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 nowThe 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.
»Il Maremmano Italian restaurant – located on Tulse Hill in Brixton – specialises in serving authentic Tuscan cuisine & is available for exclusive hire for private dining events and standing drinks receptions.
»The Stablehand gastro pub in Paddington has two private dining rooms with the The Garden Room accommodating up to 20 seated guests (25 standing) and the Wine Cellar accommodating up to 22 seated guests or 30 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The dining room at Obicà Canary Wharf can accommodate up to 40 seated guests or up to 86 guests for standing receptions. The semi-private area seats up to 30 guests. Restaurant exclusive hire is also available for up to 90 seated guests or up to 120 guests for standing receptions.
»Private dining event spaces at La Compagnie in Covent Garden can accommodate 25 – 30 seated guests for group dining events or up to 60 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»Scallini London is located in the heart of Chelsea and has been serving its authentic Italian cuisine since 1988. This popular Italian restaurant occupies a three-story Georgian townhouse and has a private dining room seating up to 26 guests.
»Smith’s Bar & Grill in Paddington has private and semi-private dining event spaces accommodating 10 – 100 seated guests or 20 – 100 guests for standing drinks receptions. For larger functions, the whole venue can be hired exclusively for private dining events of up to 200 guests or up to 400 standing guests for events.
»Located in the heart of the St. James’s district of Central London, 116 Pall Mall is a stunning Grade I listed venue with a number of private dining rooms available to hire for 24 – 250 seated guests.
»The panelled side room at The Larrik gastro pub in Crawford Place, Marylebone seats up to 45 guests for private dining events and is also available for standing drinks receptions of up to 60 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.
»Ember Yard tapas and charcuterie restaurant has a private dining room seating up to 25 guests. The Ember Bar accommodates larger group dining events of up to 42 seated guests or standing drinks receptions of up to 50 guests.
»28°-50° by Night in Marylebone has private dining spaces accommodating 8 – 70 guests or up to 45 guests for standing drinks receptions. This Wigmore Street night time venue is also available to hire exclusively for larger events of up to 90 seated (120 standing) guests.
»Serving Spanish-inspired tapas with a modern European twist, Frame tapas restaurant in Notting Hill has private and semi-private dining rooms accommodating 5 – 26 seated guests.
»Bluebird Restaurant on the Kings Road has five private dining rooms seating from 30 to 120 guests. Exclusive hire available for up to 200 seated (500 standing) guests.
»Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen in Southwark is located within easy reach of Waterloo, Bankside and The Shard. The private dining room accommodates up to 22 seated guests or up to 30 guests for standing receptions. Other event spaces can accommodate 30 – 100 seated (50 – 80 standing guests. Exclusive hire available for up to 140 seated (200 standing) guests.
»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.
»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.
»Private dining rooms at One Moorgate Place – located in the heart of the City of London – can accommodate 18 – 60 seated guests or 35 – 80 guests for standing drinks receptions. The Great Hall is perfect for larger events of up to 200 seated (400 standing) guests.
»L’Escargot is a French restaurant located in the heart of Soho. The five private dining rooms, located on the 2nd and 3rd floors, offer complete privacy from the main restaurant and can accommodate 8 – 40 seated guests or 16 – 60 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»Carmel restaurant in Queen’s Park, London NW6 serves Eastern Mediterranean cuisine and is available for private dining events of up to 40 seated guests or standing drinks receptions of up to 40 guests.
»A beautiful and brooding space, Gordon Ramsay’s Heddon Street Kitchen has private dining rooms able to accommodate 10 – 60 seated guests and has other spaces are available for exclusive hire for 100 – 250 seated (120 – 420 standing) guests.
»The Butterfly Room at The Ivy in The Park at Canary Wharf in London Docklands accommodates up to 30 seated guests or up to 40 guests for standing drinks events.
»Ayllu restaurant in Sheldon Square – within a few minutes walking distance of Paddington rail and tube stations – serves a unique fusion of Peruvian-Japanese cuisine. Restaurant exclusive hire available for private dining events of up to 60 seated guests or up to 80 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The private dining room at Nobu London Old Park Lane in Mayfair, London W1 can accommodate up to 26 seated guests at one long table or up to 50 seated guests at two long tables or five round tables. The room is also available for drinks receptions of up to 70 standing guests.
»Salon Privé at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London provides a French private dining experience for up to 25 seated guests. A semi-private area is also available for up to 120 seated guests.
»The stunning Glasshouse private dining room – tucked away in the garden at The Ivy Chelsea Garden on the King’s Road in Chelsea seats up to 26 guests and is also available for standing drinks receptions of up to 40 guests.
»Pick & Cheese – the worlds first conveyor belt cheese and wine restaurant – is located in the heart of Camden Market and can accommodate 15 – 24 seated guests for group dining events.
»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.
»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.
»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.
»Bistro Aix French restaurant in North London’s trendy Crouch End has a private dining room accommodating up to 29 seated guests. Exclusive hire of Aix is also available for seated events of up to 45 guests.
»The Wheatsheaf – located on Upper Tooting Road in Tooting Bec – has a selection of private rooms accommodating 22 – 60 seated guests or 40 – 120 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»The private dining room at Carpenters’ Hall in the City of London seats up to 40 guests. The Livery Hall is ideal for City banqueting events of up to 220 guests or large drinks receptions of up to 350 standing 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.
»Cache Cache is a modern speakeasy to be found beneath Covent Garden’s historic Plaza. Semi-exclusive hire is available for up to 40 private dining guests with exclusive hire for up to 80 seated guests available for larger events.
»Merchant Taylors’ Hall in The City of London is an ancient livery company hall with private dining rooms available to hire from smaller group dining events of up to 20 guests to banquet dinners of up to 200 guests as well as drinks receptions of 50 – 400 standing guests.
»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.
»Private dining rooms at Leman Street Tavern in Aldgate on the eastern edge of the City of London can accommodate up to 30 – 60 seated guests or 50 – 150 guests for standing drinks receptions.
»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.
»Stereo is located underneath Covent Garden Market and has event spaces accommodating up to 30 private dining guests and more. This exciting West End live music & cocktail bar is also available to hire exclusively for up to 600 guests.
»The upstairs private dining room at The Princess of Shoreditch gastropub on Paul Street – in the northern part of Shoreditch, close to Old Street & The City – seats up to 26 guests. Ground floor exclusive hire is also available for up to 40 seated (50 standing) guests.
»Los Mochis Pan-Pacific restaurant in Notting Hill has private dining event spaces set over two floors which can accommodate 24 – 60 seated guests.
»Private dining rooms at LULA Restaurant in Queen’s Park, North West London can accommodate 20 – 60 seated guests or up to 90 guests for standing drinks events.
»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.
»The Cavendish in Marylebone has two private dining rooms which accommodate 18 – 30 seated guests or 20 – 40 for standing drinks receptions. The rooms can be combined for larger events of up to 60 seated guests.
»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.
»The private dining room at Morito restaurant on Hackney Road in East London is available to hire for group dining events of up to 50 seated guests and is also available for drinks events of up to 50 standing guests.
»The Caleya private dining room at Iberica Spanish restaurant in Marylebone has great views of Great Portland Street and accommodates up to 45 seated guests or up to 65 guests for standing drinks reception events.
»The private dining room at The Fellow seats up to 25 dining guests. The 1st floor Black Door Cocktail Bar accommodates up to 30 seated (60 standing) guests and has its own terrace.
»The Cadogan Arms – located in the heart of the King’s Road in Chelsea – has two private dining rooms seating 35 – 40 guests. Exclusive venue hire is also available for up to 150 seated or standing guests.
»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.
»The Equus Bar is located on the lower ground floor of The White Horse pub in Mayfair. The event space at this upmarket yet informal venue is available to hire for functions of up to 40 seated private dining guests or standing drinks & canapés receptions of up to 60 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 Footman is situated close to Berkeley Square and is one of London’s oldest pubs. Private dining rooms at this Mayfair gastropub seat up to 32 seated guests or up to 50 guests for standing receptions.
»The private dining rooms at Rail House Café in Westminster, bordering Victoria, can accommodate 16 – 40 seated guests or 20 – 100 guests for standing receptions.
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