Best Garden Bars For Home Entertaining In 2022

If you don’t have room for a standalone garden bar, try this clever fold-away option instead. Hang it on a (sturdy) fence or wall to turn small gardens or balconies into a mini home bar.

For an extra £25, add an optic rack for your favorite spirits.

Seats included? No.
Size: H96cm x W69cm x D18cm (door closed) and D105cm (door open)

Pop this fun Tiki bar on your lawn and transform your garden into a heavenly beachfront in Hawaii (well, it’s worth a try!). To finish the look, hang colorful paper lanterns, serve piña coladas from coconut cups and fix on a matching bar sign. Then you’ll be ready to host all your big summer parties.

Seats included? Yes.

Here’s another Tiki bar to transport you to that sunny resort in the Maldives for a fraction of the price. This one is especially good value: the handwoven rattan design, thatched roof and glass tabletop is really stylish – and it’s just under half the price of the above option, while still including two stools.

Seats included? Yes.
Size: H205cm x W102cm x D60cm (table); H72cm x W38cm x D38cm (chairs)

Rather than fruitlessly searching for a seat outside at your local, create your own with this fun pub-style garden bar. Considering it’s twice the size of most on this list, it’s really reasonably priced and it comes unfinished so you can spruce it up however you’d like.

Ask a friend for help with the DIY and you can repay them with a beer when it’s up in all its glory – check out the finished creations on the product page for inspiration.

Seats included? No.
Size: H200cm (back) x H213cm (front) x W168cm x D130cm

This slimline garden bar has plenty of fun features, including five wine glass holders, two ice buckets and a roof herb planter, where you can grow mint for your mojitos – or just use it as an extra trough for ciders.

They’re handmade to order and you can choose from a selection of woods and sizes. Excitingly, this bar arrives fully assembled, so the party can start ASAP.

Seats included? No.
Size: H165cm x W120cm; H96cm (worktop height) x 48cm (worktop depth)

Make your drinks station the focal point of your outdoor space with this robust, pressure treated wooden garden bar. All you need is a few stools, some fairy lights and plenty of drinks, of course!

Create a relaxing bar seating area with this luxe furniture set. Made from weatherproof resin wicker and aluminum, this investment piece can stay outside all year long and remain looking good-as-new. It comes with six comfy bar stools, a spacious round table and an ice bucket to keep beers cold while you chat.

Seats included? Yes.
Size: H100cm x W126cm x D126cm (table); H110cm x W46cm x D61cm (chairs)

From fellow Hearst title, Cosmopolitan’s CosmoLiving range at Wayfair, this chic dining table makes for a stylish garden bar setup with the matching stools. A handy option for small-space dwellers; you can adjust the shelves to store the chairs when it’s time to pack it into the shed at the end of the season.

Both are currently on sale, so snap them up quickly before they’re gone.

Size: H77cm x W41cm x D43cm

If you don’t have room for a full bar setup, try a drinks trolley instead. Simple yet striking, this turquoise bar cart (also available in red, yellow and gray) will add a pop of color to your outdoor space. Lockable wheels keep it steady on windier days, too.

Size: H77.72cm x W60.9cm x D 49cm

This bijou trolley is perfect for smaller spaces, if your balcony needs a revamp – and for £70, it’s very reasonably priced. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, it wouldn’t look out of place as a side table in your living room, so you don’t have to relegate it to the shed come September.

Pick from either forest green or black to suit your scheme.

Size: H79cm x W42cm x D40cm

Rattan furniture is effortlessly chic so, naturally, this gorgeous trolley (and matching bistro stools) caught our eye. Handy bottle holders will ensure your remaining Pimms or pricey glassware won’t topple over as you’re wheeling it inside at the end of the evening.

It’s currently 50 per cent off, so snap it up with an impressive discount while you still can.

Size: H89cm x W76cm x D46cm

Fun yet functional, this optic stand keeps all your favorite spirits in place and makes for a good conversation starter. It’ll pour the perfect measurement each time seriously too, so you’ll save your guests wincing through some strong vodka cranberries.

Impress guests by mixing up margaritas in this cute cocktail shaker. It’s definitely one to keep behind your tiki bar to maximise the tropical vibes.

Dishwasher safe? No.

We’re big fans of Oliver Bonas glassware in general, but we particularly like these 1920s-style martini glasses; They’ll add a touch of glam to dates.

If you like this classy design, complete your set with some of the matching pieces in the range.

Dishwasher safe? No.

The White Company has a lovely selection of glassware too, including these handblown gin glasses. We love the unusual chunky stems, said to help keep drinks cool; handy when the sun’s blazing in the garden.

Dishwasher safe? No.

Keep a bottle opener handy for all your beers. We think this one, with its rabbit design reminiscent of Alice in Wonderlandis very cute.