Big Star Hospitality
Overview
We are a full service staffing and rental company. I started my business as a one man show 7 years ago and have exponentially grown over the past 7 years. We provide unparalleled service to the greater NYC area for private bartenders or servers or whatever type of staff you need for your private event or party. I personally have over 20 years experience in the hospitality industry and have learned to be very organized and efficient. We are fully insured and can supply your party with beverages, glassware, portable bars, coolers, ice, etc. We only hire people that are positive go-getters and, do an amazing job and help the clients with whatever they need. We love to see our clients happy!
Reviews
55 reviews
Lisa B.
December 1, 2021Josh we cant thank you enough!
Truly a professional bartender who was attentive and friendly. Wonderful communication before the event which helped reduce the stress! At a last minute, request Josh agreed to stay an extra hour since the party ran later than expected.
Julie was top notch helping with anything necessary including setup, serving and clean up.
Thank you both for making it a wonderful night! You won’t find anyone better!
Hired as: Bartender, Waitstaff
Big Star Hospitality
Hi Lisa, It was truly our pleasure. thank you so much for this amazing review. we love what we do and love taking care of our clients
Margherita B.
June 8, 2021Excellent barctender for private events
Very attentive and professional. Josh made very good cocktails and made sure each guest was well attended . I strongly recommend!
Hired as: Bartender, Waitstaff
Big Star Hospitality
Thank you so much Margherita! You and the ladies at your birthday lunch were all very nice! I really enjoyed working for you. Hope to do it again in the near future
Jordan R.
February 17, 2021Josh made our night INCREDIBLE
We wanted to make my friend's 40th memorable, and we hired Josh for a private mixology event and he was INCREDIBLE. Very communicative, professional and friendly and taught us how to make AMAZING drinks. He was on time, set everything up and a blast to be around. 10/10 would recommend and I plan on using him again for future events.
Hired as: Bartender
Big Star Hospitality
Thank you so much Jordan! I love what I do and people like you and your wife and friends make my job amazing!
Taryn I.
July 12, 2025Would hire again!
The bartender that Big Star provided, Ingrid, did a phenomenal job! Would absolutely hire again.
Hired as: Bartender
Kevin Y.
June 16, 2025Engaging, Knowledgeable, and an Absolute Pro!
We hired Josh from Big Star Hospitality to bartend our rum event in NYC, and he exceeded expectations on every level. Josh was prompt, professional, and incredibly well prepared for the task at hand. His deep knowledge of spirits and the industry added a layer of credibility and value to our overall brand experience. He was engaging with attendees, effortlessly balancing speed and personality behind the bar. Josh brought great energy to the room and was truly a joy to work with. Highly recommend and would book again in a heartbeat!
Hired as: Bartender
Big Star Hospitality
Wow, thank you Kevin!!! You were a pleasure to work with also!
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English
Unions: SAG-AFTRA
What to expect
Our service stands out because I, personally, take great pride in my business.
We are very professional. I try the best I can to be very available to my clients to help answer any questions or concerns that they may have relating to their party or event. I will help plan the drinks they would like served or I'm happy to suggest some great classic signature cocktails or not so classic. Totally up to the client. I will send a grocery list to ensure you get everything you need that is necessary to make your party a success. Whatever I can do to relieve your stress I will do my best.
I provide staffing as well for servers, dishwashers, busser, door people, etc. . I have a great team that I work with. As you can see by my great reviews, I will make sure your party or event is a great one. If you're looking for professional and courteous hospitality look no further.
About
I am originally from Beaver Falls, PA. I started bartending when I was 18 years old at the Ground Round in Pittsburgh. I have been doing it on and off the last 20 years and full-time on for the last 2 1/2 years.
I have over 15 years bartending and serving experience. I really love helping to make people's parties or events a success, whether I am bartending or serving for them. I am not afraid to go that extra mile to help my clients and their needs. Love to see my client's guests have a great time also.
Additional booking notes
What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Pricing really depends on size of the party, what is needed as far as cocktails, beer or wine to be served, length of party/event and whether I am allowed a tip jar. A tip jar definitely brings the price for my clients down, but I understand if they do not want their guests to feel obligated to tip.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I will either talk with them on the phone or through email. Once we establish we are a fit, I will email all the details we discussed. I will ask the client to email me back any corrections or fill in the blanks in the email list and also ask that they write the word CONFIRM in the subject line of the email. This kind of serves as our contract together. I do not ask for deposits, I ask for honesty and trust.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have worked on and off for the past 15 years as bartender and server. I worked at The Beatrice Inn (then owned by Grayden Carter (Editor of Vanity Fair and also owner of The Waverly Inn. I have a very polished, high end serving background. I've waited on many VIP and celebrity guests. But I also can be very casual. It's really up to whatever the client's needs are and how they would like me to perform.
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I got started in this type of work back in when I was in high school back in Beaver Falls, PA, just north of Pittsburgh. I was working part-time as a dishwasher, then I was a busboy, then I became a server. I started bartending when I was thrown into it The Ground Round, where I was working to put myself through college. They fired the bartender for being drunk and asked me if I wanted to bartend. I told them I never did it before, they said they would teach me. The rest is history!
What types of customers have you worked with?
I have worked with many types of private and corporate clients. I bartend in many offices in Manhattan.
Corporate Clients include: Alice & Olivia, Blue Apron, S'Well Bottles, Creed Fragrances, Neilsen's Rating, Sales Force.
Different events that I have worked include: birthdays, weddings, funerals (celebration of life), baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, Bris (Jewish circumcision), graduations, etc.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Make sure they are professional, hard working, and make sure they are reliable!!! I am 110% reliable. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it! And never complain! Nobody wants to hear their bartender complain!
Past booked events
June 2025
27
Friday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 11:00pm
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Brooklyn, NY
21
Saturday
House Party
4:30pm - 9:00pm
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Florham Park, NJ
14
Saturday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
New York City, NY
07
Saturday
Cocktail Party
1:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
May 2025
17
Saturday
Baby Shower
5:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Whitehouse Station, NJ
13
Tuesday
Campus Event
8:00am - 11:00am
•
New York City, NY
01
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Freehold, NJ
April 2025
24
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
5:00pm - 9:00pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2025
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 11:30pm
•
Bronx, NY
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
12:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Hillsdale, NJ
February 2025
22
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Summit, NJ
November 2024
28
Thursday
Dinner Party
3:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New York City, NY
16
Saturday
House Party
8:00pm - 12:00am (Sun)
•
New York City, NY
16
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
12:00pm - 4:00pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2024
05
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:30pm - 10:30pm
•
New York City, NY
September 2024
27
Friday
Birthday Party
10:00pm - 1:00am (Sat)
•
New York City, NY
04
Wednesday
Fundraiser
9:00am - 6:00pm
•
New York City, NY
July 2024
27
Saturday
Personal Occasion
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
June 2024
22
Saturday
House Party
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
New York City, NY
16
Sunday
Birthday Party
4:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Jersey City, NJ
May 2024
18
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 11:00pm
•
New York City, NY
10
Friday
Nonprofit Event
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
New York City, NY
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
New York City, NY
04
Saturday
House Party
3:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Short Hills, NJ
02
Thursday
Cocktail Party
3:30pm - 7:00pm
•
New York City, NY
April 2024
27
Saturday
Bridal Shower
11:30am - 3:00pm
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Jersey City, NJ
26
Friday
Nonprofit Event
4:30pm - 11:00pm
•
Jamaica, NY
March 2024
28
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
February 2024
17
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
November 2023
28
Tuesday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
New York City, NY
04
Saturday
Dinner Party
10:00am - 1:30pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
02
Thursday
Dinner Party
8:30pm - 11:30pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2023
27
Friday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
New York City, NY
September 2023
30
Saturday
Cocktail Party
6:30pm - 12:30am (Sun)
•
Brooklyn, NY
28
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 7:30pm
•
New York City, NY
21
Thursday
Cultural Event
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
July 2023
27
Thursday
Cocktail Party
5:30pm - 9:00pm
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Long Island City, NY
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
June 2023
25
Sunday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
22
Thursday
Corporate Event
1:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
03
Saturday
Reunion
6:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
May 2023
25
Thursday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 9:30pm
•
New York City, NY
18
Thursday
Corporate Event
3:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
12
Friday
Personal Occasion
12:00pm - 4:00pm
•
New York City, NY
April 2023
29
Saturday
Birthday Party
2:00pm - 5:30pm
•
New York City, NY
15
Saturday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
14
Friday
Launch Party
12:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
March 2023
18
Saturday
House Party
9:00pm - 12:00am (Sun)
•
Brooklyn, NY
01
Wednesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
New York City, NY
January 2023
28
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 11:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
20
Friday
Teen Birthday Party
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
New York City, NY
14
Saturday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Flushing, NY
14
Saturday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Flushing, NY
December 2022
16
Friday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
New York City, NY
15
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 10:30pm
•
New York City, NY
10
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 12:30am (Sun)
•
New York City, NY
09
Friday
Cocktail Party
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
09
Friday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
08
Thursday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
November 2022
11
Friday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 10:30pm
•
New York City, NY
03
Thursday
Grand Opening
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2022
28
Friday
House Party
9:00pm - 12:00am (Sat)
•
New York City, NY
28
Friday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
West New York, NJ
25
Tuesday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 12:00am (Sun)
•
Brooklyn, NY
07
Friday
Cocktail Party
8:00pm - 1:00am (Sat)
•
New York City, NY
September 2022
20
Tuesday
Nonprofit Event
4:30pm - 8:30pm
•
New York City, NY
17
Saturday
Cocktail Party
6:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
August 2022
25
Thursday
Corporate Event
3:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New York City, NY
July 2022
15
Friday
House Party
10:30pm - 1:30am (Sat)
•
New York City, NY
June 2022
25
Saturday
House Party
2:00pm - 6:30pm
•
New York City, NY
23
Thursday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
10
Friday
Nonprofit Event
11:00pm - 4:00am (Sat)
•
New York City, NY
09
Thursday
Cocktail Party
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
04
Saturday
Graduation
3:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Middle Village, NY
May 2022
15
Sunday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
New York City, NY
03
Tuesday
Birthday Party
5:30pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2022
01
Tuesday
Corporate Event
2:30pm - 6:30pm
•
New York City, NY
February 2022
11
Friday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 10:30pm
•
New York City, NY
January 2022
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 8:30pm
•
New York City, NY
19
Wednesday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Jersey City, NJ
December 2021
17
Friday
Cocktail Party
5:30pm - 9:30pm
•
New York City, NY
10
Friday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
04
Saturday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
New York City, NY
October 2021
23
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:30pm - 11:30pm
•
New York City, NY
August 2021
19
Thursday
Cocktail Party
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Hoboken, NJ
June 2021
26
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Jersey City, NJ
20
Sunday
Dinner Party
12:30pm - 4:30pm
•
New York City, NY
12
Saturday
Wedding Engagement
3:00pm - 1:00am (Sun)
•
South Ozone Park, NY
May 2021
19
Wednesday
Graduation
6:30pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
March 2021
17
Wednesday
House Party
6:00pm - 12:00am (Thu)
•
South Ozone Park, NY
13
Saturday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Brooklyn, NY
12
Friday
Teen Birthday Party
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
New York City, NY
February 2021
20
Saturday
Dinner Party
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Bronx, NY
October 2020
31
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 12:00am (Sun)
•
Brooklyn, NY
September 2020
20
Sunday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Little Ferry, NJ
June 2019
12
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
New York City, NY
Setup requirements
I bring all bartending equipment, client provides, alcohol, mixers, cups, ice, garnishes, etc.