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Are you Canadian Eh?

June 29, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

So it’s that one time of year where our friends from the great white north bleed red … & white!

Since it seems as though they’re taking over the Gold Coast with all these so called “Teachers” and “Tourists” we decided to see if their snow bird migrations have also infected the Aussie populations!

So signs you MIGHT be turning Canadian are…..

1. You finish your sentence with an “eh” and a ? instead of a “hey” .

2. You think that wearing a lumber jacket in Winter is fashionable.

3. You know what a “double -double” & a Timbit is.

4. You say “how are you doing” instead of “how ya goin’ mate”.

5. You think that Hockey is better then Rugby or Cricket, and secretly don’t care who wins the Stanley Cup because you think all hockey players are either Canadian or Russian anyways.

6. Americans just remind you of drunk people. But you dig their football more then the CFL.

7. You prefer a snowboard to a surf board.

8. You love Australia b/c its pretty much like Canada but without the snow.

9. You know what Poutine means, and tastes what it like.

10. In your country the “Ceasar’s” you order involve alcohol, pickles & or olives.

11. If you call someone a “Hoser” –  it’s not slang for Firemen.

12. You acknowledge the “r”‘s at the end of a word.

13. You speak 3 languages: English, French & Beer

14. You know that if someone refers to “Bubbles” its a trailer park boys reference, not a dancer.

15. You know who sang the song about which Canadian comedian that humped a dead moose.

16. You know that if someone wears a jersey with a “C” on it, you know it’s not just for “Canada” it could be “Calgary” or “The Habs”.

17. You know the difference between a squirrel & a chipmunk.

18. You say “sorry” at least once in a conversation, even if you have nothing to be “sorry” about.

19. You try to HUG everyone, when a hand shake will do.

20. You think you need to pee on someone if they’ve been stung by a jellyfish!

If you’ve answered “YES” to 2 or more of these questions then you MAY have contracted Canadianitis! The ONLY remedy is to come celebrate with us THIS FRIDAY JULY 1st for CANADA DAY!

Prizes, Canadian Food/Drinks, and heaps of actual Canadians will be at ours, so pop on in, and get your Red & White on to “gitter done”!

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10 Guilty Pleasures working in a Bar

April 1, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

When you work in the hospitality industry there are a few guilty pleasures that are hard to ignore, which makes working in the industry hard to get out of! My top 10 favorite things about working in the bar and restaurant industry are as follows:

1. – NEVER having to cook! If you work at a yummy resto/bar you rarely ever have to buy groceries for dinner. Someone else always does the cooking for you!

2. – If you’re working a busy dinner shift you never really have to worry about getting in your “cardio” because normally your running your buns off and lifting lots of heavy plates so that takes care of your biceps as well!

3. – Staff discounts! We get staffies at all 3 of our restaurants so even on a night off, we can go sample the delights at our neighboring places.

4. – If you work bar and your single, you never have to worry about dating! A Fri/Sat night is pretty much like speed dating. You get to flirt with dozens of cuties AND there’s always a new selection. :P

5. – If you’re new in town and you start working at a resto/bar the staff become your family so you don’t have to worry about making new best friends.

6. – Hospitality nights! Typically your weekend is Sun, Mon, Tues. Drinks are always cheaper and you always get to party with people who do the same thing as you! And you never really have to compete for service or wait for drinks b/c places are never crowded.

7. – Tips! I love being able to have cash on hand. That way you never have to spend your paycheck.

8. – You always have plans for the weekend, so you’re never worried about what you’re going to do.

9. – Getting able to sleep in everyday and not getting up early to sit in a cubicle, and be bored to tears all day long.

10. – Getting to learn how to make all sorts of yummy cocktails and being able to wow your other friends when you host your own dinner parties.

These might not be necessarily be the same perks that everyone else in this industry get to enjoy but here in Broady, we love what we do and who we work with!

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First Date Jitters?

March 24, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Here at 1two3 Dinning & Lounge Bar we see all sorts of patrons, guests if you will, but one of our favorite diners are the obvious FIRST DATERS!

It starts off by getting ready for the first date, picking the perfect outfit to exude confidence but also physical attraction.

Typically the first date is the make it or break it evening with a new relationship, so you want to impress them but you don’t want to over do it, so it doesn’t seem like you’re “trying too hard”.

Hence why we’ve become the PERFECT venue for the first date. We’re not Moo Moo’s and we’re definitely a few steps above Nando’s! The best part is you can choose to dine a bit later, and if the date makes it past dinner you can move on to our bar and continue getting-to-know-each-other, wink wink, nudge nudge.

If you’re the type of guy or girl that gets nervous on first dates, we have a few tips for you to help the evening go a wee bit more smoothly…

Tip #1 – Shower, and brush your teeth and grab some chewy. Its’ summer, no one likes a Smelly Smellerson! If you look good but wreak like B.O., Stank Breath, or Body Cheese, you’ll be cutting your date time in half, that’s tough to endure especially at night when the ocean breeze picks up and you’re down wind.

Tip #2 – if you show your toes in thongs or peep toes – please I beg of you trim your nails and invest in a pumice stone, and use it on the dead skin. There’s nothing more unappetizing then someone with troll hoofs or gargoyle toes.

Tip #3 – Do NOT talk about your ex, do not talk about religion, and do not talk about politics. Music, Movies, Hobbies all great topics! Do not ask you date what zodiac sign they are and mentally calculate whether your stars align. Do not ask your date if they’ve picked out their future kids names, or what kind of wedding they want to have – on the first date, this will start raising the mercury on the creep-o-meter!

Tip #4 – As the date is coming to a close, guys for dessert suggest an after dinner cocktail this gives you more time with your date, without overloading them with unnecessary calories. Not one likes to be bloated, or feel like they have a food baby when they’re dressed to impress. Typically there’s not enough room to breathe let alone squeeze in dessert. It’s not anything against you. Also, guys if you are full, and you need a toilet break, do not tell us you have to “make a deposit”, or “drop the kids off at the pool”. That’s about as charming as a girl talking in a baby voice.

Tip #5 – Go for the reach. Whomever decides to pay for the bill, the other one by default must do the “reach”, then say thank-you. It’s just proper etiquette.

Once dinner is done, definitely join us for a shot or two to loosen you up, and in turn inspire more interesting conversation no doubt.

We can honestly say we think it’s adorable, and if we seem to be staring at your table, we probably are. First date conversations are by far the most interesting to eaves drop on! You can almost bet on the date depending on the cliche’s whether or not it’ll make it past dinner. If you need help with the menu, please don’t hesitate to ask our friendly staff as we’d be more then willing to give you a few pointers. Even if you need help with something that’s not on the menu, we’d gladly give advice on that too!

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Have you met our girl Ness?

March 18, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

If you plan on coming on down to 1two3 this weekend be sure to say hi to our NEW Restaurant Manager Vanessa, a.k.a – NESS!

When I caught up with our girl this week I asked her a few questions on what she thought about her new position and if there’s anything new we can expect to see during her new reign as Manager.

Q 1- How many years have you been in the hospitality industry?

A :9 long and eventful years!

Q 2 – How many years at 1two3?

A: Its a bit blurry, but I’m going to have to say 2 and a half years of some of the most memorable times.

Q: 3 – What’s the funniest moment you’ve had at 1two3 since you’ve been there for so long?

A: Oooooh the funniest moment….I have so many! Definitely during bar service is when the funniest moments go down..like this one big guy was dancing the night away and whenever someone noticed him he’d start clicking his fingers and swaying side to side. lol I actually have that footage on my camera! p.s dont fall asleep in the bar i have the camera ready for you…just so you all know we do have a sleeping hall of fame! Drunkin sleep shots do you no justice hahaha

Q: 4 – What makes 1two3 so unique to other bars at night/day as opposed to other resto’s/bars in Broady?

A: The dinner service can get a little bit crazier than everyone else understands. I think even our customers would agree we take it that most of our staff try to take it that one step further than everywhere else. We just like getting a little more invovled with our patrons and making it “an experience” is what I think we’re about, and we really do care about our customers… and hopefully they like us as much as we like them! We like to think that’s why they keep coming back.

Q: 5 – What changes would like to make or like see being made?

A: Changes – not so much I dont see things slippin, we just keep that positive energy flowing and keep everyone smiling its a great environment to work in and hopefully to be entertained as well!

Q: 6- Do you think it’s best to promote in house as opposed to hiring someone with “more” experience outside of the 1two3 family?

A: Absolutely not! If someone has the experience and brings the right element to the table then why not, its always nice to have some fresh blood in the family, variety is the spice of life.

Q: 7 – What makes you and Sascha such a great team working together?

A: Sach and I have known and worked along side each other for some time now. So we have that as an advantage. I’m teaching her all i know and we’re having fun with it at the same time. We’re a great team and flow together really nicely, we both have a strong relationship with the staff which definitely makes things run really nicely, I cant wait to see how things unfold in the future.

Q:8 – As manager what are some things you wish you could say to patrons but can’t?

A: Well all in all you can say most things, its just your approach that will make or break what you say. Whether it will affect your business, or how people view you BUT…there’s always one though! lol

Q: 9 – What has made you stay so long at 1two3?

A: The family that weve built with the staff and customers i love coming to work even if its a bad day they make it worth while.

Q: 10- What can everyone expect to see in the future?

A: Well we are training the girls to dance on the bar, no-one quite has the talent that Fallon used to bring to the stage but we are workin on it… We have lotsa fun events coming up in the future so make sure you get along and come party with us we’d love to see you all there getting as crazy if not crazier with us!

We have an amazing new menu that our brand new head chef Cheyenne has created from all the hidden corners of the Mediterranean. B eautiful new flavours with all the old favourites still available to get your tastebuds tingeling so come on down and see what its all about!

Can’t wait to see you! xxx

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So there you have it guys, if you’re looking for a great time, and a chance to make it into a “Hall of (Sh)Fame ” – 1 two3 is DEFINITELY the place you want to be this weekend!

Cheers!

P.S. – if you want a sneak peek at our new menu check click HERE

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Interview with Pubbaz

December 13, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Since the departure of our dearest Fallon leaving us, we had to obviously promote a new bar manager, and whom else could we choose but her protege Jono Minihan. While it would be an understatement to say that he was a smidge shyer then Falf we thought we’d get catch up with him for a Q & A sesh and see what he’s got in store for 1two3!

1. Q: Jono are you scared or excited to take Fallons’ place as new bar manager of 1two3?

A: Both. Filling Fallons shoes is a enormous task, but I was honored to be chosen, and I’m looking forward to the responsibility. It’s a different sort of job, since we’re privately owned and operated you really care about the bottom line and learn the business side of operating a bar.

(Inside voice: I just hope they don’t make me dance on the bar and hit all those lovely notes that Fallon used to hit when she sang Summer of 69′)

2. Q: What’s the part about being a bartender you love the most?

A: The social aspect is great, your regulars become your friends, and soon it just turns into a great night out with people you know and like to hang around. 1two3 is unique in Broady its small enough to realize that after a year everyone is just like family.

3. Q: What are some of the duties of a bar manager?

A: Main duties include: cash-ups, training new staff, managers meetings, ordering stock, meeting with liquor reps, but the fun stuff is: going to bartending conferences, organizing competitions, sampling new products, and finding those hidden gems to promote at 1two3 that differentiates us from the other bigger bars in Broadbeach. Expect Cidars to be a huge hit this summer!

4. Q: How long have you been bartending for, and where have you bartended?

A: I’m only 21, so I’ve been bartending for a total of 3 yrs in 2 different places. I’m originally from England, so I worked/lived in a Belgium Beer House, we had over 200 beers and I had to take a 400 question test just to work there! But the hardest part about that job was tapping the old ale kegs! Just put it this way… you tap it too hard and it’ll explode all over your face, don’t tap it enough and the rubber just gets stuck lol.  The second was here at 1two3 in Australia.

5. Q: What’s something most people don’t know about you?

A: When I lived back in England my nickname was Mr. Pubbington whenever my mates couldn’t find me I’d always be at the pub, later Mr. Pubbington got shorted to Pubbaz, and sometimes I question if some of my mates even remember my name is Jonno? lol.

6. Q: If someone buys the bartender a shot, what shot should they get?

A: The unspoken rule of Broady is Tequila. You can’t refuse, and you can’t have training wheels!
(no lime or salt) but of course only after our shift, as it’s illegal in QLD to drink behind the bar.

7. Q: As a new bar manager, many establishments discourage their staff from drinking off shift at their place of employment, what are your thoughts on that?

A: I understand why, and I actually think it’s more beneficial to the establishment if the staff does come off shift. It just promotes a sense of community, and sets the example that if our staff is still coming here when they aren’t working then it must be a great place to be. Like I mentioned before, it’s like a family here.

(Inside voice: it’s far more entertaining when staff come to get on the piss, then it gives us fodder to take the piss outta them later. Never dull and that’s how we love it!)

8. Q: What day would be the best day to come down for a visit?

A: THURSDAYS! Benson kicks up the entertainment with his Jackson 5 beats, our bar menu is 1/2 price so you save yourself a bit of coin, and its a laid back cruisey night so service is faster and we have time to do the “extra” stuff like flaring and such.

9. Q: What “new things” can we expect to see in the near future?

A: Heaps more new liqueurs – we have some delish new chocolate, white chocolate and nugget liqueur now. We’ll also be having a new cocktail list in the new year designed by our new staff (Remi, Bonny, Big Greg, and Stacey P & Stacey-Lee as a sub) and a cocktail specialist from Brissy.

10: Q: What have you learnt/what advice would you give to any other young bartenders just starting out?

A: Try and be as light-hearted as possible, bartending can be a hard job, but try not to take ANYTHING personally. If you don’t bartending can be one of the greatest jobs you’ll have, and you can do it wherever you are in the world! Just make sure you move around and don’t get stuck at one place too long, or else you’ll never be able to grow in the industry.

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Be Smart – stoopid.

December 5, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Where ever you work, there’s always going to be politics, whether its in the office, in the gym, or at the bar.

When you work in an environment with heaps of young people, you begin to feel old when you start saying “well when I first started…”, or “back in my day…” and recently I’ve had many of those such conversations.

Just the other day a topic came up that made me smile…
One of the managers was saying… “well back in my day…” and it occurred to me that her day WAS my day, and that yes, now I guess I do go way back. Ugh!

So “back in My day…” when I was a budding adolescent/wanna be adult we would work our butts off, then with equal amounts of effort party our faces off! I remember 5 things from my first serving job, my manager pulled me aside and said, ok listen:

1. – In the bar industry 1/2 the time the customers are right, the other half are just drunk a$$holes, talk to them like they’re in primary school and you’ll be just fine.
2. – Skin to win baby, flirt with everyone appear available but never be available, you’ll increase your tips.
3. – No matter how much you drink the night before, DO NOT call in sick. You don’t have to be 100% functional, just be 100% there. AND NEVER EVER ask to get off work with a whinge about ya, then sit in the bar or in the bar next door and drink your face off.
4. – Sweep an isle means to multi-task, drop off dishes, grab empties, take orders…
5. – Be the life of the party but never be the last to leave, if you can’t hold your head up, prop it up with a stubby…

So that’s what we were discussing how “Back in the day…” you were expected to never have empty hands in a restaurant/bar, if you had time to “lean” you have time to “clean” – attitude. Servers were expected to take their orders, run their drinks, run their food, clean their tables, then at the end of the day you sat around with a ciggie and a knock off and polished silverware and reset the restaurant.

Now it seems when you go to a restaurant you see staff ushering people out by 11p so they in turn can go get on the piss themselves. If you come for breakie some places are shorted staff cos a few too many servers were spewin up Berocca and couldn’t harden the “F” up as Chopper’d say. C’mon mate use your head.

I started in the hospitality industry as a dishy in a banquet hall when I was 14, one side was for weddings and one side was for bogans, is was our local watering hole so for a town of 1200 you really got to know the in’s and out’s of the town.

I remember being forced to gut out some of the most disgusting jobs, and was told – you’ll appreciate it when your older. Or fell victim to various pranks like getting the cooks the “pickle peeler” or the “ice mix”. or to close the windows upstairs during a downpour when there was no upstairs… etc.

Do I wanna rant about the “youngsters these days” bloody right I do! I sometimes feel that they get a sense of entitlement from the way they were raised and protected from all sorts of things. But then I just feel bad for them, cos at the end of the day it’s that sorta grunt work that taught me strength, respect and feeling good about a hard days work. Plus, I have HEAPS more wicked stories to tell when we do slap the goon!

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Good times!

August 16, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

This weekend at 1 two 3 in Broadbeach Queensland was full on! We had a multitude of HENS NIGHTS, a few birthday parties, and staff functions~ Definitely the place to be in Broady~

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Champagne Sundays @ 1 Two 3

August 2, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Champagne Sundays are always a blast, and Hellen Gibbons entertains with her killer Kiwi vocal stylings!

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1-2-3 we hit that!

June 21, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Our photog tag team captured some of the fun moments at 1Two3 Restaurant & Loungebar in Broadbeach QLD this weekend. While people were busy watching State of Origin this week we were busy watching the state of our customers!

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