Barista for Hire
Hire our two baristas, and the cart and everything on it comes with them.
- Book ahead
- 2–3 months
- Power
- 110V or silent generator
- Permits
- Fully permitted & insured
- Pricing
- Custom quote per event
Hiring a barista for an event usually means hiring everything that makes one useful, so we have made that the whole offer: you book the two of us, and the cart, the espresso machine, the beans, the milk, the syrups, the cups and the ice arrive with us.
There is nothing to source separately and no second supplier to coordinate. One booking, one figure, and the people who answer your enquiry are the people standing behind the bar on the day.
When people hire baristas
An office morning
Two baristas in the lobby, set up before the first meeting starts.
A wedding or a party
The hours you choose, with everything brought in and taken away again.
A stand at a show
Where the queue is the point, and how fast it moves is the job.
A standing office slot
The same two of us, the same morning, week after week.
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Who you are actually hiring
Loomie Coffee is two people and both of us work every booking. There is no rota, no account manager between you and the bar, and nobody turning up who has not done this before.
That shows up when something is unusual rather than when everything goes to plan. A load-in window that moves, a stand narrower than the floor plan promised, a whole hall arriving in one fifteen-minute break — those are handled by somebody with a stake in how the day goes, which is a different thing from being handled by whoever was free that weekend.
We staff every event to fit your guest count and service window, and we confirm it in your quote. You are not left to work out on the day whether the cart was staffed for the room.
What a trained barista actually does
Most of it is invisible, and all of it is why the last drink of the night tastes like the first one of the morning.
The grinder is set on site rather than at home, because grind moves with the room — the temperature, the humidity and how long the beans have been open all change it. Milk is steamed per cup instead of held in a jug and reheated. The group head is cleared between drinks. Shots get tasted through the service and corrected when they drift.
None of that is hard. It is the distance between a cup somebody finishes and a cup they put down half full, and it is what you are paying a person rather than a machine to do.
Everything comes with us
This is the part people are checking when they search for a barista rather than for a coffee cart, so it is worth saying plainly: there is no equipment for you to arrange.
The cart, the commercial machine, the grinder, locally roasted single-origin beans, whole dairy alongside organic oat and almond milk, the flavors we make ourselves from organic cane sugar, compostable cups and the ice all travel with us. We set up in under an hour, pour for the hours you book, and take every bit of it away again.
From the venue we need one standard 110V outlet and a flat route in. Where there is no power at all — a lawn, a rooftop, a park pavilion — our silent inverter generator covers it.
Barista staffing, and how this differs
Barista staffing usually means an agency placing whoever is available that weekend onto equipment somebody else supplied. It is a reasonable model when a venue already runs its own bar and needs an extra pair of hands on a machine the staff know.
What we do is a different arrangement, and the difference is the equipment and the continuity. The same two people each time, on the machine they use every week, with the beans they know, quoted as one booking rather than as staff plus hire plus consumables.
If you have been pricing agency staffing against a coffee cart and the two numbers looked like they were describing different things, that is because they were. Compare what each one leaves you to arrange.
What we will not do
We do not work behind somebody else’s espresso machine, and we are upfront about it because it sounds like a small thing and is the whole reason we can tell you how the drinks will taste.
An unfamiliar machine and an unfamiliar grinder, met an hour before doors open, is the most reliable way to turn a good barista into an average one. We know ours, and that knowledge is most of what you are hiring.
So nothing is hired separately in either direction. If your venue has its own machine, ours still arrives with us and theirs stays where it is. We also do not rent the cart or the machine out without us — see the coffee catering page for why.
How our service works
Every event gets a custom quote based on guests, hours, location and add-ons. For a barista booking that mostly means the hours and the headcount, and the staffing follows from them.
Always included
Both of us behind the cart · Unlimited espresso drinks · Our standard house-made flavors · Vanilla cold foam · Black, green and herbal tea · Organic oat and almond milk · Compostable cups · Full setup and breakdown · Fully permitted and insured, with a COI for your venue
Where we serve
From Capitol Hill to Baltimore, we bring the cart to you. Pick your city for local venues and setup details. Not on the list? We travel beyond the DMV too, just ask.
Barista for hire FAQ
Do we need to supply an espresso machine?
No. Everything comes with us: the cart, the commercial machine, the grinder, the beans, the milk, the flavors, the cups and the ice.
From the venue we need one standard 110V outlet and a flat route in. Where there is no power at all, we run on a silent inverter generator.
Can you work on our venue’s machine instead?
No, and it is deliberate rather than awkward. An unfamiliar machine and grinder met an hour before doors open is the most reliable way to turn a good barista into an average one.
If your venue has its own setup, ours still arrives with us and theirs stays where it is. There is nothing to hire separately in either direction.
How many baristas come?
Both of us, on every booking — we are the owners, not agency staff. We staff every event to fit your guest count and service window, and we confirm it in your quote.
How is this different from booking coffee catering?
It is the same booking. This page answers who you are hiring and what they do; the coffee catering page answers what arrives and what the venue needs. Either way it is one quote covering the people, the cart and everything on it.
Are you permitted and insured?
Yes to both, and the permits are ours. We are fully permitted and insured. We carry commercial general liability insurance and send a certificate to the venue ahead of the date, which is usually the first thing a coordinator asks for.
Where the venue or the site asks a vendor for a permit or an approval of its own, we confirm what it needs with you while we quote.
What clients say
5.0out of 517 Google reviews
GRACE PAYNE November 2026
Read more of GRACE PAYNE’s reviewThis was awesome. We had them in for our office and the coffee was fantastic!!!!
Snowboard Tricks November 2026
Read more of Snowboard Tricks’s reviewBest coffee and such a great experience! Sezer was so awesome and I would highly recommend this to anyone!
Jason You November 2026
Read more of Jason You’s reviewI've rarely had good coffee from coffee cart catering, but theirs is actually really good.
Samuel Shon November 2026
Read more of Samuel Shon’s reviewLoomie coffee was catering for an event and the owner was working the coffee bar himself. They did a fantastic job providing drinks to a group of 50+ guests, not to mention the variety of drinks they offered. Their syrups and flavorings are made in house and taste exceptional. Highly recommend!
Sima Perkovetz October 2026
Read more of Sima Perkovetz’s reviewGreat service and phenomenal coffee! Thank you so much!
Marcus H October 2026
Read more of Marcus H’s reviewI encountered the entourage of Loomie Coffee at a wedding I was doing video for, and they are very talented at their barista arts. Highly recommend booking them for your wedding! Your guests will thank you and the lines will be long. Don't underestimate the ability to give your wedding guests a tasty boost! They'll remember it forever!
Alexis Belmonte October 2026
Read more of Alexis Belmonte’s reviewGreat coffee with fun seasonal flavors. Having southern cobbler flavors is crazy to me. They are phenomenal. I believe they are Turkish and they use their rich culture to influence their flavors. All syrups are made in-house, and they only use organic ingredients. If you have questions they will explain their flavors to you and you might even get some samples of their delicious syrups and cold foam. This is my favorite coffee in the area and I make sure to visit them whenever they are at a nearby farmers market.
Miata Jones September 2026
Read more of Miata Jones’s reviewGreat Service! Great customer service even better product
Norman Gagnon September 2026
Read more of Norman Gagnon’s reviewHad a refreshing iced latte at this coffee cart at a Reston, VA, food festival today. A perfect pick-me-up!
Patrick Kelleher August 2026
Read more of Patrick Kelleher’s reviewFantastic Coffee, great start to my day
Meagan Duncan July 2026
Read more of Meagan Duncan’s reviewThe lattes here are an absolute MUST if you’re visiting the Reston farmers market! ☕️I ordered the banana bread hazelnut latte! from the very first sip, I was hooked—it was incredibly fresh, rich, smooth, and perfectly made.The flavor did not disappoint! The friendly service from the married couple made the experience even better, and you can truly tell they care about quality. Hands down one of the best iced lattes I’ve had in a long time.Highly recommend supporting this amazing local vendor!
Rahul H July 2026
Read more of Rahul H’s reviewFantastic service and the matcha was amazing!
Cara Talley June 2026
Read more of Cara Talley’s reviewLoomie Coffee absolutely blew our office away. This husband-and-wife team doesn't just serve coffee, they create an experience. The espresso and matcha was exceptional, the service was flawless, and their passion and attention to detail were evident in every interaction. Our team is still talking about them and we can't wait to book again! If you have the chance to book them or visit them at a farmers market, don't hesitate - you'll become an instant fan! ☕❤️
Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed June 2026
Read more of Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed’s reviewIncredible coffee, made by two of the warmest people you will meet! The flavor pairings are unique and work beautifully with the coffee roast. We tried the Banana Bread Cap Hazelnut Latte and the Hojicha Latte, which was easily the best we have ever had. The founders could not have been kinder, making us feel truly welcomed. Can’t wait to visit our local caffeine dealer and see the Loomie duo in full bloom! ✨😍✨
Shannon Cooper June 2026
Read more of Shannon Cooper’s reviewFantastic service and quality! We hired Loomie Coffee for a mobile matcha and coffee bar cart event for our team at Capital One. Ozlem and Sezer were an absolute pleasure to work with. The cold foams and homemade organic syrups were incredible! They effortlessly managed serving a high volume of guests. Highly recommend using Loomie for your next event!
Olivia Shamy May 2026
Read more of Olivia Shamy’s reviewLoomie Coffee is the BEST! Sezer and Ozlem created such an amazing experience for our event. They prepared handcrafted matcha drinks with thoughtfully crafted flavors — the strawberry matcha was incredible. Beyond the drinks themselves, they brought such a warm, welcoming energy and made everything feel elevated and special. Could not recommend them more for events!
Murat Kocer
Read more of Murat Kocer’s reviewBest coffee in town! If you see them somewhere, get one. You won't regret it.
Tell us about your event
Tell us the date, the hours and roughly how many guests. Your quote comes back within 6–8 hours.
Not sure what to call it?
People ask for the same cart under half a dozen names, and several of these are one booking with a different word in front of it. Whichever one you came in with, here is the page that answers it.