Seminars and company events
Clifford's is a pizza and cocktail restaurant at 140 Fetter Lane, in the City of London, that takes private bookings for up to 60 seated guests or 80 standing. It suits after-work drinks, team dinners, canapé receptions and end-of-year functions for companies working nearby. The restaurant opens Monday to Friday from noon until late, and its events offer follows the same weekday rhythm.
The official site describes evening and lunchtime functions rather than full-day seminars. It does not list meeting equipment, a plenary room or day-delegate packages, so ask the events team about screens or presentations before you commit. For a drinks party, a client dinner or a team celebration, the choice of rooms is clear and the numbers are stated.
Rooms and capacities
Clifford's offers four configurations, from a six-seat table to the whole restaurant.
The Mezzanine seats 14 or holds 20 standing. It is the room for after-work drinks, and the team can arrange a band, karaoke or a DJ there on request. The Library seats 6 and works for a small working dinner. The Main Restaurant seats 50 or holds 60 standing. Full private hire, which means the whole venue, seats 60 or holds 80 standing.
Some bookings carry a minimum spend, which the events team discusses with you at enquiry stage. Celebration cakes and other finishing touches can also be arranged.
Catering
The kitchen makes all its food in house every day from seasonal ingredients. The published function menus are Christmas menus, so ask for the equivalent outside the festive season.
Standing functions run on three formats. The first is snacks and pizzas: you choose four snacks from a list that includes truffled arancini, sweetcorn fritters, ham and cheese croquettes, tempura prawns and honey glazed chorizo, then add sharing pizzas, doughnuts to share and, as an extra, late-night cheese toasties. The second is a canapé selection of six or eight pieces, with fig and goat's cheese tartlets, wild mushroom gyoza, scallops, a venison empanada and small desserts among the choices. The third combines six canapés with platters of cheese, cured meats, fish or vegetables, each platter serving five to six people, plus two dessert canapés.
Seated functions are offered as a three-course menu with choices at each stage, or as a feast menu served family style on the tables. A cheese board can be added before or after dessert. Gluten-free pizza bases and vegan cheese are available, and gluten can be replaced on request in seated dishes. Tell the team about dietary requirements in advance. Guest numbers can change until five days before the event; after that date the food is still charged.
History and setting
The restaurant has traded since 2018 and presents its cooking as pizza and cocktails made from seasonal ingredients prepared in house. It sits on Fetter Lane, in the City of London, which makes it a practical choice for firms in the surrounding legal and financial district.
Getting there
The address is 140 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1BT. The website lists opening Monday to Friday from noon until late and does not mention weekends, so confirm weekend availability for private hire when you enquire.
