Service · Liverpool · Manchester · London · North West
Hire a barman, or a full brigade, for an evening. Licensed, insured, uniformed and trained in the serves your guests actually want. You host, we pour, and the kitchen stays clean.
The service, in plain English
What it is
Professional barmen supplied for your event, with or without a bar. Uniformed, Personal Licence-backed, Challenge 25 trained, and fully briefed on your drinks list before they arrive.
Who it's for
Hosts running house parties and milestone birthdays, couples with a dry-hire wedding venue, and event managers who already have the bar and stock but need reliable people to run it.
When you need it
Minimum booking is four hours on site. Most private bookings run a 2pm–8pm or 6pm–midnight shift, with late licences arranged on request.
Why it matters
A barman is not just someone pouring wine. They pace the service, manage refusals politely, keep the bar clean, watch stock levels and keep a 60-person queue moving without anyone noticing there was ever a queue.
The cost of getting this wrong
Most staffing agencies send whoever is available. You meet your barman at the same moment your guests do, and you find out on the night whether they can actually make a Negroni.
Our process
Fifteen minutes. Guest count, venue, timings, drinks list, whether you need a bar as well as the team.
A flat-rate, itemised quote covering barmen, hours, travel and any kit. No hourly creep on the night.
Named barmen allocated to your event, briefed on your serves, timings and venue access.
Team arrives 90 minutes early, sets the bar, chills stock, preps garnish and runs service.
Glassware washed, bins cleared, surfaces wiped, stock counted and reported back to you.
What you actually get
You know who is coming. Same faces, event after event, not an agency lucky dip.
Personal Licence holders, £5m public liability, Challenge 25 and refusals training as standard.
Classic and contemporary serves, batching where it speeds service, and low/no options built into the list.
Shakers, jiggers, ice wells, speed rails, glassware and refrigeration can be added to any barman booking.
If a barman falls ill, we replace them. Your event is never left short-staffed.
Priced from £120, no VAT. Your quote is built bespoke to guest count, venue and date.
The detail
Barman hire looks simple until the room fills. Here is the detail we plan around so that service never sags at the moments that matter.
Our working ratios, refined over 25 years of events.
Uniform (black shirt, apron, branded where you prefer), personal bar tools, Challenge 25 knowledge, allergen awareness and a refusals policy they can apply without souring the room.
Hire barmen only if you already have a bar, stock, glassware and refrigeration. If any of those are missing, mobile bar hire is usually cheaper than sourcing each piece separately.
If drinks are gifted to invited guests, no licence is required. If drinks are sold, a Temporary Event Notice is needed and we can apply on your behalf for £50.
Four hours minimum on site. We arrive 90 minutes before guests without charging setup as service time, and extensions on the night are agreed at the same rate, never a premium.
Liverpool, Manchester, London, Wirral, Cheshire, Chester, Preston, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow and Altrincham as standard, with destination events in North Wales, the Lakes and Yorkshire delivered regularly.
Common questions
Still unsure? Call us, we'll talk you through it in five minutes, no pressure.
07595 600776Barman hire is priced from £120, no VAT, per barman for a standard shift. Your final flat-rate quote is built bespoke to your guest count, venue, timings and date.
Two for beer, wine and soft drinks. Three if you want full cocktail service without a queue at peak.
They bring personal bar tools and uniform as standard. Ice wells, glassware, refrigeration and a bar itself can be added to your booking.
We can. Full stock packages are available with unopened bottles bought back at cost, or you supply the stock and we simply run the bar.
Yes. £5m public liability, Personal Licence holders on site, and Challenge 25 trained. Certificates are sent to your venue on request.
Four hours on site. Setup and pack-down are not charged as service time.
Peak Saturdays from May to September book six to ten weeks out. Weeknights and off-peak dates often have availability at two to three weeks' notice.
Yes. Liverpool, Manchester, Cheshire and the wider North West are our home patch, and we deliver events in London every month.
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