DeLuca's takes private bookings for 30 to 500 guests, from a single booth for a team's after-work drinks to the whole building for a company party. The bar stands at 2 Concert Square in Liverpool city center and spreads over several levels: The Lounge for live sport, The Games Room on the first floor, The Deck terrace above the square and One Below, a club in the basement.
Seminars and company events
The venue is built for the social side of company life rather than for a day of presentations. Work parties, Christmas parties and team celebrations are the corporate formats on the private hire page, and the team can add bar staff, DJs, drinks packages and games on request. A department of 15 can take the private darts lane, a team of 30 the sunken lounge by the fireplace, and a larger group the full first floor with the terrace, for up to 160 guests. For an end-of-year party with dancing, One Below holds 400 people with its own bars and DJ booth. December bookings made before September 14 receive a reduction on the minimum spend, so Christmas parties are worth planning early.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are not part of the offer. Birthdays, reunions, stag and hen parties are the private occasions the venue names, booked through the same team as company events.
Rooms and capacities
The Lounge is set up for live sport and group celebrations, with nine booths for two to six guests each, a session table for up to 12 and grandstand booth seating for up to 30. During major tournaments the bar shows matches across 15 screens.
The Games Room has a central bar and a DJ booth. Inside it, the private darts lane takes 15 guests, the front of bar seating 12 to 14 on a low banquette or up to 30 with high tables, and the sunken lounge with its fireplace 30 guests, seated and standing.
The Deck is an all-weather terrace overlooking Concert Square for 65 guests, with sofas for 15 to 25 people, a tree table and two viewing tables. Outside music is not allowed there. Hiring the full first floor, terrace included, gives room for 160 guests.
One Below is the underground club: 400 guests, booths and banquettes, two private bars, two dance floors, a DJ booth, a Funktion-One sound system, a photo booth, a full lighting rig and hosted table service.
Catering
The private hire page focuses on drinks, bars and table service. Food for an event is not described there, so a menu or buffet should be agreed with the events team when sending the request. An events brochure with the booking terms can be downloaded from the website.
History and setting
DeLuca's presents itself as a home of celebration, with drinks, games and music from the afternoon until late. It opens in the afternoon on weekdays and from late morning at the end of the week, and stays open into the early hours. Concert Square is one of the busiest nightlife squares in the city, lined with bars and terraces, which suits a party meant to carry on after the private booking ends.
Getting there
Concert Square sits in the Ropewalks district, a short walk from Liverpool Central station and around ten minutes on foot from Lime Street, the main rail station, with direct trains to Manchester and London. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about half an hour away by car.
