
Two bartenders try to achieve their dreams through bartending. An injured Marine turns his goals to becoming a principal bartender at the best cocktail bar in the world. A young man leaves his white-collar job to buy the corner bar in his hometown years later he struggles to keep afloat. The bar is three deep and the bartenders are in the weeds at the greatest cocktail party since before Prohibition. Hey Bartender is the story of the rebirth of the bartender and the comeback ... (Full plot summary below)
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Two bartenders try to achieve their dreams through bartending. An injured Marine turns his goals to becoming a principal bartender at the best cocktail bar in the world. A young man leaves his white-collar job to buy the corner bar in his hometown years later he struggles to keep afloat. The bar is three deep and the bartenders are in the weeds at the greatest cocktail party since before Prohibition. Hey Bartender is the story of the rebirth of the bartender and the comeback of the cocktail. Featuring the world's most renowned bartenders and access to the most exclusive bars in New York with commentary from Graydon Carter, Danny Meyer and Amy Sacco.
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThe people in this doc--bartenders and patrons alike--are having so much fun drinking these delectable cocktails that you can't expect anyone to say "I could have had a V-8." |
| Orlando WeeklyJessica Bryce YoungProbably a hit and a significant achievement among people already interested in cocktail culture, but unlikely to grab those who couldn't care less about the difference between a smash and a flip. |
| Chicago Daily HeraldDann GireFor a cocktail documentary backed by a major independent distillery, Hey Bartender never devolves into the pro-drinking propaganda you might imagine. |
| The A.V. ClubNick SchagerWhile incapable of comprehensively contextualizing the craze and only somewhat convincing in its portrait of the power of cocktails to reenergize the traditional local-dive scene, the documentary remains a succinct and lively tribute to the art of the drink—not to mention a handy compendium for those seeking a prime NYC joint to quench their thirst. |
| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerStirring and sophisticated, it's filled with insightful, engaging observations, like "The shot is the bartender's handshake." |
| OregonianJamie S. RichAs a drinker looking at the beautifully photographed cocktails, I finally started to understand why foodies go nuts for similar exposés about chefs. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA playful and entertaining probe of the cocktail renaissance in our time. |
| Village VoiceDiana ClarkeWatching the documentary Hey Bartender is like spending a night at a good bar: It's fun, easygoing, and it lasts just a little longer than it should. And the conversation, while delightful in the moment, often seems banal the next morning. |
| The New York TimesAndy Webster[A] tidy and ingratiating documentary ode to high-end mixologists. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussMore successful as a sort of moving-picture coffee-table book homage to the glamor of the perfectly wrought cocktail than as a personalized narrative. |