The 8 best private dining rooms in Mayfair

Mayfair has so many hotels, that it can often feel like one giant Monopoly board (late game, just before your Aunt slams her glass of Merlot down and ruins Christmas forever).

It's notable, then, when a new one opens and stands out from the well-heeled crowd. 1 Mayfair is just that. Stylish, luxurious and wearing sustainability on its sleeve, the Green Park venue sets out to impress and achieve.

Take their private dining options. The 150-seater Meadow space is a wide, open and light-filled exercise in modern comfort and convenience. Underpinning this is the catering team which will bring your private dining experience to the next level.

This means custom planning services and delicious food helmed by two Michelin-starred Chef Tom Seller. That's the sort of Luxury you expect in Mayfair.

Sparrow Italia is a stylish, modern restaurant, sleek and chic with touches of green foliage that evoke an Italian greenhouse. It boasts a central location in Mayfair and offers ground-floor, first-floor, and second-floor dining areas. The first floor offers a skylight ceiling and a large marble bar, and the dining room seamlessly spills into an indoor garden. 

Dine under trees on the first floor or sip cocktails on the ground floor. Venture up to the third floor and indulge in a cigar in one of London's finest cigar lounges.

The most intimate space for private dining is located on the second floor. With a wall-to-wall six-seat bar and floor-to-ceiling drapery. This private dining room comes complete with a curated playlist and is a swish little setting to enjoy Italian fine dining, artful cocktails, and that sophisticated Mayfair ambiance.

Hide is uniquely modelled on a tree's structure. Its spiralling wooden staircase figures as the trunk which connects its four beautiful dining spaces.

Hidden in the subterranean ‘roots’ are two private dining rooms; Ideal for groups of 4-8, these intimate spaces are carefully designed for the cosiest of dinners (and are situated right next to the impressive below-ground bar).

Within Hide’s sanctuary, seasonal food is served from the à la carte menu alongside a wine to match. Whether it be the Barbecued native lobster, pickled fennel & spiced butter or the Tempura Cornish monkfish with girolles, private dining will be a pleasure.

For slightly larger groups, try hide and seek, a lighter and stylish room for up to 20.

Just a short walk from Piccadilly Circus station and you’re there.

Since opening in 2002, Sketch has become a byword in London for a place people go to lift their phones in front of their faces.

Everything, from the absurd egg toilets to the five separate private dining spaces, has been calibrated to appear on the overly curated Instagram page of your most irritating colleague.

Whilst we concede it's beautiful, and the food is okay, it's also a tad overrated (okay more than a tad). But hey, lots of things are overrated.

This Georgian townhouse follows the story of the fictional and mysterious empress MiMi. MiMi Mei Fair is the result; A lavish venue that celebrates Chinese culinary arts.

This seductive setting is carefully designed to appeal to the most luxurious. We’re talking open fireplaces and hand-painted silk chinoiserie wallpaper. Two private dining rooms for 6 are hidden below the building for intimate gatherings.

An extensive menu is available with the venue specialising in wood-fired peking duck, widely held to be the best in London. Sharing is encouraged so invite your closest and explore the tale.

Scott’s encompasses old-school Mayfair and its private dining offering is no different. With a distinct 1920s vibe, Scott's menu is famed for its seafood and this is mirrored in its decor.

The Private Room is surrounded by panels of gilded and painted glass mirrors depicting various sea creatures, in addition to a marble-topped fish tank bar.

Design your own bespoke menu and wine pairings with the help of a sommelier. Step back into the gilded champagne-popping era with your chosen pals.

Gridiron is a Park Lane grill spot that places a heavy emphasis on ethically-sourced ingredients, with a considered balance between meat, native fish and veg. This is not just a zeitgeisty tagline – the produce on the grill here has clearly been thought about, with things like Isle of Mull rib of beef and Turbot showcasing the best of the British Isles.

If the above sounds a bit heavy, then you don't have to despair. The lighter alternatives are abound with burnt leek and hazelnut aillade, crab toast with lardo, wood-roasted scallops with spicy XO sauce, and red mullet with gentleman’s relish (stop laughing - it's a sort of anchovy paste).

For private dining, you can sit 55 in the restaurant, with room for 80 standing.

Serving a contemporary gourmet menu of French cuisine with simple and compelling dishes made from seasonal ingredients, paired with exceptional wines and classic cocktails in an elegant and sophisticated space worthy of its Mayfair postcode – have we caught your attention?

The French restaurant Mister Nice offers a wonderful semi-private dining room, Le Salon, in its wine cellar. Whitewashed brick walls, crisp linen tablecloths adorned with candles and vases of flowers, and accents of dark wood in the furnishings. Le Salon gives diners a peek into the French kitchen and allows for an intimate meal among the many bottles of Mister Nice's wine collection.

Le Salon can accommodate up to 35 for an exquisite French-flavoured private dining experience in the heart of Mayfair, and if you're looking to host an even bigger celebration the entire restaurant of Mister Nice is available for private hire and can accommodate up to 100 people.

It may be a Mayfair postcode, but it has Parisian flavours and heart.