Gilgamesh hosts corporate dinners, receptions and private parties for groups of 10 to 250 guests on three levels in Covent Garden. The venue is at 4a Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9NY, about 100 meters from Leicester Square station. Organisers can book a private area, take over the whole building or reserve group dining for 10 guests or more.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists corporate events among its uses, alongside birthdays, engagement dinners and anniversaries. Private areas come with their own bar, lighting and sound system, and a dedicated manager and staff. The Royal Table, a single central table for 20 in Zion, includes access to an 8-foot projector for presentations and private screenings. The layout favors dinners and receptions over a day of workshops, so plan it as an evening or a long lunch. Private areas are available for lunch from 12:00 to 17:30 or for dinner from 18:30 until close, with a late licence to 2:00 a.m.
Weddings and receptions
The official pages do not offer weddings. They do describe receptions: a canapé and bowl food menu for standing guests, or a welcome drink followed by shared banquets for seated dining. Exclusive areas are booked on a minimum-spend basis covering food and drinks, and the venue states that it does not charge for the hire itself.
Rooms and capacities
Babylon is on the lower ground floor and has dark wood-carved walls and low lighting. It seats about 75 and takes about 120 standing. Zion is on the upper mezzanine, surrounded by greenery, and seats about 42 or takes about 65 standing. The Royal Table in Zion seats about 20 at one central table. A full venue takeover spreads over three levels, including the ground-floor lounge. It takes about 250 for a canapé reception and about 160 for seated dining across two or three levels. A floor plan for each space can be downloaded from the event page.
Catering
Catering is in house. The menu draws on Japanese, Chinese and South-East Asian cooking, served in a shared, family-style format with dim sum, sushi and main dishes taken to the center of the table. Private event menus come from the a la carte menu and can be adjusted, including a plant-based option. Organisers can choose from shared banquets with welcome drinks, or from canapés and bowl food for standing receptions, and pick drinks from the cocktail and wine lists.
History and setting
The interior is inspired by the epic of Gilgamesh. It uses gold accents, bronze details, dark wood and Chinoiserie, across a ground-floor bar and lounge, the Zion mezzanine and the Babylon level below. The venue holds a late licence and runs late evenings with live DJs on select dates.
Getting there
Leicester Square station on the Northern line is a 2-minute walk, about 100 meters. Covent Garden station on the Piccadilly line is about 5 minutes, 250 meters. The venue lists two car parks nearby: Q Park Covent Garden at Bedfordbury, 6 minutes on foot, and the NCP at Parker Mews, 4 minutes on foot. Metered street parking is also available.
