Discover the Best Private Dining Rooms in London for 10 – 20 Guests

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Many of the best private dining rooms in London are tailored to a party size of 10 to 20 guests. Leaving parties, team celebrations and friends’ get togethers often end up with around this number of guests. It’s a great size – small enough to still feel intimate but big enough not to have to worry about awkward silences.

Small team meetings, brainstormings, high level discussions, board dinners and power lunches are top of this category for corporate events, while private do’s are much more varied ranging from birthday parties, celebrations, high end hen and stag dinners and family lunches.

Restaurants, hotels, bars and clubs throughout London boast a huge range of private rooms that cater to this size. From City venues with amazing views of the Capital’s skyline to Michelin starred restaurants, gastro-pubs, riverside rooms and sumptuous hotels, there’s so many to choose from we recommend starting with the cuisine of choice within your chosen area and then looking at venues.

Top tip: Some restaurants will still allow this number of guests to choose from a reduced a la carte rather than a function menu, even if you’re holding the event in their private dining room. If you’d like your guests to have a choice – it’s worth checking!

In addition to the London private dining rooms below for 10 – 20 guests, you also find rooms for other private party sizes as follows:

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Smith & Wollensky
American Steakhouse |
Seats up to 200 |
£50+ per person

Located in Covent Garden Riverside – just off The Strand – Smith & Wollensky, known as America’s favourite steakhouse, have three private dining rooms able to accommodate 20 – 50 seated (30 – 60 standing guests. Exclusive restaurant hire seats up to 200 guests.

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St Pancras Brasserie & Champagne Bar by Searcys
Modern European |
Seats up to 200 |
£75+ per person

The two private dining rooms at St Pancras Brasserie & Champagne Bar by Searcys seat 14 – 20 guests or up to 30 guests for standing drinks receptions. Other private spaces accommodate up to 150 seated (220 standing) guests.

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Hawksmoor Guildhall
British Steakhouse |
Seats up to 50 |
£75+ per person

The private dining room at the legendary Hawksmoor Guildhall – located in the heart of the City of London – seats up to 24 guests. The Bar accommodates up to 50 seated (100 standing) guests for larger events.

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Heliot Steak House
Steak - Modern European |
Seats up to 20 |
£60+ per person

The two private dining rooms at Heliot Steak House at The Hippodrome – close to Leicester Square in London’s West End – can accommodate 10 – 18 guests.

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Boot & Flogger
Modern European |
Seats up to 34 |
£45+ per person

The five private dining rooms at Boot & Flogger in Southwark can accommodate 10 – 40 guests or 15 – 40 guests for standing drinks receptions. Exclusive hire available for up to 100 seated guests or up to 150 guests for standing drinks receptions.

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SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden
Unique Blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian |
Seats up to 100 |
£80+ per person

The Japanese-inspired private dining room at SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden seats up to 16 guests and has access to a private balcony overlooking views of the Covent Garden Piazza which is perfect for welcome drinks or post-dinner nightcaps. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 100 seated (300 standing) guests.

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Davy’s at St James’s
British Classics | Cheese | Sharing Boards |
Seats up to 150 |
£45+ per person

Private dining rooms at Davy’s at St James can accommodate 8 – 30 seated guests or up to 50 guests for standing receptions.

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London Marriott Hotel County Hall
British |
Seats up to 90 |
£85+ per person

London Marriott Hotel County Hall has ten private dining rooms able to accommodate 10 – 90 seated guests for lunches and dinners or 30 – 100 guests for standing drinks receptions.

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Otto’s
Classic French |
Seats up to 32 |
£110+ per person

Otto’s French restaurant on Gray’s Inn Road – where Bloomsbury meets Clerkenwell in London WC1 – has a private dining room seating 12 – 24 guests at one long table or up to 32 guests at three tables.

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Churchill War Rooms, Westminster
Modern Seasonal |
Seats up to 120 |
£115+ per person

Churchill War Rooms – concealed beneath the bustling city streets of Westminster – has a range of private dining rooms accommodating 20 – 120 seated guests or 120 – 175 guests for standing drinks receptions.

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The Elgin
Modern European |
Seats up to 38 |
£35+ per person

The private dining rooms at The Elgin in Ladbroke Grove seat 12 – 38 guests. Standing drinks reception events can also be accommodated for 20 – 70 guests.

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The Sloane Club
Modern European |
Seats up to 75 |
£50+ per person

Private dining rooms at Chelsea’s exclusive Sloane Club in Lower Sloane Street can accommodate 10 – 60 seated guests or 60 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.

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