About Andrei Marcu

Bar Manager at Coupette London

Andrei Marcu is a 24-year-old bartender based in East London. He was born in Bucharest, Romania. He finished mathematics and computer science college and went to Marketing and Management University, where he realised that was not what he wanted to do for a career. He dropped out of university to attend bartending school, where he learned the fundamentals of the trade.

The bond between him and the hospitality industry grew very fast, and not long after school, he joined one of the best nightclubs and cocktail bars in Bucharest. As part of the team, he used to be on the floor, behind the bar, and even in the kitchen when needed. At age 21, he left his country to grow and become the best he could be in his industry. Choosing the UK for its huge opportunities, he lands in Birmingham with only £40 in his pocket and a bag of clothes. It takes a while before he joins the team at the Edgbaston Boutique Hotel in Birmingham, considered the best bar in the city at that time. With hard work and dedication, he builds himself up and becomes a senior bartender and, later, the head bartender of the place. Currently, he is working as the Bar Manager at Coupette London.