I just finished the class with Austin. I feel well prepared for my next adventure in bartending. If…read moreyou want to be the best possible bartender then you need to take this class with Austin. It was the best money I could have spent, and quite reasonably priced

What a great experience! Absolutely the best training, being taught by the best in the Business…read more Even if you have tended bar for years or are just starting out, this truly is "Elite" training. The class is intimate so you get real one on one training. That being said, you will be tested, this is an intense course and if you don't study or take it seriously it will show. Study!! There is a reason this class is the best, and you will become the best. If you are serious about the "Bar-tending" world, this is the only class you'll ever need or want Huge Thanks To Austin and Josh

I cannot say enough good things about the DRC. Their dolphins are clearly very well cared for. They…read moreare in a habitat directly in the ocean - there are no tanks here. We got to watch two presentations with the keepers. Afterwards, they were doing a medical check on a particular dolphin that was having stomach upset. A nice man came along and told us "a keeper smarter than we will be along soon, but I can answer your questions for now. Oh, there's someone smarter than me now!" And he gestured to one of the summer interns. They both laughed. He told us all about each dolphin and their story. He told us about the hurricanes 10 years ago, and how the water rose far above the dolphin enclosures, offering them freedom, but none of them left. It was clear he really loved these animals. He walked away to assist the team working with the dolphin. The intern turns to us and says "that's the founder of this place. He's here every single day. He's the smartest of all of us!" She was great too. She said she's been dreaming of being a dolphin trainer since she was a kid. She was from Texas, but you could tell she was exactly where she was meant to be. I hope they hire her permanently. We loved the dolphin research center and will definitely be back someday!

For my 500th review on Yelp, I'm covering the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys. This is…read moreactually my second visit as my wife and I came in 2021. This time, however, we brought our kids along too. In 2021, my wife did an encounter that included shaking hands/flippers with a dolphin, rubbing their back as they swam by, and performing a couple basic training signs. For this trip, we each did the Memory Maker Meet encounter, which included the shaking hands/flippers and back rub, but most importantly, having a dolphin paint us a picture. We each chose two colors and held a canvas out while a pair of dolphins (Reese and Louie on that day) took turns spinning around with paint brushes in their mouths painting the canvases. It was very much worth the time and extra cost. Throughout the day there are opportunities included even with basic admission to watch training sessions or learn about caring for dolphins. You can very easily have a fun day and support a great cause at the same time.