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About Us
Raising The Bar in the Bay of Islands
The bar is the most visited place at any event. After all, we all like to have a special drink made or poured just for you.
Our Story
We pride ourselves to put quality of service and professionalism as our highest priority without being stuffy. Our custom-built bar is sure to impress and fits in any kind or setting.
We are delighted to look after you and your loved ones, let it be a small private function or a large wedding. From the initial consultation to the end of your event, we are dedicated to bringing your dreams of the perfect function to life.
The most important part of a bar is the staff. Our staff is highly trained with many years of experience from around the world and is enthusiastic about looking after every single person like they are regulars and will go the extra mile to ensure everyone is looked after.
What Others Say
"Ben and the team were absolutely great for our wedding at Baylys farm. They were easy to communicate with, professional and helped us with the quantities per person for our wedding. On the day Ben helped everything run smoothly. We had an espresso martini tower which was amazing. All the guests couldn’t stop talking about the tower and how delicious the cocktails were.
We highly recommend Kindred Spirits for your next wedding or event!"
Reece
"Ben and Elisa and the Kindred Spirits team were incredible for our wedding at Baylys' Farm. They were so helpful in the lead up to the wedding and helped our day run so smoothly. We had several people comment how everything ran like clockwork and we know that the Kindred Spirits team had a lot to do with that. We didn't have to worry or think about anything on the day which was amazing. 10/10 would recommend!"
Hannah
"Our wedding at Baylys Farm ran so smoothly thanks to Ben, Elisa and the Kindred Spirits team. From the many questions and phone calls beforehand to the day of they were always so helpful and friendly. On the day Ben and his team brought the vibes and were amazing with their communication throughout the night. When something went wrong (e.g. glass dropped etc) they were so quick to clean it up and allowed us to relax and not worry about a thing. Would 110% recommend their services."
Oirish
We recently had Ben and his team provide bar services for our wedding and they did an incredible job! Ben and Elisa were very easy to get in touch with and made the entire process extremely easy. Throughout the wedding they were all amazing, remembered when guests had particular drinks and were all very polite and friendly. Ben was so helpful the entire evening, he really exceeded our expectations, and we are so grateful.
Grace
Ben and his team at Kindred Spirits are absolutely fantastic. From start to finish, Ben made the whole planning process for our wedding bar completely seamless. Ben and the team were so lovely on the day and really added to the beautiful atmosphere. We had compliments from every one of our guests about how wonderful they found the bar team and service. We feel so lucky to have had them all part of our special day and couldn't recommend them enough!
Sophia
"There are some vendors that you work with when you are planning you wedding that just change the whole trajectory of the event. Ben and his team at Kindred were those people for me.
Ben made unfamiliar territory (such as quantities, ordering, chilling etc.) super easy. His communications were faultless. He picked up the pieces where my planning fell short and did it all with a smile on his face.
Kindred services scale up and down to suit your requirements and the offering as a whole was just so well thought out and seamless. Things were done throughout the course of the day that I didn't even notice such as placing bottles on the tables for our toasts - they just magically appeared!
We decided to order our alcohol via Kindred too and took advantage of their delivery options to site. Not only did it work out being more economical - the selection was divine!
Throughout the day Ben and his team were professional, fun, engaging and generally just a joy to work with. ALL our guests raved about the espresso martinis and how yummy they were and there was never a wait at the bar despite some thirsty guests :P
I could go on about all the things that Kindred did to make our wedding what it was but in short , if you had any hesitation about engaging with them, please take this review as a sign that you have found the right Bar hire for your next event!"
Kaitlin
"Absolutely phenomenal team!!
We contracted Kindred Spirits staff to manage the bar at our private wedding function at one of the vineyards in Kerikeri. They were extremely professional, helped set up on the wedding day, including getting additional items we had overlooked, and provided an exceptional professional service. The team showed care in their work, made us feel really special, and looked after us and all of our guests very well.
An example of the care the team provided was they came to our bridal party table and offered to get us drinks while the dinner service was on-going, something none of us expected, nor had experienced in the past.
Before the big day, the Kindred Spirits team were very easy to work with. They had all of the experience and expertise to give us the confidence that we could provide the experience to our friends and families that we wanted.
Thank you for taking the stress out of the day and making it all the more enjoyable and special!"
Matthew
"We used Kindred Spirits for our drinks service at our wedding at Baylys Farm. Ben, Elisa and the rest of the team were fantastic to deal with, so friendly, helpful and made the whole process easy. They also made the most delicious espresso martini’s! Thank you so much to the team for making our day the best!"
Sophie
