Drinks & Service
At Kingscote Barn you have various options when it comes to the supplying of drinks for your wedding.
The first thing to decide is who will be supplying the drinks to be consumed. Strawberry Fields are able to supply both drinks for the daytime part of your reception as well as a cash bar facility for the evening.
All drinks supplied by us during the daytime part of your reception are supplied on a sale or return basis, so you will only ever be charged for what your guests actually consume. To manage this on the day we would work with you to set initial limits on how much you would like to guests to have and work our way up to this limit. We are of course able to supply more if required but not without your knowledge and authority.
At Kingscote you are also able to supply your own drinks, we believe in giving honest advice to our clients and this is the most cost-effective way of supplying the daytime drinks for your wedding. This includes the drinks reception, wedding breakfast and toast. Kingscote will expect your chosen caterer to look after and serve all drinks supplied so we do make a charge to cover pre-chilling, transporting to Kingscote, all required glassware, garnishes, ice and then removal of all rubbish at the end of your event.
Our current rate for drinks service in 2023 is £8.50 per adult & £0.00 per child (For clients confirming our services between 01/10/2023-30/09/2024). This charge covers from the drinks reception through to guests retiring for coffee and you will normally find during this period the average consumption is well over a bottle per head so is also the most cost effective.
You are able to supply whatever drink you would like during this time for us to serve and we will supply the required glassware, and garnishes meaning you only need to worry about the liquid. For example, if you wanted to serve Pimm's as the reception drink then you would supply the Pimm's & the Lemonade and Strawberry Fields would supply, glassware, fruit garnish, ice and straws (Biodegradable).
Of course, were here to help take the guess work out of just how much drink you need to supply. Once our services are confirmed we will happily work out approximately how much drink you will need, all you have to do is tell us what you'd like to serve. We will then calculate based on your timings and numbers the amount of drink you will need to ensure that firstly you don't run out but just as importantly you are not left with a large amount of drink after the event. We'll even give good advice on where to purchase your drinks, with some suppliers offering sale or return this can often be more cost effective than just finding the cheapest deals.
If you do choose to supply your own drinks, we take pre-delivery of these at our head office in Keynsham, we will then chill everything that requires chilling and transport to Kingscote on the day of your event. We'll even take back to Keynsham anything to be returned to certain suppliers for collection after the event. This again means one less thing for you and your bridal party to worry about on your big day.
The other decision on drinks you will need to make is regarding the evening bar service. Strawberry Fields are able to offer a full draught bar facility at no costs to our client, we cover our costs by selling our drinks to your guests. This is the most cost-effective evening option as most guests expect to pay for some drinks. You can of course run an account either for yourselves, bridal party or all guests if you wish which can be charged on your catering invoice. A copy of our current Bar price list can be downloaded from our Information Pack page.
The other option for the evening bar is to continue the service of your drinks, if this is your choice, we do make an additional charge for this service. This charge is based on the number of guests and the time period we are covering so we quote for this on an individual basis. This charge as with our daytime service charge covers the supplying of all glassware, garnishes, ice and removal of all rubbish. Also, as with the daytime drinks I am happy to give information on the quantities of drink required.
The first thing to decide is who will be supplying the drinks to be consumed. Strawberry Fields are able to supply both drinks for the daytime part of your reception as well as a cash bar facility for the evening.
All drinks supplied by us during the daytime part of your reception are supplied on a sale or return basis, so you will only ever be charged for what your guests actually consume. To manage this on the day we would work with you to set initial limits on how much you would like to guests to have and work our way up to this limit. We are of course able to supply more if required but not without your knowledge and authority.
At Kingscote you are also able to supply your own drinks, we believe in giving honest advice to our clients and this is the most cost-effective way of supplying the daytime drinks for your wedding. This includes the drinks reception, wedding breakfast and toast. Kingscote will expect your chosen caterer to look after and serve all drinks supplied so we do make a charge to cover pre-chilling, transporting to Kingscote, all required glassware, garnishes, ice and then removal of all rubbish at the end of your event.
Our current rate for drinks service in 2023 is £8.50 per adult & £0.00 per child (For clients confirming our services between 01/10/2023-30/09/2024). This charge covers from the drinks reception through to guests retiring for coffee and you will normally find during this period the average consumption is well over a bottle per head so is also the most cost effective.
You are able to supply whatever drink you would like during this time for us to serve and we will supply the required glassware, and garnishes meaning you only need to worry about the liquid. For example, if you wanted to serve Pimm's as the reception drink then you would supply the Pimm's & the Lemonade and Strawberry Fields would supply, glassware, fruit garnish, ice and straws (Biodegradable).
Of course, were here to help take the guess work out of just how much drink you need to supply. Once our services are confirmed we will happily work out approximately how much drink you will need, all you have to do is tell us what you'd like to serve. We will then calculate based on your timings and numbers the amount of drink you will need to ensure that firstly you don't run out but just as importantly you are not left with a large amount of drink after the event. We'll even give good advice on where to purchase your drinks, with some suppliers offering sale or return this can often be more cost effective than just finding the cheapest deals.
If you do choose to supply your own drinks, we take pre-delivery of these at our head office in Keynsham, we will then chill everything that requires chilling and transport to Kingscote on the day of your event. We'll even take back to Keynsham anything to be returned to certain suppliers for collection after the event. This again means one less thing for you and your bridal party to worry about on your big day.
The other decision on drinks you will need to make is regarding the evening bar service. Strawberry Fields are able to offer a full draught bar facility at no costs to our client, we cover our costs by selling our drinks to your guests. This is the most cost-effective evening option as most guests expect to pay for some drinks. You can of course run an account either for yourselves, bridal party or all guests if you wish which can be charged on your catering invoice. A copy of our current Bar price list can be downloaded from our Information Pack page.
The other option for the evening bar is to continue the service of your drinks, if this is your choice, we do make an additional charge for this service. This charge is based on the number of guests and the time period we are covering so we quote for this on an individual basis. This charge as with our daytime service charge covers the supplying of all glassware, garnishes, ice and removal of all rubbish. Also, as with the daytime drinks I am happy to give information on the quantities of drink required.