Choose how your guests pay for drinks
Four ways to settle the bar at your event. We tailor the exact rate to your date, venue and guest count — so every figure here is confirmed in a written quote, not a checkout price.
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Hosted Bar (Open Bar)
Host pays per guest for an agreed menu or hours.
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Drinks Tab (Capped Bar)
Host prepays a set amount; switches to Cash Bar once used.
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Bar & Staff Only (Dry Hire)
You supply the drinks; we supply the bar and team.
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Drinks are not supplied in every package. Bar & Staff Only means you supply the drinks; we supply the bar, refrigeration and team.
Compare the four packages
The same bar trailer and team — the difference is who pays and how the drinks are settled.
| What's included | Cash Bar | Hosted Bar | Drinks Tab | Bar & Staff Only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who pays | Guests | Host | Host, then guests | Host supplies drinks |
| Priced per | Per drink | Per guest | Capped tab | Flat fee |
| Service hours | 5 | 4 | Agreed in quote | 6 |
| Bartenders | 2 | 2–3 | Included | 2 |
| Drinks | Full agreed menu | Standard or Premium menu | Pre-approved list | You supply all |
| Glassware / cups | Cups | Glassware | Included | Glassware for 100 |
| Conditions | Card machine on site (signal dependent) | Min 50 guests | Min R5,000 prepaid tab | You handle event licensing |
Swipe the table sideways on small screens. Hours, staff and inclusions are confirmed in your written quote.
Match it to your planning
Guest-funded events
Cash Bar keeps your event budget to a setup fee while guests pay for their own drinks.
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Hosted Bar lets you treat every guest to a set menu for a fixed per-guest rate.
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Drinks Tab sets a prepaid ceiling and rolls into Cash Bar when the tab is used up.
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Extra service hours, additional bartenders, a signature-cocktail menu, upgraded glassware, draught kegs, branded cups or a menu board — all quoted on request and confirmed in your written quote.
Travel
Travel confirmed in your quote. We assess distance and venue access for every enquiry rather than applying a fixed calculator.
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Tell us your date, venue and guest count and we'll send a written quote with the right package and trailer.