What to give as a birthday gift for a 30th party at a bar?

We were invited to a 30th birthday party celebrating the joint birthdays of two of our friends (a couple who has lived together for about 10 years, not married, just to give background for gift-giving ideas).

It's open bar with buffet. Normally I'd give an expensive bottle of alcohol or wine, but is that appropriate if the party is IN a bar? I try not to give cash or gift cards or restaurant gift certificates, so I wanted a real gift item or something...

Re: What to give as a birthday gift for a 30th party at a bar?

I would still give a nice bottle of alcohol if that's what you know they would like

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Sure, why not??? I'm sure they could put it in their car if they don't want to hold it all night.

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I do gift cards usually for $50 for good friends. Freckles and I just got our friend a GC for $100 to dicks for golf stuff.

Other friends that I am not as close with but going to open bars where I have to pay a cover of 45 or 50 we haven't been giving gifts to.

I have 3 30th b-days in a row in feb...this is going to be an expensive year!