Private dining rooms in London for 20 – 30 guests
The most frequent size of event booked on this site, the split between corporate and private functions is quite evenly balanced. Events range from business lunches, corporate entertainment, team celebrations, leaving do’s, networking and office Christmas parties to birthday bashes, family celebrations and casual friend get togethers.
Whatever the occasion, there are numerous London venues with stunning private rooms of this size from elegant and refined fine dining restaurants to funky and informal gastropubs and chic bars.
Many semi-private spaces can also be hired exclusively, which is worth considering if you are arranging a drinks reception or event that would enjoy the buzz of the wider restaurant – but obviously not suitable if speeches are planned!
Some private dining rooms for this number of guests will have space for a pre-dinner reception or may allow guests a sectioned off area of the bar, but some don’t have the room so do ensure the venue has enough space for all your needs throughout the function.
Top Tip: Many of London’s most iconic restaurants have private rooms this size but they all too often go unnoticed. We recommend checking out your favourite restaurant and just asking the question!
In addition to the London private dining rooms below for 20 – 30 guests, you also find rooms for other private party sizes as follows:
- Intimate private dining rooms (up to 6 guests)
- Small private dining rooms (up to 10 guests)
- Private dining rooms for 10-20 guests
- Large private dining rooms for 30-40 guests
- Extra large private dining rooms for 40-50 guests
- Private dining and party venues for 50-100 guests
- Gala dinner venues (over 100 guests)
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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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Bluebird Restaurant on the Kings Road has five private dining rooms seating from 30 to 120 guests. Exclusive hire available for up to 200 seated (500 standing) guests.
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Private dining rooms at One Moorgate Place – located in the heart of the City of London – can accommodate 18 – 60 seated guests or 35 – 80 guests for standing drinks receptions. The Great Hall is perfect for larger events of up to 200 seated (400 standing) guests.
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Merchant Taylors’ Hall in The City of London is an ancient livery company hall with private dining rooms available to hire from smaller group dining events of up to 20 guests to banquet dinners of up to 200 guests as well as drinks receptions of 50 – 400 standing guests.
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The private dining rooms at The Oyster Shed seat 30 – 60 guests and can also accommodate 24 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions. Semi private spaces can accommodate 20 – 40 seated (40 – 60 standing) guests. Exclusive hire for 200 seated / 400 standing guests also available.
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The private dining room at Veeraswamy, the legendary Indian fine dining restaurant located in the heart of London’s West End, seats up to 16 guests on one long table or up to 22 guests at two tables. The smaller non-private Paisley Room seats 8 – 12 guests. Special menus at lunchtime from £66 per head onwards.
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The semi-private dining room at Angela Hartnett’s Café Murano Italian restaurant in St. James’s Street, London SW1 seats up to 22 guests.
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The Cook’s Room at Hawksmoor Borough – just a stone’s throw from Borough Market & London Bridge – seats up to 22 private dining guests. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for large group dining events of up to 160 seated guests.
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Il Maremmano Italian restaurant – located on Tulse Hill in Brixton – specialises in serving authentic Tuscan cuisine & is available for exclusive hire for private dining events and standing drinks receptions.
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The Stablehand gastro pub in Paddington has two private dining rooms with the The Garden Room accommodating up to 20 seated guests (25 standing) and the Wine Cellar accommodating up to 22 seated guests or 30 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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The two private rooms at Gaucho Tower Bridge seat 13 – 23 guests. The Top Floor can accommodate up to 100 seated (120 standing) guests for larger events, Restaurant exclusive hire is available for up to 220 seated (300 standing) guests.
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Smith’s Bar & Grill in Paddington has private and semi-private dining event spaces accommodating 10 – 100 seated guests or 20 – 100 guests for standing drinks receptions. For larger functions, the whole venue can be hired exclusively for private dining events of up to 200 guests or up to 400 standing guests for events.
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