The Cinnamon Club can host private dinners, standing receptions and wedding celebrations for up to 130 seated guests or 300 standing in its main dining room, with three smaller spaces for groups of 40 to 90. The restaurant occupies the Old Westminster Library, a Grade II listed building at 30-32 Great Smith Street in Westminster, London.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant has a dedicated weddings offer and presents the building as one of the grandest settings in London for a celebration. Couples can choose a seated wedding breakfast in one of the private rooms or take the main dining room for a larger party. Standing canapé receptions are a regular format here, and the bar can open the evening before guests move to the table. The same formats apply to milestone birthdays, anniversaries and festive season gatherings, which the restaurant also promotes.
Rooms and capacities
Four spaces are offered for private events. The Main Restaurant, called the Westminster Library Dining Room, seats 130 and holds 300 for a standing reception, the largest event the venue lists. The Reading Room seats 60 or holds 90 standing, a size that suits a company dinner or a rehearsal dinner. The Gallery, a mezzanine above the dining room, seats 40 for a private meal. The Cinnamon Club Bar takes 70 standing for drinks and canapés.
The restaurant publishes room and table plans as a download, which helps organizers check layouts before a visit. Exclusive hire of the whole venue and audio-visual equipment are not described on the events page, so these points are best raised with the events team at the first request.
Catering
Menus are developed by chef Vivek Singh and his kitchen team, who cook modern Indian food. For events, the restaurant offers canapés, bowl food and set menus, with wine pairings and cocktails prepared for the occasion. An events menu is available to download from the website. Dietary requirements and menu choices are agreed with the events team when the booking is confirmed.
History and setting
The building was the Westminster Library before it became a restaurant, and it is now Grade II listed. Its former reading spaces give the private rooms their names and their proportions, with high ceilings and a gallery level above the main room. The restaurant has marked its 25th anniversary in the building. Great Smith Street runs south of Westminster Abbey, so the venue sits within a few minutes of Parliament and the government offices of Whitehall.
Getting there
The address is The Old Westminster Library, 30-32 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BU. St James's Park station, on the District and Circle lines, and Westminster station, on the Jubilee, District and Circle lines, are both within walking distance. There is no step-free street-level access to the restaurant, so organizers with guests who need mobility assistance should tell the team in advance so arrangements can be made.
