Discover the Best Private Dining Rooms in London for 10 – 20 Guests

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Many of the best private dining rooms in London are tailored to a party size of 10 to 20 guests. Leaving parties, team celebrations and friends’ get togethers often end up with around this number of guests. It’s a great size – small enough to still feel intimate but big enough not to have to worry about awkward silences.

Small team meetings, brainstormings, high level discussions, board dinners and power lunches are top of this category for corporate events, while private do’s are much more varied ranging from birthday parties, celebrations, high end hen and stag dinners and family lunches.

Restaurants, hotels, bars and clubs throughout London boast a huge range of private rooms that cater to this size. From City venues with amazing views of the Capital’s skyline to Michelin starred restaurants, gastro-pubs, riverside rooms and sumptuous hotels, there’s so many to choose from we recommend starting with the cuisine of choice within your chosen area and then looking at venues.

Top tip: Some restaurants will still allow this number of guests to choose from a reduced a la carte rather than a function menu, even if you’re holding the event in their private dining room. If you’d like your guests to have a choice – it’s worth checking!

In addition to the London private dining rooms below for 10 – 20 guests, you also find rooms for other private party sizes as follows:

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Otto’s
Classic French |
Seats up to 32 |
£110+ per person

Otto’s French restaurant on Gray’s Inn Road – where Bloomsbury meets Clerkenwell in London WC1 – has a private dining room seating 12 – 24 guests at one long table or up to 32 guests at three tables.

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Rose Court Events
Modern European |
Seats up to 30 |
£65+ per person

Rose Court Events in Bankside on London’s South Bank has two private dining rooms accommodating 14 – 30 seated guests or up to 50 guests for standing drinks receptions. The Circle bar & restaurant at Rose Court Events is also available to hire for larger events of up to 140 seated (450 standing) guests.

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Theo Randall at the InterContinental
Italian |
Seats up to 160 |
£80+ per person

The two private dining rooms at Theo Randall at the InterContinental in Mayfair can respectively accommodate up to 18 and 40 seated (22 and 50 standing) guests which, when combined, can accommodate up to 58 seated guests or up to 80 guests for standing drinks events. Restaurant takeover also available for up to 160 seated (160 standing) guests.

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Park Chinois – Mayfair
Chinese |
Seats up to 134 |
£120+ per person

The six private dining rooms at Park Chinois in Berkeley Street, Mayfair can accommodate from 9 – 134 seated guests or 50- 250 guests for standing drinks receptions.

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Benares Restaurant & Bar
Modern Indian |
Seats up to 150 |
£55+ per person

Michelin starred Benares Indian fine dining restaurant on Berkeley Square in Mayfair has five private dining rooms seating between 8 – 36 guests including a Chef’s Table seating up to 8 guests. Exclusive hire of the main restaurant is also available for larger private dining events of up to 100 seated guests.

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Searcys Brasserie, Surveyors House, Westminster
Modern British |
Seats up to 90 |
£100+ per person

Searcys Bar and Brasserie at Surveyors House – on Great George Street in the heart of Westminster SW1 – has private dining rooms accommodating 12 – 90 seated guests which are also available for drinks receptions of up to 40 standing guests.

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The Groucho Club – Soho
Modern European |
Seats up to 56 |
£75+ per person

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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