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Best Spaces for Private Hire
For sixteen, sixty, or a hundred
A Mayfair private dining room is a particular tool - one for a milestone, one for a board, one for a wedding. These are the rooms we'd shortlist by occasion, with notes on what each is actually like.

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Editor’s note: The Gallery and Lecture Room can both be taken privately. Gallery for a fashion launch, Lecture Room for a tasting dinner for twenty.
Five restaurants and bars under one roof, including the legendary Lecture Room and the pink Gallery.
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Bacchanalia
Editor’s note: The whole room is theatrical - sculptures, painted ceilings, made for an entrance.
Richard Caring's most ambitious project yet. Bacchanalia fills Mount Street with Greco-Roman splendour — vast sculptures, a museum-quality art collection and cooking that matches the spectacle.
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Corrigan's Mayfair
Editor’s note: Two beautiful private rooms: McNair (for twelve) and Eaton (for forty).
Richard Corrigan's Mayfair flagship is a love letter to the British larder. Game, seafood and seasonal produce handled with skill and generosity in a warm, club-like room.
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The Connaught
Editor’s note: For the most discreet hire in the neighbourhood: a private dining room above the bar, your own butler, no signage.
Quietly perfect. The Connaught combines the warmth of a private house with the resources of a great hotel — home to a three-Michelin-starred restaurant and the world's best bar.
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34 Mayfair
Editor’s note: Several private rooms wood-panelled and clubby - good for a confidential lunch.
A classic Mayfair grill occupying a grand Grosvenor Square townhouse. The wood-fired grill produces exceptional steaks and seafood, while the room has the comfortable confidence of a club.
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