Bartender / bar director
Csaba Henter
- Discipline
- Bartender / bar director
Portrait of Csaba Henter
i. Biography
Coming Up
Bar management at La petite maison since 2015 sits at the top of a run of roles that moved from service floor to oversight by degrees, not jumps. Csaba Henter’s training at Bols Academy and his first professional bar post at Diageo (2006) point to a working base built on pace, repeatability, and the kind of discipline service bars demand when the room is full and the margin for error is thin. The next step, Assistant Restaurant Manager at Brasserie 15 (2008–2009), widened the brief beyond cocktails and into room management, before Bar Manager roles at Dylan Hotel Dublin (2009–2011) and Karma Kafé (2013–2014) added responsibility for systems, staff, and service standards. A move to Senior Bartender at Hilton Americas-Houston (2012–2013), followed by Bars Manager at Solutions Leisure Group (2014), shows the range of environments Henter worked through before returning to La petite maison as Assistant Head Bartender (2014–2015). That sequence matters: it maps a progression from execution to coordination, with each post adding another layer to the same trade. In 2015, Henter became Bar Manager at La petite maison, a role he has held since. Since 2019, he has also been founder of Gineous Consultancy, extending that accumulated bar knowledge into advisory work.
Where They Are Now
At La petite maison, the Bar Manager title has been in place since 2015, following a year as Assistant Head Bartender from 2014 to 2015. That continuity is the point of the role: it sits at the end of a line of posts at Diageo, Diep Le Shaker, Brasserie 15, Dylan Hotel Dublin, Hilton Americas-Houston, Karma Kafé, and Solutions Leisure Group, where Henter’s work moved from bartending into wider control of service. The present position reflects that accumulation of floor experience, operational handling, and team responsibility.
Career - Founder — Gineous Consultancy (2019–present) - Bartender — Diageo (2006) - Bartender, Head Bartender — Diep Le Shaker (2005–2007) - Assistant Restaurant Manager — Brasserie 15 (2008–2009) - Bar Manager — Dylan Hotel Dublin (2009–2011) - Senior Bartender — Hilton Americas-Houston (2012–2013) - Bar Manager — Karma Kafé (2013–2014) - Bars Manager — Solutions Leisure Group (2014) - Assistant Head Bartender — La petite maison (2014–2015) Education: Bols Academy
FAQ What is Csaba Henter's current role? As of 2026, Csaba Henter is Bar Manager. Where did Csaba Henter train or study? Csaba Henter trained at Bols Academy.
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