“I met Patrick when I was resetting my venue (The Blue Nile) to reopen around late 2021. At that time he was managing 2 bars that we were impressed with. I can tell you that I have 100% confidence in Verified Hospitality. He did such a great job with us setting us up with systems for success as we reopened post Pandemic. His experience is diverse and he is a real numbers person. There are not a lot of people out there that can do what he can do and we were totally satisfied and still are totally satisfied with the results.”
— Jesse Paige, Owner of The Blue Nile in New Orleans
“We have worked with Verified Hospitality as a primary beverage consultant for five different properties. Monarch Market in North Carolina, Otra Vez in New Orleans, Patchwork in Philadelphia, The Chancery in Delaware, and The Local in Salt Lake City. They prove themselves to be very talented and hospitable bar professionals deeply rooted in business fundamentals. It’s not just that they are very knowledgable and talented but that they lean into the hard work.
I would highly recommend Patrick’s team for anything and everything that you’re doing beverage and/or hospitality related.”
— Michael Whetherbee, Owner of Hospitality HQ
“Patrick Gartner is who any multi-faceted hospitality group dreams of finding. He has both talent and humility, he is at ease in positions of leadership while also being a consummate team player, and most impressively can take complex problems and not only solve them, but build systems around them that can be trained to other team members. Patrick came to work with me at Donna Cocktail Club as the Bar Manager in 2019 at a moment where we were bursting with ambition and ideas, but were still dealing with day-to-day issues that were taking up precious bandwidth. He worked in tandem with me to better structure our tasks and train our team so the day-to-day was working most efficiently. This created enough bandwidth for expansion and growth. Patrick expanded his involvement to a bar I designed with Jeremy Oertel & Natasha David in Greenpoint called The Hidden Pearl. Eventually, Patrick became my go-to collaborator for all hospitality projects and beyond. We worked together to design a cocktail program and staff protocol for a multi-level establishment in Manhattan with a subterranean nightclub and concert venue, a street level eatery and a second story private event space. We took over the management of a beloved bar & restaurant in Williamsburg that had been struggling with absentee ownership and turned it around. Later, we took over the management of a retail wine & spirits store that was overwhelmed and lost their general manager when the surge in demand occurred at the beginning of the pandemic. Patrick is the real thing. He is firstly a great drink maker and team member, but I’ve watched him evolve into a leader with a vision for healthy hospitality environments, and the acumen to build those environments wherever he goes.”
— Leif Huckman, Owner of Donna Cocktail Club and Big Things Holding LLC in Brooklyn / Manhattan
“Patrick was such a valuable asset to us in planning and executing our beverage program. He was able to adapt to the unique needs of our business and helped us create an efficient, creative, and profitable beverage program. He brought a wealth of knowledge and insight to the table and was a true professional throughout the process.”
— Brendan Kirlin. Owner of Le Garage and Nepenthe Brewing Co. in Baltimore
