Main Dining Room at SUSHISAMBA

The Main Dining Room occupies the 38th floor of Heron Tower — SUSHISAMBA’s largest event space, with a double-height ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows delivering 360-degree views across London. The panorama stretches from the Wembley arch westward to Olympic Park in the east, the Thames curving south below, and the City’s towers at eye level in every direction. Distinctive hanging pendant lighting descends from an open bamboo ceiling, creating a dramatic overhead canopy that photographs well from every angle in the room. The space is flanked by two outdoor terraces that extend the footprint and alter the character of any event. The East Terrace — Europe’s highest outdoor dining terrace — provides an open-air networking and drinks space with views that genuinely stop conversations. The Tree Terrace sits at the venue’s heart, featuring a 26-foot custom sculptural orange tree, an outdoor fire pit, and wood banquettes. The Tree Terrace is only available as part of the 38th-floor hire, not separately.

Capacity and Layouts in SUSHISAMBA’s Main Dining Room

Standing capacity is 320 across the indoor space and terraces. Seated dining holds 160–200 depending on configuration, with theatre-style seating for 200. For exclusive hire combining the 38th floor with the 39th-floor SAMBAROOM above, total capacity reaches 400 via the sweeping staircase that connects both levels. The indoor-outdoor flow between restaurant floor, sushi bar area, and twin terraces gives standing events a natural circulation that single-room venues can’t replicate.

Culinary Theatre and In-House Catering at SUSHISAMBA

The sushi bar and robata grill sit within the dining room itself, creating live culinary theatre as part of the event experience. Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian fusion cuisine is prepared entirely in-house — this is a working restaurant kitchen delivering at the level the SUSHISAMBA brand requires, not a catering operation adapted for the location. All catering is handled internally with a minimum spend model.

Events on SUSHISAMBA’s 38th Floor

High-end corporate entertaining and client hospitality are the core use case — the combination of views, culinary reputation, and atmosphere creates the kind of immediate impression that lengthy event programmes and expensive theming are designed to achieve. Product launches, standing cocktail receptions, canapé parties, seated gala dinners, Christmas parties, and brand activations all work within the space. A dedicated AV system handles presentations and branded content. The alcohol licence runs until 3am. Two panoramic glass express elevators provide the arrival experience, ascending at five metres per second from ground level. Liverpool Street station sits at the base of Heron Tower. For corporate events and celebrations where the venue needs to do the heavy lifting on first impressions, SUSHISAMBA’s Main Dining Room delivers panoramic London views from a position that very few venues in the capital can match.