Core

We bring
great coffee
to your
thing.

A fully-electric cart and a proper barista, wherever you need us. Book a hosted bar (you pay, your guests drink free) for away-days and private dos, or have us pop up at your market, festival or fête and let guests pay at the cart.

The Loose End coffee cart set up in a modern office workspace
Two ways

Pick your
style.

Two ways to get very good coffee at your thing, we host the bar, or we pop up and your guests pay. Not sure which? Just ask.

Option 01 · you pay

Hosted bar.

We host an open bar, unlimited drinks, all on the house. Best for away-days, office celebrations and private dos.

  • Unlimited drinks, all on the house
  • Full espresso menu, iced drinks and matcha
  • Your own barista for the session
  • 10 to 80 guests, 2 to 3 hours
  • Add a branded sign or printed cups
See bar options →
Option 02 · guests pay

Pop-up.

The traditional coffee-cart model: we park up and your guests order and pay at the cart. Great at markets and festivals, or by private invite from a run or sports club.

  • The classic, traditional cart model
  • Guests order and pay at the cart
  • Card and contactless, taken via Square
  • Markets, festivals, fairs and fêtes
  • Open to private invitations
More on pop-ups →
Fully
electric
No generator · no mains ⚡
All
day
On one 5 kWh charge 🔋
Go
anywhere
Indoors, off-grid, even upstairs
15
min
Set up & pouring
Now booking ★ Unlimited drinks

The hosted
bar.

An open bar for your event, unlimited barista coffee, all on the house. Spot-on for a corporate away-day, an office celebration or a private do. Pick a size; we bring everything. 10 to 80 people, 2 to 3 hours.

★ Most booked Away-day bar

Up to 40 people.

2 hours · unlimited drinks

Our smallest bar, unlimited barista coffee for up to 40 guests over two hours, as much as they can drink. Spot-on for a team away-day or a smaller office do.

from £340 2 hrs · up to 40 guests
Standard bar

Up to 60 people.

2.5 hours · unlimited drinks

Unlimited drinks for up to 60 guests over two and a half hours, we keep the queue short throughout.

from £420 2.5 hrs · up to 60 guests
Full bar

Up to 80 people.

3 hours · unlimited drinks

Our biggest bar, unlimited drinks for up to 80 guests over three hours. About as big as we take on right now.

from £600 3 hrs · up to 80 guests

Just a small do? We'll happily bring a set-size bar for as few as 10 people. Bigger than 80, or a wedding? Not just yet, we're keeping bars small while we're getting started.

Guests pay

The
pop-up.

Got a market, festival, fête, or a run or sports club that wants us along? We park up and your guests order and pay at the cart, the traditional way to run a coffee cart. Public footfall or a private invite, popping up is a big part of what we do.

Good spots

We park up.

We roll in and set up in about 15 minutes, fully electric and off-grid, no pitch or power needed, then pour all day. A few of the spots we love:

  • Farmers' and street markets
  • Festivals, fêtes and fairs
  • Run clubs and sportives
  • Sports clubs and matchdays
  • Community and charity events
Suggest a spot →
Workplaces

Office regulars.

Made for a regular slot at your office or co-working space, the kind of cart morning a team actually looks forward to.

  • Weekly or monthly regular slots
  • Slim enough for a standard doorway
  • Fully electric, no mains or generator
  • Clean and fume-free indoors
  • Card and contactless via Square
Bring us to your office →

Teas

Add-ons

Make it
yours.

Dress the cart for your event, add either to any bar.

+

Custom cart sign

A branded sign across the front of the cart, your name, your logo, your event colours.

from £80

+

Custom printed cups

Your branding on every cup in a guest's hand. Smart for launches, brand days and away-days.

from £50

Why a cart

Cart vs
the rest.

How a small, fully-electric cart stacks up against the usual coffee-catering options.

Swipe →
 Loose End cartCoffee van / trailerUrn / flasks
Fits indoors & through a standard door
Fully electric · no generatorOften not
Needs mains powerNoUsuallyYes
Proper speciality barista coffee
Up & running in 15 minSlower
Fits a 3 × 2 m spot
Own water · no plumbingVaries
Custom branding (sign & cups)Sometimes
Best group sizeUp to 80HundredsAny size
Flat-out volume~80/hrHigherHigh
The kit

What's on
board.

A high-tech Decent DE1 espresso machine, ~5 kWh of DJI batteries and onboard water, small, silent and fully off-grid.

Decent
DE1
High-tech espresso machine
~5 kWhDJI battery · ≈ 10 e-bikes 🔋
Under
80cm
Fits a standard doorway
Own
water
No plumbing, no mains
Browse

Find your
fit.

Jump to your kind of event, or your patch of Sussex & Surrey.

Events Fêtes Athletics meets Farmers’ markets Festivals Industrial estates Run clubs Village fairs Events Fêtes Athletics meets Farmers’ markets Festivals Industrial estates Run clubs Village fairs
Fully registered Level 2 hygiene trained £5m public liability Risk-assessed setup
★ Now booking

Tell us
about it.

Hosted bar or pop-up, tell us what you've got in mind: your date, rough headcount and the spot, and we'll come back with a quote.

Get a quote → tom@looseend.coffee
Get a quote → Suggest a spot