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By The Hour Bartending
4.8 ★★★★★ 26 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Palm Desert, California
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Palm Desert, CA area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Licensed & insured licensing and liability insurance come up in reviews or their own materials — still ask for a current certificate of insurance; most venues require one
- Dry hire you buy the alcohol, they bring the bar, the bartenders, and the service — the legal norm for mobile bartending in most states; they can usually send a shopping list sized to your guest count
- Phone (760) 899-2036
- Website bythehourbartending.com
Booking basics
Mobile bartenders book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want a full package or dry hire. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
How they'll run your bar
“We hired By The Hour Bartending for our wedding in San Diego, and the bartending services were outstanding.”
“I hired By The Hour Bartending for a 90s-themed birthday party and had an amazing experience—Johnny Goodluck was our bartender and he was incredible!”
“Fast response, fair pricing and great customer service.”
Add-ons they offer
What hosts say again and again
“By The Hour bartenders David and Javon were on time, professional, courteous, helpful, and brought items I hadn't even considered (bar accessories incl.”
“The bartender Sam was super professional, friendly, and kept drinks flowing smoothly all night.”
From the reviews
We hired By The Hour Bartending for our wedding in San Diego, and the bartending services were outstanding. The bartender Sam was super professional, friendly, and kept drinks flowing smoothly all night. Everything ran seamlessly, and our guests had a great experience. Highly recommend for any wedding or special event!
I hired By The Hour Bartending for a 90s-themed birthday party and had an amazing experience—Johnny Goodluck was our bartender and he was incredible! He arrived right on time, was super friendly, and even dressed for the theme.
I showed up from another state to DC, a bit nervous about logistics for hosting an out of state engagement celebration. By The Hour bartenders David and Javon were on time, professional, courteous, helpful, and brought items I hadn't even considered (bar accessories incl. a bourbon smoker).
Incredible bartending experience. So easy to book from the website, and the best pricing I have seen by an actual company. Thanks guys, will use you again for my NEXT house party ina few weeks!
Booking By The Hour Bartending for a wedding
Weddings come up for By The Hour Bartending — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: cocktail hour hits all at once, then the bar settles into a steady hum until the last dance. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the staffing math: the standard rule is one bartender per 50–75 guests — so a 150-guest wedding usually means two to three bartenders, and going thin here is the classic cocktail-hour line mistake. Second, drinks per guest: plan on roughly two drinks in the first hour and one per hour after; a dry-hire bartender can turn that into an exact shopping list for your headcount so nothing runs out and nothing goes back to the store.
Check wedding info on their site Wedding bartender guide & checklist →
Corporate events with By The Hour Bartending
Reviews and the service's own materials mention corporate events at By The Hour Bartending — holiday parties, launches, client mixers. For office events, three things are worth settling on the first call: whether they carry the liquor liability insurance your building or venue requires, whether they can run a mocktail or zero-proof menu alongside the bar, and how invoicing works if your company needs a W-9 and net-30 terms. More on hiring a corporate event bartender →
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