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Kevin's Bartending Services, LLC

Kevin's Bartending Services, LLC

San Diego, CA
4.2 out of 5 rating, 25 reviews
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    Megan Sent on 03/30/2016
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    We used Kevin for our wedding on February 20th and we are SO glad that we did. He had done my friends wedding a couple years ago in the same location (our house) and they had nothing but excellent things to say about them. They had been respectful and fun and went above and beyond by bussing tables when guests had just left them, not to mention they have an insurance policy which was the most important to us. Our wedding was much different than my friends, but the quality was there. Kevin is a really personable guy and he made the process really easy for me. All of my guests thought he was really fun and I heard...
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    Richard Sent on 03/27/2016
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    Absolutely hands down the best bartending service! Kevin and his team were very professional and welcoming to all of our guest for our wedding shower. His team was very friendly and made sure everyone had a full glass! My fiance and I highly recommend Kevin services!!!
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    Kathie Sent on 10/08/2012
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    Kevin's Bartending Service was one of best decisions I made in hiring vendors for my son's wedding. His services took the worry out of ensuring my guests were well attended to and completely satisfied. The guests all raved at how special Kevin himself make them feel and when someone my husband hired did not show up to help clean up and breakdown for the party rental to pick up dinnerware and such, Kevin pitched in (without even a second thought) and helped to stage and breakdown all the glass and dinnerware. Without Kevin and his wonderful staff, I never would have made the clean up deadline and would have lost my deposit. Kevin and his business were essential to...
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    Romin Sent on 07/01/2012
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    Kevin did our wedding of 200 guests. All I heard from them were good things about him being entertaining and handling business.

    Kevin also was great with his communication!
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    Paula Sent on 06/21/2012
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    We hired Kevin's for our daughter's wedding. From the first phone call it was a breeze. Allen was our bartender and he was great! Everyone said that the bar was perfect and it was one of the few things I didn't have to worry about. We would definitely hire them again and it was a steal for the money paid.
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    Angie Sent on 05/30/2012
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    I hosted a 50th Wedding Anniversary Party for my parents in their home. We had about 80 people and Kevin's Bartending contributed greatly to making the party a huge success. With Shelly and Ryan behind the bar I didn't have to even think about the bar, they took care of absolutely everything. There service was amazing going above and beyond at every step. I truly could not have asked for more.

    I highly recommend Kevn's Bartending and will use them again and again. It was a pleasure working with Kevin and his entire team!
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    Jacqueline Sent on 02/13/2012
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    Great work! Kevin understood all of our needs and communciation with him was fast and friendly.

    Will definitely hire Kevin again for our next event.

    ~ Rancho Santa Fe Magazine
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    Jason Sent on 01/31/2012
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    Kevin was the bartender for my wife's 30th birthday party. He was amazing and made the party a huge success. Super professional and very personable with the guests. I would highly recommend him!!
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    Erika Sent on 01/21/2012
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    Our Wedding Party was New Years Eve! We had approximately 80 guest! Brian was our Bartender!!!! He was amazing!!! He was dressed professionally! He had a full on bar!!! He mixed drinks, poured champagne, shaked, rattled and rolled!!! He was excellent!!! We had already spent alot on our party and had in our mind what we wanted to spend on a bartender, but you can't put a price on service! He was so worth it and more!!! I would definitley hire him again without hesitation and pay their fee! Definitely call them for a bartender!!!! Thank you Kevin!!!
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    Kelly Sent on 12/21/2011
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    I highly recommend Kevin's Bartending Service if you need a bartender at your wedding reception. Lyndsey was assigned to work at our reception and she was amazing!! She was very professional, and also super friendly and fun! She made great drinks and came up with some yummy shots too! I will definitely keep this company in mind for any future party or event!
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    Stephen Sent on 12/19/2011
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    On time, on target, great drinks. Great job.
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    Melany Sent on 11/08/2011
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    Kevin and his staff were so great during my wedding on Sept 11, 2011! They were so nice and helpful with everything during the reception. They did such a great job and I will definitely recommend them to everyone that needs a bartender and/or wait staff for their party!
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    Alan Sent on 11/01/2011
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    Best bartending service ever. Kevin went beyond the call of duty. I wait to have another party so we can hire Kevin again!
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    Rita Sent on 06/25/2011
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    Kevin is great to have at any wedding or event. He is very friendly and fun. Besides this, he can mix very good drinks. I hired his services for my backyard wedding. He helped me with the menu, shopping list and making my event fun.
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    Nicole Sent on 02/15/2011
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    We used Kevin's Bartending Services for our wedding reception. Kevin was our bartender and he was fabulous. We were told by many of our guests that midway through the night he already knew them by name, knew what drink they preferred and when they approached the bar he had already started making it before they arrived. He even noticed when a guest’s drink was approaching empty and would stop by their table with a new one.

    We had about 65 guests/alcoholics and the line for drinks was never more than two people long, and he was busy the full five hours but managed to get a little bit of dancing in (see below). He is a very...
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    Drew Sent on 11/06/2011
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    Everything was amazing. Service was excellent. Bartender went above and beyond our expectations. Only thing I would have done different was selecting my personal favorites for alcohol (I didn't request anything specific). But no one complained, and everyone drank to their hearts content. So, that being said, all went 100% as we planned. I would definitely recommend/contract them for another event. Very professional. Bartender was very approachable.
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    Alison Sent on 07/08/2013
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    What a great company! We were so fortunate that our wedding planners (Beau & Arrow) introduced us to Kevin's Bartending. My husband and I got married on 6/1 and held our reception at the Luce Loft in the East Village district of downtown San Diego. Our friends and families know how to drink and know how to party and Kevin's Bartending kept up and even found time to get on the dance floor with us! From start to finish, Kevin's bartending was focused, professional, and super fun! Kevin always made sure my champagne glass was full and respected our "no shots" rule - our guests could get out of hand reeeeaaalll quick :)

    We couldn't recommend Kevin's Bartending services more. We will definitely be using them for future events.
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    Min Sent on 01/17/2012
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    Great service and professionalism!
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    We used them for a company party, not a wedding. However,our bartender was great! she was very helpful and eager to work! my only negative comment was that she pre-opened too many wine bottles in preparation for the rush and unfortunately they were not consumed, so we had to toss a lot of wine :(

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    Michelle Sent on 12/17/2013
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    We had two bartenders man the bar for our wedding. As far as I know, they did a great job of keeping the drinks coming during the cocktail hour and did a great job of keeping the bar area nice and clean.

    There were a few miss-communications... about 3 weeks before my wedding, I had contacted them to add on an extra bartender. I left two to three voice mail messages with them and never received a word back. Finally, my event planner was able to contact the owner who was apparently out of the country. I didn't receive any word from the bartender who would be tending our event until the night before in the middle...
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    Desiree Sent on 03/27/2012
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    The night was a blast but there were a couple of things that bothered me. At the end of the night our bartender told me double the amount that was actually due, I corrected that after I did my calculations and to me that was dishonest. Also I sent my bartender an e-mail asking if wer could use the service for 3 hours verses 4 but there was no response.Also they bright another bartender along although we discussed a second one our discussions after that were that we would only need one and when I came to the surprise party I did not realize that, the young lady with him was a bartender I thought she was assisting. My...
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    Jackie Sent on 10/26/2018
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    Do yourself a favor - don't book this service

    There are so many options out there - and given that there are - do yourself a favor and try another vendor. At first, my interactions with Kevin were great- and he was very responsive. Until he was paid - after that he was flaky, did not respond quickly, and took forever to get back to me on simple requests or questions. Let me add that I was NOT a picky bride - I had AMAZING experiences with all my vendors EXCEPT this one. When I finally got a hold of him he said his email was messed up - this day and age? Really? You can't respond or send a blanket email to all your customers form another...
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    Amy Sent on 08/20/2023
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    Bad Bad Bad!

    We hired Kevins bartending services for our wedding on June 24, 2023. 1 bartender and 1 server. The day of our wedding the bartender was late the server never showed up. I tried calling Kevin many times and he never answered and never returned calls that I made as well as a friend that took over for me since our ceremony was going to start. We had friends and family members that where there to enjoy our special day cleaning tables instead of enjoying the event. At the end of the event the bartender left early. I got a partial refund for the server but never received a call from Kevin. This was the worst service received! Definitely do...
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    Carina Sent on 08/28/2013
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    I hired KBS for my August 10th wedding at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club. Kevin, the CEO, and 2 other bartenders worked my event. I am happy with the 2 other bartenders Kevin brought to work my wedding, but I'm not happy with Kevin due to his lack of professionalism.

    All communications and interactions with Kevin were good leading up to my wedding. However, the day of my wedding my husband and I feel we were promised a service we did not receive. We believe Kevin lied to us about his credentials.

    The worst part of dealing with Kevin the day of my wedding was when I went to address an issue with him...
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    User2021289 Sent on 01/24/2015
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    We hired Mr. Thornton pretty early on to bartend our wedding, and unfortunately I paid him in full. When he never responded or showed up to our friend’s wedding (which was a couple months before ours), I got nervous and send him an email asking for a full refund, because i wasn’t confident he was going to show up to our wedding either. Additionally my fiance googled “Kevin Thornton, San Diego” and we found some information that made us extremely uncomfortable with this person serving alcohol to our friends and family.
    After months of no response and filing a complaint with the BBB, eventually Mr. Thornton got back to me, feeding me a bunch of excuses as to...
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