cocktail menu consulting. bartender training.

get more profits. increase efficiency. sell more drinks.

  • Online Consultation

    Online Consultation

    You are busy and you need answers quick. How can I get my COGS under control? How can I make my menu more profitable? Why are my cocktail ticket times so slow? How can I get consistency from bartender to bartender?

    We’ve been there, we have solutions.

    Book a one or two hour session with us and we’ll get you the answers you need.

    Our systems work for all types of establishments. We have extensive experience with a variety of bars and bartenders. From supper clubs, to VFWs, club house bars, sushi restaurants, and cocktail bars, we will solve YOUR problems with solutions that fit YOUR establishment.

    Let’s start the conversation and get you your solutions soon! There are thousands of dollars sitting out there for you - let’s get it!

    One hour consultation: $199.

    Two hour consultaton: $299

    FREE 30 minute check-up with every consultation.

  • Dr. Sunshine devoloping cocktails

    COCKTAIL MENU CONSULTING

    Cocktail Menus need to work for everyone involved. Sunshine Consulting works with your restaurant to provide a menu that stands on 3 core pillars of excellence.

    Provide Cocktails that:

    Are yummy, consistent, and fit the bar’s vibe from the guests’ perspective.

    Are efficient and safe to execute from the staff’s perspective.

    Are profitable from the management’s perspective.

    As long as your cocktail menu hits these three pillars of excellence, your menu will be a success. Jon will work with your management and bartenders to develop strategies for writing menus that hit all three pillars.

    We can do this Online or In-Person. Reach out and let’s get the ball rolling.

    Cocktail Menu Prices Vary Significantly. Please inquire and we’ll send you a proposal that fits YOUR budget.

  • Bartender holding ice.

    in-person consulting

    Guests want an experience. Guests want to spend money. Let’s maximize that.

    Jon Robinson of Sunshine Consulting will come to your restaurant and work with you or your staff to achieve your goals.

    Jon is CFPM certified by the Minnesota Dept of Health, fully insured, and holds a Servesafe Certificate in Alcohol and Food Management, and a graduate of BarSmarts Academy. As well, he has over 25 years of restaurant experience.

    Jon has worked with and at: hole-in-the-wall bars, night clubs, fine dining, and themed cocktail bars. He will solve YOUR issues and find solutions that are best for YOUR establishment.

    Book him for one day: $499 for 8 hours.

    Book 3 or more days and get 15% off.

Hire a professional bartender.

Running a restaurant is extremely time-consuming. There are never enough hours in the day to train your staff. Your bartenders should be the central knowledge base of the restaurant. Every guest should be able to go to the bar and get the answer to their question. Your bar program is the lifeblood of your restaurant.

Sunshine Consulting is the solution to staff training and menu-writing hurdles. Do your cocktails take too long to get out? Does it take too long to train your bartenders? We can solve that. There are many ways to develop and execute interesting and well-crafted cocktails which take less than 30 seconds to execute. From tapped cocktails to building batches, and limiting waste, Sunshine Consulting can show you how to do it all.

We will train your bar staff to develop cocktails that fit your establishment, will sell at a high rate, and are profitable.

Our bartender training outlook is simple.

To provide fun and memorable libations that satisfy three core perspectives.

  1. They are fun and consistent from the guests’ perspective.

  2. They are efficient and safe to execute from the staff’s perspective.

  3. They are profitable from management’s perspective.

“Jon (Dr Sunshine) leveled up our annual backyard Halloween party with some excellent seasonal cocktails and exceptional bar service. We’ll have him back next year and can’t recommend him highly enough to anyone looking to take their own event to the next level. Totally worth the very reasonable investment. (We’ve also done the private classes and recommend those too!)”

- Zach.R