Corporate parties, birthday celebrations and wedding parties for up to 250 standing guests can be organized at Archer Street Soho, a cocktail bar at 3-4 Archer Street in the West End of London. The venue is spread over two floors, and the whole bar can be booked for exclusive hire. Its lower ground floor changes theme with the seasons.
Seminars and company events
Archer Street promotes its Soho venue for corporate parties as well as private celebrations. It is a bar rather than a meeting venue: the website lists no plenary room, projection equipment or day packages, so it fits an evening event after a conference, a team celebration or a client party better than a working day. Exclusive hire gives a company the whole venue for the night, with live singers and DJs as part of the format. Smaller groups can reserve tables, booths or alcoves through the standard bookings page. The location in central London makes it easy for guests to arrive straight from offices in the West End or the City, and to head home late by Underground or taxi. Organizers should confirm the timings, the music program and any branding needs with the events team at the time of the request.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are among the occasions the venue lists for private hire, along with birthdays. In practice it suits an evening wedding party or an after-party in central London rather than a ceremony. Live music is part of the experience, and canapés can be ordered in advance for the guests.
Rooms and capacities
The Soho venue has two floors. The lower ground floor holds up to 250 standing guests and has large booths, smaller alcoves, a spacious bar and its own toilets, which keeps a private group to itself. In summer it becomes LA VIDA, a beach bar with Mexican touches, and in winter it turns into Pisté, an Alpine-style retreat. No seated capacity is published, so a sit-down format should be discussed before booking.
Catering
Food for events is served as canapés from Feast & Social, pre-ordered at the time of booking. The focus of the venue is cocktails and drinks. Organizers who need a full meal should confirm what is possible with the team before booking.
History and setting
Archer Street runs a second venue on Northcote Road in Battersea, SW11, which holds 100 standing guests on its lower ground floor and is available for private hire seven days a week. The Soho bar is built around live performance, with singers on the program and regular evenings such as a piano sing-along. Its address puts it in South Soho, a few streets from Shaftesbury Avenue and the West End theaters.
Getting there
Piccadilly Circus station, on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines, is a short walk away. The venue is in a busy part of central London where parking is limited, so guests are best advised to come by Underground, bus or taxi.
