Exclusive Private Dining Rooms in London

Here at Canvas, we are proud to feature some of the best event venues in all of London (not to brag), including much-coveted spots like Pall Mall and hidden gems in Fulham and Hammersmith. Whether you're planning an office Christmas party or a summer celebration, our hundreds of venues can cater to your every need - we feature a wide range of event spaces, including private bars, function rooms, games rooms, and free venues across West London, Liverpool Street, and East London. What more could you want?

Whether you need a private dining room for corporate events or a main hall for a large gathering, you’ll find a great venue with all the amenities you need. Now sit back and read on, for we've got you covered.

How to Make Your Next Private Dining Party Shine

Private parties have a reputation for either being a lot of fun… Or no fun at all. In order to make the one that you plan something that people will remember for all of the good reasons, you’ll need to keep a cool head and come up with a strategy that works. The more that you know about what the employees want, the better a party it’s going to be.

Start Early

So, you need to start planning your private party? Then it’s best to start thinking Where to host a birthday in London? about it and making plans much earlier than you might expect. Particularly if your party is happening near a holiday season, venues can book up really quickly. If you want the time to make a calm and informed choice, then getting organised early on will help you plan everything just the way you want it, while keeping on top of the rest of your day to day work. Breaking down all of your tasks into prioritised lists will help you to stay on track while you wait for replies from your enquiries.

Put a Team Together

Planning a large London party alone can be overwhelming, so gather a team to help with logistics - lists are great, but you need something sure to inspire a little more action. As such, frequent meetings will ensure everyone is on the same page. A dedicated team will help allow you to explore fun options, whether that’s hiring a karaoke room (count us in!) for a Christmas party or booking a private dining room at a venue in St. James.

Choose Your Theme

Even a private party needs to have a theme. If you are having an awards ceremony or a talk from senior leaders in the company, your theme could be something as simple as ‘Success.’ Having this in mind will help you to brand the event and organise the dinner and party in a way that complements it. It will help you to come up with the different awards that you want to give out to staff and show them that there is a reason and purpose to the whole event.

Set a Budget

If your budget is tighter than you’d like, you might have to look into alternative venues or a different keynote speaker in order to keep to the standard that you wanted. Checking your cashflow at regular intervals is important, as deposits need to be paid to secure services.

View Some Event Venues

One you have a plan in mind, it’s time to view some potential venues. Be sure to walk around the venues in person with another member of your team, so you get a feel for their atmosphere and space. If you are having speakers, you’ll need a stage, and a good-sized area if you are also having a sit-down meal, whereas if it’s more of a casual end-of-year party, them you’ll be looking for something that has a cool and relaxed vibe, so that everyone feels free from the stresses of the workplace.

Promote and Invite

Once you have the date, time and venue all sorted out, you’ll need to start promoting your event. The first way that you can do this is to send through a formal invite to everyone in your company, as well as stakeholders and other important people that you want to attend. Follow this up by asking them to register and let you know of any dietary requirements that they may have. If this is a strictly internal party, you won’t be promoting it on social media, but you may want to consider having information about it on your company intranet. The most important thing is that everyone should know about it and be eager to attend.

Have an Agenda

If you are having speakers, an awards ceremony, or anything that requires some logistics to be ironed out, you’re going to need to have an agenda. This will give you a timeline to stick to throughout that will ensure that you’re not getting behind at any point, and that you'll have time for all of your plans to unfurl. 

Take Photographs

What is a private party if you don’t have any photographs to remember it buy? Make sure that you have a professional photographer in attendance to capture all of the best moments, particularly of employees with prises and of keynote speakers. Not only will these make for some wonderful mementos, they can also be used for future promotions and branding. If you can update your company blog with a post about your private party and how much everyone enjoyed it, along with a few key snaps of the night, then this will allow your customers to see the human side of your business.

Whatever you do, make sure that everyone has a little bit of downtime at the end of the night – it is a party after all! Whether this means heading to the clubs or hiring your own entertainment, no one wants a private party that is too sterile. Remember to have some fun!