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What a El Portal party actually involves
El Portal is about 10 miles southeast of our Hialeah yard: far enough that a party here gets its drive written into the run sheet, close enough that the drive is never the story of the day.
Venue hunting for a party in El Portal tends to spill into Biscayne Park and North Miami; Miami Shores begins under a mile out. We quote the whole cluster identically, so crossing a boundary mid-search never restarts your pricing.
El Portal runs its own book on events — permits, curfews, park bookings, what may be put up in a public space. Ask your venue which of those touch a party before you fix a start time; we will build the bar around whatever schedule it leaves you.
What you actually book for a El Portal party is a licensed, insured team, a bar that photographs well, and a drinks list built with you rather than handed to you. What you do not book is a stranger who turns up and asks where the ice is.
Plans change. A El Portal party can be moved free of charge up to 48 hours before the date, which is the part of the terms people most often end up needing.
You can have a price for your El Portal party before you finish your coffee, and a held date shortly after. Everything above is what happens between those two moments.
Do you do parties in El Portal?
Yes, and it is one of the things we are booked for most. El Portal is about 10 miles southeast of our Hialeah base, and a party here runs on the same kit and the same crew as anywhere else in the county.
You can price yours in the wizard on this page before speaking to anyone.
How long does setup take for a party in El Portal?
The window is about 1 hour before service, and it has to cover the carry from wherever we can park, the build, the ice and the garnish.
Breakdown runs the same way in reverse, and the space is left as we found it — about 10 miles of drive home notwithstanding.
Do you clean up after a El Portal party?
Breakdown is part of the booking — the bar comes down, everything returns to the truck, and the space is left as we found it.
That holds at about 10 miles out as firmly as it does next door to the yard.
Do you cater to guests who are not drinking?
Always. Bottled water, soft drinks and a proper mocktail or two are part of how we build a party menu, not an afterthought bolted on at the end.
Portions are worked out from your total headcount, so nobody is counting cups at the end of the night.
When should the bar open at a El Portal party?
Usually as guests arrive, and then it follows your run sheet from there — quiet for the speeches, busy again afterwards.
Tell us the shape of the evening and we will staff the peaks rather than spreading the same crew flat across the night.
How do I book a party in El Portal?
Price it here, then hold the date with a 25% deposit. The balance falls due 48 hours before the party.
The deposit is fully refundable until 7 days out, and the date can be moved free of charge up to 48 hours before.
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