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Cocktail Bartenders & Mobile Bar Hire in Manchester

Book Cocktailhire for Bury, Salford and central Manchester: cocktail makers at your own counter, staffed mobile bars, flair bartenders or stocked cocktail packages. Start with your date, postcode, guest count and hours to compare the service and travel price.

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Cocktail bartender

From £270

One bartender for three service hours at your suitable counter. You supply drinks, ingredients, ice and glasses.

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Staffed mobile bar

From £595

One 1.5m bar unit and one bartender for three hours. With two bartenders at that bar: £865. Drinks supplies and glasses are separate.

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Stocked cocktail package

From £29 per guest

Four hours at £7.25 per guest per hour. Minimum 50 guests: £1,450. Agreed bar, staff, cocktail ingredients, ice and glassware included.

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Postcode travel and agreed extras are quoted separately. Review your event’s total before confirming. Existing valid protected quotes keep their agreed terms.

THE MOBILE BAR COLLECTION

Mobile bar finishes and layouts

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THE SAME FINISH, SIDE BY SIDE

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White Chesterfield

White Chesterfield single straight unit

01 / STRAIGHT

Straight bar: 1.5m floor depth

A straight bar needs its ordered width by 1.5m floor depth.

White Chesterfield horseshoe bar

02 / HORSESHOE

Horseshoe: 2.5m floor depth

Allow the ordered width by 2.5m floor depth, with access at the back.

White Chesterfield island bar

03 / ISLAND

Island: 5.5m × 3.5m footprint

Allow 5.5m by 3.5m for the island, central shelving and working area, plus guest circulation space.

Configurations shown for comparison, not to scale. Equipment and back-bar shelving depend on the arrangement booked.

Cocktailhire wooden mobile bar at Amazon Manchester
Cocktailhire wooden mobile bar at Amazon Manchester

Choose the service for your event

The documented Amazon Manchester office event used a three-metre wooden bar. Represent’s Manchester store launch used two service points across two floors. Both examples show how the bar plan changes with the room and its use.

Prices for your Manchester booking

One cocktail bartender costs £270 for three hours, then £67.50 per additional hour. A 1.5m bar with one bartender starts at £595 for three hours. Stocked packages start at £29 per guest for four hours, minimum 50 guests. Your postcode determines the separately quoted travel.

Access and floor space

For an office or retail event, identify loading access, lifts, security and the floor where service takes place. For a home party, a suitable existing kitchen counter may be all the equipment you need. Straight bars need their ordered width by 1.5m working depth, horseshoes 2.5m depth and the full island 5.5m by 3.5m. Leave guest circulation outside the working footprint.

Drinks, glasses and preparation

Choose up to five cocktails from the existing menu. With staff-only hire, you supply the ingredients, ice and glasses using our shopping list. Add glassware with our staffed mobile bar, or choose a stocked package that includes the agreed drinks supplies. Confirm venue permission and who provides each item.

Plan the booking

Enter the date, full venue postcode, total guests and service window for an initial quote. Include the room or floor, loading arrangements and any concentrated arrival period. The written quote and event sheet record the agreed team, bar, supplies and timings.

See completed event setups

Amazon Manchester

A three-metre wooden bar for an after-work team event, with client-arranged ingredients and ice.

See the office bar

Represent Manchester

Separate staffed bars on the ground and first floors of a Manchester store launch.

See the two-floor setup

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Booking questions

What should I send for an initial quote?

Start with the date, full event postcode, guest count and service hours. State whether you need staff at an existing counter, a staffed mobile bar or a stocked package. You can choose cocktails after establishing the service.

Can I choose the cocktails?

Choose up to five drinks from the existing Cocktailhire menu. The event menu uses your selected drinks. Stocked-package tiers have different eligible menu choices, shown in the booking system.

Who supplies drinks, ice and glasses?

For staff-only hire, you provide ingredients, ice and glasses using the shopping list. Add glassware with a staffed mobile bar, or choose a stocked package with the agreed cocktail ingredients, ice and glasses included.

Useful next steps

Cocktail makers garnishing a drink, pouring from a bottle and preparing Espresso Martinis