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Cocktail Bartenders & Mobile Bar Hire Across the UK

Hire a cocktail bartender for your home party, a professionally staffed mobile bar for your venue, or a stocked cocktail package for your wedding or company event. Cocktailhire supplies the people, working equipment and agreed service, with an online quote for your date and postcode.

Choose what we supply

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

Three ways to book your event bar

Use your own counter and buy the drinks: book staff from £270 for three hours. Need a physical bar? Add a 1.5m unit to one bartender from £595. Want the bar, staff and agreed drinks supplies together? Packages start at £29 per guest for four hours, with a 50-guest minimum. Postcode travel is quoted separately.

What happens at your event

Our bartender prepares the working area, organises the selected ingredients and makes drinks for your guests during the booked service. With mobile bar hire, our team also brings, assembles and removes the bar. Choose up to five drinks from the existing menu; staff-only bookings receive a shopping list for the supplies you provide.

A kitchen island, a wedding marquee or an office reception

The room determines the setup. A useful counter can be enough for a small party. A staffed mobile bar creates a separate service point in a marquee, shop or office. Bigger events need a plan for staff, bar positions, stock and guest arrivals together. You can compare the options before selecting the service.

Experience you can inspect

Cocktailhire is based in Bury and led by Stu Hoyland, with more than 20 years in cocktail service, flair bartending and events. Explore the photographed three-metre Amazon Manchester bar and Represent’s two-floor Manchester store launch to see how real bookings were delivered.

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

Find your service

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.

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