9 p.m.
The room fills. The counter holds, two people are enough, you still talk to guests.
Saturday at 10 p.m., it is not the beer that is missing. It is the passage.
Three people behind the counter serve as fast as they can, the queue keeps growing. And when another drink means rejoining the whole queue, some guests simply drop it.
A second lane, supervised by you: some guests pour at the wall while the counter keeps running. You keep the hand on everything.
A Saturday, in order
10 p.m.
Everyone wants another drink at the same time. Three people serve flat out, the queue passes the end of the counter. Nobody is on the floor.
10 p.m., with the wall
You open the wall. Some guests pour there, the counter serves the others. Someone watches the wall from the bar and cuts if needed. The queue still exists — it is no longer the only path.
Where it sits, in a bar
As an extension of the counter, on a free wall, or as an island. People need to circulate in front and restock behind without crossing the room with a keg. The number of taps is decided on your real rushes, not on an average.
What you need on site
- Power and network where the wall sits
- A spot where two or three people pour without blocking each other
- Someone who sees the wall from the bar
- Your decision to open and close, at any time
Hop'n Bar has been operated in a bar in Pau: supervised service, several thousand pours recorded, one venue. What that does not prove: that it will work the same in your bar. We publish neither revenue nor minutes saved.
It looks like you if…
The queue forms at the same hours every week. The team is already flat out at the peaks. There is room for a second lane.
To review together if…
The room is listed or tightly constrained. Power is limited. Activity is very irregular.
What bar owners ask us
Do we have to cut the team?
No, and we do not recommend it. The team's eye is what makes self-pour acceptable on the floor.
How much space does it take?
It depends on the format and your circulation. We look on plan or on site.
What about payment?
Nothing is promised on that point today. Your assumption is collected, then discussed.
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