The Traveling Bartender

Tony was a pleasure to work with. he accommodated all my requests (cash bar, a large variety of non-​alcoholic drinks, etc) for our Movie Première at the Egyptian Theatre. He was professional, answered all my calls promptly, and provided the delicious drinks to our guests! I would definitely work with him again and recommend him to anyone who needs a great Bartender!

I needed a bartender for a «Celebration of Life» for my dad. We had 60 guests. I found Tony through thumbtack and we spoke a couple of times before the party. He told me everything I needed to buy. He answered all my calls and or texts. He showed up on time to set up, and the guests loved Tony. Given the occasion I preferred to tip him myself. I would absolutely use Tony again for my next party.

Very professional this is my second time using them would highly recommend them clean on time thanks paul

My wife found them through thumtack and I took it from there. Called Tony, who was very helpful to discuss my wife’s birthday party for 60 guest.
We went over what he provides, the need for a portable bar and then set a time to discuss drinks, ice etc. We talked for about 30 minutes about the recommendations of drinks, how much alcohol for me to provide and any specialty drinks, etc. Our bartender Drew was great, he came a little early, set up and was pouring drinks to the 1^st few guest that also arrived a little early.
A friend who has a big Christmas party liked Drew so much that he wanted to make sure I send the contact info to him so he can look into hiring them. I know he has mixed reviews which I found after booking them so I was a little concerned, but I was very happy with the service and outcome.

The bartender from this company begged for tips at our wedding.
It was extremely embarrassing.
We were even lenient with him because he claimed to have a show in Vegas he might attend and we accepted that he might not be able to be there for our wedding but would send someone else.
Even though that was not what we paid for.
We paid for the whole package and unfortunately because of our hall were not able to use his bar.
I should have just paid for a regular bartender because he told us what alcohol and mixers to buy so that we wouldn’t have to pay for him to buy it.
I don’t know if he did it on purpose but there wasn’t enough drinks for the whole reception.

While Tony has reimbursed his fees, I still feel it would be misleading to not post something and let others know about our experience. We hired Tony for an annual summer party with close friends and relatives. His reviews on Thumbtack were ‘GLOWING’, and he was a bit pricier than the other bartenders we were quoted, but he had so many great reviews and the experience we required. Tony was paid to not have a tip jar out, yet he asked if he could have one out as well. Now that I look back at it, I think it’s ridiculous that he was paid his tip by our hostess, AND had a tip jar for guests. Also, he started off his own tip jar by putting in $ 5, which I thought was a bit… tacky, nonetheless he did not live up to his Thumbtack reviews, nor was he worth the price he was charging. He was not friendly, and many guests made comments about his attitude. People actually AVOIDED the bar and chose to go to the wine table inside. As soon as the clock struck 11 he was out of there! It was like Cinderella’s chariot turned into a pumpkin! He didn’t set up the bar for someone else to pick up, he left a stack of his business cards at the bartop (as if anyone would want to use his services after that perfomance) and he didn’t offer to help clean. We were really disappointed with his service and when we wrote a review on Thumbtack he called repeatedly to have it removed. He even had the customer service number for removals ready (as if he’d gone through this before) and when we didn’t remove the review instantly after he refunded the money, he called over and over and over again during office hours (during a meeting nonetheless) even though I requested numerous times for him to stop calling. Next time you’re worried about negative reviews and how they affect your business, think about how you treat your customers and those who are reviewing you. Customer service — 0 stars, Drinks — 0 stars (I have to add that when the last person at the bar requested a margarita, he said he was ‘off the clock and done here’ and when she protested, he poured half a glass of Rose’s lime juice and a shot of tequila and called it margarita. He also corrected customers on whether a martini was shaken or stirred, apparently there is only one way — HIS. I get that he was trying to educate, but his mannerisms were far from pleasant.) He gets the second star ONLY because he refunded the money. If we could do it all over again we would not have hired Tony, nor would we recommend him to friends. It’s a shame — since we and our crew of friends and family throw many parties, he really could have been used repeatedly by us. I feel like we didn’t receive the Tony that was posted on all the Thumbtack reviews, it felt like an impostor. Now I know why he has those reviews, he requests those with bad reviews a refund with their removal. Not cool…

I’ve agreed to remove my previous review since I have been reimbursed my fees.

Extremely disappointed in our experience with this company. Leading up to the wedding Tony was good about returning phone calls and being helpful but at the event he was extremely rude to a number of our guests INCLUDING the GROOM and father of the bride. He rolled his eyes at guest requests, he had the nerve to tap his tip jar as guests got drinks almost demanding they add a tip. Very unprofessional!!! All of the guests I talked to following the wedding had something negative to say about him. Fortunately it did not ruin the wedding but I Will NEVER use him again nor would I recommend him to anyone I know.

Was very impressed with their service. We had an amazing bartender for our wedding, she was great with my guest. I would 100% recommend them for any future event.