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Pour Masters Bartending Service

Pour Masters Bartending Service

Phoenix, AZ
3.8 out of 5 rating, 20 Reviews
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20 Reviews
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    Sasha M. Sent on 11/03/2021
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    Great service

    We worked with Pour Masters for our wedding and they were very flexible and accommodating, especially when we had to postpone our date due to Covid.
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    Ches Sent on 01/06/2019
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    Great drinks and friendly service!

    Whoever our bartender was on 12/22 at the Ellis Shackelford House, you ROCKED it girl! ROCKED it! All of our guests spoke so highly of the quality of the drinks and service. She had a smile on her face and kept everyone in great spirits. Thank you Pour Masters for great service!!

    Pour Masters Bartending Service's reply:

    Thank you Ches. Kymeri menioned she had a blast serving you and your guests. We appreciate the kind review.
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    Challis Sent on 03/02/2017
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    They did a really good job at our wedding!
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  • User2441115 Sent on 11/24/2015
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    Very quick and easy to book! Awesome prices! I have heard many great things and I am excited to have one less thing to worry about! Make you day easy book them!
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    Karen Sent on 05/01/2015
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    I recommend Pour Masters Bartending.
    Dave was very helpful while preparing for our wedding and the bartender the day of was very friendly and all my guests complimented her professionalism. Thank you from Robert and Karen Gordon 4/25/15
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    Barbara Sent on 12/15/2014
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    I hired Pour Masters for my 30th High School Reunion. I could not have been happier with the service. The recommendation for how much to order was spot on and the service was fantastic. I will hire them again and always recommend to family and friends.
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    Pour masters were professional and so helpful! We brought our own champagne and they were completely willing to do whatever they could to help accommodate te bride and groom's wishea
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    We hired a single bartender to serve at our wedding and he was fantastic! Working in the service industry I have high expectations of what good service is and pour masters exceeded those expectations ten fold. Our bartender went above and beyond the call of duty. He was friendly and always smiled. Several times he came out from behind the bar to take people their drinks and unsure that everyone was set. I could not have been happier with the service!
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    M Sent on 08/01/2011
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    Both bartenders were very attentive to our guests and friendly. We were very happy and I highly reccomend Pour Masters!! Thanks for a making it a great evening! :)
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    Katie Sent on 10/18/2011
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    This is another company my Wedding Planner Amy referred me to and they were great to work with. I worked with Maggie when Amy did not do the communication; Maggie was wonderful. She was very patient with my questions and efforts to work within my budget. She was willing to make changes and tweaks as the planning progressed. The day of the wedding the bartenders were friendly and worked very hard to please my guests.
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    Sara Sent on 01/30/2010
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    I've experienced Pour Master at tons of events over the last ten years and the staff and service has always been impeccable. I used Pour Masters for my wedding and had no complaints. You are able to customize your level of required services and even to book them through their website. They were able to accommodate my signature drink and made it perfectly. The bartenders were great and very professional. I also give them extra points for being able to tactfully handle and laugh off situations as I later found out that two of the groomsmen decided to serenade the attractive bartender since she couldn't leave her post. She definitely gets bonus points for being a good sport. I would definitely recommend them to any bride for their wedding.
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    Brooke Sent on 01/11/2018
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    Pour Masters did a great job at our wedding, and were very accommodating with our alcohol requests. The cocktail hour, ceremony, dancing, and after party segments of the event went well, and the bars never seemed too crowded.
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    Pour Masters showed up on time (really quite early, which was awesome because they were definitely ready to go when cocktail hour started) and came with everything they needed. I didn't hear any complaints from anyone at the wedding about their service. I had put a special bottle of vodka in our box of liquor (we provided our own) with a label that said to serve it to me (the bride) as my drink. Every time I walked up to the bar I didn't even have to say anything; they were already pouring it up for me--awesome.
    My only complaint day-of the wedding was when initially requesting their services, there are options for how you'd like to handle tipping. I indicated that I did not want them to have a tip jar out and that I would tip them at the end instead. However, when I walked up to the bar during cocktail hour they had a tip jar out with a decent amount of money already in it. Not sure of the point of giving me a choice if they're not going to follow my instructions. My maid of honor made it go away for the reception but I was a little annoyed that it was out at all. I think it's tacky to expect your guests to tip the bartenders (or any other vendors).
    My other comment is, while it was quite easy to request/book their services online, I really expected to get a follow-up call once I'd submitted the form to confirm the details (location, times, number of bartenders needed, etc). I requested their services online more than 6 months in advance of my wedding and only got a call 1 1/2 weeks before the big day. While I did have the automated email indicating services were booked, it did make me a bit nervous that I hadn't actually heard from a living, breathing person.
    All-and-all, though, I was very happy with the services they provided for my wedding.

    Pour Masters Bartending Service's reply:

    Thanks Emmy for the review.

    We are always eager to hear your views on our service and we will make it a priority to see that the bartenders follow the brides wishes and our staff to respond quicker to your calls.

    We appreciate the opportunity to serve at your wedding and thanks again for the comments. We will fix your concerns.
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    I was really happy with Pour Masters initially. They were flexible, easy to get a hold of & very friendly. However, the problem came the day of... the bartenders were asked point blank not to have a tip jar out by my wedding coordinator as we had already included a 20% gratuity on top of their service fee. Instead of honoring our request they hid the tip jar behind a column so that my coordinator couldn't see it. They also missed filling the champagne flutes for our toast (our caterers saved the day). And if that wasn't bad enough, at the end of the night they asked if they could take a case of wine home!!! I was horrified. Following this event, we contacted the management to see if we could get a partial refund on the 20% gratuity since the bartenders had the tip jar out & they were unwilling to refund any amount. I would not recommend using this service again, unless they address these issues in advance.
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    Ashley Sent on 06/07/2010
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    I was deeply saddened by the bartender at our wedding. The owner was great, but I'm afraid the bartenders are sub par. The bartender called me on the day of my wedding to discuss her gratuity. It was inconsiderate and rude. I can understand if you want to discuss tip jar vs. host tip, but not on the day of.

    During the reception she was surly and rude to all of my guests. Even the vendors mentioned that she seemed to be "off." She decided to put a tip jar out, which was against her contract. She would remove it any time someone from the wedding party would come near. She then solicited all of my family members for tips after the reception. I couldn't believe it when I heard about it the next day. She refused to leave and harassed my mother in law to write her a check. In the end she got tipped by me, the jar and my mother in law. Excellent tip for terrible service. We even discussed canceling the check my mother in law wrote her.

    I'm torn, because I don't want to write a bad review for the owner. After the honeymoon, I called the owner and discussed my concerns. He did mention that she would be written up and HR would discuss her behavior with her. Overall he was apologetic about it, and he was really surprised that she had behaved that way. I guess I would recommend his business, but stay away from the bartender Kristy or Kristen...
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    I am pretty disappointed with the services provided by Pour Masters and would not recommend them. Here are some of the main reasons why:

    1.) I paid extra to NOT have a tip jar out on the bars. By the time I actually made it to the bar at the end of the night I realized that there had been tip jars out the entire time.

    2.) My brother informed me after the wedding that the bartenders were blatantly ASKING guests for tips. Extremely unprofessional in my opinion.

    3.) Multiple guest told me that the bartenders were some what "rude" or "pushy" with them.

    4.) Both the recommended amount of alcohol and bartenders needed for our wedding did not seem like enough. I would have much rather paid for extra bartenders so that there was not such chaos at the bar, but I was ensured that 2 would be enough for our size event.

    5.) We ran out of certain types of alcohol long before the wedding was done (and I purchased more than was recommended). Once I realized how much alcohol was being poured into drinks I quickly understood why. I'm not one to complain about a stiff drink, but it was a little overboard.
  • User1597117 Sent on 04/25/2014
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    We had to use pour masters because the wedding venue Noah's only use Pour Masters bar tending. We were misinformed by a rep from Pour Masters for there services and paid $400 dollars more than what we expected. When it came to the wedding, we supplied a ton of alcohol to the bartenders. Me and my wife have been hearing that the male bartender was very rude to our wedding guests by asking for tips and using mean looks to our guests when the guest could not tip, and was extremely disrespectful to the bride and groom. The female bartender was amazing, terrific to guests, and did a great job. At the end of the night, we noticed that the bartenders opened up all of the liquor and were unused. We spoke to the male bartender about it and all he cared about was for a good review. Me and my wife do not recommend their services and if you do get there services, seek the owner and the female bartender(not I believe Chris). They are not worth the price and we do not recommend.
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    Katie Sent on 10/30/2008
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    This is the only vendor we were not delighted with. Very difficult to reach them beforehand, they brought only one bar (were supposed to bring two), put out money on the bar eventhough they were not supposed to take tips and offered to bring another bar 3-4 hours late (would have come in the middle of the ceremony). Difficult to get in touch with them since the beginning and did not provide services/equipment that was originally requested. Also they said tips were not included in the price (suggesting we should tip above and beyond the quote). Only upon reading the fine print and asking questions did we realize that tips were already included. I would definitely not use them again.

    The bartenders were nice though.
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    Tyler Sent on 04/21/2010
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    My wife and I had this company for our wedding which was hired by our venue and a required vendor. Pour Masters only had one bartender for 125 guests. The guy did not keep up at all and actually welcomed guests behind the bar to help him or pour their own beers! He then informed me that he only had a 5 hour liquor license and that he had to close the bar down at 10pm when our reception went until 11:30pm! he informed me of this twice only to find out later from the venue, that there was in fact no 5 hour liquour license and that there must have been a "miscommunication." To top it all off, when he was closing up the bar an hour and a half early, I (the groom) asked him if my wife and I could have one last drink of the alcohol we brought in? He replied,"I can offer you a bottle of water." We were not intoxicated but certainly offended and shocked with his reply. I would not recommend this "professional" bar service for your wedding since that is one of the most important days in your life!!

    Pour Masters Bartending Service's reply:

    I appreciate the comments you made but most were untrue.

    Our bartenders have a responsibility to protect the venue and guests while serving. The venue has a 5 hour serve time policy so to blame the bartender is unfair. You signed the contract, not us. Just because you wanted to extend that time and couldn't, is all about this complaint.

    The bartender and the owner mentioned that the crowd was over drinking, getting violent and not listening to the anybody to slow the party down. I understand that this is your day but that does not give you the right to scream and be beligerant towards the person who is trying to protect you and your guests.

    Every few years we get a group of people where the alcohol is more important than the wedding and this was one of them. The laws in Arizona are very straight forward and this bartender was following them to make sure that himself as well as our clint (the venue) from any mishaps that could have taken place.

    We will never overserve someone just because you want us to. It is against the law.

    I am sorry you feel our service was unprofessional but I will back my bartenders every time I hear of this type of behavior. I appreciate the comments you made but most were untrue. Our bartenders have a responsibility to protect the venue and guests while serving. The venue has a 5 hour serve time policy so to blame the bartender is unfair. You signed the contract, not us. Just because you wanted to extend that time and couldn't, is all about this complaint. The bartender and the owner mentioned that the crowd was over drinking, getting violent and not listening to the anybody to slow the party down. I understand that this is your day but that does not give you the right to scream and be beligerant towards the person who is trying to protect you and your guests. Every few years we get a group of people where the alcohol is more important than the wedding and this was one of them. The laws in Arizona are very straight forward and this bartender was following them to make sure that himself as well as our clint (the venue) from any mishaps that could have taken place. We will never overserve someone just because you want us to. It is against the law. I am sorry you feel our service was unprofessional but I will back my bartenders every time I hear of this type of behavior.
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    Unhappy Sent on 09/23/2010
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    My husband and I used this company for our wedding reception and found every negative review to be well founded and true, to our dismay. We had been scammed into their service by the representative from our banquet hall, being told this was the only company allowed by state law to handle our affair two days prior to the event. This was after we had secured a private bartender and private insurance above and beyond the amount required by the hall and state law. We had a similar experience as the others on here with contacting them prior to the event and had the exact same experience with our bartender, who was serving mostly non alcoholic drinks, as we don't drink heavily, even on special occasions, as was indicated by the owner in regards to a previous client who provided a negative review. Don't believe his unprofessional response. They really are a bad experience. For the same experience to happen repeatedly, it can only be assumed to be the way they will generally conduct themselves. Not only were multiple people after our reception scammed out of hundreds of dollars in tips by the story given by our bartender, although full payment for the service was rendered prior to the event, as per pourmaster policy, the owner has attempted to claim nonpayment. They will not show up if they are not paid in full prior to the event, he was paid via credit card, which provides proof of payment. Beware!! This company is a scam and they will only cost you precious and happy memories, extra time and hassle, and will assuredly cost you a significantly larger amount of money in the end!

    Pour Masters Bartending Service's reply:

    The great thing about the WeddingWire is that your clients can write all about how wonderful your services are. The bad thing about WeddingWire is that they allow past clients to lie about you and your company without any proof.

    I have sent WeddingWire every documentation needed to prove this client ripped me off as well as many other vendors and they still feel the need to let them slander my company.

    So, in my defense, here we go:
    • We were hired by the banquet hall because of our fantastic bartenders. WE have been serving there for over 18 years.
    • The hall never said it was a State Law, but you need a service with the correct insurance, which we have.
    • The client never contacted any past customers as she has written about.
    • The bride and her husband drank heavily and were fighting most of the night.
    • The bartender did not make hundreds of dollars in tips because their guests had no money.
    • We were not paid upfront because we were hired by the hall, not the bride.
    • We have repeated asked for proof of payment and they cannot come up with a receipt.
    • We have received email from her lawyer asking us to stop sending the invoice. When we research her lawyer, we found that he isn’t practicing law because he has passed away.

    I find it very upsetting that anybody can say anything in this forum, even when proof has been sent to WeddingWire to contradict these statements

    Pour Masters serves over 1500 events a year, has been in business 19 years. We are very well respected in Arizona and helped charities meet and exceed their goals.

    If you have any questions, or want to know more about us, give me a call. I’ll give you the honest answers.
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