Book the bar around what the room and programme need.
If the room has no working bar, hiring bartenders alone leaves an important part of the event unfinished. Corporate mobile bar hire provides a physical service point; the quote must also make clear which staff, drinks supplies and glassware accompany it. Start with that distinction before comparing prices.
Size the operation, not just the frontage
Cocktailhire's planning baseline is one 1.5-metre bar unit per 100 guests and one bartender per 50 guests. For 150 guests, that means two units, giving 3 metres of frontage, and three bartenders as the starting point. Space behind the counter and the first arrival wave still matter. Frontage is not the full floor area.
Give the office or production team the useful details
- Exact room, floor and delivery route, including lifts or stairs.
- When suppliers can enter and when the bar must be ready.
- Guest number, opening wave and presentation timings.
- Available water, power, storage and waste arrangements.
- Which supplies come from Cocktailhire and which come from the organiser.
For an office reception, check whether staff leaving their desks will reach the bar together. For a conference, check whether the drinks interval overlaps a room change. Both affect service more than choosing a finish from a photograph.
See corporate event bar hire and use the drinks run-sheet checklist. Send the date, address, guest count and hours for the bar and team your event needs.