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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The private dining room at Bardo St. James’s Italian restaurant on Suffolk Place – between Piccadilly & Trafalgar Square in London’s West End – seats up to 16 guests. Other private event spaces can accommodate 25 – 120 seated guests or 50 – 300 guests for standing drinks events.
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Private dining event spaces at historic Apothecaries’ Hall – close to St. Paul’s – can accommodate up to 25 seated (50 standing) guests. The Great Hall is ideal for banqueting events in The City of up to 150 seated guests or large standing drinks receptions of up to 200 standing guests.
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Saddlers’ Hall – close to St. Paul’s Cathedral – is one of The City’s oldest Livery Halls and has a selection of private dining rooms available to hire from smaller events of 20 – 40 seated (50 – 80 standing) guests to banqueting events of up to 152 seated guests and large standing drinks receptions of 200 guests.
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Barber-Surgeons’ Hall in the Barbican district of the City of London is an historic City Livery Company with a selection of private event rooms seating 12 – 24 guests which are also available for drinks receptions of 30 – 100 standing guests. The venue’s Great Hall can accommodate larger events of up to 120 seated (250 standing) guests.
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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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The two private dining rooms at The Restaurant at The Capital in Basil Street, Knightsbridge can respectively accommodate 14 and 24 seated guests. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 34 seated guests.
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The three private dining rooms at The Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair can accommodate 18 – 45 seated guests and are also ideal for standing drinks & canapés receptions of 50 – 60 guests.
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The Rubens at the Palace on Buckingham Palace Road – close to Westminster, Victoria & Belgravia – has private dining rooms seating 10 – 70 guests which are also ideal for drinks receptions of 20 – 150 standing guests.
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The legendary Mosimann’s in Belgravia has seven impeccable private dining rooms seating from just 2 to 50 guests. Main dining room seats up to 80.
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Broadwick Soho – located on Broadwick Street in the heart of Soho – has three private dining rooms accommodating 28 – 50 seated guests or drinks receptions of up to 40 guests. The Flute rooftop bar has panoramic views of London and can accommodate up to 200 standing guests.
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The Pavyllon Privé private dining room at Pavyllon London French restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair seats 8 – 40 guests. Standing drinks & canapés receptions of up to 100 guests can also be accommodated when the room is combined with the adjacent Allénotic Lounge.
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