Looking for a mobile cocktail bar to hire for your next event? We've put together a list of our favourite portable cocktail bars to rent for events across New South Wales. Whether you're hosting a birthday party in Sydney, a corporate function in Wollongong or a destination wedding on the South Coast, these beautiful mobile bars will level up your drinks service.
The best pop-up cocktail bars in NSW add a stylish focal point to functions and provide a fun and interactive centrepiece for guests to gather around. Options range from cocktail bars on wheels like vintage caravans, converted horse floats, trikes, trucks and cocktail carts, as well as portable benches that come in a variety of modern and rustic styles.
All travelling bars listed below come with professional bartenders and mixologists who shake, stir and pour a wide range of modern and classic cocktails from chilli margaritas to espresso martinis. Operators that have a liquor license offer all-inclusive cocktail bar packages that include supply of a portable bar, glassware and alcohol, while BYO operators are typically cheaper, but require you to supply & deliver the spirits and mixer drinks.
The most popular mobile cocktail bars in Sydney and other urban cities in NSW come with award winning mixologists who craft custom cocktails to suit the event. These bartenders are particularly popular with weddings and engagement parties where signature cocktails form part of the event's aesthetic and theme.
For all your event daiquiris, negronis and custom spritzers, these are our top 12 mobile cocktail bars in NSW.
Top 12 Mobile Cocktail Bars In NSW
1. Trolley'd Cocktail Carts
- Location: Newtown, NSW
- Service Area: NSW
- Years in Business: 12+
- 5 Star Reviews: 130+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
- Bar Hire: $6,800 including alcohol
Trolley'd offers a high-end portable cocktail bar experience serving foraged cocktails from up-cycled Ansett airline trolleys. The aviation themed cocktail carts come with award winning mixologists dressed as your first class cabin crew, who craft custom cocktails & mocktails using sustainably sourced botanicals such as riberry, lemon myrtle and quandong.
These fully-licensed pop-up bars roll into the heart of your event with bottle-flipping bartenders and airline theatre, creating a fun and unforgettable guest experience. All-inclusive cocktail packages start at $6,800 including cart hire, alcohol, industry-leading bartenders, all glassware, mixers & ice. Trolley'd services BYO venues all over Sydney and the Southern Highlands, and also has a pop-up aircraft bar suitable for premium events at country estates.
2. Kombi Keg Sydney
- Location: Hawkesbury Valley
- Service Area: Sydney, Blue Mountains
- Years in Business: 5+
- 5 Star Reviews: 30+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
- Cost: $45+ per person
Kombi Kegs are interactive caravan bars that come with 6 self-service taps stocked with your choice of premixed cocktails. This licensed mobile cocktail bar makes a fun and stylish centrepiece for weddings, birthday parties and private events, and comes with the added option of adjoining pop up bars and experienced bar staff including mixologists.
Taps can be filled with cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine, cider or soft drinks and packages come with all glassware, ice and garnishes.
3. The Frisky Filly
- Location: Jervis Bay, NSW
- Service Area: South Coast NSW
- Hire Cost: $925+
- Alcohol: BYO
- 5 Star Reviews:
The Frisky Filly rolls into private parties, weddings and events throughout the South Coast region of New South Wales and is a retro horse float that specialises in serving quick-to-make cocktails such as mojitos, margaritas, aperol spritz, martinis and gin & tonics. All of these cocktails have minimal ingredients, making it easy and affordable for you to supply the alcohol, and ensure quick bar service so guests are not left standing in a queue.
Cocktail bar packages range from $185 - $220 per hour including bar delivery & set-up, and RSA-qualified service of cocktails, bottled beer, wine and soft drinks for up to 100 people. You are required to deliver alcohol, mixers and garnishes to your venue chilled and ready to serve. Mobile bar staff then keep drinks refrigerated and provide ice and decorations for the bar area.
4. Peaches Cocktail Bar
- Location: Newcastle, NSW
- Service Area: Hunter Valley, Central Coast
- Years in Business: 3+
- Alcohol: BYO
- Bar Hire: $2,000+
- 5 Star Reviews: 50+
Peaches is a bohemian style 1970's Franklin caravan that has been refurbished into a beautiful cocktail van on wheels. She can be hired for cocktail hours or longer events and comes with an experienced team of qualified RSA staff who service the Newcastle, Central Coast and Hunter Valley regions of New South Wales.
Peaches is perfect for weddings, hens, engagement parties, recovery parties and other private events and comes with the option of Lil' Peach - a modern white bench bar that fits perfectly in tight spaces. Hire packages start at $2,000 including cocktail glasses, ice, bar consumables, personalised drinks menu and skilled bar staff to serve up to 50 guests. Espresso martini towers are also available.
5. Kubarz Mobile Bars & Bartenders
- Location: Pokolbin, NSW 2320
- Years in Business: 8+
- 5 Star Reviews: 50+
Kubarz is a popular mobile cocktail bar company with multiple sites throughout New South Wales including an office in the Hunter Valley operated by Ben Reid. Ben's fleet of portable bars to hire in the Hunter, Lake Macquarie and Central Coast regions include elegant white-top bars, LED party bars, rustic pallet bars and a tap trailer.
All of Kubarz mobile bar hire packages come with RSA certified bar staff, a custom designed bar menu and standard glassware priced from $1,400 for 4 hours of service. The team shake up your favourite cocktails, mocktails & smoothies, can arrange cocktail towers (or champagne towers) and have stations for serving standard wine, beer & champagne.
6. Louie by Hello Lucy Lou
- Location: Windsor, NSW
- Service Area: Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains
- Drinks: included or BYO
- Fully licensed
- RSA Staff: included
Louie by Hello Lucy Lou is one of the cutest cocktail carts in New South Wales, serving freshly mixed spirit-based drinks from the back of a pint-sized Italian Piaggio. The compact three-wheeled scooter is based in the Hawkesbury Valley and caters for functions with up to 30 guests, making it perfect for micro weddings, bridal showers and small private events in Sydney, the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains.
Louie's compact size makes it easy to roll into any sized space and he brings all glasses and barware required to serve your favourite drinks from jalapeño margaritas to whiskey sours. All packages include an RSA-qualified experienced cocktail bartender, plus large ice-filled eskies to keep your drinks cold. You are required to supply the alcohol.
7. My Little Peony Mobile Bar
- Location: Sydney, NSW
- Years in Business: 9+
- Hire Fee: $1,980
- 5 Star Reviews: 50+
My Little Peony is a beautiful 1950's replica Bondwood caravan that travels all around NSW serving custom cocktail menus from your BYO alcohol. She caters for events with 20 - 350 guests and comes fully decked out with fridges, ice sinks, lights and music.
Cocktail bar packages start at $1,980 and include caravan bar hire, RSA qualified bartenders, signature cocktails & mocktails crafted in conjunction with you, and service of beer, wine, champagne and non-alcoholic beverages. All styling, glassware, ice and drink garnishes are also included. My Little Peony offers a pick-up & delivery service for alcohol purchased from preferred suppliers.
8. The Arches Bar Group
- Location: Narrabri, NSW
- Service Area: New South Wales
- Hire Cost: $1,600+
- Alcohol: BYO
The Arches offer luxury mobile cocktail bar hire for weddings, parties and corporate events in country NSW regions around Moree and Tamworth. The company is renowned for serving classic cocktails from their iconic pop-up bar featuring three illuminated arches and overhanging glass racks. The bar services events with 250+ guests and is the perfect option for large functions at indoor or outdoor venues where there is access to power.
The Arches also have a cocktail bar cart to hire for small events with up to 80 guests which is perfect for stand-up functions and cocktail-style wedding receptions. Both bars are dry hire meaning you supply the alcohol for your chosen cocktails, and experienced bartenders bring all non-alcoholic ingredients, glassware and service ware.
9. The Hunter Bartender
- Location: Singleton, NSW 2330
- Years in Business: 6+
- 5 Star Reviews: 20+
- Licensed & BYO Alcohol
The Hunter Bartender offers portable bar rentals including 3 large white pop up bars, a mid-sized white pallet bar and a vintage caravan bar on wheels. All inclusive cocktail packages come with the bar hire of your choice, and qualified bartenders to craft your selection of cocktails from your BYO alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages. All glassware, ice and garnishes are included.
10. Fern Vintage Van
- Location: Brisbane, QLD
- Years in Business: 5+
- 5 Star Reviews: 30+
With her beautiful rainforest green, Fern brings a stylish presence to backyard events across the Byron Bay and Northern NSW region. She's an eco-conscious cocktail bar that comes with all glassware and/or biocups, RSA qualified bar staff, trestle tables, water station and a take-away commercial compost bin.
Fern serves Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee as well as cocktails and does an amazing espresso martini. Simply purchase your own wholesale alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages and Fern & the team do the rest including chilling drinks in two 70L bar fridges.
11. Brew Bike
- Location: Newcastle, NSW
- Years in Business: 2+
- Licensed Mobile Bar
Inspired by a trip to Central America where street vendors peddle the streets, Brew Bike rolls into your wedding, birthday or other private event ready to pour perfectly garnished, pre-batched cocktails. This compact little cocktail bike is less than 1 metre wide and fits in any space from backyards to rooftops.
Being a fully functioning bicycle, Brew Bike is one of the most portable cocktail bars available in Australia. It can rove around your venue pouring cocktails from its built in taps as it goes. All hire packages include an RSA qualified bartender and service of 3 cocktails of your choice. Options include margaritas, spritz & palomas, martinis and all the classic cocktails.
12. Meet Mabel Mobile Bar
- Location: Gerringong, NSW
- Years In Business: 6+
- Hire Cost: $1,900
- 5 Star Reviews: 30
The Meet Mabel cocktail bar hire package starts at $1,900 including service of your choice of 3 cocktails at venues anywhere in the Shoalhaven. Drinks are served with custom cocktail glasses, floral styling, ice and appropriate garnishes and come with napkins and paper straws where required. You get two RSA qualified staff serving from the caravan which comes styled with custom signage. Cool room hire also available.
13. Ariarper Vintage Mobile Bars
- Location: Wallsend, NSW 2287
- Years in Business: 10+
- Cost: $1,800+
- 5 Star Reviews: 50+
Ariarper Vintage Co specialise in the hire of vintage lounges, vintage furniture, and caravan bar hire. They have two vintage cocktail bars to hire called Dottie Joan and Shirley that are both perfectly suited to weddings, engagement parties and private events such as birthday parties.
Dottie Joan & Shirley service events in Newcastle, the Central Coast, Hunter Valley and North Coast and come with a minimum of two RSA staff to serve your choice of cocktails. Hire packages range from $1,800 - $2,550 for 3 - 7 hours of cocktail shaking & stirring and alcohol is BYO.
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