The leading private dining rooms in London

For a historic venue, head to the heart of The West End to Browns Covent Garden. The Barristers Court is Browns’ high-ceilinged space ideal for an event to impress. It was formally the Westminster Barrister’s courtroom and even has the original Judges bench.

The space is naturally lit and has a 60 or 48-seated capacity. The menu is customisable so whether you want a buffet, a five-course meal or drinks with canapés, Browns is at your service. A large range of drinks is also available alongside a team to aid your event.

For an opulent event housed in a Grade II listed building, this is the one.

Bringing back the '90s nightlife of the iconic Cross nightclub, this venue sits just a stone's throw from the original Kings Cross location.

Offering six floors, The Cross is a place to drink, dine, and dance. With multiple bars and restaurants, there is something for everyone.

The cosy barn has seating for 30 for an intimate private dining experience and is AV-equipped for any presentation needs. The Wild restaurant offers a flexible layout for a larger group to cater to your private event. Mediterranean dishes are served throughout the venue and with sharing plates for up to 10 people you can guarantee a night of good food and conversation.

Afterwards, head down to the basement club. A nostalgic ode to its origins, this space has exposed brick echoing the famous railway arches and a range of weekly DJs. If this isn't for you, enjoy panoramic views of the city as you sip a cocktail on the roof terrace.

This Marylebone gem promotes an ethos of sharing food with those you love. It specialises in traditional yakitori cooked over binchōtan oak white charcoal and a range of authentic Japanese dishes.

Enjoy delicacies with saké, sōchū or Japanese whisky with a beautifully presented meal in the minimal Japanese surroundings. Junsei opens at 1 pm, making it ideal for daytime dining and lunches as well as dinners. The intimate space is available for private hire and can cater seating arrangements and menus to suit your event and the team at Junsei is top-notch when it comes to service.

Found in Golborne Road, this elegant Notting Hill spot offers wine, music and dishes cooked on an open-fire grill.

Focusing on seasonal cuisine, Caia prides itself on its simple flavour-first dishes, cooked on the open grill. These crafted sharing plates are complemented by carefully curated wines from new and old wine-making regions alike. Spread over two floors, Caia's semi-private dining experiences can be had in the Wine Room or the Green Room.

Caia soundtracks your dining experience with a range of vinyl in the genres of Jazz, Funk, Soul and Disco, so if you want a laidback atmosphere, great tunes, wines and sharing plates, head over to Notting Hill's Caia.

A hop, skip and jump from Tower Bridge is OPS Wines also known as Pedro's Wine Bar, an ode to Portuguese wine and cuisine.

Like its Bermondsey Beer Mile neighbours, the elegant restaurant boasts trendy industrial-chic interiors like exposed Victorian brickwork in old railway arches.

Spanning two floors, Pedro's has a full venue capacity of 140 guests and has several versatile spaces for hire. The Mezzanine is ideal for private dining for up to 75 seated guests, and the space accommodates different seating arrangements. Guests can explore the Portuguese tapas menu with carefully considered wines to complement.

For a taste of the afternoon or early evening sun, guests can enjoy sitting on the outdoor terrace which can also be included in a private hire booking.

Warm hospitality, Bermondsey charm, and Portuguese flavours in the glass and on the plate.

Hide is uniquely modelled on a tree's structure. Its spiralling wooden staircase figures as the trunk which connects its four beautiful dining spaces.

Hidden in the subterranean ‘roots’ are two private dining rooms. Ideal for groups of 4-8, these intimate spaces are carefully designed for the cosiest of dinners (and situated right next to the impressive underground bar).

Within Hide’s sanctuary, seasonal food is served from an à la carte menu with wines to match. Whether it be the barbecued native lobster, pickled fennel & spiced butter or the tempura Cornish monkfish with chanterelles, private dining here feels like a love letter to the natural world.

For slightly larger groups, try Hide and Seek, a lighter and stylish room for up to 20 guests.

Hide is just a short walk from Piccadilly Circus station.

Farzi Cafe's 10-person ground-floor private dining room is a masterclass in a cosy, well-designed space. The emerald walls and long dining table create an aura of calm in which to enjoy truly excellent food.

At Farzi Cafe you can expect modern Indian food executed to the highest standard. On the plate, this translates to classic dishes like lamb chops spiced with harissa lime butter, or more fusion-leaning options such as the butter chicken bao.

It's a truly great shout for those wanting an impressive private dining experience and is about as well connected as you could expect for a venue in Central London.

The George is a Grade II listed pub with a great restaurant dishing up classic British fare upstairs in the dining rooms showcasing traditional Victorian features among an elegant gastropub atmosphere.

A flexible venue, the space consists of eight private dining rooms, each with beautifully restored characteristics. The George accommodates intimate private dining events in the likes of the Green Room which accommodates 10 guests or you can hire the entire pub for up to 150 guests.

Their seasonal British menu celebrates classics whilst the all-English wine fits right in with its surroundings.

Enjoy American Southern hospitality and soul-pleasing fare alongside hand-crafted signature cocktails at Americana in Haymarket. Near to both Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus stations, you wouldn't think Americana was located in the heart of London.

The central location and private gallery, the Mezzanine, make Americana one of our top picks for a private dining room experience. The gallery can seat up to 60, and we like the relaxed ambiance, views of the restaurant below, and their "secret bar" (it is perhaps not as secret as they think, but we still like it).

The aromas and flavours of both their food and drinks menu will help you to forget the rainy streets of London, and their Southern hospitality offers you a place to relax and unwind with your guests over great food and even better drinks.

In the heart of the City, atop the iconic Walkie Talkie building, in amongst the Sky Garden is the elegant Viñoly Room within the Fenchurch Restaurant. This stunning London private dining room can host up to 16 guests for a corporate event or personal celebration.

Enjoy a contemporary British menu made with the finest ingredients, and an elegant ambience paired with breathtaking views of the City skyline and London as a whole for the ultimate private dining experience.

Equidistant between Leicester Square and Covent Garden, you could be forgiven for dismissing Olea Social as another Central London identi-kit overpriced eatery. Well, it isn’t.

Olea seems to encapsulate the idea of ‘wellness’ into brick and mortar, with bright green hues and plenty of plant life creating a genuinely pleasant space to eat, drink and socialise in.

Exclusive hire is available, with The Garden (150 people) and bar area (45 guests) each providing a unique setting for a delicious private dining experience. If you’re feeling expansive why not hire out the whole venue, giving you a seated capacity of 250.

Sticky Mango does not play around when it comes to bringing big, flavourful dishes to the table. The menus draw on the ingredients and techniques of South East Asia, without diluting the experiences into something too homogenous. You can enjoy dishes like monkfish in a Malaysian chilli sauce served with bok choi and a garnish of apple blossom.

If you can drag your eyes away from the beautifully constructed plates of food, you'll find the private dining room to be equally pleasing to the eyes. Cherry-pink flowers tumble from the ceiling of the striking Blossom Tree Room, which can hold up to 50 seated or 60 standing. The light from the windows, the mirrored walls and the blossoms create a striking ambience for a private dining experience.

Ambrosial, piquant, sapid… I don’t know what these words mean, but they are rather fitting for the food this restaurant has to offer. Created by Michelin chef Asimakis Chaniotis, Bantof combines the quirkiness of old Soho with delicious food and a creative art and music experience. Guests will feel a sense of cosiness and intimacy in the restaurant’s warm ambience, ideal for corporate and personal events.

The menu features several signature dishes that can be enjoyed via tasting plates. Meanwhile, the cocktail menu is designed with exciting twists on the classics. So sit back, eat, drink, and enjoy.

Salon Noir at Park Chinois offers an authentic Chinese fine-dining experience right in the heart of London.

The private dining room, which seats 9, is lit up by a magnificent Baccarat Chandelier. A gleaming Makassar Ebony table occupies the centre of the room and the white Carrara marble fireplace completes the look. You can hire the space for yourself and your closest friends or colleagues.

The Duck de Chine is a great way to start the three-course meal. Stir-fried pak choi to follow and finally, be surprised by dessert specially selected by the pastry chef.

Located on popular Kingsland Road in Dalston, Mangal 2 offers a cosy dining room with a capacity of 44 guests for a lunchtime event, ideal for personal celebrations such as weddings, birthdays and smaller corporate dining events. Downstairs, the intimate Wine Cellar has a capacity of 20 guests.

Mangal 2 is passionate about working with UK-based suppliers, creating a private dining menu around traceability and seasonality, featuring well-loved, classic Turkish dishes and using the Ocakbaşı grill. Expect mouthwatering dishes like Cull Yaw köfte with grilled apple, smoked hummus with pickles and Isot sesame cracker, and tahini and apple tart with a Mahlep cream.

With a warm ambience and a relaxed demeanour, Mangal 2's private dining experience allows for the sharing of great food with friends, family or colleagues to take centre stage.

Located in Spitalfields near both Liverpool Street and Aldgate stations, Kenza fuses the distinct styles of the Middle East in a space of rich fabrics, cushions, carved tables, and exotic charm with entertainment and music.

The Dar Cherifa private room features hand-painted Arabic calligraphy and an ornate chandelier crafted over 9 months by 12 Moroccan maalem (craftsmen) and can accommodate up to 60 people in several seating configurations. The Dar Lazrak private table can seat up to 14, or hire the entire restaurant with a capacity of 250.

The menu celebrates subtle scents, complex spicing, and traditional ingredients, with each dish meant to be shared between you and your guests, brought to the table in a continuous flow that enables you to enjoy a dining experience like no other.

A West London institution, Clarke's Restaurant is centred around seasonal British fare presented in an elegant yet relaxed way that mirrors its surroundings and ambience. From its beautiful garden, the aroma of fresh bread coming from the Clarke's bakery, to the modern British art on the walls and the candlelit tables, Clarke's is all about understated poise.

For private dining with a view, we recommend Clarke's Garden Room which offers a view of the garden in question and a collection of Lucien Freud etchings on the walls. It's an intimate space ideal for both corporate and personal private dining experiences. The Garden Room accommodates 15 guests.

For a larger function or private dining experience, we recommend the equally relaxed and welcoming Wine Room which can accommodate 26 seated guests (that's two tables of 8 and one table of 10, or one large oval table that seats 16 guests) and 35 for a canapé reception.

Clarke's offers a seasonally changing set menu for private dining experiences (and groups of 10 guests or less may order from the à la carte menu) that changes not just with seasonality but also daily, however, the wonderful Clarke's team are ever accommodating to the event hosts's tastes and wishes.

Clarke's offers ambience, down-to-earth yet elegant stylings, and standout menus with their private dining experience.

A short walk from Angel station, OmNom is an urban sanctuary from Islington's hustle and bustle.

This Indian-inspired event space is entirely plant-based and prioritises well-being. Its restaurant is situated in a glass atrium and serves nourishing and beautifully presented food. Above, an exclusive area has a capacity of 40 dining or 120 standing for a canapé reception for all your private dining needs.

Embracing the ethos of laid-back luxury, 1 Lombard Street's 1776 room brings modern English and European cooking to a bright and airy setting.

The location itself is worth writing home about. Pitched up next to Mansion House, 1 Lombard Street is at the locus of Palladian London. Fittingly, the exterior is washed white stone, with a tasteful adornment of flora making it an immediately recognisable (and Instagrammable) spot.

For the fare, you can expect beautifully marbled steaks, wild garlic risotto and other top-quality dishes made with seasonal ingredients.

Terra Rossa's sister venue to its beloved Islington spot. The St Paul's venue encompasses the same rustic charm and shares a celebration of Southern Italian cuisine.

With a menu boasting homemade ragu ravioli and their signature orecchiette fresh pasta, diners can enjoy the taste of authentic Italy with a carefully selected wine menu to accompany.

Hire the private dining area for up to 50 seated guests with access to your own exclusive bar. For a larger event, the whole venue is available for up to 150.

A short walk from several stations, choose between Blackfriars, St Paul's or Cannon Street to pop over for a Puglian private dining experience.

Liverpool Street is known for many things: City workers in suits, drunk Essex daytrippers, and pubs without enough inside seating. And now? Italian food.

Piazza Italiana brings a distinctly Sicilian menu to the stunning backdrop of 38 Threadneedle Street. we are not being superlative here, the building is a Grade II listed old bank that has been updated with a sophisticated dining room feel. The vast ceilings and marble fittings lend an air of true luxury to your meal, with 350 guests being able to enjoy a private dining experience.

Seasonal ingredients underpin a classic roster of pasta, seafood and meat, with heavy hitters like braise veal shank competing with the decor for your wandering eye. Whilst the cocktails are good enough to justify a flying visit (particularly their take on the old-fashioned), with the food you'll want to ask for a recommended wine pairing – the Piedmont and Tuscany regions feature heavily, with both red and white are well represented.

One of the first chefs that come to mind when thinking about the best in Britain is Gordon Ramsay. Bread Street Kitchen is part of the renowned Gordon Ramsay restaurant group that offers a sophisticated and stylish space for hosting private events and special occasions. For those looking for exclusive hire, up to 600 guests can be accommodated at Bread Street Kitchen.

The restaurant boasts an open kitchen, immersed in a modern and chic decor that blends industrial elements with sleek and contemporary touches.

Tuck into the highest quality of English classics made with the finest homegrown seasonal produce. From a full English breakfast to the Beef Wellington, enjoy a proper meal.

Step into the Bourne and Hollingsworth restaurant and you’ll find yourself immersed in a verdant space of greenery. Covering a blank canvas, the flourishing plants, floral chairs, and garden furniture make for a calming and aesthetically pleasing ambience.

The restaurant uses the freshest local and seasonal British produce to serve you a colourful plate full of flavours. Whether you try the purple sprouting broccoli or the roast cod, you’ll have a nice private diving experience no matter what.