Full Venue Hire at The Palm House

A Cuban-meets-Miami bar and restaurant inside the Nova Victoria development, The Palm House brings a concept specific enough to set it apart from most London event venues — 1930s clubhouse atmosphere, tropical cocktails, Latin-inspired food, and live entertainment across two floors. Victoria Station sits immediately adjacent, making this one of the most transport-accessible private hire options in central London. Full venue hire accommodates up to 400 guests, but the real flexibility comes from a space layout that scales from intimate round-table dinners for six through to full-building takeovers with DJs and live saxophone. What distinguishes The Palm House for event hire is the first floor’s ability to function as a genuinely independent space. With its own bar, bathrooms, entrance doors, and sound system, it operates as a self-contained venue within the venue — meaning mid-size events get a proper private hire experience, not a roped-off section of a busy restaurant.

The First Floor at The Palm House

The Cuban mezzanine — The Palm House’s first floor — takes up to 90 seated or 120 standing with exclusive hire. Its own bar, dedicated bathrooms, and separate entrance doors mean the space functions independently from the ground-floor restaurant, which matters for events where you want controlled access and a contained atmosphere. The sound system is independent too, so playlists and DJs don’t compete with what’s happening downstairs. For seated dinners, the mezzanine suits formats from long-table suppers to round-table configurations. Standing receptions benefit from the bar being right there in the space — no waiting for drinks to arrive from elsewhere in the building. The Cuban-inspired décor carries through from the ground floor, giving the first floor the same tropical aesthetic without feeling like a function room bolted on.

Private Dining at The Palm House

Two private dining rooms sit within the first floor space. The larger room seats up to 12 guests, suited to client dinners, board-level meetings, or milestone celebrations that need a closed-door setting within the wider venue. The second is a round-table arrangement for six — one of the more intimate private dining options in Victoria, genuinely suited to occasions where conversation matters more than scale. Both rooms benefit from in-house catering drawn from The Palm House’s Latin-inspired kitchen, and guests can choose their own music within the PDRs, unlike the semi-private areas where the venue’s curated playlists and DJs take precedence.

Full Venue Hire and Semi-Private Events

At full capacity, The Palm House accommodates 400 guests across both floors — a size that suits large birthday celebrations, corporate Christmas parties, product launches, and drinks receptions where the venue’s built-in atmosphere does much of the work. DJs play Thursday through Saturday as standard, and live saxophone features regularly, so evening events tap into energy that’s already there rather than having to manufacture it. For events that don’t need the entire building, a semi-private area handles up to 150 standing guests. This sits between full venue exclusivity and a private dining booking, useful for team socials, after-work gatherings, or launch events where a buzzy backdrop is an asset rather than a distraction.

How Hire Works at The Palm House

The Palm House operates on a minimum food and beverage spend rather than a flat hire fee — the minimum varies by date and event type. All catering is handled in-house, with menus drawing on the venue’s Latin and Caribbean-influenced kitchen. Bespoke packages are built around individual events, scaling from intimate dining formats to full production with entertainment and theming. The alcohol licence runs until 23:30, with extensions available. For music, the venue provides DJs and curated playlists in all spaces except the private dining rooms, where you can play your own. External DJs are welcomed for exclusive hire events.

Getting to The Palm House

Located at 150 Victoria Street within the Nova development, The Palm House sits less than a minute’s walk from Victoria Station — served by the Victoria, District, and Circle lines plus National Rail and the Gatwick Express. For events drawing guests from across London or beyond, the transport links are hard to beat. The Victoria theatre district is immediately nearby, which opens options for combined event-and-show programming.