Does Bartaco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bartaco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bartaco. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bartaco?

51% of Bartaco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bartaco 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bartaco?

Server (88) , Bartender (68) , Server/Waiter (55) , Hostess (20) , Food Runner (19) , Server/Bartender (15) , Manager (12) , General Manager (9) , Host (9) , Line Cook (8) , Service Leader (8) , Support Staff (8) , Sous Chef (5) , Support (5) , Team Member (5)

What are the pros of working at Bartaco according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was good for part" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great people and an outstanding environment" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great guests and coworkers make the shifts more enjoyable" ((in 25 reviews)); "Fun environment and friendly staff." ((in 18 reviews)); "It was a good work environment" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Bartaco according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and very crowded" ((in 21 reviews)); "managers are rude for no reason" ((in 21 reviews)); "Long hours can get hard sometimes." ((in 8 reviews)); "you have no work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "No free food, poor management, favoritism, no breaks, will fire you for absolutely zero reason, I can go on and on." ((in 6 reviews))

Bartaco Reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(479 total reviews)

Scott Lawton

62% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Bartaco has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bartaco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

479 reviews

4.0

7 Jul 2026

Good management and pay, but corporate has too much time

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-good management -good money -friendly customers

Cons

- treated like guinea pigs by corporate - corporate changed their mind every other day about how they wanted you to work (use the handhelds one day, absolutely do not the other day), everyone is assumed incompetent at their job by corporate

3.0

10 Jun 2026

Good experience but heavy workload and pay disparities

Bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fast paced Good to get experience at beginner level for bartending Good money learn a lot about the bar friendly staff/awesome staff meet lots of people and regulars

Cons

a lot of labor for bartending if someone on team slacks, the burden is heavy on the rest of the bar team, especially with bar prep throughout the week there has been a lot of frustration with how many bartenders they put in during shifts tip pool whole day, so bartenders during day take money that was made during night time most guests like to sit at tables\ servers make more money than the bartenders and they do way less work

3.0

20 May 2026

Great food and streamlined work, but underpaid

Bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

General manager Great food Streamlined work expectations

Cons

Undercompensated Squeezing gallons of lime/lemon/grapefruit juice for entire restaurant, not just bar Uninvolved with tip allocation.

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Great food and streamlined work, but underpaid

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