Belvedere hosts private dinners, cocktail parties, small business meetings and weddings, from a table of 20 in its private Loggia to exclusive hire of the entire restaurant. It stands inside Holland Park, on Abbotsbury Road in Kensington, west London, and serves Italian cooking under chef Lello Favuzzi.
Seminars and company events
For companies, Belvedere works best as a setting for a client dinner, a board lunch or an evening reception rather than a full-day conference. The Loggia is recommended for professional meetings and takes up to 20 guests, which suits a leadership team or a small client group. Torrino, the upstairs room, has its own private bar and windows over the park, and fits a cocktail reception or a team dinner. For a launch, an anniversary or a larger company party, the whole restaurant can be booked exclusively, which gives the group full privacy inside the park. The events team provides a brochure and a virtual tour, and handles enquiries directly.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are among the events the restaurant hosts. A couple can take over the full venue for a wedding breakfast and an evening party, or use Torrino for drinks before dinner. The park around the building offers lawns and paths for photographs. Ceremony arrangements are not described on the website and should be discussed with the events team at the first enquiry.
Rooms and capacities
The Loggia is the most private space: an alcove above the main dining room, with wicker chairs, arabesque chandeliers, terracotta walls and open Roman arches, for up to 20 guests. Torrino, on the upper floor, has pale green sofas, an exposed brick fireplace and a private bar. The main dining room and the full venue are available for exclusive hire. Capacities for Torrino and for exclusive hire are given by the events team on request, along with possible layouts for dinners and standing receptions.
Catering
The kitchen cooks Italian food built on seasonal produce. The menu draws on producers across Italy, with ingredients such as black winter tomatoes from Sicily, radicchio tardivo from Veneto and porcini from Umbria, combined with produce from local suppliers. Menus for private dining and events are prepared by the restaurant.
History and setting
The building began life in the 19th century as a summer ballroom and has a long history of large gatherings. The surrounding grounds were once a pleasure ground and meeting place for figures such as Lord Byron, Benjamin Disraeli and Charles Dickens. Today the restaurant sits within one of west London's large public parks, which gives an event a green setting a few minutes from the shops of Kensington High Street.
Getting there
The address is Abbotsbury Road, Holland Park, London W8 6LU. Holland Park Underground station on the Central line is about a 12-minute walk, and High Street Kensington station is about 15 minutes on foot. Heathrow is the closest major airport for guests flying in.
