Crew & rates

The crew, the rates, the deal.

Every role billed hourly with a 4-hour minimum. You stock the bottles. We bring trained, insured people and the tools to run your bar all night. The ratios below are the same ones we use to build your recommended crew, so you can staff it exactly like we would.

Bartender

From 1 per 75 guests
$50/hr

Builds, pours, and runs the bar so your guests are served well and the line keeps moving.

How we'd staff it
Standard bar 1 per 75 guests
High-volume bar 1 per 40 guests
Smaller gatherings 1 per 20 guests for intentional service

Cocktail server

From 1 per 50 guests
$40/hr

Trays and floor service, so drinks find your guests instead of the other way around.

How we'd staff it
Wedding party 1 dedicated server
Simple tray service 1 per 50 guests
Dedicated floor service 1 per 25 guests

Barback

From 1 per 100 guests
$30/hr

Stock, ice, and glassware. The reason the bar never runs out mid-rush.

How we'd staff it
Standard bar 1 per 100 guests
High-volume bar 1 per 50 guests
Glassware service Add 1 to 2 barbacks

F&B server

From 1 per 50 guests
$30/hr

Food and beverage floor support for events that serve more than drinks.

How we'd staff it
Buffet service 1 per 50 guests
Plated meals 1 per 32 guests (four 8-person tables per server)

Crew leader

Every shift has a leader
$65/hr

Runs the crew on site: coordinates setup, manages the shift, and keeps service smooth from load-in to the contracted close.

How we'd staff it
Larger events and crews Dedicated crew leader, added automatically
Smaller crews Your most senior bartender leads the shift, with a $15/hr lead bump
Build your crew
Crew minimums

The smallest crew we'll send.

When we're your whole bar crew, these are the floors by guest count. They exist so your bar is never understaffed. Adding hands to an existing staff instead? Tell us and we'll size around it.

Bar crews

Bartenders and barbacks running your bar.

Up to 74 guests 1 bartender
75+ guests 2 bartenders
150+ guests 3 bartenders + 1 barback
200+ guests 4 bartenders + 1 barback
225+ guests 4 bartenders + 2 barbacks + 1 crew leader
F&B server crews

Floor service for food and beverage. Optional, but if you book servers, this is the floor.

Any headcount 2 servers
100+ guests 3 servers
150+ guests 4 servers
200+ guests 5 servers

The crew leader joins automatically on larger events and crews, so bigger nights always have someone running the show.

The deal, plainly

You stock. We staff.

Like every Bar⁠-⁠Key family brand, we never sell or supply alcohol. You provide the alcohol; we provide everything that makes it great.

We bring
Trained, insured bartenders, barbacks, and servers
Ice chests with every booking
Bar tools and setup
Tear-down and cleanup
A shopping list sized to your headcount
You provide
The alcohol, bought with our list
The bar or table to pour from
The guest list. We handle the bar.

Your portal builds the shopping list for you, sized to your guest count from Bar⁠-⁠Key's 500+ recipe engine. You buy exactly the right bottles, nothing extra.

Good to know

The fine print, up front.

4-hour minimum

Every role is billed hourly with a 4-hour minimum per shift.

We recommend, you adjust

The quote form suggests a crew for your headcount. You can add or trim roles before you claim it.

Travel fees by zip code

Events outside our home range carry a travel fee. Enter your event zip on the estimate form to check yours.

Licensed, insured, ABLE compliant

Every crew member is trained and covered, and we pour to Oklahoma ABLE standards.

No pressure, just a number

Your quote takes 60 seconds.

Tell us the date and the headcount. We'll send a crew that shows up sharp and pours fast.

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