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OPEN BAR CATERING
4.9 ★★★★★ 7 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Fox Lake, Illinois
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Fox Lake, IL 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
- Phone +1 847-665-9298
- Website openbarcatering.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
“Additionally, I was concerned to receive text messages regarding this matter during the wedding itself.”
“We had 2 signature drinks that they accommodated for us at no extra cost.”
“Based on my review of the contract, the supplies included by the bartending service list "fruit garnishes" (or "fruit condiments") as being provided.”
Add-ons they offer
“We had 2 signature drinks that they accommodated for us at no extra cost.”
What hosts say again and again
“From the day I contacted Open Bar Catering for a quote to the night they locked up the truck to leave they were extremely professional.”
“She remembered people's names and drink orders and was very friendly and personable.”
“They were so easy to work with from the start - great communication.”
“We needed a licensed and insured bartender as per requirements of the venue.”
From the reviews
I hired Open Bar Catering for the second time for my 20 year high school reunion. We needed a licensed and insured bartender as per requirements of the venue. To start, their pricing is transparent and fair, and they were willing to adjust some items on the menu.
Open Bar Catering provided the alcohol and bartending for our wedding! Everything was nothing short of perfect! Great and efficient service to all of our guests! We had 2 signature drinks they accommodated from the start! Thank you OBC for allowing my vision for our wedding to be everything we wanted and more!
It appears there was a misunderstanding regarding the responsibility for garnishes. Based on my review of the contract, the supplies included by the bartending service list "fruit garnishes" (or "fruit condiments") as being provided. No fruit garnishes were supplied on the day of the event.
Outstanding service from beginning to end! From the day I contacted Open Bar Catering for a quote to the night they locked up the truck to leave they were extremely professional. Every question I had leading up to the event they answered...big or small.
Booking OPEN BAR CATERING for a wedding
Weddings come up for OPEN BAR CATERING — 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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