Booking bartending services here
The bar we build for a Kendall celebration
Running bartending services out to Kendall is about 18 miles south of work before the bar is even built. That is our side of the arrangement and not yours — but it is why we would rather have your venue details a week out than an hour out.
This is a tightly packed corner of the county: Pinecrest, Glenvar Heights and South Miami are all a short hop away, the nearest about a mile out. For a celebration that usually means shared parking and a load-in that has to be pointed at the right door, so we ask which entrance is ours.
Kendall is an unincorporated area rather than a city of its own, so county rules cover your celebration and the tighter restrictions come from the venue or the HOA. We ask about both before the truck is scheduled.
What you actually book for a Kendall celebration is a licensed, insured team, a bar that photographs well, and a drinks list built with you rather than handed to you. What you do not book is a stranger who turns up and asks where the ice is.
You hold a Kendall date with a 25% deposit. The balance falls due 48 hours before the celebration, and the deposit stays fully refundable until 7 days out — the same terms here as everywhere else we work.
The quickest way to learn what a Kendall celebration costs is to build it below — no call, no form-then-wait, and nobody standing between you and the figure.
What time do you arrive for a celebration in Kendall?
About 1 hour before service. Over about 18 miles we leave with margin, because arriving early and waiting is a far better failure than arriving late.
We hold that arrival against your run sheet, so if the ceremony or the speeches move, the bar moves with them.
What do you need from a Kendall venue?
Where the truck can stop, and which door the bar comes through. For a celebration that is usually the whole of it, and knowing it in advance is the difference between a calm setup and a scramble.
We will also ask what surface the bar sits on and whether there is cover, since both change the build.
How many bartenders for a Kendall celebration?
It follows the guest count and how long the bar stays open. The wizard on this page sizes it as you fill it in.
Half the bartending quotes we write are for 50 guests or fewer, which is usually one bartender working steadily.
What if my Kendall guests want something not on the menu?
Within reason the bar can handle it — the mixers, juices and garnish we bring cover a good deal more than the printed list.
If there is a drink that really matters to you, tell us early and we will make sure the ingredients are on the truck.
How long does breakdown take after a celebration?
Less time than setup. The bar comes down, everything goes back on the truck, and the space is left as we found it.
If your venue has a hard curfew, tell us and we will work backwards from it rather than from last call.
What is included in a Kendall celebration booking?
The staff, the bar, and the mixers, juices, garnish, ice, coolers and serveware behind it. Setup and breakdown are part of the booking rather than line items.
The drinks list is built with you — classics, frozen drinks and mocktails as the room needs — and the team is on site about 1 hour before service.
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