Mobile bar hire for weddings, corporate events and brand activations: luxury mobile bars designed, delivered, stocked and staffed by our own team, across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
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At a glance
Mobile bar hire, in short
Mobile bar hire with Mr Flavour means a luxury bar designed for your event, delivered to your venue, stocked, staffed by our own licensed bartenders and mixologists, and cleared away after service. We run over 30 bars in different sizes and styles, for events of up to 10,000 guests, and every booking is quoted to the event with glassware, ice, garnish, licensing and an event manager included.
Filmed at our own events, from the build to a full room in London.
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LondonThe bar at full paceBack bar lit and pouring to a full room.
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Behind the barBuilt on the dayDelivered, built and stocked before guests arrive.
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LaunchesFlair behind the barFlair service at a brand launch bar.
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Corporate hospitalityServed at the barSignature serves passed across a Mr Flavour bar for Barclays.
Recent events
Mobile bars at recent events
Weddings, galas and exhibition floors, including the Finance Magnates London Summit and a branded bar for Verisk.
Under the wisteriaWedding receptionThe red ballroomGala dinnerShow floor barFinance MagnatesRisk Insight BarBranded for VeriskEvening celebrationGala dinnerBallroom straight barHotel ballroom
Bar formats
Choosing your bar: formats and guest numbers
The shape you choose changes how the room works. Our bars are made in our own workshop in Manchester, and designed around their weight, breaking down at two in the morning and a front that can change for the next room.
Straight barSits cleanly against a wall and keeps the floor open.
L shapeTurns a corner into a service point and suits marquees.
Circular barSits in the middle of a room and is served from every side. The round bar beneath the wisteria in our gallery is one of these.
Second service pointA single bar comfortably serves up to two hundred guests. Past that we add a second bar rather than let a queue form.
Welcome stationA separate bar at the door for the first twenty minutes, which keeps the main bar clear.
Luxury mobile bars
Luxury mobile bar hire across the UK
A car showroom with no back of house, and a fifth floor office with a lunch break to hit.
Mr Flavour designs and delivers premium mobile bars for weddings, corporate events, brand activations and private celebrations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Our team has delivered for Bentley, Aston Martin, Porsche, the BBC, Google, BT, ITV, DHL and Amazon. Every booking comes with an event manager, fully licensed and insured bartenders, and a bar built around the venue. A showroom has no back of house and no service kitchen, so for Aston Martin in Mayfair and Manchester everything for service was built into the bar itself.
Our bar collection spans elegant wedding bars, theatrical cocktail bars, fully branded bars for corporate activations, and smoothie, milkshake and artisan coffee stations for daytime events. For brand work we wrap and light bars in your identity and create signature serves around your campaign. The branded Espresso Martinis we built for Aston Martin's Vanquish Soirée are a good example of how far we take it.
For Softcat we have run a branded bar in a fifth floor suite on Creechurch Lane in the City and at Universal Square in Manchester: built, stocked and serving by the time the office broke for lunch, then packed down without disturbing the afternoon. On the busiest days that meant two offices in two cities. The champagne tower, the cocktail fountain and the bespoke branded serve are run by the same team, with smoke, fire, dry ice and flair where the room suits it. One couple called the service "beyond phenomenal". Softcat have booked three roadshows, and P.Louise more than ten events.
What every mobile bar arrives with
The bar and every piece of equipment
Backbar shelving, ice wells, bar tools, straws and napkins.
Our own team
Licensed bartenders and mixologists in uniform, with an event manager on site.
Glassware, ice and garnish
Delivered, polished and collected again after service.
A menu designed for the event
Cocktails, mocktails and the rest of the drinks list, with allergen records for every serve.
Everything for service travels with the bar. From the building we need a socket and a route in.
More than 2,000 guests at Billingsgate, and the bars are ours to build every year.
Billingsgate, London
Packages
Mobile bar hire costs and packages
Every mobile bar is quoted to your event: the scale of the build, the number of guests and how far the bar is finished to your own identity. Dry hire is available on every tier.
IThe Signature Bar
One bar, dressed and staffed
A designed and dressed bar, licensed and insured bartenders, glassware, ice and garnish, and an event manager who runs the booking from first call to breakdown.
Weddings and private celebrations
IIThe Curated Bar
When the bar carries the evening
A larger footprint with a bar dressed to your palette, an extended drinks list built for your running order, and showpieces such as a champagne tower or a cocktail fountain.
Weddings, galas and corporate hospitality
IIIThe Statement Bar
A bar built for you
Custom architecture, multi bar layouts, your branding wrapped and lit into the structure, and drinks developed as original recipes.
The tier behind Aston Martin, Adidas and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Every mobile bar is quoted to the event, never to a fixed list. These are the things that move the figure, so you can see what sits where in your quote. Typical budgets by guest count are in our mobile bar hire cost guide.
What moves the cost of mobile bar hire
What
How it affects your quote
Guest numbers
The single biggest factor: it sets the team, the stock and the number of bars
Hours of service
Longer service means more stock and more time from the team
The menu
A simple serve costs less than a bespoke menu with theatre
The bar
Bar style, size, number of bars and any branding on the build
Showpieces
Champagne towers, cocktail fountains and flair mixologists
Travel
Quoted for each event and added to your final price
Three ways to book
Full service, dry hire or staff only
Most clients choose full service. Dry hire suits a licensed venue or sponsor supplied drinks.
Full service compared with dry hire and staff only
Most problems with a mobile bar are logistics problems, and almost all of them are solvable if they are known in advance. These are the things we confirm with your venue before the date. If your venue is new to us, we call their events team directly. At Syon Park, for example, our bars sit on removable floor protectors so nothing reaches the soil beds.
Mobile bar venue checklist
What
What we need
Access and loading
A route from the vehicle to the bar position. Lifts, stairs, gravel and long carries are all workable; they change the build time and crew size, so we would rather know early
Power
A standard 13 amp socket covers most builds. Larger bars with lighting and refrigeration may need a second circuit; marquees and outdoor sites usually need a generator, which we can arrange
Water
Fully self contained, no plumbing needed
Space
A level, safe area sized to the bar and the queue. Send a floor plan and we will tell you what fits
Licensing
Personal licence holders in house, and a Temporary Event Notice where a site is unlicensed. Where a venue only permits its own licence, dry hire is the route
Setup and breakdown
Two to three hours to set up and around an hour to clear, scheduled around your timings
Afterwards
Floor protection, waste removal and glass collection handled as standard
How it works
Booking a mobile bar, in five steps
Date, venue and guest number is enough to begin.
EnquirySend your date, venue, guest number and the kind of event. If any of it is still moving, send what you have.
QuoteA tailored quote within 24 hours, itemised so you can see what sits where.
ConsultationWe design the bar and the drinks list, agree the running order with you or your planner, and confirm the details with the venue.
ConfirmationA deposit secures the date. Final guest numbers are confirmed closer to the event.
Event dayWe arrive, build, serve and leave the space as we found it. Your event manager is on site throughout.
The bars
Mobile bar styles for every room
Each bar is self contained and dressed for the room. These five show the range, from buttoned velvet to a printed front.
Every bar, feature and format we build, in one place.
Where we work
Mobile bar hire across the UK
Based in Manchester, with regular events in London, across the Home Counties and the South East, and at destination events across Europe and the Middle East, including Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi. Our regular venues include Claridge's, Fairmont Windsor Park, ExCeL London, the NEC Birmingham, Peckforton Castle, Wynyard Hall, Hazlewood Castle, Mottram Hall, Sopwell House and Old Billingsgate. Each city page goes deeper into the venues and districts we know there. Delivery within Greater Manchester is included; travel elsewhere is quoted for each event.
Every mobile bar is quoted to your event. The price depends on the scale of the build, the number of guests, how long the bar is open, the drinks menu and any branding or showpieces. We charge per event, not per hour, and setup and breakdown are included. Send your date, venue and guest number and an itemised quote follows within 24 hours. Travel is quoted for each event. Typical budgets by guest count are in our mobile bar hire cost guide.
What is included in a mobile bar hire package?
The bar and backbar, glassware, ice, garnishes and every bar tool needed for service, licensed bartenders and mixologists who run drink service, stock and guest flow, a drinks menu with allergen records, setup and breakdown, and an event manager from booking to the last serve.
Is mobile bar hire the same as bar hire for events?
It is the same service. A mobile bar is a self contained bar we bring to your venue, set up, stock and staff, then clear away after service. It works indoors, in a marquee or in a garden, with no plumbing needed. Portable bar hire, event bar hire and mobile bars for events all describe the same service.
What size mobile bar do I need for my event?
The guest count, the menu and how quickly you want guests served all decide it. A single bar comfortably serves up to two hundred guests; past that we add a second service point, and a separate welcome station for arrivals. Send a floor plan or a few photos of the space and we will tell you which bars fit, allowing room for guests to queue and for the team to work behind the bar.
How many bartenders do we need?
As a guide, one mixologist per 50 guests for a full cocktail menu, or up to one per 75 for a simpler serve. We adjust that against your running order.
Do you provide alcohol, glassware and bartenders?
Full service includes the drinks, glassware, ice and our bartenders. With dry hire we bring the bar, team and equipment and you supply the stock from our list. Staff only service is available for venues that already have a fixed bar.
Can the mobile bar be customised or branded?
We build branded front panels and wraps, lighting, LED menus and themed styling, and we create signature serves named after your brand or campaign. For Verisk that meant the Risk Insight Bar. See branded bar hire.
What does the venue need for a mobile bar?
A route for loading, a level space for the bar and a standard 13 amp socket for most builds. Larger bars may need a second circuit, and outdoor sites usually need a generator, which we can arrange. We check every detail with the venue before the date.
Can a mobile bar be set up outdoors or in a marquee?
Our bars are fully self contained, so they work in marquees, gardens and on terraces as well as indoors. Outdoor sites usually need a generator for power, which we can arrange, and we check access and ground conditions before the date.
Can I hire a mobile bar for a party at home?
We bring a styled, staffed bar to private homes and gardens for birthdays, anniversaries and celebrations, and we check access and the space with you beforehand so the build fits.
Do you run bars for festivals and large events?
Our largest event is the St John's May Ball in Cambridge, at up to 10,000 guests every year, and we build the bars for the ATFX party at Billingsgate for more than 2,000. We add service points and welcome stations so the queue stays short.
Do we need a licence?
Only if alcohol is sold. Free drinks need no licence. Where alcohol is sold, our personal licence holders cover it, including a Temporary Event Notice where a site is unlicensed.
What types of mobile bar can I hire?
Cocktail bars, wedding bars, branded bars, pop up bars, mocktail bars, and smoothie, milkshake, juice and coffee bars for daytime events, with champagne towers and cocktail fountains as showpieces. Every bar is staffed and styled to suit your event.
Can you create a bespoke drinks menu?
We design the menu around your event, your tastes and your theme, from signature serves named after a couple to a curated list of classics, with alcohol free serves made with the same care.
Do you cater for weddings and corporate events?
Both. Wedding bar hire is one of our specialisms, and we build branded bars and drinks experiences for corporate events, launches and activations for brands including Google, the BBC, Amazon and Bentley.
What areas do you cover for mobile bar hire?
The whole UK, from our Manchester base, with regular events in London and a strong presence in the North West and Birmingham. We also travel for destination weddings and events across Europe and the Middle East.
Can guests pay for their own drinks?
Most of our clients host a prepaid bar, so guests never need to pay, and it is the way we recommend. Where an event needs it, we can arrange a cash or token bar on request.
How far in advance should I book?
Four to eight weeks is recommended, and earlier for peak wedding dates and December. We have turned events around in a week when the date demands it, so ask even at short notice.
Are you fully insured?
We hold £10 million public liability and employers' liability insurance with Hiscox, and our bartenders are licensed and trained.
Your mobile bar
Speak with our team
Send the venue and a rough guest number, and we will tell you which bar fits and what it costs within 24 hours.
01Weddings
02Corporate events
03Launches and activations
04Exhibitions
05Private parties
