The Groucho Club

Name: The Groucho Club
Telephone: 020 3840 9863
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Website Call020 3840 9863 Soho, London, W1D 4QB

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Up to 86 people

Average Price

££££ - £50 - £79

Cuisines

British, Modern European

Ambience

Cool, Fun

About

If you're looking for a smart venue to host a private dinner in Central London, you won't find much better than The Groucho Club. This world-renowned arts club is steeped in history - founded in the 1980s by a group of female publishers, The Groucho Club was intended to be an antidote to the stuffy gentlemen's clubs of the era, and it flies the flag to this day for creative pursuits and the arts. You'll find The Groucho Club just off Dean Street in Soho - an area which has long been the heart of bohemian London.

With a history as a private members club, it's no surprise that The Groucho Club boasts a number of private dining rooms, and each has it's own distinct feel. Moving from smallest to largest, you have the Snooker Room and the second-floor Mackintosh Room, which both have capacity for 16 dinner guests; the latter has plenty of natural light and is ideal for more formal occasions, whilst the former boasts a full-sized snooker table, state-of-the-art sound system and an 85-inch screen, as well as plush armchairs to sink into. It's a great place to enjoy a more casual dinner whilst playing a few rounds of snooker with friends.

The Mary-Lou and Carter rooms have room for about 30 seated guests, and both shine a light on some of the club's most impressive artwork; the Mary-Lou Room features a stunning fireplace, for example, and the walls of the Carter Room are lined with some of the Groucho Club's most special pieces.

Large parties should head to the elegant mirrored bar and wood floors of the Gennaro Room, or take a look at the first floor Dining Room; with its stunning glass roof and crystal chandelier, this is a striking location for dinner, and the space connects to the Mary-Lou Room, so the two are available as a pair for larger occasions.

The Groucho Club team are experts when it comes to managing the catering and hospitality for private events. There's a choice of food menus, from bowl food and snacks to set menus for sit down meals. Whatever your occasion, you're in good hands here.

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The Gennaro Room

Dining capacity: 40

The Gennaro Room can be found on the second floor of the Club, overlooking the hustle and bustle of Dean Street. During the day, it is perfect for almost any permutation of meeting, seminar, or workshop, and particularly excels at the long lunch. And with its striking, full-sized bar, celebrations of all shapes and sizes find a welcome home here. The name is an homage to the history of the building itself – it had been a restaurant since 1880 but was perhaps most famous as Gennaro’s. Here, such luminaries as the Kings of Greece, Yugoslavia, and Siam dined alongside Caruso and Dame Nellie Melba. Gennaro would greet his guests at the door and present each female diner with a red rose.

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The Carter Room

Dining capacity: 30

The Carter Room is named after Nicky Carter, our Director of Art and curator of the Club’s incredible art collection. And as to be expected, the Carter Room itself is home to many of the jewels in the collections crown – from Jonathan Yeo’s collection of Cara Delevingne portraits to a Tracey Emin, it’s a feast for the eyes. Seated, this room can accommodate up to 30 people, or up to 40 for a standing soirée.

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The Mackintosh Room

Dining capacity: 16

The Mackintosh Room is named after one of the Club’s founders, Tony Mackintosh of the chocolate family and Zanzibar fame. The Mackintosh is an intimate room, nestled in the corner of the second floor. Its intimacy makes it perfect for meetings, idea-sharing sessions, and creative conversations. Complete with our club snooker table, the table is primarily used for dining, but can be converted for a game of snooker with ease.

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The Screening Room

Dining capacity: 16

The Screening Room is squirreled away on the second floor and is the club’s hidden gem. There’s very little it can’t do. Whether it’s a cosy screening, a formal dinner, or some casual drinks, the room effortlessly transforms from one to the other.

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The Mary-Lou Room

Dining capacity: 20

The Mary-Lou Room sits alongside the Dining Room, with which it shares an interconnecting bar. A stunning fireplace is a central feature. When not reserved for private dining, it serves as an extension of the members’ first-floor restaurant. With a grand long table and sumptuous armchairs, 20 people can gather for lunch or dinner. Named after Mary Lou Sturridge, the Club’s Managing Director in the 1990s and co-founder of the homelessness charity Streetsmart, the room is as classically chic (with a hint of mischief, of course) as its namesake.

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The Second Floor

Dining capacity: 86

The whole second floor is a sweeping, versatile space. Combining three rooms – the Gennaro, Carter, and Mackintosh – throughout the day, it is bright and beautiful, flooded with natural light. As the lights dim and the sun sets, it settles into a warm and cosy ambience. It’s a space that is only as limited as your imagination – whether it’s a dinner on long tables, a theatre-style panel talk, or even a wedding ceremony, the rooms are designed to accommodate wherever your flights of fancy take you. And not to forget, the second floor can play host to the biggest and best of bashes, easily welcoming 150 of your nearest and dearest (or simply those you want most to impress)

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The Mary Lou & Screening Room

Dining capacity: 16

Begin the evening with drinks beside Mary-Lou’s roaring fire before moving upstairs for dinner, a screening, or dancing to a DJ. The flow between the two rooms allows your event to evolve naturally throughout the night, from reception to dinner to late-night celebration, while keeping your guests together within one private setting. With flexible layouts, bar options, and music throughout, the two spaces can be used together to create anything from an intimate dinner and film screening to a lively standing reception across both floors.

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