Don’t bother bartending, be a Bayhost - Bartender Topgolf Employee Review

3.0
May 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fun company events, you have options on apparel to wear as long as it’s TopGolf.

Cons

Too many managers trying to micro manage. Bartending here sucks as you’re basically a service bartender. Anytime someone comes to the bar, you have to send them back to order from their bayhost. The drinks are cheater drinks, with the idea of making them easier to make quickly, but quality suffers. Good place for a green/beginner bartender. My advice is skip bartender and be a bay host. You’ll work less and make waaaay more because they put the gameplay ($20-$70/hr depending on day and time) on your food and beverage check and then people tip on the total.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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Pros

good work environment, was able to move up in the ladder. I started at guest services/food runner to food runner shift lead to platinum host to caddie and moved up to bay host.

Cons

bad with making sure you have time off approved.

1.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Free golf, Flexible schedule, Good discounts on food.

Cons

What can I say? Horrible management, favoritism when it comes to scheduling and low team moral. For a place that preaches about culture and inclusion, there is literally zero. The effort most people put in is as useful as a cardboard cutout. Hard work is truly not valued and I would never recommend someone apply here. The company as a whole doesn't reward the people running the business and it shows by how they penny pinch the people on the front line who work for every dollar they make. Almost every month I would dread pre-shift meetings because we would learn about another way "it was better for us" when in reality, it was removing our opportunity to make tips and hiking up prices for guests. Also the way events were set up never benefited bayhosts, if it is positioned as a "luxury" experience autograt should be included so that all the work that goes into that experience before, during and after is seen. Overall stay away.

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