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 3 Sept 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | Filling fastEnrol now → |
| Thu 24 Sept 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | |
| Thu 15 Oct 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | |
| Thu 5 Nov 2026 | 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Sydney | $149 | |
| Thu 19 Nov 2026 | 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.
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“Great RSA Trainer, Matt Young. He is indeed have experiences in the field. Great sense of humour, as well as helping other students (including me) to do better. Thanks, Matt.”
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.