the bar owners seem to be broke the majority of the time?

Yet despite these and other manipulation touches, the show remains interesting. For one thing, the show manages to show the many ways that a bar can fail, and why. This may sound boring, but it's actually pretty interesting. Also, we get to see what touches can make a bar successful, from menu design to interior decoration. This is interesting as well. So despite the annoying fakery here, the show does have genuine interest.

This is the first time that I've ever written an online review. I was so upset when I saw the beginning of an episode. All I know is the bar owner's name was Max and he had helped who he thought was a veteran. He posted the video online and from there things went haywire. When Jon Taffer came in, it was so hypocritical and abusive. I just couldn't handle it. He was so insanely ridiculous despicable and disgusting. Everything was so sensational for the cameras. Here was a war veteran who was rough around the edges but was trying to rebuild his life and instead of appreciating that, Taffer basically tried to break down this man to the point that his brother suffering from PTSD could not be part of the initial rescue. I was sickened and disgusted. I have no idea what happened for the rest of the show and I'm not interested in the turnaround. Abuse is abuse! And help could have been offered in a more productive manner. This type of TV is revolting and we really need to stop feeding into the crap out there. We can help people without breaking them before we build them. Jon Taffer left a huge impression on me and I will never support anything that he does and we'll steer anyone I know away from the crap that he puts out there.

Love seeing how they expose why certain bars fail while others succeed.

Everything John says is pretty much spot on. I watched a marathon of it today and couldn't stop watching due to the fact that it just sucked me into it. I wanted to know what new disaster would happen and who was gonna step up to fix it.

If you love shows where you see the bad side of restaurants and bars, then this is the show for you. This show will change your opinion on what good bar service should be. I love that they bring in world class chefs and mixologist to actually bring everything up to par at the bars.

One of the biggest and most shocking aspects to me was just showing how filthy a lot of these places were.

I can't wait for season two and dealing with the Pirate bar and Tiki bar. Both appear to be train wrecks awaiting to happen.

I first heard of this TV series watching World's Wildest Police Videos on Spike TV. Then, I watched this show. Here's the premise: Jon Taffer is a night-life expert who helps failing bars and restaurants on the brink of going broke. Some bars are willing to accept Jon Taffer's help but some will never, ever listen. I think the bar that's unlikely to listen is the Piratz Tavern. Heck, I've heard on the Yelp reviews that Piratz Tavern has crappy food and poor service(Too bad I never found the review Jon Taffer read on the Piratz Tavern episode). Well, I guess they'll never survive the Modern Corporate World of Silver Spring, Maryland. But anyway, I think this is a good show.

I watch this show purely on entertainment value, and when nothing else good is on. Jon Taffer does nothing but yell and scream. I'm sorry, but if the bar owners I worked for ever had him speak to them like that, he would be laid out on the floor. That may be well and good for big city bars, but the small town taverns I use to frequent in and around central Iowa, that crap would not fly at all. He and his crew would be either beat up, or end up in someone's field under ten feet of dirt. It has to be scripted, I can't see someone taking that abuse in real life. Let him come around central Iowa sometime and pull that. He won't last long I can tell you that much. Now that I think about it, maybe that's why he never comes around here. Like I said it's OK for a filler show to watch when nothing else is on, and I admit, some things he does is kinda cool, but all the yelling, screaming, and name calling he does is either very scripted, or he's got a death wish that no one has granted him yet. Worth a watch, but take it all with a grain of salt.

Ever since I discovered Bar Rescue on Spike I watch it every time I can. John Taffer can be a hard headed S.O.B. but in the business of bar owning and operating you got to be damn near a General leading his troops into war against other Bars, Clubs, Pubs and All Night Spots. I used to work for a pub called Jenro's Classic Pub back in the mid to late 1990's. The owner boss and friend of mine Mike Lambaiso had the right idea but failed in a lot of other areas. What he got right was catering to the neighborhood the Pub was located in. A combination of Blue Collar, Armed Forces, and once in a great long while a few White Collar Corporate Types but not that many. Where he failed was not upgrading equipment and also not targeting younger hipper people with money. I worked every corner of the building. Bouncer, Barback, Doorman, Floater, House DJ, Kitchen Helper, Kitchen Cook when there was no cook, and Waiter if need be. Last position I held was outdoor Patio Bartender. I wish Bar Rescue had been around in 99 when the bar failed and was limping weakly towards 2000 when the name changed to Jenro's 2000. FAIL !!!! We had been booking bands and their friends and fans got too rowdy and out of control to the point of bar room brawl with bloodshed. I was the man who had the duty of calling 911 more than once and cleaned all the blood off the dance floor. We also had thieving Manager named Linda who was robbing the owner and customers blind deliberately. She finally quit when in August 99 she and the owner Mike had to work together behind the main bar. Talk about 2 Raging Bulls in a pin and he caught her more than once stealing from customers change and shoving it in her purse. She did her count out after work and left on an "F U Mike". Afterwards in September through October people she chased off started coming back but it was too little too late and Mike sold out in November 99 and Jenro's was history.

I love watching Taffer and his "professionals" turn a bar around to be successful but I really find it hard to take when the do their "stress test" by letting in 100-200 people and then complain when the wait times are more than 20 minutes. What the heck do they expect? If you give the average drink order 3 minutes from the time that a patron at a table orders until the receive their drinks then it is going to take 20-30 minutes to get all of them served. I agree that things like name changes are though of in advance. Permits for things like electrical, plumbing, and structural don't happen that fast. One last thing, how does Jon expect to gain the owner's respect when he yells at them in front of bar patrons.

This show on Spike is one of those shows that I will gladly watch reruns. Jon Taffer is an expert in the field and he consistently brings in the best experts for the bar/restaurant. I always love how hard Taffer goes down on the owners like a drill sergeant in the Marines. A lot of reviews stay that 90% of this show is staged, but I would change that number to about 20%. If you watch to the end of the credits, they list all the places that provided equipment/supplies for the remodel of the bar. The producers pay for the cost, almost like "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". There is a lot of time compression, but what reality show does not have this? Overall, this show is an excellent one and I love watching it whenever it is on.

I thoroughly enjoy watching Bar Rescue. I've learned a lot about the restaurant and bar business. It can be applied to other businesses as well. I watch a few episodes a day I'd I have time. Even if it is not totally true, it is entertaining!

I've seen this show many times. It's fake. No doubt about it.

The shows' host is highlighted with his love and passion of the business of people. Jon, one of a select few in the nightclub hall of fame is the band leader of the whole show. When watching this masterfully produced show you feel like your on the inside of the bar business with the way jon helps the audience in understanding every angle of the biz and dare I say it life. With the help of Jon's well trained on point experts jon tears through all of the imprefections of every establishment he visits, while leaving his personal touch. Most of the bars he visits are in much needed repair of both aesthetics as well as a big overhaul of how the staff thinks and acts toward their customers, Jon often says he's not in the bar business he's in the people business. Often he is tasked with rebuilding the actual foundation of the establishment itself bringing in one of his many experts. Bringing in just one expert is often not enough for jon and the job that has put before Jon. Jon has an expert for any need, if the sign package is sub-par or the food package is inadequate he has you covered. Most of the bars he rescues don't have a 2TOUCH POS system in place a making the everyday operations of the bar hard to handle, so jon is happy to provide that system relieving most of the communication break downs associated with not having 2TOUCH POS in place. For the Kitchen I perferre Chef Duff with his no guff attitude when it comes to quality of the product and overall satisfaction of anything he gives to his customers. As far as his club management my favorite device he uses is the "Butt Funnel" enough said. Mostly while watching my favorite show I'm in total awe of Jons' dedication to his Beautiful wife and Gorgeous Daughter b/c in the end he is a family man. Above all else he has everyone take care of their personal affairs, Jon losing his first marriage to a business he ran with his first wife.All of My MONEY is in Jons unrelenting loyalty to his fans, not allowing spike to manipulate the shows format or prduction style having at least 40 episodes a year. In the end i would like to say god bless jon taffer and god bless America!! I'm currently fighting for a Taff/Duff ballot in the next election.

The first season was excellent. Each episode let the viewer learn something new about the bar business and really understand why establishments were failing, despite many of them having seen success in the past. Somewhere around midway through the second season, however, Bar Rescue degrades into Jerry Springer with alcohol.

After the first season, Mr. Taffer has apparently said all he can say or is willing to say about the bar business and the show devolves into a series of yelling matches with drunk and belligerent owners. These farcical exchanges become less and less believable as the series goes on. Clearly the bar owners and bar staff are being selected based on how outlandish they can pretend to be.

I kept watching hoping that it would get better again, but if I could go back in time I would pretend only the first season existed and stop watching there. The first season gets a 10/10 and the rest gets a 0/10.

I always find it fascinating to watch how professionals work. Training often hapless and uncooperative staff though requires a special kind of devotion to the profession and Jon Taffer genuinely seems to care deeply. Bar Rescue gives him an opportunity to demonstrate the breadth of knowledge and experience needed to turn a failed bar into a success. Unlike some other similar shows, Taffer freely brings in whatever specialists he thinks are required so the show is not the clash of single egos. He is though a bulldozer - anyone required to but refusing to move gets an increasing verbal battering until they either do so or get broken up. I know nothing about this particular field but never saw him make a change that neither seemed necessary or a quite inspired improvement. Staff who thieve are caught out, called out then thrown out. Misbehaving drunken staff (or more often, the owner) are given a chance to sober up and change their ways. Remaining staff including owners are observed and persuaded to move to duties best suited to them. An interesting feature is the way he deals with conflict between individuals - not usually trying to completely resolve it early on when morale is low and frustration high. Leaving it until after staff are trained when their respective talents and weaknesses are revealed, makes it clearer who is best suited to be doing what - including husband and wife owners. Taffer understands how painful decisions can sometimes be - getting rid of a thief thought to be a friend, changing a historic bar name. Even though all the bars are in increasing debt and in the last chance saloon, so to speak, it is surprising how obstinate some owners can be and reluctant to make necessary changes. Taffer has a broad armoury and produces it as required - loud humiliating public dressing-downs to quietly bringing in a young owner's mother who had bankrolled the bar with her pension as reminder that success can also be a responsibility to others. Given that the bottom line - profit - is always the bottom line, this is revealed to be not as heartless as it might sound - the payback of job satisfaction - doing a job really well instead of really badly, cooperating with others rather fighting with them, and seeing the effect on customer numbers and appreciation.

The series is in fact broader than than just bars, it applies also to service industries particularly tourism. Bars however offer a particularly great freedom of choice - of themes, styles, decor, ambiance, costume - and of course drinks. But with greater choice comes greater possibilities for failure even disaster.

I love this show i only wish more bars followed jons lead especially here in Cincinnati

Author: rbarrera-40584 from United States 28 Feb 2017 *** This review may contain spoilers *** This show on Spike is one of those shows that I will gladly watch reruns. Jon Taffer is an expert in the field and he consistently brings in the best experts for the bar/restaurant. I always love how hard Taffer goes down on the owners like a drill sergeant in the Marines. A lot of reviews stay that 90% of this show is staged, but I would change that number to about 20%. If you watch to the end of the credits, they list all the places that provided equipment/supplies for the remodel of the bar. The producers pay for the cost, almost like "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". There is a lot of time compression, but what reality show does not have this? Overall, this show is an excellent one and I love watching it whenever it is on.

The main character of this show is considered a hero for saving these bars. He is the reason why some bars that were about to close are still open today. Its also interesting that each episode is a new bar which means that there are many bars out there that need help. Across America this guy comes to the rescue and helps people who are failing. You guys did a good job thinking this show through and making it very interesting to watch. The fact that the show is still airing and continuing with more episodes is awesome.

Sincerely, David Wilton