The best French restaurants in London with private dining rooms
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.
London frequently appears in lists of top foodie cities in the world and is now firmly in the ‘culinary mecca’ status Whether we’re talking Michelin stars, gourmet gastro grub, fabulous international cuisines or even great British fare, it’s all for the taking in London.
So if you’re looking to hold a private event in a fine dining establishment, but are a bit overwhelmed by the choice (it’s understandable!) and simply don’t know where to start, then the first thing to decide is what type of food you & your guests want to indulge in. After that, go for location or look at the chef/patron angle if that will excite your guests… There’ll still be plenty to choose from, but it’ll narrow it down a bit. And of course, check out our list of the best fine dining in private rooms here..
Top Tip: Many Michelin starred restaurants in London and areas outside of the capital have private rooms. You can find out which ones here.
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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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La Maison Ani London – located within The Carlton Tower Jumeirah on Cadogan Place – can accommodate up to 14 seated guests for intimate luxury group dining events in Knightsbridge.
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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.
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The three stunning private dining rooms at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester respectively seat 7, 12 & 30 guests.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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