Our selection of Westminster private dining venues

Found in the attractive St James area, Bardo St James's is an upscale Italian restaurant that effortlessly combines gastronomy with live entertainment and Jazz Age decadence, with decor and lush materials sourced from Italy to create the Art Deco ambience.

Fantastic for a celebration or corporate private dinner to impress, Bardo St James's offers an opulent private dining room that can seat 16 guests, and a private lounge that's ideal for a canapé reception with an accommodation of 90 standing guests. Experience seasonally changing menus of elevated Italian dining designed by Executive Chef Graziano Bonacina. Regardless of the size of your private dining event, Bardo St James's has versatile space and a menu to accommodate all types of events.

The icing on the cake is the live entertainment every night of the week, from American songbooks to Italian classics, and from timeless classics to Jazz, between the dining, the cocktails, the wine and the entertainment, Bardo St James's offers a top Westminster private dining experience.

Within the Corinthia London, Kerridge's Bar & Grill unveils contemporary chic and culinary innovation. The Kerridge’s private dining room, accommodating up to 16 seated guests, offers an exclusive setting for a Westminster private dining experience.

Though the surroundings may be handsome and refined the hospitality and service at Kerridge’s are relaxed and unstuffy. Renowned chef Tom Kerridge and his Head Chef Nick Beardshaw have created menus that celebrate elevated British comfort food.

The private dining room is surrounded by wine fridges, rich warm tones of wood, a private kitchen, and little touches of design and decor that make the space feel refined yet welcoming and relaxed. In short, a casual atmosphere with top-tier menus.

The private dining room at Theo Randall at Intercontinental London Park Lane offers a refined ambience and culinary excellence that exemplifies its location between Mayfair and Knightsbridge.

This modern Westminster private dining room has a capacity of 24 seated guests, with a semi-private option for up to 50 guests, and if you have the means and the desire, the entire restaurant is available to hire for up to 145 guests.

Authentic Italian flavours take centre stage, expertly curated by renowned chef Theo Randall. Set menus start from £57.50 per person, alternatively, if you have specific requirements Theo can create a customised menu for you using the freshest seasonal produce for a bespoke private dining experience.

To be honest, this is definitely a Westminster private dining room that will break the bank but if you have the cash to splash and you want something world-class and sophisticated then the Trafalgar St. James is for you.

With the views of Nelson’s column and Trafalgar Square, including a glass roof that’s perfect during the dusk hour, the private dining room is ideal for hosting a client lunch or an intimate dinner party and can accommodate up to 16 guests seated or 20 standing.

The Trafalgar St. James operates a minimum spend policy that’s dependent on the day of the week but offers a reasonably priced seasonally changing menu of contemporary European-inspired dishes and a carefully curated cocktail and drinks selection.

The Ritz needs no introduction. If you’re after a Michelin-starred dining experience for a truly special occasion there are several private and semi-private dining options at the Ritz Restaurant. The Wimborne Room can accommodate up to 16 seated guests and the semi-private Ritz Room can accommodate up to 8 seated guests, both private dining rooms exemplify old-world opulence and elegance that has been preserved for the past 118 years.

Enjoy a bespoke menu created by Executive Chef, John Williams MBE prepared using the finest quality ingredients of the season such as organic beef from the Cornish moors, lamb from the Lake District, and lobsters from South West Scotland.

The Ritz require full pre-payment and menu selection in advance for reservations and is available for the following sittings: For lunch, Monday to Sunday, 12pm to 2.30pm and for dinner, Monday to Sunday, 6.30pm to 9pm. It’s the Ritz, you’ve heard the famous song, we don’t have to tell you the dress code.

Another casual Westminster private dining option, Timmy Green near Victoria Station is another top Australian eatery by restaurant collective Daisy Green. Timmy Green’s greenhouse-like setting with glass frontage on three sides and towering double-height ceilings.

With flexible seating arrangements, the restaurant and bar are available for a full venue hire that can accommodate 30 for group dining, 60 in a cabaret layout, or 50 for a canapé reception. Timmy Green is ideal for private dinners, receptions, brand launches, wine tastings, and parties year-round.

Located near Victoria Station, Rail House Victoria belongs to the popular Riding House chain of restaurants and bars. The Rail House is a modern and spacious glass and steel brasserie that serves food and drinks from brunch until 11pm.

The Cabin is Rail House Victoria’s 16-seat private dining room decked out in rich warm tones of wood that contrast the industrial-like glass and metal of the rest of the restaurant. Guests can enjoy a brunch, lunch, and dinner menu of modern European dishes (and more than a few Asian-inspired dishes).

An ideal private dining room if you’re looking for something relaxed in the borough that won’t break the bank and can accommodate daytime private dining.

Likely already known by anybody who works in or frequents the Houses of Parliament, St Stephen’s Tavern is the closest pub to Big Ben and dates back to 1873. The pub and dining room have since been restored and refurbished but retain many original features including a division bell which rings to give a warning sign that there are just a few minutes to vote.

An ideal location for informal private dining in Westminster for those who opt for the traditional pub atmosphere and requisite menu of classic British pub dining. The upstairs dining room has a hire fee of £750 with a minimum spend of £1,250 for a small informal event or get-together. Another relaxed private dining spot, but it’s likely only of interest to those working nearby or the occasional tourist group after good old-fashioned British pub fare.