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Bar Manager Close Down Checklist

by Jayson Bales, from the Community

This bar and restaurant close down checklist guides managers through end of day shutdown. It covers front and back bar cleaning, sanitizing nozzles and t bars, emptying and drying ice dumps, stocking and labeling juices and mixers with correct day dots, vacuum sealing open wines, washing and storing glassware, refilling rinse aid and detergent, cleaning stainless steel surfaces and tiles, mopping floors, securing POS and doors, tidying BOH and bin areas, and completing cellar checks including ale line checks and stock rotation. Use it to ensure consistency, hygiene, and readiness for the next service.

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Use this pub and bar closing checklist to standardize end-of-day procedures across bar, cellar, yard and front of house. Confirm cleaning, stock rotation and wastage, recycling separation, ale lines and barrels, fridges and coffee machines, tills and floats, POS setup, fire door checks, cleaners walk-round, wet and food line checks, and documentation corrections. Ideal for restaurants, pubs and venues to ensure a clean, safe and compliant close.
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Bar and Floor Close Down Checklist
Use this bar and floor close down checklist to guide nightly shutdown for restaurants and bars. It covers bar equipment checks such as margarita machines, glass washer chemicals and cleaning, coffee machine cleaning, fridges restocked and doors cleaned, bottles capped, sinks dried, and devices like iPad and PDQ plugged in. Front of house tasks include sweeping and mopping floors, bin replacement, table reset and alignment, waiter stations organized and refilled, host stand and main glass door cleaned, napkin baskets and blue roll topped up, and outside areas secured with A board inside. It also prompts air conditioning and lights off, downstairs bar cleared and closed, lifts and stairs cleaned, security and cash float checks, and notes for handover. Ideal for standardizing closing procedures and maintaining cleanliness, safety, and readiness for the next day.
by Mestizo Chelsea, from the Community
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