Unfortunately, I have to give Portland Bartening Express a bad review. After calling the owner, Ken…read moreBlack, 8 different times and sending two emails with hopes of rectifying the situation, without a single response, people need to know they should not waste their money with this sleazy company. Read this entire review before booking! Don't make our mistake. Do not hire Ken Black with Portland Bartending Express, or prepare to be entirely ripped off. I first hired Ken in April of 2021 after contacting him in hopes of finding a bartender for my July wedding. He responded with two different packages available. I ultimately chose the "all-inclusive" package that included everything; all the alcohol, ice, cups, napkins, mixers, sodas, water, etc. When talking to Ken, I told him it was very important to me that the signature cocktails would also be made into mocktails, as many of our guests do not drink alcohol. He assured me they would do that. He told me he would purchase 4 types of wine, 3 signature cocktails and mocktails, 2 kinds of beer (one IPA and Bud Light), champagne and sparkling cider for the toast, and would have other types of liquor for those who do not like the signature drinks. I signed a contract that stated he would have licensed bartenders from 4 PM until 10 PM (with an hour set up before and an hour clean up after) and would provide everything else we needed for the bar on the day of the wedding. On my wedding day, he didn't show up, but sent three girls to bartend instead. They arrived with NO ice, only 2 kinds of wine, no extra liquors, only Bud Light, and NO champagne. They were unable to make any mocktails. My dad had to leave the wedding to get ice, even though we paid Ken to provide that. By 7:30, ALL of the wine, beer, and liquor was gone, so when the DJ invited everyone to go to the bar to get a drink for the toast, not only was there no champagne, since Ken hadn't purchased any and nobody even told us, there was NOTHING to toast with. Everyone had to toast us with their water glass from dinner. SO embarrassing!!!!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!!!! What a nightmare. Hired them for my daughters wedding. Paid for…read morethe all inclusive so they would buy all the liquor, beer, ice, glasses, napkins and garnish for the 150 guests. They showed up an hour late and had NO ice, 2 cases of beer, not enough hard alcohol and were rude to guests. We had to make 3 trips to the store to get ice, beer, alcohol and mixers. So basically paid them just to serve. This was such a stressful part of the evening. Highly discourage you from even considering them.

If you're looking for work and you are qualified, DO NOT APPLY to work here. I have a culinary…read moredegree (AA Culinary Arts with an Emphasis on Business Management) and have the experience to work in the catering aspect. They decided not to hire me for whatever reason and I wasted my time being interviewed over the phone. In hindsight, I'm glad that I won't be working for this place. I recommend applying elsewhere, seriously.

I am a little embarrassed that it has taken me so long to write a review for this team! I've worked…read morewith The WaitStaff Team on a number of different occasions over the past 5 years, and the service professionals Daniel has put me in touch with have always been top notch. The events that I plan are not the easiest, and I feel other staffing agencies would be daunted by the complex logistics and timelines that my unique and high-level events often require. Not the WaitStaff team, they show up on time and often before, they're ready to go, are pleasant and professional, and do all the scheduled tasks and more. They are the definition of over and above, and they will make you look good. Hire them!

We had an unconventional marriage ceremony, and as a result, extended our festivities into a few…read moresmall, regional parties with friends and family. To celebrate with local friends, we wanted to have a casual, outdoor party at a local venue with some pizzaz. We crunched the numbers (alcohol, serving supplies, time, etc.), and decided that spending time with our guests was our #1 priority, so enlisting the help of bartenders would make the most sense. There were a number of reasons we were drawn to Public Provisions: local, lady-led team (yay, small businesses!), sample menus were aligned with our taste in beverages, genuine communication (flexibility, and desire to hear what we were looking for), and overall professionalism. Melaney was responsive from day 1, and had contracts, services, etc. already outlined in an easy to understand format. They went above and beyond to make things easy on us for the celebration day (including allowing us to taste/choose some wines) -- we did not regret hiring them, and would gladly do so again!

Amazing - I almost don't want to review because I want to make sure they are available for our next…read moregathering! Melaney and Malia were amazing - so much better than expected, and we had high expectations after doing a lot of due diligence and asking around. They MADE our company gathering a total success. The drinks were perfection, great ingredients, very unique. The setup couldn't have been more perfect, cute drink cart, friendly/fun/knowledgable staff. Reminded me of my experience going to Multnomah Whiskey Library - everyone there is so passionate about their craft and are happy to share what they know - these ladies were the same way. Can't recommend them enough. Top notch.

We had them bartend our company holiday party and they were professional and the drinks where…read moreamazing We will be hiring them again for our summer event thanks so much!!

From the owner: Specializing in mobile bartering for wedding and corporate events…read more Also offering full coffee service and non alcoholic beverage services.

Simply Wine & Cocktails served beverages at my wedding at they were great! So professional and all…read moreof our 200+ guests loved the drinks! We will definitely use them for any of our future needs!

From the owner: We are a full mobile bar service that caters to all of your special events. We offer wine, beer,…read morecider, and specialty cocktails.

Dalton's was recommended to us by friends who used them for their wedding and after researching…read moredozens and dozens of caterers I felt a weight lifted off my shoulders with Dalton's menu choices, the set up, providing linens and plates and flatware... they came through for us with everything! The tasting was phenomenal, Dave was so easy to work with and made sure everything was what we wanted (ie using feta instead of blue cheese on the pear salad). We've had so many people compliment us on their food since our wedding and several have asked us for their info for their friends and family. Not only was the food amazing but everyone loved how the set up looked. All of the food was so well done; the tri tip carving station, salmon, fresh fruit, roasted veggies, Waldorf salad, tortellini salad, Oregon pear salad, the bread were all amazing. We got married at the McLean House and they did a fantastic job executing the set up I envisioned to fit the space. They did a great job accommodating both the few vegan and gluten free guests we had and they were all so appreciative of that! We decided to use one of their OLCC employees to serve our beer, wine and cider and they poured all of the drinks into glasses that they provided, which looked so much nicer than people drinking straight from the bottles. One of my favorite parts of the night was how Nicole asked me what my favorite drink was and kept bringing me a fresh one throughout the night and when there were only a couple strawberry ciders left she stopped serving them to guests and saved them for me. I didn't know this at the time but when I heard that I was so touched by that, that's going above and beyond! So thankful that companies like this still exist out there. I will always recommend Dalton's and I hope we have an event to use them again in the future or attend someone's event using them!

They have permanently closed as far as we can tell. Dave Dalton has run a very nice restaurant,…read morethen catering business, for many years. A great guy. Sorry to see him close up.

Do not use Tiffany, or her company. She once had great reviews (though few in numbers). In the last…read moreyear, her one and only review that I can see, is also bad. I won't get into the details of the welcome dinner. But her behavior then was alarming, and even insulting. The parents of the bride/groom were on alert. (I am not one of the parents). Then comes wedding day.. She was HAMMERED, over-pouring significantly (we do appreciate an over-pour tho, to a point). Spilling everywhere. Nothing set up and prepared behind bar says one of her hires. Wedding guests that weren't aware of any issue the first night noticed it before any of the family did. Hammered off her ass. She walked off and left her bar wide open. She had two workers working under her. They were FANTASTIC, and built their resume this night hopefully. Before Tiffany was booted, one of her hires was already about to leave (because of how miserable working for Tiffany had been). This says enough. Tiffany ended up getting kicked out, and resisted several times. Pushed a 22 year old that was just trying to show her to her car. Cops were called on her, and she drove away from the scene. Mind you, under the influence. Just do a background check and you'll see. ;) From the time she was kicked out, to the time she left 45-60 minutes had passed, with multiple scenes. Despite all of this, FANTASTIC wedding and the two people she hired saved it. Don't hire her, or this company. (The two bartenders she hired are not on contract nor impacted by this).

DO NOT HIRE SHAKE IT UP BARTENDING FOR ANY EVENT!…read more It is genuinely hard to comprehend the level of failure we experienced with this company. It felt like we were living in the Twilight Zone. As the mother of the bride, dealing with the disastrous domino effect of the owner Tiffany's actions severely affected what should have been a perfect day. If you want a professional, reliable vendor, look elsewhere. Our issues started gradually during the planning process. Leading up to the wedding, Tiffany's communication started to fall off. She missed a scheduled appointment with one of our other vendors, moved phone calls, had to be reminded to send us information we discussed. and ended up being rude to our guests at the welcome party. Unfortunately, her behavior on the actual wedding day at our beautiful venue in Hood River was vastly worse. From the very first drinks served at cocktail hour, Tiffany was stumbling and highly intoxicated. Because of her state, she completely mismanaged the bar setup. She failed to chill our beer and wine ahead of time and completely neglected to set up the rented glassware we provided. Tiffany was shockingly out of it to our guests and entirely incompetent handing them specialty cocktails that were almost straight tequila and adding ice with her hands. She was escorted out and we had to have the planner call the police because she kept coming back and making a scene. Her behavior was so unacceptable that her two contracted employees threatened to walk out. In order to keep them there so our guests could actually get drinks, we had to pay those two employees extra out of our own pockets on top of what we already paid Tiffany and Shake it up. Since the wedding, Tiffany has refused to refund us what we paid her, despite completely failing to deliver her service and forcing us to pay her staff extra just to stay. We have since learned that she has an extensive record of issues going way back. Save yourself the heartache, stress, and money. Please spread the word especially to any brides getting married in the Hood River, OR area. Do not use Shake It Up Bartending for any event.