Private Dining Rooms in Covent Garden
Covent Garden is one of London’s most popular areas for private dining, with an excellent choice of restaurants, hotels, pubs and event venues offering private rooms and spaces for group dining.
Located in the heart of London’s West End, close to Soho, Holborn and the City of London, Covent Garden is particularly convenient for business dinners, celebrations, pre-theatre dining and corporate entertaining.
Private Dining Rooms (PDR) brings together private dining venues across Covent Garden, making it easier to compare restaurants and private rooms according to guest numbers, style, cuisine, occasion and budget.
The Best Venues in Covent Garden with Private Dining Rooms
Covent Garden has one of the West End’s most varied restaurant scenes, ranging from well-known London restaurants and hotels to independent dining rooms, traditional pubs and contemporary restaurants.
Private dining rooms in Covent Garden range from intimate spaces for smaller dinners to larger rooms suitable for celebrations, company events and group dining. Some venues can also accommodate standing drinks receptions and larger private parties.
The area around Covent Garden Piazza, the Strand, Seven Dials and nearby Theatreland provides particularly strong choices for private dining, with venues covering a wide range of cuisines and styles.
Private Dining for Celebrations and Special Occasions
Covent Garden is a natural choice for birthdays, anniversaries, family gatherings and other special occasions.
Its combination of restaurants, bars, theatres and central London location makes it particularly useful when guests are travelling from different parts of London or coming into the capital from further afield.
For theatre-goers, a private dining room can also provide somewhere to meet for lunch, dinner or drinks before or after a performance. The Royal Opera House and numerous West End theatres, including Theatre Royal Drury Lane, are located in or immediately around Covent Garden.
Corporate Private Dining in Covent Garden
Covent Garden is also well placed for business entertaining, corporate lunches, private dinners and client events.
The district sits between the traditional West End business areas and the legal and commercial districts around Holborn and the City, while Charing Cross and several Underground stations make it straightforward for guests to reach.
Depending on the venue, private rooms may be available for seated lunches and dinners, presentations, meetings, networking events and standing receptions.
Finding the Right Covent Garden Private Dining Room
When choosing a private dining room in Covent Garden, it is worth considering more than location alone.
Guest capacity, room layout, minimum spend, menu style, accessibility and whether you require a completely private room can all influence which venue is most suitable.
Smaller private rooms can work particularly well for business dinners and intimate celebrations, while larger rooms and event spaces may be better suited to company parties, receptions and bigger group dining occasions.
Browse the Covent Garden private dining venues listed below or use PDR’s free Venue Finding Service if you would like help finding suitable venues for your event.
Getting to Covent Garden
Covent Garden is one of central London’s most accessible dining districts.
Covent Garden Underground station is on the Piccadilly line, while Leicester Square, Charing Cross, Holborn and Tottenham Court Road stations are all within walking distance. Charing Cross railway station is also nearby.
Its location makes Covent Garden particularly convenient for groups whose guests are travelling from different parts of London.
Find Private Dining Rooms Near Covent Garden
If you are considering nearby areas as well, explore private dining rooms in Soho, Holborn, Bloomsbury, the West End and the City of London.
Specialising in Japanese Teppanyaki cuisine, Benihana restaurant – located on Maiden Lane in the southern part of Covent Garden – has private dining rooms accommodating 9 – 64 seated guests.
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The basement karaoke bar at Maxwell’s Bar & Grill – located in the heart of Covent Garden on King Street – accommodates up to 38 seated guests for private group dining events or up to 50 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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Jamie Oliver Catherine St in Covent Garden has private and semi-private dining rooms accommodating 7 – 38 seated guests or 20 – 38 guests for standing drinks receptions. Exclusive restaurant hire is available for up to 110 seated guests or up to 180 for standing events.
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Brasserie Boulevard – located on Wellington Street in the heart of Covent Garden in London’s West End district – has private dining rooms accommodating 30 – 75 seated guests or 40 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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The first floor dining room at Café Murano in Covent Garden can accommodate up to 50 seated guests or up to 70 guests for standing receptions. Pastificio is an elegant private dining space available for dinners of up to 22 seated (30 standing) guests. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for larger events of up to 70 seated (100 standing) guests.
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The private dining room at Barrafina Adelaide Street in Covent Garden can accommodate between 12 to 30 guests.
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Opera Tavern in Covent Garden – in the heart of the West End’s Theatreland – serves delicious Spanish & Italian tapas and has a private dining room accommodating up to 43 seated guests or up to 50 standing guests for drinks events.
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Palm Court Brasserie – located on King Street in Covent Garden – has a semi-private dining room, separated from the main restaurant by sliding French doors, and seats up to 45 group dining guests.
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Balthazar restaurant in Covent Garden has two private dining rooms. Le Grand Salon Privé accommodates up to 49 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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Harry’s Covent Garden- located on Russell Street, close to Covent Garden tube station – has two private dining rooms accommodating 16 – 60 seated guests or 30 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.
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Located beneath Covent Garden Market, STEREO offers private dining rooms for up to 60 seated guests. Exclusive venue hire is available for up to 150 seated.
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The private dining room at Covent Garden’s legendary original Ivy restaurant accommodates up to 60 seated guests at round tables. The room is also perfect for drinks receptions of up to 100 standing guests.
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