Does Bernie SELL alcohol?
Normally? Nope! Bernie’s all about creating a cool space for serving the good stuff you supply – whether that’s drinks you’ve purchased yourself or bottles delivered by a third party. It keeps things simple and in most cases, no liquor licence is needed for private events that are not selling alcohol or tickets to your event!

BUT… Bernie does have friends in high places.
Bernie is now proudly affiliated with Waikākā Church, which does hold a licence to sell alcohol and can help provide bar staff when your event is held there!

Ok, but how do I know how much to purchase?
Your event manager (or us) can help you with ideas and quantities with a bit of information about your event and numbers!

Does Bernie have staff to serve drinks? What about table service/ roaming waiters?
Sorry, Bernie is a one man band! Talk to your friends and caterers, how to best service your party or event!

What do you mean DRY HIRE?  
Dry Hire means you’re hiring Bernie only. Your approved catering company provides the staff and handles service. This is ideal when your caterer already includes bar staff in their package, or if you need Bernie for multi-day hire, pop-ups, events, or festivals, we can provide custom quotes for this! All hires are for the day, unless otherwise arranged.

Do you serve tap beer?
Absolutely. Bernie can pour up to two kegs at a time (up to 50L each). That could be: One beer + sparking water Two beers, Beer + cider, Aperol spritz or cocktails! We can point you toward the best local breweries and suppliers — we know the good stuff. Prefer bottles? No problem. They can chill on ice in Bernie’s sinks. And naturally, Bernie serves wine and all your other favourites too.

Do you serve cocktails? 
Yes! If you want cocktails flowing straight from the taps — Aperol, margaritas, espresso martinis, and more — Bernie’s got you. OR shake em up yourself! You supply it, Bernie can make it!

How long can I hire Bernie for?
However long you damn well like! No two events are the same, so you let us know what you envisage and we'll go from there. Fill in the details on our contact page for a personalised quote. Dry Hire rates are per day. This would generally mean we drop him off and set him up in the morning, hand over to you catering company and collect him at the end of your event that evening/next morning.

Does Bernie have a sound system?
Yes! Bernie has a super duper fantastic sound system that operates using blue tooth, so you can give us your play list, or we have some good tunes too. Look up 'Bernie Caravan' on Spotify for some great and ever evolving play lists. (For the techy ones: Inbuilt speakers in Bernie 2 x 280Watt, 200 watt subwoofer -in Bernie's floor, and 2 x external surround sound speaker of 200 watts- in other words- yes! It is loud and crisp and basey enough to be the tunes at your party). No, we do not have provision for a microphone.

What areas do you service?
Bernie is Queenstown (New Zealand) based and happy to travel within Central Otago. Just ask! Mileage fees apply for areas outside of the Wakatipu Basin.

Does Bernie need to be hooked up to power and water?
Not necessarily. Whilst Bernie has 1950's charm, he has modern tech; he can do his thing off the grid!  Not having to plug into mains power means avoiding noisy generators and ugly power cords- bonus! *Long events may need power.

Does this gorgeous #manvan have any other items we might like to hire? 
Yes, our DRY HIRE price list includes a base rate for Bernie and a list of optional extras so you can hire what you need and nothing you don’t need.

How big is Bernie? 
Bernie requires a flat surface of approximately 4m long and 3m wide. ( His exact measurements are: 2.35m high, 3.6m long + draw bar at 1.2m, he is 2m wide, and the 2 bar tops are 1.36m off the ground).

How much does Bernie cost to hire?
Every Bernie event is awesome but unique- just like you- so drop us a note to hey@bernie.co.nz or better yet fill in the easy peasy CONTACT form and we’ll come back to you pronto!

Bernies Trestle (click below for more images)
A stylish added second bar or extra that could used by caterer or by Bernie.