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Des Moines Mobile Bar
5 ★★★★★ 22 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Des Moines, Iowa
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Des Moines, IA 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
- Tap truck / mobile bar unit they bring a converted truck, trailer, or cart as the bar itself — confirm your venue has the space and access for it
- Phone (515) 447-5182
- Website desmoinesmobilebar.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 used the services for a rehearsal dinner and it worked out perfectly!”
“The horse trailer bar was the talk of the event.”
“The vintage and trendy feel of the mobile bar, along with the service provided, was a huge hit with our guests and added to the atmosphere of our party!”
“We kept it simple with mocktails and root beer on tap, and people loved it!”
Add-ons they offer
“Everyone raved about the signature drink!”
“We kept it simple with mocktails and root beer on tap, and people loved it!”
What hosts say again and again
“Super professional and totally stress-free.”
“Their mixed drinks were so fun and delicious, and the owners great.”
“The drinks were creative and refreshing, and the whole setup added such a fun vibe.”
From the reviews
Can’t say enough good things about Melissa and her team. She was prompt to our many questions. She helped us devise an excellent drink menu and she made the entire process so easy!
Absolutely LOVED our experience with Des Moines Mobile Bar! We had them at our house for a diaper keg and we could not have asked for a better experience! Melissa was so great leading up to the event with the planning and logistics and Mark was a hit the day of servicing our guests. Such a fun idea to elevate an event!
Having this mobile bar at our event was a total win! They showed up, set up, brought all the drinkware and ice, handled cleanup—including the trash—and I didn’t have to do a single thing. We kept it simple with mocktails and root beer on tap, and people loved it! The horse trailer bar was the talk of the event.
We loved having this mobile bar at our outdoor wedding! The setup beautiful and it was so nice to outsource the bar logistics. Melissa and her team were great to work with—they helped us with our alcohol shopping list and made sure everything ran smoothly the entire night.
Booking Des Moines Mobile Bar for a wedding
Weddings come up for Des Moines Mobile Bar — 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.
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