Full Venue Hire at The Mall Tavern

The Beer Cellar underneath The Mall Tavern is the reason event planners should take note. A converted basement space beneath a grand Victorian pub, it holds 50 standing or 26 for a seated dinner around a single long table — and comes with its own private beer taps, a music system, and an anteroom that works as a champagne reception area before guests move through to the main space. It’s a flexible, self-contained event venue with enough character to carry a celebration and enough infrastructure to handle a corporate dinner. Upstairs, a bright meeting room overlooking Palace Gardens Terrace seats 9 to 16, filling a different brief entirely — daytime meetings, small workshops, and working sessions with natural light and fibre broadband.

The Beer Cellar at The Mall Tavern

The cellar operates as a multi-functional event space. The long single table seats 26 for dinner — a format that suits feasting menus, private dining, and celebrations where everyone sits together. For standing events, the capacity rises to 50 with the furniture cleared. Private dining for 30 splits the difference, giving a slightly more relaxed seated layout. The anteroom is the detail that elevates the hire. Start with a champagne or cocktail reception in the anteroom, then move guests through to the cellar for dinner or the main event — it gives the evening a sense of progression that a single room can’t provide. The cellar has its own private beer taps drawing from the pub’s 23-strong craft beer lineup, plus a dedicated music system.

The Meeting Room

On the upper floor, the meeting room is a different proposition. Large windows overlooking Palace Gardens Terrace flood it with natural light. Seating for 9 to 16 makes it right for board meetings, strategy sessions, and small workshops. Fibre broadband and a projector are included. Available from 9am with tea, coffee, and croissants — this is a morning-meeting space that works without needing to navigate a pub atmosphere.

Food and Drink at The Mall Tavern

In-house catering draws on the pub’s seasonal British kitchen — four-course feasting dinners, buffets, canapé menus, and à la carte private dining are all available for cellar events. Sunday roasts and bar snack menus extend the options for more casual hires. The pub runs 23 craft beer taps, which means the cellar’s private taps offer genuine range rather than a token selection.

Location and Practicalities

The Mall Tavern is at 71-73 Palace Gardens Terrace, W8 4RU, moments from Notting Hill Gate tube station. The licence runs until midnight, making it suitable for evening events that don’t need a late-night licence. The Victorian pub setting above — with its own small hidden garden — means guests arriving early can settle in at the bar before heading down to the cellar, and the Kensington location puts the venue within easy reach of the West End and the City.