The best French restaurants in London with private dining rooms
With the multitude of different styles of French dining on offer in The Capital, it can be hard to know where to look to book an event, but privatediningrooms.co.uk is here to help. Ranging from stunning modern and glitzy venues to the older creaky townhouses of Soho there are private rooms for all different types of events whether you’re planning an elegant and formal dinner for corporate entertaining or to buzzy birthday party celebration with friends and family.
French cuisine in London ranges hugely too, from Michelin starred fine dining to casual brasserie dishes and everything in between. It’s always been popular, never more so than now, with perennial favourites such as steak tartare, bouillabaisse and coq au vin sitting alongside more modern interpretations of the cuisine, where classic dishes are modified to be more in line with younger tastes for less heavy creams and fats and lighter, fresher flavours.
Top Tip: Most restaurants are now well aware of the need to cater for special dietary requirements but as classic French cuisine is meat, bread and dairy heavy, it’s worth checking what vegetarian, lactose and gluten free dishes are available if you know your guests have these requests.
London frequently appears in lists of top foodie cities in the world and is now firmly in the ‘culinary mecca’ status Whether we’re talking Michelin stars, gourmet gastro grub, fabulous international cuisines or even great British fare, it’s all for the taking in London.
So if you’re looking to hold a private event in a fine dining establishment, but are a bit overwhelmed by the choice (it’s understandable!) and simply don’t know where to start, then the first thing to decide is what type of food you & your guests want to indulge in. After that, go for location or look at the chef/patron angle if that will excite your guests… There’ll still be plenty to choose from, but it’ll narrow it down a bit. And of course, check out our list of the best fine dining in private rooms here..
Top Tip: Many Michelin starred restaurants in London and areas outside of the capital have private rooms. You can find out which ones here.
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Balthazar restaurant in Covent Garden has two private dining rooms. Le Grand Salon Privé accommodates up to 60 seated guests or up to 80 guests for standing receptions. For smaller events Le Petit Salon Privé seats up to 24 and can also accommodated standing drinks receptions of up to 40 guests.
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The Jungle private dining room at Blanchette French restaurant in Soho seats up to 14 guests with exclusive restaurant hire also available for up to 44 seated guests.
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Located in the heart of Covent Garden, the private dining room at the Henri seats up to 30 guests and is also available for standing drinks events of up to 35 guests. The Chef’s Table seats up to 10 and restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 46 seated guests or up to 90 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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Le Pont de la Tour in Shad Thames overlooks Tower Bridge and has two private dining rooms respectively seating up to 20 and up to 25 guests.
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Galvin Galvin Bistro and Bar in Spitalfields is just minutes walk from Liverpool Street, making it a convenient venue for City private dining events. The Conservatory accommodates up to 30 seated guests or up to 35 guests for standing drink receptions. The Exclusive indoor hire accommodates up to 50 seated (80 standing) guests.
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Bistro Aix French restaurant in North London’s trendy Crouch End has a private dining room accommodating up to 29 seated guests. Exclusive hire of Aix is also available for seated events of up to 45 guests.
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The private dining room Noizé French Restaurant in Fitzrovia seats up to 45 private dining guests or up to 60 guests for standing receptions. The semi-private dining alcove seats up to 8 seated guests for smaller events.
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Aubaine French restaurant in Marylebone’s fashionable Moxon Street has a first floor private dining room accommodating up to 65 seated guests or up to 90 guests for standing drinks receptions. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for larger events of up to 120 seated (150 standing) guests.
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Le Boudin Blanc in Shepherds Market, Mayfair has two private dining rooms. The Cellar Room has its own bar and a round table seating up to 16 private dining guests. The first floor is available to hire exclusively for larger events of up to 50 seated guests.
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Long known as London’s most romantic restaurant, Clos Maggiore in Covent Garden specialises in contemporary French cuisine. The upstairs private dining room can accommodate up to 23 seated guests or up to 30 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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The second floor private dining room at Noble Rot Soho – located within a townhouse on Greek Street in the heart of Soho – can accommodate up to 10 seated guests.
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