Private Events
We have various spaces across St. JOHN which can cater for a wide variety of events; weddings, book launches, private dining, meetings, private parties, drinks receptions and more.
Smithfield has very limited availability for Restaurant Exclusive Hires in 2026, with no Saturday dates remaining. There is very good availability for Restaurant Exclusive Hire in 2027.
Our Private Dining Room is able to be booked for up to 16 guests, pending availability.
For all Smithfield Exclusive Hires and Private Dining Room enquiries, please contact Ryan Catney
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Bread & Wine has limited availability for Restaurant Private Hires for 2026, and we are also taking bookings for 2027.
For all Bread & Wine Private Events enquiries, please contact Jane Sturgess
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Our Wine Bar at Neal’s Yard offers a more intimate setting, with space available for private or semi-private hire. These events are best suited to canapés and/or small plates, alongside drinks from our wine list.
For all Neal's Yard Wine Bar private events enquiries, please contact Jane Sturgess
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Our shop at the London Review of Books is an intimate space available for evening private hire, best suited to canapés and wines.
For all Private Event enquires at LRB, please contact Ryan Catney
020 7553 9844
Venues and Spaces
Smithfield
26 St. John Street,
London, EC1M 4AY
Private Dining Room
The Private Dining room, which was once a former loading bay, is a perfect venue for private dining up to 16 people. The room has also been used for afternoon meetings, photo shoots and filming in its time.
Restaurant and Bar
The entire restaurant and bar may be hired for a sit down meal for up to 110 guests, and for a more casual canapé based reception a maximum of 150 guests can be catered for. The combined bar and restaurant allows great flexibility for pre and post dinner drinks, the bar area can become a dance floor or for extra guests arriving later. This gives you an exclusive dining experience for either lunch or dinner and on the weekends. We’ve happily hosted wedding receptions, corporate parties, and events for galleries, artists, and other good food and wine people.
Photographs courtesy of Tom Gold, photographer.
Bread and Wine
94-96 Commercial Street,
London, E1 6LZ
Restaurant
Our restaurant is available for exclusive use, with maximum capacity being 64. Our head chef, Farokh, can create a bespoke menu especially tailored around our guest’s tastes. As usual we offer a ‘feasting’ style of dining - meaning we serve each dish on large platters brought to the table to encourage feasting and sharing. We have also been used for filming and photo shoots.