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Why do I need a bartender for my event?
Other than the insurance your bartending service provides, here are five other good reasons:
1: Your bartending service can give you recommendations on what to serve and how much to purchase.
A good bartending service will help you decide on what the best choices are for you to purchase based on your individual preferences and those of your guests. Based on their past experiences, your bartending service will take the guess work out of purchasing soft drinks, beer, wine and hard alcohol.
2: How can I get it all done?
A good bartender will help you set up and clean up. The bartender sets everything up in plenty of time before the arrival of guests and is ready for service. This frees you and your family up to greet your friends and family with full attention. A good bartender is also on top of keeping their area tidy during the party so that there are not empty glasses and bottles strewn about. At the end of the event, the bartender helps to clean up.
3: How do I make a Harvey Wallbanger?
Your bartender will know exactly how to properly make a wide variety of adult mixed beverages. Your guests will be pleased to receive their favorite cocktail just the way they like it!
4: A good bartender keeps the party moving
As guests arrive, many may head straight to the bar, creating a bit of a line. The bar is often the hangout spot at an event. A good bartender is capable of working with speed and accuracy, with a good amount of pleasant personality in order to manage the line efficiently, and make sure that each and every guest feels they have received good service.
5: What if Uncle Irving gets tipsy?
You can trust your bartender to serve responsibly. Experienced bartending staffs can spot someone who has imbibed a bit too much and use that experience and training to discreetly cut someone off, saving the host from having to deal with embarrassment or conflict during the event. Bartenders can also take care of any issues of serving to minors. They are usually quite good at spotting the young person who is trying to ‘put one over’ on them in order to obtain alcohol.
Other than the insurance your bartending service provides, here are five other good reasons:
1: Your bartending service can give you recommendations on what to serve and how much to purchase.
A good bartending service will help you decide on what the best choices are for you to purchase based on your individual preferences and those of your guests. Based on their past experiences, your bartending service will take the guess work out of purchasing soft drinks, beer, wine and hard alcohol.
2: How can I get it all done?
A good bartender will help you set up and clean up. The bartender sets everything up in plenty of time before the arrival of guests and is ready for service. This frees you and your family up to greet your friends and family with full attention. A good bartender is also on top of keeping their area tidy during the party so that there are not empty glasses and bottles strewn about. At the end of the event, the bartender helps to clean up.
3: How do I make a Harvey Wallbanger?
Your bartender will know exactly how to properly make a wide variety of adult mixed beverages. Your guests will be pleased to receive their favorite cocktail just the way they like it!
4: A good bartender keeps the party moving
As guests arrive, many may head straight to the bar, creating a bit of a line. The bar is often the hangout spot at an event. A good bartender is capable of working with speed and accuracy, with a good amount of pleasant personality in order to manage the line efficiently, and make sure that each and every guest feels they have received good service.
5: What if Uncle Irving gets tipsy?
You can trust your bartender to serve responsibly. Experienced bartending staffs can spot someone who has imbibed a bit too much and use that experience and training to discreetly cut someone off, saving the host from having to deal with embarrassment or conflict during the event. Bartenders can also take care of any issues of serving to minors. They are usually quite good at spotting the young person who is trying to ‘put one over’ on them in order to obtain alcohol.
How many bartenders do I need?
Our general rule of thumb is one bartender for every 50 guests.
Our general rule of thumb is one bartender for every 50 guests.
Do you carry insurance?
Yes, we carry both general liability and liquor liability insurance.
Yes, we carry both general liability and liquor liability insurance.
How early do the bartenders arrive?
We recommend that the bartenders should arrive one to one and a half hours before the event is scheduled to start so that they can have the bar area set up and ready to go before guests arrive. For larger crowds or bigger events, we might recommend an earlier arrival time. We also plan for one hour to clean up the bar area after the event is over.
Do you check id's?
Yes. Guests will need to provide their id to the bartenders in order to be served alcoholic drinks. Only those guests 21 and older may be served alcohol.
We recommend that the bartenders should arrive one to one and a half hours before the event is scheduled to start so that they can have the bar area set up and ready to go before guests arrive. For larger crowds or bigger events, we might recommend an earlier arrival time. We also plan for one hour to clean up the bar area after the event is over.
Do you check id's?
Yes. Guests will need to provide their id to the bartenders in order to be served alcoholic drinks. Only those guests 21 and older may be served alcohol.
We don't want to have an open bar. Can we have a cash bar?
Yes. Having an open bar or a cash bar is up to the client's preference and either option is okay.
Yes. Having an open bar or a cash bar is up to the client's preference and either option is okay.
