On The Floor
Bartenders & Mixologists
Hotel-bar alumni behind a fully built mobile bar. Custom menu, pre-batched, plated like the kitchen. The cocktail you remember, made twice.
Replies in minutes · Discreet
From
USD 280 / bartender / evening
Duration
Per event · Multi-day · Residency
Where
Bangkok · Phuket · Samui
Bar arrives in three flight cases. Set up in forty minutes. Pre-batch on dry ice, fresh garnish on the board, first cocktail in your hand the minute the door opens.
What's included
Every detail, on the same hand.
- Hotel-bar alumni mixologists, English-speaking
- Full mobile bar — ice, glassware, copper tools
- Custom cocktail menu, two consultations included
- Pre-batched headline drinks for fast service at scale
- Top-shelf spirits sourced through licensed channels
- Pack-out and post-event clean to villa standard
The Lara difference
Why this is rarely done well.
Most event bartenders in Thailand learned the trade at high-volume nightlife venues — fast hands, generic menu, no idea how to stir a Negroni. The dozen mixologists who came up through Mandarin, Banyan Tree, and the Bamboo Bar work salaried shifts and rarely free-lance without an introduction.
Lara works with three Bangkok bar consultancies and four Phuket-based mixologists she has placed personally for years. Each one is hotel-bar trained, builds the menu with you in advance, and arrives with a fully kitted mobile bar — no need to source a single bottle yourself.
The host with sixty guests on a rooftop who wants the cocktail talked about for a year. The villa party where the bar is the room. The brand launch where the headline drink needs to land in twenty hands at once and taste identical.
How it works
One message. Then arrive.
Step 01
Tell Lara
Event size, vibe, headline spirits, and any guest preferences. Two weeks ahead is comfortable for menu design, less for a standard bar.
Step 02
Menu and team confirmed
Mixologist drafts a three-to-five drink menu, sends to you for sign-off. Bar team and bottle list locked one week before the event.
Step 03
Bar arrives built
Team arrives two hours early, builds the bar, pre-batches the headline drinks, sets garnishes. First cocktail in hand the minute your door opens.
Common questions
The quiet answers.
What does a private bar cost?
A two-bartender mobile bar for sixty guests runs USD 1,800–3,200 per event, all-in: team, glassware, ice, garnishes, and pack-out. Top-shelf spirits billed at cost. Lara confirms before placement.
Do you supply the alcohol or do I?
Either works. Lara’s team can source through licensed wholesale channels at trade pricing, or build the menu around bottles you already have. Most clients prefer the source-it-for-me option.
Can the bar travel to a villa or yacht?
Yes. The full mobile bar packs into three flight cases and sets up on any flat surface — villa terrace, yacht foredeck, rooftop, beach. Setup is forty minutes from the cases hitting the floor.
How big a guest count can two bartenders handle?
A two-bartender bar comfortably serves up to eighty guests across a four-hour event with pre-batched headline drinks. Larger events get a third bartender or a second pop-up station.
Private enquiry
Begin the conversation
Seven quick questions. One tap each — Lara replies personally.
Step 01 / 07
Opening
Are you in Thailand now?
A quick read so Lara knows how soon to clear her diary.
One tap to advance · no typing
Bar built in forty minutes. Cocktail in hand at the door. The evening, finally pouring as it should.
Lara typically replies within 2 hours · Bangkok time