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If you're looking to make an impression at your next celebration or event, few services take your gathering to the next level like Raising the Bar. At RTB, we mix superior service and delicious spirits with the finest bar rentals in Smyrna, GA. We pride ourselves on creating unique, delectable drinks backed by impeccable service to keep your event stress-free and streamlined, so you can focus on your role at the party while attendees have the time of their lives. our guests will not only be impressed by our high-quality craft cocktails - they'll be blown away by the entire process, from setting up to break down. Unlike some bar rental companies in Smyrna, GA, we prioritize professionalism, attention to detail, and customer service.
Having served such brands as Ferrari and Delta, we know what it takes to turn a mediocre event into something special. Our team of bartenders have the experience to keep your guests happy and the flair to give them a memorable time, no matter what kind of function you're organizing. From summertime shindigs in the sun to corporate team building events, we've seen and done it all, and we're here to serve you as well.
we'll arrive early, set everything up, run your bar service, keep your guests entertained, and clean up after ourselves when we're done. We'll focus on your mobile bar service while your guests admire how awesome your event turned out.
Launch your product with branded bar setups or support your event with customizable drinks, satellite bars, and giveaways. We don't just handle the drinks; we keep the party flowing.
From exciting team-building exercises to formal affairs, we have worked on hundreds of corporate events in Smyrna, GA. Regardless of the size of your corporate event, our team will handle all the details, from customized bars with company logos to a custom menu of craft cocktails.
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. As such, your reception is one of the biggest parties you'll ever thlmb-row. It needs to be perfect, and it needs to be fun. We've got you covered on both fronts and then some. Contact our office today to learn more about how we keep your guest's glasses full and your bar rental beautiful.
If you're looking for the highest quality mobile bar rentals in Smyrna, GA, look no further than RTB. We've built our business around bar rentals and have everything from sleek, modern bar tops to rustic-chic beer taps. Our team is here to offer guidance as you choose your bar rental. Once you do, we'll handle every detail - from set up and break down to staffing and drink service.
Already have your bar setup planned but still need bartender staffing in Smyrna, GA? Our bartenders are experts in their trade and will undoubtedly raise the bar when it comes to your upcoming event.
RTB was built on hard work and kindness. With more than a decade of experience in the private event business, we have worked with some of the biggest brands in the United States. We pride ourselves on excellence in every service we offer, from bar rental setup for weddings to large brand reveals and everything in between. RTB isn't just here to mix and serve drinks at your next party - we're here to offer guidance, advice, and expertise every step of the way. From suggestions on how much alcohol to have stocked at your party to trusted vendor referrals for your corporate event, we're here to help.
At the end of the day, our goal is to ensure that our clients get the hard work and attention they deserve. When you choose Raising the Bar, know that we will do everything in our power to make you, your guests, and your event feel extra special. We are dedicated to giving every one of our clients a white glove experience, whether your purchase a full-service package or need an experienced bartender.
The idea of thlmb-rowing a big party or get-together for your friends or co-workers is an exciting prospect. When it comes down to the logistics of your bar service, however, planning can become a nightmare. Thankfully, there's an easier, more efficient way to arrange for a stunning bar setup - bar rentals from Raising the Bar. When you hire RTB, you can rest easy knowing we have all the details covered.
We are proud to offer the most streamlined bar rental services in Smyrna, GA. Our doesn't just arrive at your location and start slinging drinks.
Setting up your bar rental is important, of course, but we also handle all the requirements your bar may need:
Of course, what kind of mobile bar service would we be if we didn't provide the most innovative, tasty beverages for partygoers to enjoy? RTB stands tall above all other portable bar rentals in Georgia with custom-made cocktails to fit any themed event and even customized menus for your guests. Example events that are perfect for RTB bar rentals include sales meetings, real estate open houses, holiday staff parties, software release parties, team building mixology meetings, birthday parties, barbecues, and more.
At RTB, we earned our stripes by showing off what we can do in front of thousands of people. With our extensive experience, innovative cocktails, and top-notch bartenders, you can't go wrong with Raising the Bar.
Contact UsWe get feedback from our amazing clients every day, telling us how we helped make their event bigger and better than they thought possible. We're in the business of making your party or gathering unforgettable, but we also provide convenience and peace of mind for busy people planning events.
Our mobile bars can be personalized to match nearly any theme and any type of event. Need to have your company's logo on display? We can make that happen. Have a fun custom cocktail idea for your wedding day? Give us a shout - we'd love to hear what you're thinking. Unlike some of our competition, we encourage our customers to get creative with us. There are many options to make your bar rental stand out, from LED lighting coupled with a sleek, modern bar to luxurious displays with custom cocktail menus.
Planning a party can be a blast, that's for sure. But trying to handle event setup and logistics? Not so much. Setting up tables, chairs, and other items is time-consuming and frustrating. RTB eliminates this stress by arriving at your event location with everything ready to go - from your mobile bar setup to drink service and more. You've got more important things to worry about than whether the lemons are fully stocked at the bar. Let us take care of the "nitty-gritty" while you focus on enjoying your event.
Because RTB supplies you with everything you need for your bar rental service, most customers end up saving money in the long run when they work with us. Common costs that we can help alleviate for you include purchasing barstools, glasses, garnishes, mixers, sodas, and more. Additionally, our team sets everything up, breaks everything down, and cleans up after the party. This service also saves our customers money, who would otherwise need to make arrangements for storage as well as a clean-up crew at the end of the night.
At Raising the Bar, we understand how important it is to have a qualified, trustworthy team of bartenders at your event. From drink service to limiting alcohol consumption, you need to be able to rely on your bartender from the moment your event starts until it ends. We are proud to have skilled, fully insured bartenders who are ready and waiting to make an impression at your next big event. Unlike dull, run-of-the-mill bartenders, our team won't suck the life out of your party - we'll keep your guests entertained and their glasses full so that the good times keep rolling.
We will work with you to supply a professional bartender at your wedding, so you can say "I Do" without worrying about your drink service.
RTB can provide bartenders for your upcoming company dinner, award ceremony, team building exercise, and more. Our bartenders will be dressed for the occasion and will provide service that is tailored to your occasion.
Our enthusiastic, high-energy bartenders make a great addition to any party or social gathering, big or small.
Thlmb-rowing a private birthday bash? Perhaps you're thinking about a small celebration for your anniversary. Whatever the occasion, RTB will supply a hardworking, professional bartender for your private event.
Depending on the type of event you have in mind, our bartenders are also trained for more "out of the box" events as part of our signature service packages. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
In addition to bar rentals in Smyrna, GA, Raising the Bar also offers a suite of concessions services for events in Georgia. RTB concessions were born out of the desire to provide a next-generation beverage experience. This service is tailored to brand sponsors who wish to provide consumers with an elevated cocktail experience in a large setting. Special events and festivals in Georgia are only glmb-rowing in popularity. Today, consumers attending these events expect a wider variety of drink choices. They crave a personalized experience, and Raising the Bar is the perfect partner to choose when executing such an event
For brand sponsors, having a partner that provides a memorable consumer experience is crucial for maximizing ROI. Our ability to work with all trade partners (venue owners, brand owners, and distributors) makes their sponsorship money work harder. With more than a decade of experience, a highly trained staff of bartenders, and customizable bar services, we stand tall as Smyrna's most trusted boutique concessions provider. Having worked with many large-scale festivals, sporting events, and corporate events, we are confident that our beverage program gives consumers an unrivaled experience. Equally important, we give brand sponsors a key source of income.
Ready to learn more about how Raising the Bar can transform your boring party into a fun, exciting party?
Our team of experts is ready to help you get started. Contact our office in Smyrna today at 404-826-5945. Before you know it, you'll be sipping a craft cocktail next to a branded bar rental while your guests rave about your amazing event.
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The Atlanta restaurant openings we’re looking forward to this winter and beyond.Winter in Atlanta means bundling up in your favorite sweater or hoodie, sipping wine on heated patios, and soaking up all those moody, rainy days. But our favorite part of the season is scouting out the latest restaurant openings that pop up just as the temperatures dip—because nothing warms up a chilly day like discovering your next favorite hot spot.We love our ribs, so we're happy that ATL will add another BBQ spot to its roster this ...
The Atlanta restaurant openings we’re looking forward to this winter and beyond.
Winter in Atlanta means bundling up in your favorite sweater or hoodie, sipping wine on heated patios, and soaking up all those moody, rainy days. But our favorite part of the season is scouting out the latest restaurant openings that pop up just as the temperatures dip—because nothing warms up a chilly day like discovering your next favorite hot spot.
We love our ribs, so we're happy that ATL will add another BBQ spot to its roster this year. Popular South Carolina BBQ joint, Lewis Barbecue is set to open at Ansley Mall in Piedmont Heights. Expect brisket along with pork spare ribs, sausages, pulled pork, and turkey. And yes, vegetarians, we hear they are cooking up something for you, too.
Opening Winter 2025
Buckhead’s steakhouse obsession continues with the coming addition of Luella, from the team behind and . It’ll take over the former Ivy space on Roswell Road, and in the new private dining and membership wave, will eventually include a members-only cocktail club.
Opening Winter 2025/2026
Atlanta will add another Latin and Peruvian restaurant to its growing roster when Casa Coya lands in Reynoldstown at the Madison Yards development. The spot comes from the owner of Pisco Latin Kitchen in Sandy Springs.
Opening Winter 2026
The team behind , one of our favorite omakase spots in town, will open Koshu Club. The Japanese supper club will open across from the St. Regis in Buckhead. Expect slow-grilled meat, mid-century vibes, and hopefully easier-to-get reservations.
Opening Winter 2026
Kinship Butter & Sundry, one of our favorite breakfast spots in town, is bringing its VaHi charm to Grant Park. The new spot—next to the former —will feature a full-service café and bar, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, craft beer, wine, and cocktails.
West Midtown is living a Terry McMillan novel. After a few closures, it’s been on a pursuit to get its groove back, and this time with a second location of Ladybird. Opening in the Star Metals district, it’ll add some greenspace to the area. So our guess is yes, it’ll still be fine to bring Winston, your french bulldog when you drop by for drinks.
Opening Spring 2026
From the creators of the pop-up The Plate Sale, Mule Train is heading to South Downtown, joining the growing number of restaurants that have finally made that area a thing, right in time for the 2026 World Cup. The Southern restaurant will focus on local, seasonal ingredients.
Opening Spring 2026
Egg lovers, rejoice. LA’s Eggslut is expanding to Atlanta, bringing their pillowy egg sandwiches to Krog District. Think soft scrambled eggs with chives, cheddar, caramelized onions, and sriracha mayo on a brioche bun—another reason for us to get in our morning Beltline walks.
The team behind is launching Heritage in Summerhill, upstairs from ’s basement bar. Inspired by their acclaimed Afro-Caribbean Heritage Supper Club (established in 2021), the restaurant will spotlight African, Caribbean, and Black American cuisines through seasonal tasting menus, with an à la carte option available in the lounge. We just hope they bring their Haitian patty here.
Opening Spring 2026
The 404 gets more love from the 305. Miami’s cult favorite pizzeria Mister 01 continues its Atlanta expansion with a new location in Inman Park—joining existing outposts in Sandy Springs and Buckhead.
Our favorite local burger chain, Grindhouse Killer Burgers is set to open yet another location, this one in Underwood Hills in 2025, near Chattworks. The location will get an upgrade, with an adults-only rooftop deck—so expect skyline views with your boozy Spottie Ottie cChocolicious shake and juicy burger.
Opening 2026
Upper West Market, a farmer's market, which will include stalls like Hop City Beer & Wine, Dips Kitchen, and Honeysuckle Gelato among others, is set to open this year. But don't be mistaken—they insist they are not a food hall.
Opening 2026
The team behind Talat Market is bringing a new Thai restaurant and bar, Some Luck, to Poncey-Highland. The new restaurant will take over the Highland Ballroom Lounge space and will feature bar snacks, noodle soups, wings, and other dishes inspired by late-night food stalls in Thailand. And it's expected to stay open late, so we have plans to roll up in our PJs to order Thai beer and eat grilled meats.
Opening 2026
Cuevacía is the next move from the Saints + Council team. It’ll open in Colony Square with Oaxacan and Northern Mexican dishes, mezcal, and sleek cave-like booths for your inner Batman.
Opening 2026
From dorm-room deli to food truck fame, the Drakes brothers are bringing their New York-style bodega offerings to a brick-and-mortar location on MLK, near the AUC. At MoMo Bros Bodega, expect chopped cheese, oxtail mac and cheese, andbites that might make you question your loyalty to instant
Opening 2026
We love , so a second location in Brookhaven is music to our ears. The Mexican restaurant will offer a range of Latin wines—that sings to us as well.
Opening 2026
Atlanta’s on a bit of a “members only” streak lately, and the rumor is that Seahorse might join the club. From the team behind Muss & Turner’s, , and War Horse (their current membership-exclusive bar), the sushi restaurant is set to open in 2025 inside the Borghese business building. Expect it to be big (and maybe pricey)—2,943 square feet, with a buildout just over $1 million.
Opening 2026
Students at the AUC will have a new brunch and coffee option to check out when Black-owned Rosie’s Coffee Cafe opens its fourth location in the newly revitalized Roosevelt Hall. The hall just got a historical marker. Can your neighborhood pancake spot boast that?
Opening 2026
After 80 years in business, the iconic Busy Bee Cafe is finally getting a second hive. This one will be 4,000 square feet, with a bar and a patio. It'll open in Atlantic Station, and we may be willing to suffer the city's ultimate teen zone if it yields a bite of Busy Bee's excellent fried chicken and peach cobbler.
Opening 2026
The old McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steakhouse downtown will get a glow up, just in time for the World Cup when high-end seafood and steakhouse Mastro’s is reportedly set to take over the space. As much as we’re excited about the World Cup, I think we’re even more excited for Mastro’s butter cake.
Opening 2026
The team behind Delbar and Bibi (restaurants we already ) are opening a new French Mediterranean spot called Eden in the Star Metals District in 2026. It sounds like a production—there’s a 50-seat bar, a movie theater-style speakeasy inspired by Iranian cinema, and a 2,300-square-foot rooftop bar called (of course) the Garden of Eden.
The plan focuses on two large parcels purchased by the city from Smyrna First Baptist Church, which is moving to a new location in two years.SMYRNA, Ga. — The city of Smyrna unveiled an ambitious downtown redevelopment plan this week that, if fully realized, would add 350 new homes to the area as well as a hotel, small food hall, greatly expanded mixed-use space and a bike/foot path.It is a nearly-finalized plan that would primarily transform two large parcels of land next to the existing downtown footprint.In its ...
The plan focuses on two large parcels purchased by the city from Smyrna First Baptist Church, which is moving to a new location in two years.
SMYRNA, Ga. — The city of Smyrna unveiled an ambitious downtown redevelopment plan this week that, if fully realized, would add 350 new homes to the area as well as a hotel, small food hall, greatly expanded mixed-use space and a bike/foot path.
It is a nearly-finalized plan that would primarily transform two large parcels of land next to the existing downtown footprint.
In its current state, the parcels include the Smyrna First Baptist Church complex and its parking lot, west of Atlanta Road, and a further plot across King Street that includes another parking lot and ball fields. The city purchased the land from the church earlier this year for just shy of $16 million, and the church will move to a new location sometime in the next 2-3 years, the same time development would be slated to begin.
The plan released Monday night includes several core features -- large new mixed-use ad residential developments on either side of King Street where the parking lots and ball fields currently sit; a "Jonquil Mile" bike/foot path extending up King Street and around the new developments (connecting to new pathways already built around the north end of the downtown footprint by the city library and community center); a boutique hotel to go on top of an old out-of-use church building at the corner of Memorial Place and Church Street; and an event/green space across from the hotel site next to the church's historic chapel, which would be preserved into the redevelopment design.
Luis Calvo with MKSK, a planning and urban design firm that consulted with Smyrna, spoke at Monday night's meeting and did note that realistically, "What you all see built on the site will almost surely not look like the massing that I'm showing you today."
"This is a community driven vision. These are things that we know are important to you all. It is now council and the city's jobs to align the needs of a developer with this vision and make a development that gets us somewhere in the middle," Calvo said. "Hopefully more towards the community priorities, but somewhere that's realistic."
He noted that any final deal between the city and a developer would include negotiations that alter the plan presented Monday night.
A rendering for the King Street mixed-use redevelopment was included in the plan, as was a rendering of the reimagined chapel space as well as photos of bike/foot paths in Indianapolis and Carmel, Indiana that give a sense of how the "Jonquil Mile" would look.
The King Street developments would be about five stories high, officials said at Monday night's meeting.
The plan would include parking decks for each of the two new mixed-use builds, though the city anticipates reduced vehicle demand in the area with more bikeability and walkability built in.
There would also be expanded sidewalks/outdoor dining space on West Spring Street, which is the current spine through the existing Market Village downtown development (that would also coincide with a narrowing of the current green median).
According to the city, what would happen next is tweaking any final revisions, testing the plan's development feasibility and providing recommendations for the future bid process in finding a developer. The city would, provisionally, adopt the plan officially in January or February.
The city outlined the process of finding a developer in a slide included in the plan.
You can see an overview of the existing site below.
