London’s finest steakhouses with private dining rooms
The best private dining rooms at London steak restaurants
In a city where culinary ambition meets carnivorous indulgence, London’s steakhouses offer more than just perfectly seared slabs of beef – they serve as sanctuaries of sophistication for carnivorous group dining events. Nestled behind velvet curtains or tucked away in panelled chambers, the best private dining rooms in these temples of meat provide an intimate backdrop for serious steak appreciation.
These establishments are specialists in the art of the grill, presenting prime cuts including ribeye, sirloin, filet mignon and porterhouse – each kissed by flame and tailored to your precise notion of doneness. Whether you favour the primal tenderness of blue or the dependable chew of medium-well done (though let us collectively shudder at anything resembling charred shoe leather), the steaks here arrive as promised: sizzling, seasoned, and simply sublime.
Of course, no steak dinner is complete without its faithful entourage. Expect plush helpings of mashed potato, creamed spinach laced with nutmeg, charred seasonal veg, indulgent mac and cheese, and the ever-essential chips – be they chunky British, slender French frites, or something in between.
Below, we present a curated selection of London’s finest steak restaurants with private dining rooms – where the service is discreet, the lighting flattering and the steaks consistently the star of the show.
Hawksmoor Guildhall – City of London
Hawksmoor Guildhall is the sort of establishment where you half-expect to bump into a pinstriped Carnivore-in-Chief quietly weeping over a perfectly seared porterhouse. Hidden in the shadowy stillness of Basinghall Street, just a steak’s throw from Bank, this is sacred ground – not just for red-meat enthusiasts, but for anyone with a proper respect for British culinary pride.
Crowned World’s Best Steak Restaurant in 2022 (an accolade that, for once, feels entirely justified), Hawksmoor Guildhall doesn’t just serve steak. It venerates it. Cuts are dry-aged for 35 days and sourced from bucolic pastures where cattle live better lives than most Londoners. What arrives at table is not simply meat, but a slab of time-honoured tradition – deeply marbled, intensely flavoured, and gloriously tender.
Its private dining space – The Sublime Society Room – seats up to 22 guests and doffs its cap to the 18th-century beef-mad brethren who once toasted with port and swore off French wine. It’s intimate, wood-panelled, and tinged with a whiff of aristocratic debauchery. For a large group dining events, the Main Dining Room can be hired exclusively for City banquets of up to 140 seated guests, if your ambitions (and wallet) can match your appetite.
Read our guide to private dining rooms at Hawksmoor restaurants in London.
Jones Family Kitchen – Belgravia
A rare independent amongst chains and titans, Jones Family Kitchen in Belgravia is quietly self-assured. Tucked behind Eccleston Yards, it’s all soft light, rustic chic, and the gentle hum of locals who know good meat when they see it. Voted London’s best steakhouse by the Steak Society in 2019, it remains a darling of the discerning.
The menu is built around the Josper grill – a fierce Spanish oven that kisses the steaks with smoke and flame – but vegetarians are not entirely neglected with at least two vegetarian dishes always to be found on the à la carte menu.
Private dining comes in two flavours: the Window Room seats 24 at one long convivial table, or up to 30 in a split configuration. The semi-private Garden Room is separated by a curtain – ideal if you want to pretend you’re being discreet.
The Window Room at Jones Family Kitchen
Some steak restaurants whisper luxury; Heliot positively shouts it, over the clatter of chips and the whirr of slot machines. Perched within the gloriously gaudy Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square, Heliot is both a steakhouse and a spectacle – neon, noise, and USDA Prime cuts, flown in with all the subtlety of a Vegas floor show.
The meat is American to its marrow: richly marbled, gloriously buttery, and cooked with the kind of swagger only a casino could permit.
Private dining is split between Jimmy’s Room (12 seats) and Alma’s Room (up to 18) – think plush, theatrical, and perfect for a high-stakes ribeye and a martini or three before you try your luck downstairs.
Jimmy’s Room at Heliot Steak House
If steak is a religion, Gaucho Piccadilly is its cathedral of cool. Located on Swallow Street – close to Piccadilly Circus – in the former Spanish Ambassador’s residence (because, why not), this flagship outpost is a high-gloss temple to Argentinian beef – all cowhide, mood lighting, and dark Latin glamour.
The menu is a carnivorous love letter to the Pampas: wet-aged cuts, Malbec pairings, and a confident nod to inclusivity, with vegan and gluten-free options that don’t feel like afterthoughts.
Private dining spans the intimate (12–22 guests) to the downright cinematic (50–100) – ideal whether you’re hosting a discreet client dinner or throwing a meaty soirée that would make Evita blush.
Boisdale of Belgravia – Belgravia
Boisdale is what happens when a gentleman’s club falls in love with a steakhouse. Georgian townhouse elegance meets tartan-trimmed bravado in this Belgravia stalwart, where the spirit of Scotland flows as freely as the whisky list.
Aberdeenshire beef is the calling card here: dry-aged, boldly flavoured, and cooked with a reverence that borders on the ceremonial. Add oysters, live jazz, and one of London’s best cigar terraces, and you’ve got yourself a grand old time.
The Jacobite Room – home to the revived Sublime Society of Beef Steaks – seats 20 and feels like a scene from a smoky political drama. The larger spaces, including the swaggering Auld Restaurant, can host up to 40. As the society’s ancient toast goes: “May beef and liberty be our reward!” and who are we to disagree?
The Jacobite Room at Boisdale of Belgravia
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