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The Bar & Tender
5 ★★★★★ 1 Google reviews · Mobile bartending service — Grand Rapids, Michigan
By appointment — contact to check your date
Plan your event
- Serves the Grand Rapids, MI area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Phone (616) 301-3322
- Website thebarandtender.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.
Add-ons they offer
From the reviews
The Bar Tender is top notch! Very professional and welcoming to our guests. Would highly recommend. Looking forward to our next event with Bar Tender
Booking The Bar & Tender for a wedding
Weddings come up for The Bar & Tender — 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 The Bar & Tender
Reviews and the service's own materials mention corporate events at The Bar & Tender — 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 →
