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Rooms Available
- The Private Dining Room 20 Guests Seated 35 Guests Standing
- Semi - Private Dining Room 24 Guests Seated
Overview
If you are looking for the perfect place to host a private breakfast, lunch or dinner then look no further!
Avenue is a stunningly beautiful restaurant and bar in the heart of St James’s / Mayfair in Central London. Designed by American architect, Rick Mather, the grand room with its high ceilings and fabulous lighting instinctively feels extravagant, generous and fun!
The private dining room can accommodate 18-20 people seated or 35 standing and can be booked for breakfast, lunch or dinner as well as cocktail parties, canapé receptions and even meetings or presentations.
Our lunch and dinner menus start from £35.00 per person for three courses and coffee.
We can also accommodate groups from 12 to 60 people in the main restaurant, whilst Avenue’s high ceilings and wow factor make it ideal for exclusive hires or for group Bookings.
Insider View
Anyone with a sense of London will know that this area is a playground for the rich but the private dining room at the Avenue is anything but pretentious. Funky and simple and for that reason oozing class, this is a great modern venue for a private event.
The private dining room can hold 16-20 on a big table or around 15 on a smaller table. Natural light floods through the room and optional blinds can be pulled down to separate private diners from the public restaurant. Notably, the back glass wall looks out onto the charming Crown Passage where a couple of cute cafes and beautiful brick buildings provide your backdrop. Should your meeting be informal, you’ll relish the character of the scene. Should the occasion be more formal, simply bring down the shades.
Bright red walls compliment a dark grey carpet. Clean lines prevail and the feel is very minimalist. A 46 inch plasma screen is available.
The room was revamped as recently as November 2009 so you’ll find the décor is suitably fresh.
British cuisine is brought bang up to date here in Piccadilly. In keeping with everything else, contemporary is the word. So why don’t you surprise your guests by bringing them to the Avenue, modern fine dining in the heart of the gentleman club’s neighbourhood.
Kimmo Makkonen
How long have you been at the restaurant?
I have been at Avenue for 2 years; one and a half as Senior Sous Chef and from the beginning of 2012 as Head Chef.
Which was the first restaurant you worked in?
Restaurant Kaksi Kanaa in Helsinki.
What was the last London restaurant you went to, apart from your own?
What or who has been the biggest influence on the way you cook and why?
Rene Redzepi and Claude Bosi, their style of cooking is very interesting and contemporary, they serve food with high standards
What is your personal signature dish?
My signature dish changes time to time…at the moment it’s Char-Grilled Mackerel, Beetroot and Rhubarb. I generally like to cook with mackerel because of it’s flavour.
Which other chef's) do you most admire?
I admire Rene Redzepi, Claude Bosi, Thomas Keller, Alain Senderos. The list is endless. They are chefs who are original and want to do their own thing.
What’s the best part of your job?
To work with different people, instant feedback, daily routine changes constantly and being creative.
And the worst?
Long hours.
What would your last meal be?
Grouse, Scallops and Mackerel with any sort of garnish.
Do you have a chef’s shortcut that you can share with us?
No shortcuts really; do the right thing and work hard!!
