Private dining rooms in London for 20 – 30 guests
The most frequent size of event booked on this site, the split between corporate and private functions is quite evenly balanced. Events range from business lunches, corporate entertainment, team celebrations, leaving do’s, networking and office Christmas parties to birthday bashes, family celebrations and casual friend get togethers.
Whatever the occasion, there are numerous London venues with stunning private rooms of this size from elegant and refined fine dining restaurants to funky and informal gastropubs and chic bars.
Many semi-private spaces can also be hired exclusively, which is worth considering if you are arranging a drinks reception or event that would enjoy the buzz of the wider restaurant – but obviously not suitable if speeches are planned!
Some private dining rooms for this number of guests will have space for a pre-dinner reception or may allow guests a sectioned off area of the bar, but some don’t have the room so do ensure the venue has enough space for all your needs throughout the function.
Top Tip: Many of London’s most iconic restaurants have private rooms this size but they all too often go unnoticed. We recommend checking out your favourite restaurant and just asking the question!
In addition to the London private dining rooms below for 20 – 30 guests, you also find rooms for other private party sizes as follows:
- Intimate private dining rooms (up to 6 guests)
- Small private dining rooms (up to 10 guests)
- Private dining rooms for 10-20 guests
- Large private dining rooms for 30-40 guests
- Extra large private dining rooms for 40-50 guests
- Private dining and party venues for 50-100 guests
- Gala dinner venues (over 100 guests)
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Search nowBoisdale of Canary Wharf has four private dining rooms able to accommodate 12 – 40 seated guests for group lunches & dinners or 14 – 60 standing guests for drinks events. Restaurant exclusive hire is available for large private dining events of up to 250 seated guests & standing drinks reception of up to 500 guests.
»The Coral Reef Room at Sexy Fish in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square accommodates 20 – 48 private dining guests on round tables or up to 30 on one table. The room is also available for drinks receptions of up to 80 standing guests.
»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.
»The Tuscan Wine Cellar at Maremma Italian restaurant – located on Brixton Water Lane in Brixton – accommodates up to 16 seated or up to 24 guests when tables combined with four extra high tables.
»The Club Room on the lower ground floor of Margot Italian restaurant at Great Queen Street in Covent Garden seats up to 32 guests for private dining events.
»Inko Nito on Soho’s Broadwick Street in the West End of London can accommodate 10 – 40 private dining guests or up to 20 for standing drinks events. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 100 seated (120 standing) guests.
»Located in the dining room of luxury hotel Kimpton Fitzroy London in Bloomsbury, Galvin Bar & Grill has two private dining rooms seating 16 – 30 guests which are also available for drinks receptions of 25 – 30 standing guests.
»The four private dining event spaces at Boisdale of Belgravia can accommodate 14 – 46 seated guests and are also ideal for drinks receptions of 30 – 60 standing guests. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 136 seated (200 standing) guests.
»Situated just a three minute walk from Farringdon Station and ideally placed between The City and the West End, the private dining rooms at Bleeding Heart can accommodate 12 – 120 seated guests or 20 – 200 guests for standing events.
»Serving a unique selection of Modern European & Japanese cuisines, Pantechnicon in Motcomb Street, Belgravia has private dining event spaces accommodating 10 – 60 seated guests or 40 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»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.
»The 1776 Restaurant at 1 Lombard Street provides private dining room event space for 15 – 50 seated guests and is also available for standing drinks receptions for up to 80 standing guests. Exclusive takeover available for up to 200 seated (300 standing) guests.
»Villa di Geggiano restaurant – located on Chiswick High Road and specialising in serving authentic Tuscan Italian cuisine – has two stunning private dining rooms seating 14 and 24 guests.
»The Queenie Watts private dining room at Hawksmoor Wood Wharf – part of the Canary Wharf riverside development in London Docklands – seats up to 21 guests. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 160 seated (250 standing) guests.
»The two private dining rooms at Colonel Saab Trafalgar Square can respectively seat up to 10 & 20 guests or standing drinks & canapés receptions of 20 – 25 guests. Larger group events of up to 30 seated (45 standing) guests can be accommodated when both rooms are combined.
»The two private dining rooms at Colonel Saab Indian restaurant at Holborn Town Hall respectively seat 10 and 16 guests or up to 26 guests when combined. The rooms are also ideal for standing drinks events of up to 60 guests.
»The private dining room at Ochre London at The National Gallery at Trafalgar Square seats up to 19 guests at a round table. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for 30 – 72 guests or up to 150 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The private dining room at Soho’s Bocca di Lupo can accommodate 12 – 32 seated dining guests and up to 42 for standing receptions..
»Private dining rooms at Chutney Mary Indian fine dining restaurant on St. James’s Street, London SW1 offer lavish interiors, comfortable seating, cocktails and a curated wine list. The Crystal Room seats up to 16, and the Club Room up to 32. Pukka Bar, attached to restaurant, is available for pre-dinner drinks. Special menus at lunchtime from £75 per head onwards.
»In the heart of Mayfair, in a former Dover Street gallery space, IT London has two events rooms to choose from. The 1st floor private dining room accommodates up to 50 seated guests or up to 70 guests for standing drinks receptions. The ground floor semi-private dining room seats up to 40 guests.
»Private dining rooms at Founders’ Hall – home to The Worshipful Company of Founders, close to Barbican tube station in the City of London – can accommodate 20 – 75 seated guests or up to 60 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The five private dining rooms at Westminster’s One Great George Street can seat 14 and 30 seated diners. The Great Hall seats up to 260 or 400 standing.
»The private dining rooms at 41 Portland Place are able to accommodate private dining events of 10 – 60 seated guests and standing drinks receptions of 30 – 130 guests.
»Chef Quique Dacosta’s Arros QD in Fitzrovia serves Spanish Mediterranean cuisine cooked on a large wood-fired stove. The restaurant has four private dining rooms seating from 20 – 40 guests or 30 – 80 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»Langan’s Brasserie in Mayfair has private dining rooms accommodating 22 – 60 seated (40 – 160 standing) guests. The ground floor Brasserie is available for exclusive hire for larger events of up to 180 seated (250 standing) guests.
»Private dining rooms at Fishmongers’ Hall at London Bridge – home to The Fishmongers’ Company, one of the oldest Livery Companies in the City of London – can accommodate events of 10 – 190 seated guests.
»Seating up to 30 guests at one table for private dining events, The SAMBAROOM at SUSHISAMBA City is located on the 39th floor of the 100 Bishopsgate building. With spectacular views of the London skyline, The SAMBAROOM can also accommodate up up 50 guests for standing events. The SAMBAROOM & Bar can be combined for standing events of up to 150 guests. Exclusive hire for up to 450 guests also available.
»Scott’s of Mayfair is a fish and seafood restaurant also specialising in game and has a private dining room that can seat up to 24 guests at one long table or up to 40 guests seated at round tables. For more intimate events The Renoir Room seats up to 8 guests at one table.
»With breathtaking views of the London skyline, the private dining rooms at Searcys at The Gherkin can accommodate 16 – 50 guests or 25 – 60 guests for standing receptions.
»Private dining rooms at The Wolseley City on King William Street in the City of London – within easy walking distance of Bank and Cannon Street tube stations – can accommodate 10 – 24 guests.
»Kanishka by Atul Kochhar fine dining Indian restaurant in Mayfair has private dining rooms seating 6 – 20 guests. Exclusive restaurant spaces additionally seat up to 55 & 110 guests.
»The Montague on the Gardens in Bloomsbury has a selection of private dining rooms & alfresco event spaces accommodating small group dining events & receptions as well as larger banqueting events of up to 110 seated guests.
»The Livery Hall at Brewers’ Hall at Aldermanbury Square – equidistant to Bank, Moorgate & St. Paul’s in The City – accommodates up to 86 seated guests or up to 120 guests for standing drinks receptions. Two smaller rooms seat 8 – 24 guests.
»LSL Privée – located on South Audley Street on the western edge of Mayfair, close to Hyde Park – has two private dining rooms accommodating 26 and 57 seated guests or up to 25 & 75 standing guests for drinks receptions.
»London Marriott Hotel County Hall has ten private dining rooms able to accommodate 10 – 90 seated guests for lunches and dinners or 30 – 100 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»Nanyang Blossom fine dining Chinese restaurant in Knightsbridge, London SW1 has three private dining rooms accommodating 10 – 30 seated guests for group dining events.
»Private dining rooms at The Campaner Spanish restaurant in Chelsea can accommodate up to 40 seated (80 standing) guests. Exclusive hire is available for larger events of up to 100 seated guests or up to 200 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»Located on the 14th floor of 120 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, the private dining room at 14 Hills restaurant has breathtaking views over the capital and seats up to 22 guests.
»Bricco e Bacco Italian restaurant 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.
»The private dining room at Roka Charlotte Street contemporary Japanese restaurant in Fitzrovia seats up to 14 guests. The Shochu Lounge can accommodate up to 50 seated (80 standing) guests for larger group events.
»The Adzuki private dining room at ROKA Mayfair contemporary Japanese restaurant on North Audley Street in the West End district of London accommodates up to 24 guests at a long table. Semi-exclusive room hire is also available for up to 16 guests seated at round tables.
»The private dining rooms at The Caledonian Club – located between Knightsbridge and Mayfair can accommodate from 10 – 120 seated guests.
»Hotel AMANO Covent Garden – located on Russell Street in London’s West End district – has private dining rooms seating 18 – 100 guests which can also accommodate 22 – 160 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The private dining room at Gaucho Chancery Lane seats up to 24 guests. For larger events, The Mezzanine can accommodate up to 75 seated guests or up to 100 guests for standing drinks receptions. Restaurant exclusive hire is available for up to 175 seated (200 standing) guests.
»The two private rooms at Gaucho Tower Bridge seat 13 – 23 guests. The Top Floor can accommodate up to 100 seated (120 standing) guests for larger events, Restaurant exclusive hire is available for up to 220 seated (300 standing) guests.
»Gaucho Argentinian steak restaurant on Charlotte Street in the Fitzrovia district of London’s West End has private dining event spaces accommodating 20 – 110 seated guests or up to 160 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»Galvin La Chapelle in Spitalfields is located close to Liverpool Street, making it ideal for Michelin starred private dining events in The City. Private dining spaces seat up to 16 and 27 guests and restaurant exclusive hire is available for up to 110 seated (150 standing) guests.
»Franco’s Italian restaurant on Jermyn Street in St James’s has private dining rooms seating 16 – 30 guests. The lower ground floor accommodates up to 50 seated (70 standing) guests. Exclusive restaurant hire is also available for up to 110 seated guests up up to 150 guests for standing events.
»Gaucho Piccadilly, located on Swallow Street in the southern edge of Mayfair, has private dining rooms accommodating 12 – 100 seated guests or up to 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The top floor private dining rooms at Le Petit Beefbar London – close to the King’s Road in in Chelsea – seats up to 18 guests. Other event spaces on the ground floor and first floor can accommodate up to 60 seated guests or up to 80 guests for standing drinks events. Exclusive venue hire is also available for up to 100 seated (150 standing) guests.
»M Threadneedle Street – located close to Bank station in the centre of The City of London – specialises in serving sustainable fusion steak cuisine and has four private dining rooms accommodating 10 – 36 seated (up to 40 standing) guests for group events. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for large City events of up to 260 seated (400 standing) guests.
»The private dining room at the legendary Hawksmoor Guildhall – located in the heart of the City of London – seats up to 22 guests. The Bar provides a semi-private dining space for up to 46 seated guests and the Dining Room can be hired exclusively for large banqueting events of up to 140 seated guests.
»St. JOHN Bread and Wine – located on Commercial Street in Spitalfields – can accommodate group dining events of 10 – 32 seated guests within its main dining room. Restaurant exclusive hire is available for up to 64 seated (82 standing) guests.
»The Chesterfield on Charles Street in Mayfair has private dining rooms accommodating 6 – 100 seated guests which are also available for standing drinks events of up to 150 guests.
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