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20 ChatGPT Prompts for Bars and Pubs

20 copy-paste prompts

Copy-paste prompts for bar and pub owners who need to fill seats on quiet nights. Add your details in the [brackets] and ChatGPT writes your event promos, social posts, and menus fast. Use them to pack your happy hour and build a crowd that comes back.

In short: This page contains 20 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.

Louis Corneloup
By Louis Corneloup · Founder, Techpresso
Last updated ·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Events & Happy Hour

4 prompts

Event Night Promo

1/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes promo copy for [event] at [your bar name] on [day and time] in a [lively/laid-back] tone, with a bold headline, 3 detail lines, and a call to action in both a social post and a poster version. Post the social cut, then print the poster for the door.

You are a bar marketing pro. Write promo copy for [event, e.g. trivia night or live music] at [your bar name] on [day and time]. Give me a bold headline, 3 short detail lines, and a call to action. Provide a social post and a poster version. Tone: [lively/laid-back].

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Pro tip: Promote recurring nights 3 days out and again day-of.

Happy Hour Announcement

2/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes happy hour copy for [your bar name] covering [details], the deals [list drinks and prices], and a punchy after-work line, as both a social caption and a short in-house sign. Publish the caption, then slip the sign on tables.

Write happy hour copy for [your bar name]: the days and times [details], the deals [list drinks and prices], and a punchy line to get people in after work. Give a social caption and a short in-house sign version.

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Pro tip: Push happy hour to your slowest hours, not the times you are already full.

Weekly Events Roundup

3/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes a skimmable weekly what's-on post for [your bar name] listing [day: event] with one hype line per night and a follow-and-book close. Put it up every Monday, then pin it to your profile.

Write a weekly what's-on post for [your bar name] listing each night's event [day: event]. Make it skimmable, add one hype line per night, and end with a follow-and-book call. Keep it upbeat.

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Pro tip: Pin it each week so new followers see your full events lineup.

Sports & Big Game Push

4/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes a promo for [your bar name] showing [game or match] on [date], mentioning screens, [food/drink] specials, and that seats fill fast, as a social caption plus an SMS under 160 characters. Blast the SMS that morning, then post the caption with a photo of the TVs.

Write a promo for [your bar name] showing [game or match] on [date]. Mention screens, our [food/drink] specials for the game, and that seats fill fast. Give a social caption and a short SMS blast under 160 characters.

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Pro tip: Take reservations for big games: a full room early sets the energy.

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Social Media Content

4 prompts

Instagram Caption Pack

5/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes 5 Instagram captions for [your bar name] featuring [drink, dish, or the room], covering a signature cocktail, the crowd, an event teaser, a question, and a soft visit ask, plus 5 hashtags each. Match each to a photo, then post through the week.

You are a bar social media manager. Write 5 Instagram captions for [your bar name] featuring [drink, dish, or the room]. Vary the angle: a signature cocktail, the crowd, an event teaser, a question, and a soft call to visit. Add 5 hashtags each.

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Pro tip: A pour or a garnish close-up outperforms a static glass every time.

TikTok Hook Ideas

6/20

✨ What it does

This prompt gives 8 spoken first-line TikTok hooks under 12 words for [your bar name] in [your city], tied to a cocktail build, event night, or bartender pick. Film the hook you can say in one breath, then cut the video around it.

Give me 8 TikTok hooks for [your bar name] in [your city]. Each is a spoken first line that stops the scroll, tied to a cocktail build, event night, or bartender pick. Keep each under 12 words.

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Pro tip: Film the cocktail build: the shake, pour, and garnish are the hook.

Signature Drink Reveal

7/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes a reveal post for [drink name with key ingredients] at [your bar name], with an Instagram caption, a Story teaser, and 6 hashtags that make it feel like a must-try before it rotates off. Tease it in Stories first, then drop the full caption with the pour shot.

Write a reveal post for our new [drink name with key ingredients] at [your bar name]. Give an Instagram caption, a Story teaser, and 6 hashtags. Make it feel like a must-try before it rotates off the menu.

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Pro tip: Give new drinks a limited run so regulars come in to try them fast.

Weekly Content Calendar

8/20

✨ What it does

This prompt builds a 1-week social calendar for [your bar name] with platform, post idea, and a one-line caption each day, mixing drinks, food, event nights, and the crowd around [days]. Assign each day to whoever is working, then they post from the caption.

Build a 1-week social calendar for [your bar name]. For each day give the platform, a post idea, and a one-line caption. Mix drinks, food, event nights, and the crowd. Our big nights are [days].

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Pro tip: Capture short clips on your busy nights to fuel the quieter ones.

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Reviews & Reputation

4 prompts

Reply to a Bad Review

13/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes a calm under-80-word public reply to [paste review] for [your bar name], acknowledging the experience and inviting them to [email/phone] without excuses. Post it, then take the conversation offline.

Write a calm, professional reply to this negative review for [your bar name]: [paste review]. Acknowledge their experience, avoid excuses, invite them to reach us at [email/phone], and keep it under 80 words.

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Pro tip: For complaints about wait or noise, respond once and take it offline.

Reply to a Great Review

14/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes 5 short, warm replies to positive reviews for [your bar name] that vary the wording and invite them back for [event night or signature drink]. Use a different reply each time, then post so they never look canned.

Write 5 short, warm replies to positive reviews for [your bar name]. Vary the wording so they do not look copy-pasted, and invite them back for [event night or signature drink].

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Pro tip: Mention your event nights in replies to plant a reason to return.

Ask for Reviews

15/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes 3 short, low-pressure lines for a table tent or receipt at [your bar name] asking happy guests to leave a Google review, with room for a [review link] or QR. Print the one that fits, then add your code.

Write 3 short lines for a table tent or receipt at [your bar name] asking happy guests to leave a Google review. Friendly, low-pressure, with room for a [review link] or QR note.

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Pro tip: A QR table tent captures reviews while the good mood is still going.

Spot Review Patterns

16/20

✨ What it does

This prompt reads [paste reviews] for [your bar name], summarizes the top 3 things guests love and the top 3 complaints, and suggests one concrete fix for each complaint. Act on one fix this week, then brief staff on what guests already love.

Here are 15 recent reviews for [your bar name]: [paste reviews]. Summarize the top 3 things guests love and the top 3 complaints, and suggest one concrete fix for each complaint.

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Pro tip: Run this monthly: slow service and pricing gripes show up early here.

Promos & Operations

4 prompts

SMS & Email Blast

17/20

✨ What it does

This prompt writes a short email with a subject line and 60 words plus a matching SMS under 160 characters for [your bar name] promoting [offer or event] on [date], both with urgency and how to reserve or drop in. Send both the day before, then watch the reservation list.

Write a short email and matching SMS for [your bar name] promoting [offer or event] on [date]. Email needs a subject line and 60 words; SMS under 160 characters. Both create urgency and say how to reserve or drop in.

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Pro tip: Send it the day before and again a few hours out for the best turnout.

Bartender Training SOP

18/20

✨ What it does

This prompt creates a one-page training checklist for a new bartender at [your bar name], covering opening, signature and well pours, POS and tabs, responsible service and ID checks, upselling, and closing. Walk them through it on shift one, then check off each skill.

Create a one-page training checklist for a new bartender at [your bar name]. Cover opening the bar, our signature and well pours, the POS and tabs, responsible service and ID checks, upselling, and closing duties. Simple bullets.

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Pro tip: Keep responsible-service and ID steps front and center: it protects your license.

Open & Close Checklist

19/20

✨ What it does

This prompt drafts opening and closing checklists for [your bar name] covering setup, stocking, cleaning, cash and tabs, and securing the premises, as short checkbox bullets. Print both by the till, then have the closer initial the sheet.

Draft an opening checklist and a closing checklist for [your bar name], covering bar setup, stocking and restocking, cleaning, cash and tabs reconciliation, and securing the premises. Use short checkbox bullets.

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Pro tip: Cash and closing accuracy prevents the most costly end-of-night mistakes.

Staff Schedule Draft

20/20

✨ What it does

This prompt drafts a weekly day-by-day shift table for [your bar name] with [number] bartenders, [number] servers, and [number] security or barbacks, open [days and hours], weighted toward [event nights]. Tweak names and times, then post the final roster.

Draft a weekly shift schedule for [your bar name] with [number] bartenders, [number] servers, and [number] security or barbacks, open [days and hours]. Weight more staff on [event nights]. Show a day-by-day table with role and shift time.

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Pro tip: Overstaff your event nights: slow, understaffed nights kill the vibe.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. Every prompt works on the free version of ChatGPT. Paste it, replace the [brackets] with your bar details, and send. Paid plans reply faster and add image tools, but they are not needed to write promos and menus.
Build recurring event nights and promote them early. Use the event promo and weekly roundup prompts to give people a reason to come on a Tuesday, and the SMS blast prompt to remind your list. Aim happy hour and specials at your quietest hours, not the times you are already busy.
It is great for brainstorming names and flavor combinations for seasonal and signature drinks. Treat the recipe as a starting point: have a bartender balance the actual ratios and taste-test before it goes on the menu.
Batch it. Use the weekly content calendar prompt to plan a week at once, and capture short clips of cocktail builds and event nights while you are busy. That gives you footage for the quiet days and keeps you posting in under an hour a week.

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