Mobile bars

Mobile bar business software that turns an inquiry into a paid date

A client sends the date and the address, and you answer with a quote. They accept on a link and pay the deposit, and that bar is held for those hours.

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Works withStripeSquarePayPalVenmoand any system that gives you API access

A wedding gets booked across four text threads

The date, the headcount, the price, and the deposit each live in a different place, and one of them is always missing.

Inquiries arrive by Instagram, text, and email.
A quote takes an evening to write.
The deposit is a payment request nobody answers.
Two couples want the same Saturday.
Your home address shows up on your website.

An inquiry with the event address

A client picks a date on your site and gives the address and the headcount. The inquiry holds nothing until you confirm.

Quotes from your packages

Price a booking from a package, per guest or flat, with what's included. Add staff hours or a custom line to any quote.

Acceptance on a link

The client reads the order on a private link and types their name to accept. Appetier records the name and the time.

Deposit now, balance before the event

The deposit is charged when the client accepts. The balance is charged 72 hours before the event unless you change that, and deposits need Stripe.

One bar, one event

A confirmed booking holds that bar for its hours. A second booking for the same hours is refused and names the first.

Changes the client approves

An accepted order is never edited. A new headcount or an extra hour is a change order with its price, and the client approves it on a link.

A page for what you offer

Your site gets a mobile bar page with your photos, what's included, and how far you travel.

A home address that stays private

Mark your base as a place guests don't visit. It stays off your locations list, your location pages, and Google.

An answer the minute they ask

A client who sends an inquiry hears back right away, with answers from your services, menu, and policies. The reply holds no date and gives no price you haven't published.

Quotes drafted for you

Sous fills in a quote or a change order from the inquiry, and you decide when it goes out.

Posts from your own events

Up to three posts a week come from your event photos, each held for your approval until you say otherwise.

Google reviews, answered

Sous answers Google reviews the way you'd write them and hands you any review of three stars or less.

Your Google listing stays right

After you connect Google, a weekly check corrects hours and links that no longer match.

Upload your logo and photos

Appetier takes your colors from the logo. Your photos go on the page for the service they show.

Add a package

Give it a price, what's included, and the share you take as a deposit. Connect Stripe to charge it.

Save a card and publish

Publishing needs your logo, one location with an address, and a saved card, which verifies you and is never charged for saving.

Nothing until you're booked

Growth is 5% of direct revenue, capped at $199 a month per location. Booking revenue counts toward it.

See pricing

Food on the same quote

If you cater too, catering lines go on the booking, with a headcount and a time.

See catering

A public stop with a menu

Open a stop at a market or a festival for a set window, and guests order pickup there.

See food trucks

How clients and guests pay you

Deposits and balances run on Stripe at its standard 2.9% + 30¢, with no markup from Appetier. At a public stop, guests can also pay with Venmo or PayPal.

See integrations

Stripe
PayPal
Venmo
Square

Mobile bar FAQs

What mobile bar and bartending owners ask first.

How does a client book a mobile bar?

They send an inquiry from your site with the date, the address, and the headcount. You send a quote, and they accept on a link and pay the deposit.

Can I take a deposit for an event?

Yes. The deposit is charged when the client accepts, and the card is saved for the balance. Deposits need a Stripe account.

What stops two events from booking the same bar?

A confirmed booking holds that bar for its hours, and a second booking for those hours is refused. An inquiry alone holds nothing.

Does a client sign a contract?

The client types their name on a private link to accept the order, and Appetier records the name and the time. It isn't a third-party e-signature service.

Do I need a menu with prices to launch?

No. A brand that only takes bookings launches without a priced menu. Add one later and guests can order from it at a public stop.

Does it work for a mobile coffee bar or a dessert cart?

Yes. A coffee cart or dessert cart books the same way, with an inquiry, a quote, and a deposit. With a priced menu, it can also take pickup orders at a public stop.

What does Appetier cost a mobile bar?

Growth charges 5% of direct revenue, bookings included, and the fee stops at $199 in a month. A month with no events costs nothing.

Bars

Table ordering, a menu board, and a waitlist for a bar with an address.

See bars

Restaurant marketing

Texts and emails that reach past clients who opted in.

See restaurant marketing

Sous

The agent that drafts your quotes and answers your reviews.

See Sous

Quote it before the client asks twice

Nothing is charged until revenue comes in, and a confirmed date can't be booked a second time.