Private Dining Rooms

Overview

Established in 1984, Hardy’s Brasserie and Wine Bar is a family-run neighbourhood favourite situated on a tranquil corner in Marylebone.

The welcoming, convivial atmosphere has made it a second home for many customers over the years. Business diners & locals alike come for the honest British cooking, such as Hardy’s fishcakes, battered cod and chips and shepherd’s pie, as well as daily specials and seasonal European dishes.

The award-winning wine list sourced from small producers specialises in a diverse selection of wines with over 14 bottles under £20 plus well priced fine classics.

Choose between the comfortable restaurant with white linen which seats 25 on one table, the informal candle lit brasserie with capacity for 60 on five tables or one of our smaller private rooms.

Insider View

Set just off the busy main drag of Baker Street, this family-run wine bar is a real treasure for local businesses and residents alike.

The brasserie-cum-wine bar has a relaxed Parisian feel the moment you enter, from the half-curtains at the windows, to the stripped wooden floor, chabby-chic mirrors and bunches of drying peppercorns on the walls.

Some restaurants have a regular corporate clientele yet feel decidedly personal. Hardy’s is one of those. Run by owner Dominique de Bastarrechea, the restaurant is split into four inter-linked flexible spaces and is used for both informal business meetings, lunches and dinners as well as personal celebrations.

First there’s the main Brasserie room (seating 48) with its bare tables and red velvet banquettes, art deco wall lights and large windows – which gives the room an airy bright feel. The bar at the far end of the room provides a focal point, while the exposed brickwork and cream walls, interrupted intermittently with eclectic artwork, mirrors or plants in birdcages really give the feel of a Parisian suburb.

The Green Room (seating 12) – a side room to the back of the brasserie - with its thick green and white striped paint is ideal for a small party that still wants to feel the buzz of the main restaurant yet not be overheard or noticed by other diners. It features a collection of interesting old menus collected by the restaurant’s founder Nick De Bastarrechea and some beautiful Japanese silk prints.

Continuing round from the main Brasserie is the Restaurant (seating 25) – complete with white linen table cloths and napkins, giving it a slightly more formal feel than the Brasserie, but otherwise similar in style.

The Library (seating 16) houses an eclectic array of books – a personal collection from an antiquarian book dealer –a stained glass window and some antique rugs. With one large table, it’s the most private place in the restaurant and therefore ideal for relaxed yet confidential meetings or a quiet dinner with select friends.

Finally, below the restaurant is the Underbar, a vaulted room with a 1930’s speakeasy atmosphere, complete with private bar, piano and PA system. Ideal for parties that want music, its red neon light defines it as a different space to the rest of Hardy’s, as does its unusual entrance: a prison door.

Events here are totally flexible, according to Dominique who has that patron/owner approach to life – she will make it her business to ensure her guests are happy. There’s no room hire charge, and food and drink are tailored to meet all budgets. A supper license means drinks can be served till midnight.