Compact
Up to 50 guests
from£745+ VAT
Best for: meetings, small launches and tight spaces
- Footprint
- 6 × 3 ft
- Baristas
- 1
- Service
- Up to 3 hours
- Menu
- Core espresso drinks
- Branding
- Branding available
Mobile coffee bar hire
A full café bar, in your brand.
A fully staffed espresso bar, wrapped in your branding and run by trained baristas. We bring the La Marzocco, the beans, the cups and the crew, set up before your doors open and take everything away after. From a 50-guest launch to a 300-person exhibition stand.
50–300+
guests per bar
6 × 3 ft
smallest footprint
1–2 sockets
13 A, within 10 m
60–90 min
setup before doors open
Sizes and prices
Pick your bar
Every bar includes trained baristas, the full menu, cups, setup and clear-down. Travel is itemised in your quote.
Standard
Up to 150 guests
from£1,595+ VAT
Best for: conferences and corporate events
- Footprint
- 8 × 4 ft
- Baristas
- 2
- Service
- Up to 6 hours
- Menu
- Extended menu, dairy-free, menu boards
- Branding
- Branding available
Large
150 to 300+ guests
from£2,895+ VAT
Best for: brand activations, exhibitions and big crowds
- Footprint
- 10 × 5 ft
- Baristas
- 3
- Service
- Up to 8 hours
- Menu
- Full specialty menu plus signature drinks
- Branding
- Branding available
Bigger than 300 guests? We run a second bar.
Prices exclude travel, which we itemise in your quote. Extra hours from £95 + VAT.
Trusted by
Brands that put us in front of their customers
- Lime
- Mars Wrigley
- HSBC
- Unilever
- Countrywide
Make it yours
Your brand on every surface
Pick one detail or brand the lot. A simple way to start: cups and the bar front, then add a signature drink.
Printed cups in 3 to 4 weeks, full branding in 4 to 6
- Bar front wrapYour artwork across the whole counter front.
- Printed cups and sleevesPrinted cups with your logo, in every guest's hand. Compostable on request.
- Menu boardsYour colours, your drink names, your tone.
- Signature drinksDrinks named and built for the campaign.
- Branded uniformsBaristas dressed as part of your team.
- Logo latte printingYour logo printed on the foam, drink by drink.
The menu
What your guests can order
Dairy and oat milk on every bar. Other milks and decaf on request. Menus can be cut down or renamed for your campaign.
- Espressosingle or double
- Flat whiteour most ordered
- Lattehot or iced
- Cappuccino
- Iced coffeecold brew or iced latte
- Chai latte
- Matcha latte
- Hot chocolate
- Dairy-freeoat milk, any drink
The kit
Café equipment, not catering kit
- Machine
- La Marzocco espresso machine
- Grinders
- Mahlkönig
- Beans
- Specialty-grade, Rainforest Alliance certified
- Milk
- Dairy and oat; other milks on request
- Behind the bar
- Fridges and water filtration
- Cups
- Compostable on request
Recent work · Brand activation
Lime Bikes in Shoreditch, London
400+drinks served
65k+impressions on the day
100%compostable packaging
"They absolutely nailed the brief. The cart looked incredible, the coffee was outstanding, and the team were professional throughout. Our attendees loved it, and the social content it generated was beyond what we expected."Zoe Marshall, Brand Partnerships Manager, Lime UKRead the case study
What we need from your venue
Venue checklist
Send these to your venue or stand builder. We cover London and across the UK, plus Europe on request. Travel is itemised in your quote.
Download as PDF for your venue- Space
- Compact 6 × 3 ft, Standard 8 × 4 ft (about 8 × 8 ft with the working area), Large 10 × 5 ft, plus room for a queue
- Height
- At least 7 ft clear headroom
- Power
- Compact: one 13 A socket. Standard and Large: two 13 A sockets on separate circuits within 10 m. No power or water? We can add a generator or water system, quoted separately.
- Water
- Mains cold water nearby is ideal, or we bring a self-contained system
- Waste
- We take all waste water and rubbish away
- Access
- [Vehicle access and loading details: e.g. loading bay, lift size, earliest arrival time]
Compare setups
Bar, bike or van?
Same baristas, same coffee, same branding options. The difference is size, footprint and where it can go.
| Detail | You are hereCoffee bar | Coffee bike | Coffee van |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests | 50–300+ | 20–200 | 100–400+ a day |
| Footprint | 6 × 3 ft to 10 × 5 ft | [X × X ft] | [X × X ft] pitch |
| Best for | Conferences, exhibitions, launches | Pop-ups, outdoor sampling, tight spaces | Roadshows, festivals, big outdoor events |
| Power | 1–2 × 13 A sockets | [Power needs] | [Self-powered or 1 × 16 A] |
| From | £745 + VAT | £795 + VAT | £9,750 + VAT |
| This page | See coffee bike hire → | See coffee van hire → |
“Eventful Beans helped us turn our coffee stand into a fully branded experience.”
Coffee bar FAQs
Questions we get asked
Something else? Ask in your message, or email hello@eventfulbeans.com.
How much does coffee bar hire cost?
Compact bars start from £745 + VAT, Standard from £1,595 + VAT and Large from £2,895 + VAT. The final price depends on guest numbers, hours, branding and travel, all itemised in your quote.
What size coffee bar do I need?
Up to 50 guests: Compact. Up to 150: Standard. 150 to 300+: Large. Above 300, we add a second bar.
How many drinks can one bar serve?
Each barista makes around 40 drinks an hour, so a Standard bar with two baristas serves around 80 an hour. Try the coffee volume calculator for your event.
Can we brand the bar with our logo?
Yes. Bar front, cups, menu boards, uniforms and latte art can all carry your brand. See branded coffee.
Are the baristas included?
Yes. Every bar comes with trained baristas who set up, serve and clear away.
How far in advance should we book?
2 to 3 weeks for an unbranded bar, and 4 to 6 weeks with custom branding.
What drinks can you serve?
Espresso, flat white, latte, cappuccino and hot chocolate on every bar. Iced coffee, chai and matcha on Standard and Large. Dairy and oat milk on every bar; other milks and decaf on request.
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