Chaophraya Glasgow offers six private dining areas for groups from 2 to 40 seated, plus a standing format for 50 to 60 guests and full venue hire. It suits client dinners, business meals, cocktail receptions and larger celebrations. The restaurant occupies The Townhouse on Nelson Mandela Place, beside Buchanan Street in Glasgow city centre.
Seminars and company events
The Glasgow team presents its private areas as spaces for exclusive celebrations and corporate client meetings. The Thai Ballroom is the room the restaurant names for client meetings, with seating for 20 to 40 guests. For a larger or more open format, the Lower Lounge is a semi-private area that works for a standing reception of 50 to 60 people or a seated meal for 20 to 30. The restaurant also states that it offers full venue hire and a range of packages for parties of different sizes, so a company that needs the whole building can ask about it directly.
This is a dining format, not a conference centre. The official pages describe no projector, stage or meeting-room equipment, so a working session with presentations is a point to settle with the team before you book.
Rooms and capacities
Six areas are listed on the official private dining page. The Rama seats 8 to 10. Full Moon, a sunken seating area that is semi-private and close to the upstairs bar, seats 10 to 16. Jasmine Lounge seats 12 to 20 and sits near the upstairs bar with easy access to the lift. The Thai Ballroom seats 20 to 40 and is the largest private dining area. The Lower Lounge seats 20 to 30 or 50 to 60 standing. The Buddha Balcony is a table for two overlooking the lower dining area.
For a group of ten to twenty, the choice is between Full Moon and Jasmine Lounge. For a board dinner or a client evening of thirty or more, the Thai Ballroom or the Lower Lounge are the options to compare. The lift access mentioned for Jasmine Lounge is worth raising if any guest has reduced mobility.
Catering
Catering is in house. The restaurant serves classic and modern Thai dishes, including vegan and gluten free options, and its Glasgow team discusses menu options with each group when you enquire. The restaurant also mentions a private Thai cooking class as a way to mark an occasion, which can serve as a team activity. The site does not publish event menus, so ask for the group menu and the dietary choices when you enquire.
History and setting
The restaurant is set across four floors of The Townhouse, and describes its Thai design as combining with the character of its historic surroundings. It calls itself the largest Thai restaurant in Europe. The Rama uses wood from the Chaophraya river, and the site also highlights a bar upstairs and the light features above the lower dining area.
Getting there
The address is The Townhouse, Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G1 2LL, by Buchanan Street in the city centre. Confirm the nearest station and parking with the team when you plan the evening.
