Longtables,latefires

Round table laid with white linen and candlelight in a dark panelled room
Candles lit before the first guest
Private dining and events

Three rooms for gatherings of ten to sixty: one table by the hearth, one among the bottles, or the whole house for the night.

Long wooden table laid for dinner with candles, glasses and plates in a warm dark room

10 to 18 guests

The Long Room

One oak table behind a glass wall that looks straight onto the hearth. The cooks carve at the table, and the room is yours from seven until the fire is banked.

  • One table, seated together
  • Its own entrance from the lane
  • Menus from $95 a guest
Red wine being poured into a glass against a black background

6 to 10 guests

The Cellar Table

A round of stone and oak in the cool cellar below the kitchen, among the bottles. Dishes come down from the fire one by one, with a glass chosen for each.

  • Wine pairing included
  • Quiet, no music
  • Menus from $120 a guest
Cook lifting the lid of an iron bell buried in glowing embers on the hearth

Up to 60 seated, 90 standing

The whole house

Every table, the hearth counter and the bar, for weddings, launches and long celebrations. We cook from the whole fire and serve in courses or from big platters.

  • Monday or Tuesday, when we are closed
  • Your own music until midnight
  • Quoted per event
Formats

Lunch, supper or the whole night

Three ways to gather, in any of the rooms. Prices are a starting point; we write every menu for the table in front of us.

  • Long lunch

    Saturday or Sunday, 12 to 4

    Four courses from the fire, family style. Children welcome.

    from $75 a guest

  • Fire supper

    Any open evening

    Six courses walking the hearth, with a cook carving at your table.

    from $95 a guest

  • Celebration

    Your date, your hours

    Welcome at the hearth, a feast in courses, a cake from the ash oven.

    from $140 a guest

Sample formats and prices, before drinks and service.

Always included

With every booking

  • A menu written for your table

  • Welcome drink by the fire

  • Printed place cards and menus

  • A cook carving at the table

  • Flowers from the market gardens

  • Coats taken, cabs called

How it works
  1. 01

    Write or call

    Tell us the date, the number of guests and the occasion. events@example.com or the pass from 2 pm.

  2. 02

    We call back

    Within two working days, with dates that work and a first menu built around the season.

  3. 03

    Taste and settle

    Come in for a glass and a few plates at the hearth counter, then settle wines and timings.

  4. 04

    Hold the date

    A deposit of one fifth holds the room. Final numbers a week before.

Candle glowing on a dark table in the dining room
Bookings

A table by the fire

Tables open sixty days ahead, at noon. Book online or call the pass, and tell us about allergies when you book so the kitchen can plan the fire around you.

  • Walk-ins

    Four seats at the hearth counter are kept back every night.

  • Seven or more

    Larger groups dine in the Long Room. Write to events@example.com.

  • Changes

    Call from 2 pm on the day. We hold a table for fifteen minutes.