Bar Services

  • Drinks are prepaid by event host

    Fully hosted bars require a prepayment of $14 per person, bartender hours and bar set up fee (plus tax and gratuity).  This prepayment will go towards actual consumption (minimum $750).  Host is required to provide a credit card at the event to cover any tabs in excess of the per person prepayment.

    Example: 

    200 Guests, 5 pm - 10 pm

    200 Guests x $14 = $2,800

    5 Hours x 3 Bartenders x $40 = $600 

    $125 Bar Set Up Fee

    $2,800 + $600 + $125 = $3,525 (+ tax and gratuity) 

  • Host determines an amount to pay and guests pay for additional drinks

    Partial requires a prepayment of bartender hours and bar set up fee in addition to an amount of money preset by host (plus tax and gratuity) to be applied toward the enjoyment of beverages by their guests (minimum $750).  Once drink totals reach the set amount, the bar will switch to cash/credit card payment by guest.

  • Host pays for beer and wine for the entire event, guests purchase liquor and mixed drinks

    Beer and Wine hosted bars require a prepayment of $12 per person, bartender hours and bar set up fee (plus tax and gratuity).  The Host is required to provide a credit card at the event to cover any beer and wine tab in excess of the per person prepayment.  Guests will be required to pay for any liquor or mixed drinks with cash or credit card.

    Example: 

    200 Guests, 5 pm - 10 pm

    200 Guests x $12 = $2,400

    5 Hours x 3 Bartenders x $40 = $600 

    $125 Bar Set Up Fee

    $2,400 + $600 + $125 = $3,525 (+ tax and gratuity)

  • Drinks paid by the guests; bartender and setup paid by host

    Cash bar requires a prepayment of bartender hours, bar set up fee and $750 deposit towards bar purchases (plus tax and gratuity).  Your guests will purchase their own drinks and once they spend $750, we will return your deposit within ten (10 days) of event via venmo or check.  Your guests can pay with cash or credit card. 

    Example: 

    200 Guests, 5 pm - 10 pm

    $750 Deposit = $750

    5 Hours x 3 Bartenders x $40 = $600 

    $125 Bar Set Up Fee

    $750 + $600 + $125 = $1475 (+ tax and gratuity) 

Bar Request Form

What Drinks We Offer

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What People Are Saying

  • Stonehouse stepped up to the challenge and delivered incredibly well for our wedding in late 2020. They help us navigate the challenges and ever-changing realities of having an event during COVID by staying very flexible with changes up until the last few days before the wedding. People still talk about how good the food was especially the cupcakes. Thank you!

    — Groom

  • To serve perfectly cooked filet to our guests is not easy to achieve, but you did. The walleye and chicken were equally well prepared and delicious. You helped in choosing a nice variety for our guests and there wasn’t a single one left by the end of the night. And oh yeah, I cannot forget the appetizers! We are still having friends tell us they have never had such wonderful appetizers at a wedding. One said he would have been happy with the skewers and wellingtons as his main course.

    -Mother of the Groom

  • Stonehouse Catering is hands down my favorite caterer! The food is always delicious, and their customer service is astounding. Lisa and her team are professional, while personable. I have contacted them for catering a few events and received positive and appreciative feedback for the tasty and quality food. If you have an event to cater, large or small, don't hesitate to book Stonehouse Catering. They're the best!

    — Customer

  • Stonehouse Catering is head and shoulders above any other local catering in the area. We previewed a number of caterers for our wedding, but Stonehouse was in another league entirely from the rest. We chose them, but you can't know for certain how the food will translate to catering until the day of. I can tell you now, I've been to a handful of weddings in the past few years, and our food was by FAR the best I've had. I'd order that meal at a fancy restaurant, yet it was made in bulk for nearly 100 guests! Truly incredible work.

    -Groom

  • Stonehouse is the absolute best! After our wedding, we were told multiple times by our guests that it was the best food they have ever had at a wedding!!! Not only was the food unreal but Lisa and her staff really stepped up in helping us set up the place settings and generally helping pick up the pieces in any areas that we needed help! Our day would not have been half as great without the food and their help! We would choose them 1,000 times over!!!

    -Bride

Our Bar Agreement

We ID 

While we don’t require our bartenders to ID everyone that approaches our bar, your guests must have ID available upon request to be served alcoholic beverages. Our bartenders are instructed to ID everyone that they believe may be 35 years of age or younger. 

It is against MN State Law for us to serve anyone under the age of 21. In the event we see someone of legal drinking age ordering a drink and bringing it to someone underage, our staff will report these actions to the security staff onsite or the authorities and refuse to serve said adult for remainder of event. 

One-Drink-Warning

We care about your safety and the safety of others. We reserve the right to refuse to serve any guest that has consumed, or appears to have consumed, an excessive amount of alcohol (behaviors including disorderly conduct, slurred speech, acting out against bartenders, etc) we generally will provide a “one-drink-warning” prior to refusing to serve. We are happy to create a mocktail for them upon request with our non-alcoholic options. 

We have a zero tolerance policy for any guests that verbally harass our staff in the event they are cut off. In these cases the host of the party and Stonehouse Catering Events Team will be notified. According to the Shoreview Community Center agreement if at any time guests become unruly or our bartenders deem necessary, we reserve the right to close the bar early. 

For more information about bartending legislation, see “Dram Shop” Laws. 

Mobile Bar Limitations

Being a mobile bar comes with its limits. Please understand that our materials are hauled and set up by the bartenders we employ, so we may not have the capability to offer every drink that may be available at your favorite bar. The menu and amounts of each drink will be pre-set and agreed upon by the host of the party and Stonehouse Catering Events Team. In the event your bar runs out of a drink option we will do our best to replenish, but we are not required to have unlimited amounts of all drink options. 

Unopened Alcohol Doesn’t Leave the Bar

Our Liquor License prohibits us from serving sealed alcohol containers. This includes cans and cases of beer, wine bottles, liquors, etc. If there is any prepaid, unopened alcohol at the end of the night, it will remain in our possession.