Cincy Bartiste

We booked our bar tender through Cincy Bartiste and had Tom as our bartender! I couldn’t say enough good things about him! He reached out multiple times before the event to make sure he had all the details and helped us with how much alcohol we should buy! He was so awesome all around and really added such a fun vibe to our day! If you’re looking for a bartending do yourself a favor and book with them!

Tom and his team are simply the best bartender in the Cincinnati area. From the custom bars he owns and brings to events and the party vibe he supplies, our guests were ranting and raving about our bartenders. Couldn't recommend Tom more!

We had Tom bartend for us at our wedding on 9/8. We thought he did a wonderful job! He was very easy to work with leading up to the wedding. We had a phone call with him and he helped us plan out how much of all of the alcohol we needed to buy as well as any non-alch drinks, ice, cups, etc. He was very friendly and we had many people comment on how he was great. He helped clean up at the end of the night and when he arrived, set up efficiently and quietly with no issues at all. We were very happy with his services and would absolutely recommend using him for your wedding!

Tom bartended our wedding on 9/21/24 at Hope's Way. We were very pleased with his punctuality, friendliness, and proficiency at managing all our drinks (we had 2 signature cocktails, 3 wines, 4 beers, several options for liquors and mixers, as well as non-alcoholic choices like Jarritos). Tom kept track of everything and served guests quickly, even with 140 guests we never saw a long line at the bar. He cleaned up everything very well at the conclusion of the event and helped us take out trash and pack up all leftover alcohol. We also had Tom provide self-serve water, tea and lemonade which was fantastic and cheaper than our caterer could do. Working with Tom is a little unusual compared to other vendors - we never signed a contract and just did a deposit through Venmo. Set some reminders to yourself to reach out to him a few months before your wedding to talk through the plan and get his recommendations of what you need. For a type A person like myself, the process was a little more laid back than I would have liked haha - but the numerous positive reviews gave me confidence Tom would get the job done. One tip to future couples: working with Cincy Bartiste will certainly save you money, but it is on you to put in the work to make sure you have proper quantities of everything. Tom will provide some rough estimates but nothing super detailed; I recommend doing your own research and thinking about your crowd and what they like to drink. We ended up with leftover beer and wine, and ran out of vodka about 7 PM, but of course that isn't Tom's fault. My advice is buy more than you need, from a place that will allow you to return unopened alcohol. Also, start your research early on finding drink brands that are good and affordable. We spent about $1,100 buying all our drinks at Total Wine and Party Source. Adding Tom's fee and tip, our price per guest ended up being around $13 for 5 hours of an open bar - which is an incredible deal, a third of the cost compared to other traditional venues. We can also return quite a bit of our leftover drinks which would bring the price per person down even more!