Bartender-only is the cheapest line item: you rent or own the bar, buy everything, and pay for labor. It makes sense if your venue already has a built-in bar and you just need someone behind it.
A caterer's bar package is the most expensive, because the alcohol comes with markup built into the per-person price, and you usually cannot see what that markup is.
A full mobile bar like ours sits in between, and it is the right fit when there is no bar at the venue — a backyard, an Airbnb, a warehouse, a park, an estate — and you want the whole thing handled: bar, equipment, ice, glassware, menu design, service and cleanup, with the alcohol bought at retail by you.
The real comparison isn't the headline price, it is what sits inside it. A bar-cart rental alone in LA runs about $350 to $600 a day, and that is just the cart.
Published pricing, no quote dance. Intimate $795, Signature $1,495, Premier $1,950, Grand $2,795. Call (213) 752-1446, text or WhatsApp (415) 559-2981, or get an instant quote.
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