Bartender Hire and Other Event Bar Options
Last reviewed 24 October 2026
Choose staff-only hire if you have a suitable bar and will provide drinks and supplies. Add a staffed mobile bar when you need the structure, or choose a supplied package for the agreed bar, staff, drinks, ingredients, ice and glassware.
Staff-only clients provide drinks, ingredients, ice and glasses. Add a staffed mobile bar if a structure is required.
What matters first
Choose what needs supplying
Choose the service by what your event needs supplied: people, a working bar structure, or the bar and drinks together. Bartender Hire should be compared on its actual inclusions.
Staff-only clients provide drinks, ingredients, ice and glasses. A mobile bar can be added to Cocktailhire staffing; our glassware is available only alongside that staffed bar. Supplied packages include the agreed bar, staff, drinks and supplies.
Staff-only cocktail service
Use a suitable existing bar or counter and book Cocktailhire bartenders or mixologists to prepare and serve the selected drinks. You supply drinks, ingredients, ice and glasses.
Staffed mobile bar
Add a delivered bar structure when the venue does not provide a suitable service point. Select its layout and finish, measure the working footprint and check access. Our staff operate the bar.
Supplied package or flair service
A supplied package adds the agreed drinks, ingredients, ice and glassware to the staffed mobile bar. Flair bartending adds performance to the staffed service where the space and running order allow it.
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Questions people usually ask next
Do I need a mobile bar if the venue has a suitable bar?
Not necessarily. Staff-only hire can use the agreed existing service point where the venue permits it.
Which option includes ingredients?
The supplied package includes agreed ingredients. Staff-only hire does not; the client buys the items on the selected-menu shopping list.
Can I rent a Cocktailhire bar for another supplier's staff?
No. Our mobile bars are available only alongside Cocktailhire's staffed service.
Get a bartender hire quote
£270 per bartender for three hours, plus travel
Enter the date, postcode, guest count and service hours. Confirm your working surface, selected drinks and supply responsibilities when reviewing the quote.
Planning Bartender Hire in London?
The London collection brings the service, local event areas, access questions, guest-flow decisions and quote details into one place. Use it when the event address is in Greater London rather than relying on national guidance alone.