Drinks consulting · Perth & regional WA

Drinks programmes that pour fast and cost right.

Menus, costings, batching and staff training for bars, pubs, breweries, wineries and hotels. Operator-level know-how, without the cost of a full-time hire.

Who we are

Built by an operator, not a theorist.

Shaken or Stirred by MT is a Perth drinks consultancy founded by Mickey Thukral. Mickey brings more than 13 years of hospitality leadership across luxury hotels and independent venues, including Head of F&B pre-opening experience.

We work the way good venues do: practical, on the floor, and with an eye on the numbers. You get a programme your team can actually run on a busy Saturday, not a binder that sits in the office.

  • 13+years in hospitality leadership
  • F&BHead of F&B pre-opening experience
  • MIHMMaster of International Hotel Management
  • WSET 2WSET Level 2 in wines

One-off services · quoted per venue

The Drinks Programme

Every job is scoped to your venue and priced to pay for itself. A well-costed drinks list usually earns its fee back within the first month of trade.

Cocktail Menu Design

$1,200 – $2,800

A custom cocktail list built around your concept, your price point and what your team can execute at speed, with build guides and garnish notes handed over to your staff.

Lifts spend per head and cuts training time.

Beverage Costing and GP Audit

$500 – $1,400

Drink-by-drink cost analysis, GP targets, pour cost benchmarking and pricing recommendations.

Most venues find GP leaking they did not know about.

Batch Cocktail Setup

$900 – $2,000

A batching programme built around your stock, dilution and shelf life, with a full handover to your team.

Much less time behind the bar per drink in service.

Wine List Creation

$500 – $2,000

A list matched to your food and price point, with by-the-glass selection, tasting notes and a clear markup structure.

Better wine sales from a list staff can sell.

Kegged Cocktail System

$1,800 – $3,500

End-to-end design of a draught cocktail programme: product selection, keg and line setup, and staff training.

Cocktails poured in seconds, the same every time.

Staff Training Session

$500 – $1,200

Hands-on training in product knowledge, cocktail execution, upselling and responsible service of alcohol.

One extra upsell per table soon covers it.

Pre-Opening Package

$5,000 – $12,000

A complete drinks programme built from scratch: concept, supplier onboarding, menu design, costing and opening-ready staff training.

Getting it right before you open costs a fraction of fixing it three months in.

One-off services · quoted per venue

The Kitchen Programme

The same operator rigour, applied to the pass. Menus built to sell, dishes built to repeat, and a kitchen that runs to time.

Menu Planning and Engineering

$800 – $2,000

A menu built for your concept and price point, balanced across sections, prep load and ticket times.

Recipe Design and Standardisation

$600 – $1,800

Every dish documented for your kitchen with yields, method, plating and allergen notes, so it comes out the same from any chef on the line.

Kitchen Costing and GP Control

$500 – $1,400

Dish-by-dish costing, food cost percentages and pricing advice, benchmarked against your target GP.

Operational Logistics and Supplier Setup

$700 – $1,600

Prep flow, par levels, ordering systems and supplier onboarding built around how your kitchen really runs.

Ongoing support

Monthly Retainer

A one-off project fixes a problem. A retainer keeps the whole programme profitable, without the cost of a full-time beverage or F&B manager.

Essential

$1,200/month

  • Monthly site visit
  • Monthly costing review
  • Quarterly menu update
  • Supplier liaison
  • Email and phone support
  • One seasonal cocktail refresh a year

Premium

$2,800/month

  • Everything in Standard
  • Weekly site visit
  • Full wine list management
  • Active menu engineering
  • Supplier negotiation on your behalf

Kitchen services can be bundled into any retainer. Retainer clients get priority scheduling and 15% off one-off project fees.

How we work

Four steps, no fuss.

  1. 01

    Visit

    We come to your venue, watch a service, look at the numbers and talk to the team.

  2. 02

    Build

    We design the menu, costings, batches or systems around your space, your stock and your crowd.

  3. 03

    Trial

    We run it with your staff, taste, time it and tweak until it pours fast and holds its margin.

  4. 04

    Hand over

    Your team gets the training and documents to run it without us. We stay a phone call away.

Who it is for

Venues across Perth and regional WA.

From a small bar in Leederville to a winery in the South West, if you pour drinks for a living, we can help.

  • Bars
  • Pubs
  • Breweries
  • Wineries
  • Hotels
  • Function venues
  • Event operators

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Let's talk about your venue

Tell us a bit about the venue and what is on your mind. We will come back within one business day to book a chat, no obligation.

We provide drinks consulting, batching and setup services. We do not sell or supply alcohol.