Level 5, 8 Quay Street (Prince Centre), Haymarket NSW 2000
A hands-on 3-hour bartending short course in Sydney — make cocktails, pull beer, serve wine and run a bar with confidence. No experience needed.
Our Bar Basics classes run from the Prince Centre on Quay Street, Haymarket — directly across from Central Station, with paid parking stations nearby.
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| Date | Time | Venue | Price | |
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| Thu 5 Nov 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | Filling fastEnrol now → |
| Thu 19 Nov 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | |
| Thu 3 Dec 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | |
| Thu 7 Jan 2027 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | |
| Thu 21 Jan 2027 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 |
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A hands-on bartending short course — cocktails, beer, wine, champagne, garnishes and service in one 3-hour evening class. No experience needed; over-18s welcome.
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Bar Basics in Sydney is a relaxed, hands-on evening class (4pm–7pm) at our Haymarket centre, directly across from Central Station. In three hours you'll get behind a real bar — pulling beer, opening champagne, mixing cocktails, serving wine and learning the glassware, garnishes and service that venues expect. Every student takes home a Bar Basics certificate and a free eBook, Mastering the Fundamentals of Mixology & Bartending.
“Rob was my trainer today, really funny guy and made my whole learning experience so much easier, explained everything clearly and thoroughly. 5 stars!”
“Excellent delivery and tutor”
“Paul is and always excellent teacher”
“I had a great time. The training was informative and very well explained by my instructor, Anthony. Thanks for everything.”
“I actually really enjoyed this course. Anthony made it super fun and engaging. Would definitely recommend doing the RSA course with CBD college.”
“Classes felt easy to pick up everything taught and teachers made it fun. Recently got my RCG and RSA (accidentally was a refresher course for me) certifiations from here and will definitely recommend this college for anyone wanting to expand their qualifications.”
“Rod was excellent in the RCG course”
“A very well presented course. The two components of online and in person assessments work well. Online allows all to work at their own pace and the practical offers hands on assessments. My only comment would be to make it more obvious in the welcome letter that the online portion must be submitted before the practical session is begun.”
“Great refresher course. On time and informative”
Use the class finder above to choose your course, location and date, then enrol and pay online to secure your spot.
Yes — we run group and onsite bookings. Call 1300 723 056 to arrange one.
No — Bar Basics is a hands-on short course, not a nationally recognised VET unit. You'll receive a Bar Basics certificate of completion. For the nationally recognised barista qualification, see our Barista course.
No — it's designed for complete beginners. You just need to be over 18 and bring photo ID.
Pulling beer, opening champagne, mixing cocktails, serving wine, preparing garnishes, tray service, glassware and setting up and closing a bar.
One original photo ID (passport, Australian driver's licence or proof-of-age card). You must be over 18.
It's a single 3-hour class, from 4pm to 7pm.
We can't refund no-shows or change-of-mind cancellations. You can switch to another class yourself through the Student Portal's Switch function — a switching fee always applies, and it's higher within 48 hours of your class. If you missed your class entirely or arrived too late to be let in, you can reactivate your booking afterwards via the same Switch function — 50% of the course fee within 7 days of your class, 100% after that.
How switching works →Delivered face-to-face at our Sydney centre.
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Level 5, 8 Quay Street (Prince Centre), Haymarket NSW 2000
Our Bar Basics classes run from the Prince Centre on Quay Street, Haymarket — directly across from Central Station, with paid parking stations nearby.