Bartending

A real cocktail list, not bottles on a table.

A bartender for the evening, working an actual menu. It pairs with a dinner or stands on its own.

01 — The difference

Somebody making drinks is not the same as drinks being available.

Put spirits and mixers on a table and you have a table with bottles on it. Guests pour their own, badly, and the drinks stop being part of the evening.

A bartender working a prepared list changes the shape of the night. Things get made properly, in order, and somebody is watching whether your glass is empty.

02 — With dinner

It runs alongside the kitchen, not against it.

Booked with a villa dinner or an event, the drinks are built to sit with the food rather than compete with it — which is easier when the person making them and the person cooking have agreed the running order.

It also works on its own, for an evening that is not about a sit-down meal.

What it covers

What you get, and what you do not.

Included

  • A cocktail list agreed in advance
  • A bartender working the evening
  • Preparation — syrups, garnishes, ice, the things that take time
  • Pairs with a villa dinner or an event

Not included

  • The alcohol itself, unless you ask him to arrange it
  • Bar hire and glassware beyond what the venue has
  • A licensed public bar. This is private hosting
Bartending Per event — rate to confirm
Ask about bartending
Where
Villa, venue or event
Pairs with
Dinner or an event
Notice
48 hours preferred

The other door

Or come to him.

Chef Life Restaurant sits on the boulevard at Paseo Herencia, opposite the Holiday Inn. An open terrace, no roof, dinner nightly from five until eleven.

See the restaurant
Where
Paseo Herencia, Palm Beach
Hours
Nightly, 5–11pm
Happy hour
Two for one, mixed drinks
Shot 01 — terrace, wide, 6:50pm. Tables lit, strip in soft focus behind.