Frequently asked questions

Our services start from $700. Your final price depends on guest numbers, service hours, location, drinks package and any extras. Tell us about your plans and the budget you’d like to work within, and we’ll help you explore suitable options. Your quote will clearly show what’s included, travel and any agreed additional charges.

Absolutely, you’re very welcome to supply your own drinks. If you have a suitable bar or bench, Bartender Service could be a great fit. If you’d like us to bring the mobile bar setup too, we can help with BYO / Dry Bar. We’ll explain the options and make the shopping and setup responsibilities clear.

Yes. Our bartender hire in Melbourne can work with a suitable bar or bench at your venue, so you may not need a mobile bar at all. You supply the agreed drinks and ingredients, and we bring the quoted bar team and bartending tools. If you need glassware or other extras, let us know and we can include suitable options in your quote.

We can help either way. Our mobile cocktail bar service can include Verta-supplied drinks through a Bar Tab or All-Inclusive package. Or, with Bartender Service or BYO / Dry Bar, you choose and supply the drinks and ingredients. If you’re unsure which way to go, tell us about your event and we’ll help you compare the options.

Yes. We offer corporate event bar hire and wedding bar hire in Melbourne, as well as bar service for birthdays, engagements and other private celebrations. Tell us about the occasion and the atmosphere you’d like to create. We’ll help you choose the drinks, staffing and setup to suit your guests and venue.

We’re based in Melbourne and are happy to travel for the right event. Whether you’re celebrating locally or further afield, send us your venue or suburb and tell us what you have planned. We’ll work through the travel and setup details with you, with any travel charge clearly included in your quote.

Ideally, get in touch at least a month before your event to give yourself the best chance of securing your booking. You don’t need to have every detail worked out. If your event is sooner, please still enquire. We’re happy to check availability and see what we can arrange.

Of course. Browse our cocktail and mocktail menu, or tell us the styles and flavours you enjoy and we’ll help you put together a selection. We’re happy to look at off-menu requests too and explain custom-drink pricing before you decide. Your proposed menu goes into the quote, with final choices confirmed during planning by the agreed deadline.

We’ll make this clear before you book. BYO / Dry Bar includes the quoted glassware, ice and eskies. With Bartender Service, you generally arrange ice, cold storage and glassware unless particular items are included in your quote. If you’d like help with any of those, let us know and we’ll talk you through suitable options.

Send us your event date, venue or suburb, approximate guest numbers and a little about what you have in mind. Include your preferred service times if you know them; it’s fine if you’re still deciding. We’ll help you explore the options, prepare your quote and guide you through the booking steps when you’re ready.

With Bar Tab, you pay for the agreed service and a drinks-credit allowance, with drinks deducted at the menu prices in your quote. All-Inclusive covers the agreed drinks menu for your booked group and service window. If you’re weighing them up, we’re happy to explain both around your guests, plans and budget.

With BYO / Dry Bar, you choose and buy the drinks and ingredients, including alcohol, soft drinks, mixers, syrups and garnishes. We bring the quoted bar team, mobile bar, glassware, ice and eskies, plus water jugs for your tap water. You supply any bottled water you’d like served. We’re happy to help with a tailored shopping guide so you’re not working out quantities alone.

Absolutely, you’re welcome to bring extra drinks for us to serve. Give us a heads-up on the products and quantities so we can update your menu and service plan. We can help recommend how much to buy, too. Your own stock is recorded separately from Verta-supplied drinks so it’s clear what comes from each.

Yes, you’re welcome to add drinks credit during your booked service hours, with no extra top-up or administration fee. You simply pay for the additional credit at your agreed menu prices. If you’d also like longer service, let us know and we’ll check whether we can arrange that separately.

We can help arrange a guest-paid period before your host tab starts, or guest-paid service once the tab runs out. Tell us what you’d prefer and we’ll work through the venue, licensing and payment arrangements with you. Guest purchases stay separate from your host credit, and service stays within your booked hours.

Absolutely. We’re happy to help plan a fully non-alcoholic event or make sure non-drinking guests have enjoyable choices alongside the main menu. We can talk you through mocktails, non-alcoholic beer, soft drinks and water, with the agreed selection and allowances set out in your quote.

We’ll show you the wines and beers proposed for your package so you can see what’s included before you book. Have a favourite brand or a particular style in mind? Let us know, we’re happy to check suitable options and explain any price difference.

We’ll work that out with you, so you don’t need to guess. Your guest numbers, drinks menu, service style and venue setup all help us recommend the right team. We’ll also consider glass collection and washing, then show the proposed staffing clearly in your quote.

Yes, a suitable existing bar or kitchen bench can work well for Bartender Service. Send us a photo or rough dimensions and we’ll help check the space, access and nearby sink arrangements. If another setup would work better, we’ll talk you through it.

Please allow a clear, level working area of approximately 1.8 m by 2.4 m, with safe access and reasonable access to a functioning sink. If space is tight or access is awkward, send us a photo or rough dimensions. We’re happy to look at the layout with you before confirming the setup.

For our current white panelled mobile bar serving beer, wine, sparkling and packaged non-alcoholic drinks, venue mains power isn’t needed. We do need a nearby functioning sink for washing glassware; a dishwasher is helpful but optional. Other drinks or equipment requirements are confirmed for your booking. For Bartender Service, we’ll make clear which ice and cold storage you need to arrange.

Of course, we’re happy to share photos of the actual bar setup we’re proposing for your event. Tell us about your venue and the look you have in mind, and we can talk through the available presentation options and any separately quoted branding.

Absolutely. We can help with bar service for birthdays, engagements and other celebrations at home. Tell us about the space you have and send a photo if you’re unsure. We’ll help you choose between using a suitable existing bar or bench and bringing a mobile bar setup, with access and nearby sink arrangements checked during planning.

Yes, we’ll look after setup, pack-down and bar-area cleanup within the agreed service scope. We’ll work through access and timing with you beforehand. If your venue has particular loading, lift or collection arrangements, let us know so we can plan around them.

Absolutely, you don’t need to work it all out on your own. Once we’ve agreed the drinks and service details, we can put together a tailored shopping guide for the items you’re supplying. Tell us about non-drinkers, children and any stock you already have so the recommendations reflect your event.

You’ll receive a clear quote covering the proposed package, service times, staffing and inclusions, plus travel and any agreed extras or variable charges. We’ll explain what you need to supply and anything still to confirm. If you’d like to compare options or adjust the scope, we’re happy to talk it through.

Once you’re happy to go ahead, we’ll guide you through the acceptance and payment steps. Your date is secured when the agreed quote and terms are accepted, the required payment has cleared and Verta has confirmed the booking in writing. Until then, an enquiry or saved form doesn’t reserve the date.

Yes, you don’t need every detail settled when you first enquire. We’ll collect the booking essentials, then help you work through your drinks and finer details during planning. Final event details are generally due seven days before the event. If your guest numbers, hours, menu or setup change, tell us and we’ll help review any scope or price adjustment.

Absolutely, we’re happy to travel beyond central Melbourne. Tell us where you’re celebrating, even if it’s a little further afield, and we’ll look at how we can make it work. Any travel charge will be shown in your quote. Where complimentary parking isn’t available, verified paid parking for one required Verta vehicle may also be charged.