Best private dining rooms in London’s West End
Bordered by Camden, Holborn, Knightsbridge and Westminster, the West End area of London comprises the districts of Covent Garden, Fitzrovia, Marylebone, Mayfair & Soho.
The West End is located several miles west of the City of London and is one of the most important business districts in the United Kingdom. Home to offices, restaurants, exclusive shops, art galleries and London’s Theatreland, this Central London area is one of the capital’s most popular tourist destinations.
The major shopping districts of Oxford Street, Bond Street, Regent Street and Covent Garden are home to a multitude of major high street retailers as well as some of the most expensive upmarket shops in the country.
The range and diversity of restaurants and hotels in the district – from the the authentic Chinatown cuisine of Soho to the Michelin starred restaurants of Mayfair – ensures that West End venues with private dining rooms are always in great demand for events including birthday celebrations, group lunches & dinners and corporate Christmas parties.
The area is also home to modern bars, traditional London pubs and private clubs, many of which have function rooms available to hire for events.
The West End is one of the most accessible parts of the capital via London Underground with around twenty tube stations scattered throughout the district.
Alex Dilling at Hotel Cafe Royal – located on the southern end of Regent Street where Soho, Mayfair and St. James’s converge – has private dining rooms seating 6 – 44 guests as well as ballroom private event space for up to 150 seated (200 standing) guests.
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The Sotto Bar private dining room at Bocconcino Soho Italian restaurant seats up to 25 guests and is also the perfect event space for standing drinks & canapés receptions of up to 30 guests.
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Bacchanalia restaurant in the heart of Mayfair in London’s West End has a private dining room accommodating up to 20 seated guests which is also available for standing drinks receptions of up to 40 guests.
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Boxcar Bar & Grill in Marylebone – just a couple of minutes walk from Marble Arch tube station – has two private dining rooms seating 16 – 20 guests which are also available for drinks receptions of 20 – 30 standing guests.
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The private dining room at Bardo St. James’s Italian restaurant on Suffolk Place – between Piccadilly & Trafalgar Square in London’s West End – seats up to 16 guests. Other private event spaces can accommodate 25 – 120 seated guests or 50 – 300 guests for standing drinks events.
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Bricco e Bacco Italian restaurannt on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia has two private dining event spaces. The ground floor private dining area seats up to 16 guests and the Basement Bar & Party Room can accommodate up to 40 seated guests or up to 50 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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The Ritz Room at The Ritz London in Piccadilly – on the southern edge of Mayfair, close to Green Park – can accommodate up to eight seated guests for intimate private dining events in London’s West End with guests able to choose from five or seven course Michelin star menus.
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The ground floor dining room at Cin Cin Italian restaurant in Fitzrovia accommodates up to 30 seated (40 standing) guests and the lower ground floor Chef’s Table seats up to 4 guests for intimate private dining events.
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Located on Marylebone Lane and just a stone’s throw from Oxford Street and Bond Street tube stations, the private room at 28°- 50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen is the perfect choice for corporate dinners, parties and family celebrations. The room accommodates up to 16 seated guests or up to 25 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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The Groucho Club in the heart of Soho has private dining event spaces available for non-members to hire. The rooms can accommodate 12 – 50 seated guests or 25 – 150 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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28˚-50˚ Oxford Circus at Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia is located in the centre of London’s West End district. The restaurant’s four private and semi-private dining event spaces seat 10 – 45 guests and can accommodate 30 – 60 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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