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