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Bar hire in Dover: margaritas and Mexican beer
A Mexican drinks bar with margaritas, Mexican beer, aguas frescas and bar staff in Dover, served fresh from our food truck or trailer, wherever your event is.
- Wedding receptions and evening parties
- Staff parties
- Product launches and client events
Get a quote for Mexican bar hire in Dover
Common questions in Dover
Can you cater a reception after a service at Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland?
Yes. The church itself isn’t where we’d set up, but a hall, field or garden close by with room for the truck or trailer can work well. Let us know the reception address and we’ll check the access.
Can you serve near the sea around Dover?
We can, given firm ground and the landowner’s permission. Beaches and promenades normally need the council’s agreement, so check that first.
How big an event can you cater?
Our truck and trailer service generally suits events of around 50 to 400 guests. Smaller parties are quoted case by case, and festivals can be larger. Tell us your numbers.
How is the food prepared?
We cook to order in our food truck or trailer kitchen, or serve from a taco bar. Fillings are slow-cooked beforehand and finished on site.
Do you provide allergen information for each dish?
Our menus are planned with allergies in mind, nut allergies included, with allergen information for every dish. We plan carefully and keep options separate, though we can’t promise a dish is allergen-free. Guests with severe allergies should talk to us before the event.
What happens if it rains?
We can keep serving from the truck or trailer in the rain, but guests need somewhere covered to eat and drink, like a marquee or gazebo.
Can you do gluten-free food?
Yes, we offer gluten-free options, using corn tortillas. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can talk through how their food is prepared.
Do you need electricity?
That depends on the set-up, and we agree power and water with you before the day. Let us know whether there is a supply near where we’ll park.
Mexican bar hire in Dover, served fresh
Alcohol at an event needs the right licence: a premises licence at the venue, or a Temporary Event Notice. We will check the licensing with you. For anniversaries and engagements and end-of-year and Christmas parties, we can serve horchata, aguas frescas and margaritas.
In Dover, drinks and street food together make an easy, complete package. Tell us about the hall, club or garden and the access. We prepare everything fresh for your event and serve it straight from our food truck or trailer, so guests get it at its best.
Working with your venue
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the space and tell us about the drive and gates, and we’ll tell you honestly whether a truck or trailer will fit.
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We can send what the landowner or council needs from us.
Dover: venues, access and licensing
Dover is in Kent. For an event in Dover, we can serve in gardens, fields, venues, car parks and courtyards with access. Dover is one of 922 places in Kent where we can bring Mexican bar hire. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
Once the ceremony at a church like Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland is over, guests may be glad of a cold drink at the reception venue. Historic buildings near Dover often have strict rules for outside caterers, so ask early if that’s your venue. Drinks by the sea could work, as Dover is within about 2 miles of the coast. Licensing on the seafront needs checking, and we will do that with you.
We cater events across CT17, CT16, CT15 and CT14. Local streets include London Road, High Street and Church Road; for an event at home on any of them, tell us where the truck or trailer can park. Being close to the A2 and A20, Dover is simple for us to get to for your event. We also serve at events in River (1 mile north-west), Maxton (1 mile south), Kearsney (1 mile north-west), Whitfield (1 mile north) and Temple Ewell (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cater in Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles south-west) and Walmer (6 miles north-east). Dover is one of the larger places we cover in Kent, with lots of choice for events.
Other landmarks nearby include Dover Castle (1.3 miles south-east) and Crabble Corn Mill (0.7 miles west). Open spaces near Dover include Dover Western Heights.
- Nearby schools include St Edmund's Catholic School (within half a mile south-east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (within half a mile south-east)
- Local pubs include The Bull pub (within half a mile south-west)
Step by step
Your timings come first. If things run behind, tell us and we’ll adjust the start of service where we can. Sunset in Dover is around 9:15pm in June, so a summer drinks bar can run into the evening in daylight. For a bar running past dusk, ask the venue about outdoor lighting.
- Send us your date, venue, numbers and drinks ideas.
- We talk through licensing with you, whether that’s the venue’s licence or a Temporary Event Notice.
- You get a suggested drinks menu and a quote.
- On the day we set up the bar and our bar staff serve your guests.
- When the bar closes, we pack down and clear our area.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Check the venue is happy to have a truck or trailer on site
- Choose a level, firm spot for the truck or trailer
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
Mexican bar hire or something else?
A self-service drinks table is simple but can run dry or go warm. A staffed bar keeps everything under control. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Your quote confirms the full price.
Why book Mobile Mexican Catering in Dover
- Access, space and power checked in advance
- Options for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan guests
- Food and drinks from one caterer, if you want both
- A truck or trailer that comes to you
Read how we price and our guide to catering costs.
Events we cater in Dover
Aguas frescas mean non-drinkers get something special too.
These are some of the occasions we serve around Dover:
- Birthday parties
- Garden parties
- Wedding receptions and evening parties
- Engagement celebrations
Guests travelling by rail: the nearest station is Dover Priory station, about 0.9 miles south.
Before you book anyone
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Staff numbers and hours
- The deadline for final numbers
- Whether travel is included
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Distance and access to the venue
- The number of people
- Staff for serving and the bar
- How long we are needed on site
Catering from a truck or trailer can be a practical alternative to a sit-down meal, because it needs no venue kitchen. Contact us for a quote to compare.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- Access for the truck or trailer, including gates and ground
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Where the event is
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest a menu to suit.
Planning the serving area
The route in matters as much as the spot itself. We need:
- Permission from the venue or landowner
- A clear area in front of the bar
- A flat, firm spot for the bar
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and the access, and we will advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Soft drinks
- Fruit aguas frescas
- Agua de jamaica (hibiscus)
- Mexican beer
- Horchata
- Margaritas
Planning drinks for every guest
Some planning tips for the drinks:
- Tell us when the bar should open and close
- Pair the bar with hot food
- Give the council notice in good time for a Temporary Event Notice
- Check allergies with guests, including for drinks
After service, we clear the bar away.
Tell us what glassware you need and we’ll confirm the options with your quote.
Nearby places to Dover
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Should I do it myself?
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up in the kitchen. With a caterer, you get the food and drinks without the work.
Doing it yourself? Start with the quantities: our guide to how many tacos per person helps. Keep tortillas warm in a covered basket, and label dishes for guests with allergies.
- Served from our truck or trailer at your venue, garden or event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options, with allergen information
- Tacos and taco bars, burritos, bowls, nachos and quesadillas
- Mexican drinks bar: margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas