SOMA Bartending - San Francisco, California

Heather K Lear

Took this bartending certification course with my boyfriend just for fun, and we were blown away! Jeremy (founder & owner) is engaging, knowledgeable and hilarious - and is also a truly phenomenal teacher! It’s so rare to find someone with a combo of passion for what they do, skill, experience - and then is able to effectively teach! Loved that we were able to learn about the history and have tastings too (we wound up all bringing various things for a charcuterie board each class!) So impressed, all around. Props to my awesome cohort - y’all are awesome! Can’t wait for future mixology classes! Thank you!! ?

Molly Hojatti

Highly recommend! My husband and I did the 2 class on Saturday and it was so much fun!!! Perfect for a date night or for a group of friends! Jeremy, who is the owner and the teacher, is so much fun and really gets you excited about learning how to make drinks!

Mehrzad M

BEST. BARTENDING. SCHOOL. EVER!!!
Jeremy is the coolest, nicest, most patient teacher Ive ever had! I cant say enough good things about this guy. I really cant! Soo much fun, very great learning experience, and he knows his stuff.
Even if your not trying to bartend, and just want to see how it all works, def check it out as its just so much FUN! I went as covid was winding down so I was a little socially weird and Jeremy made it so much fun that I would have just paid to hang out w them for 3 weekends.
I cant tell you what a great time this was and how much fun it was to learn how to bartend here.
I went there last February and have been meaning to write this forever now. That's how much I like this place that I had it on my to do list for almost a year.
Also, as him about his half a dozen motorcycles.

Stephanie Segura

I signed up to take this bartending classes with very little experience and very nervous and to be honest I came out on top and I learned everything I was supposed to in such a great easy way + it was so organized and simple, all in with seems to be a small amount of time. So far this is the best decision for bartending school I suggest anybody who wants to come and learn bartending to come to the school it's the best hands-on place; again very organized simple and straight to the point and extremely fun and friendly!

Brendan Martin

Jeremy is truly a master at Bartending in addition to an excellent teacher and mentor. I took his course and immediately was able to comfortably start working as a bartender. You will learn over a hundred different cocktails, proper techniques when it comes to setting up/closing your station and of course how to make drinks like a pro. It is fun, engaging, and worth every penny. I could not recommend Jeremy or his services more highly!

Sylvia Lewis

I signed up for this class because I wanted to learn about cocktails (and after extensive evaluation of the other programs). This was the most comprehensive program there is.

In our class, there was a mix of students, from recreational drinkers to serious students that want to become bartenders to one manager of a place that serves alcohol and ranted to better understand what his bartenders go through. Class size is limited to around 6 so it is a perfect size to meet people but without feeling crowded.

Jeremy makes the class extremely entertaining and fun. We learned around 100 cocktails and experienced what bartenders go through - practicing all the cocktails with colored water.

Oh and you get to TASTE the liquors and make real cocktails (instead of flavored water types) when you wanna sample how they taste :).

Highly recommend if you are an alcohol enthusiast OR looking to enter the industry. There is a student night on Mondays and Jeremy is well-connected, so a lot of potential ways to get a job after graduating.

Michael Lewis

Came in here for the three week mixology class with Jeremy. Absolutely loved it. My wife and I are home bartenders and were looking to step up our game and learn some new things. Jeremy is an excellent teacher with a great personality and extensive knowledge of mixology and liquors.

Jeremy taught us ~90 drinks, including a lot of crowd favorites and a few new cocktails I'd never heard of. Jeremy also taught us the right ways to deal with customers, and a lot of sweet flair moves. The course is really interesting and informatics for anyone looking to bartend professionally and Jeremy can help hook you up with folks from throughout the industry.

The class also sets you up with a weekly Monday student bartending night which is a great way to learn and practice making cocktails and serving customers. Would highly recommend the program, and the other programs at SOMA bartending.

Neal Jack

Jeremy was amazing! From start to finish he listened to what our small group was interested in doing and created a fabulous menu for us to prepare. He even accommodated us with a couple mocktails.

Everybody in our group had a great time and all of us would highly recommend the experience.