The best French restaurants in London with private dining rooms

Interior of Galvin Bistrot de Luxe

With the multitude of different styles of French dining on offer in The Capital, it can be hard to know where to look to book an event, but privatediningrooms.co.uk is here to help. Ranging from stunning modern and glitzy venues to the older creaky townhouses of Soho there are private rooms for all different types of events whether you’re planning an elegant and formal dinner for corporate entertaining or to buzzy birthday party celebration with friends and family.

French cuisine in London ranges hugely too, from Michelin starred fine dining to casual brasserie dishes and everything in between. It’s always been popular, never more so than now, with perennial favourites such as steak tartare, bouillabaisse and coq au vin sitting alongside more modern interpretations of the cuisine, where classic dishes are modified to be more in line with younger tastes for less heavy creams and fats and lighter, fresher flavours.

Top Tip: Most restaurants are now well aware of the need to cater for special dietary requirements but as classic French cuisine is meat, bread and dairy heavy, it’s worth checking what vegetarian, lactose and gluten free dishes are available if you know your guests have these requests.

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Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester
Contemporary French |
Seats up to 82 |
£250+ per person

The three stunning private dining rooms at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester respectively seat 7, 12 & 30 guests.

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Pavyllon London
French |
Seats up to 40 |
£150+ per person

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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Balthazar
French Brasserie |
Seats up to 60 |
£60+ per person

Balthazar restaurant in Covent Garden has two private dining rooms. Le Grand Salon Privé accommodates up to 60 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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Blanchette
French |
Seats up to 14 |
£55+ per person

The Jungle private dining room at Blanchette French restaurant in Soho seats up to 14 guests with exclusive restaurant hire also available for up to 44 seated guests.

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Les 110 Taillevent London
French |
Seats up to 30 |
£70+ per person

The Lamennais Room at Les 110 Taillevent London in Cavendish Square, Marylebone W1 can accommodate up to 30 seated guests for private dining lunches or dinners and is also available to hire for standing drinks receptions of up to 40 guests.

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Galvin at Windows
French |
Seats up to 30 |
£100+ per person

With breathtaking views of the London skyline, The Balcony private dining room at Galvin at Windows is located on the 28th floor of the Hilton Park Lane and seats 16 – 30 guests. Other private spaces can accommodate 60 – 140 seated (110 – 300 standing) guests.

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Noble Rot Soho
French |
Seats up to 10 |
£60+ per person

The second floor private dining room at Noble Rot Soho – located within a townhouse on Greek Street in the heart of Soho – can accommodate up to 10 seated guests.

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Le Café du Marché
French |
Seats up to 300 |
£60+ per person

The upstairs private dining room at Le Café du Marché can accommodate up to 60 seated (100 standing) guests. This French restaurant has a semi-private dining room seating up to 35 guests and is available for restaurant takeover for up to 300 seated guests.

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Orrery
French |
Seats up to 100 |
£75+ per person

The private dining room at Orrery restaurant in Marylebone High Street seats up to 16 guests. Restaurant exclusive hire also available for up to 100 seated (150 standing guests. The Rooftop Terrace & restaurant group space in the main dining area seat 36 – 40 guests.

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L’Escargot Restaurant
French |
Seats up to 45 |
£50+ per person

L’Escargot is a French restaurant located in the heart of Soho. The three private dining rooms located on the 2nd and 3rd floors offer complete privacy from the main restaurant and accommodate 12 – 40 seated guests or 16 – 65 guests for standing drinks receptions.

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Cabotte
French |
Seats up to 18 |
£55+ per person

Cabotte restaurant in the heart of The City of London has two private dining rooms seating up to 11 and 18 guests. The larger private room can accommodate up to 40 guests for standing receptions.

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Bistro Aix
French |
Seats up to 45 |
£49+ per person

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.

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