Help: Host Bar Timing?

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I would double check with the venue that this is what is happening. You could also ask that they keep the bar opened during dinner and skip wine service (or have wine at the bar).

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Thanks Shelly! I will send her an email reply as when she had explain the breakdown over the phone I had mention that there was a disconnect as that's not how it was explained originally. I just wanted to check if base on the breakdown she had sent if 2hrs where the bar is closed and only wine is served should take away from the "host bar" time. Our cocktail hour starts at 4:30pm so just concern that host bar would end at midnight instead of 1am...

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Thanks Stephanie! Was just concern as we're starting our cocktail hr at 4:30pm so following that breakdown she sent would end our host bar at midnight. Just concern as that breakdown to me is 5hrs host bar not 7.

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Thanks Jessica!

The above I posted is the sample she had sent me. I did tell her our cocktail hr will start at 4:30pm so following the same format as she outlined that would end our host bar at midnight. I'm concern that we're only getting 5hrs instead of 7 hrs host bar as it says the bar is closed during dinner. Also my thinking is that "2hrs where house wine is being served during dinner & the bar being closed during that time" should not take away from the "host bar" time.

The way it sounds to me is that the 2 hours during during the host bar will be open while wine is being served at the table. If not, then technically you’re only receiving 5 hours host bar.

In your case host bar and wine served at the table shouldn’t be separate anyway as legally they can’t serve past 1am so if the bar were closed during dinner you’re left with an extra 2 hours that you can’t really use as your timeline would suggest.

I would just confirm with them that the bar will be open during those two hours of dinner while wine is also being served.

It sounds like they close the bar to serve wine (same bartenders) so that is the last two hours for the bar services. I think if you let people know their is only wine during dinner, they will be sure to grab a drink at the end of the cocktail hour. And then they can grab some more to drink after dinner.

If the host bar is closed during dinner, than I believe this should not be included in the "host bar" hours, however, it doesn't seem like those two hours would go anywhere else (you probably can't have alcohol served passed 1am), so does it make a difference?

We have a host bar (based on consumption, not hours) and have wine with dinner as well. We chose to close the bar during dinner though, as people will probably grab a drink before dinner to sit down with, and they can either choose wine or water, until after.

What are you concerned with? Is it that you would prefer the bar to be open during dinner? Or that you're paying for 7 hours, when it sounds like your only getting about 5?