Heathcote & Star hosts parties, conferences, club nights and wedding receptions for up to 200 standing or 120 seated in its upstairs function room, with three more spaces for 60 to 130 guests. The pub stands at 344 Grove Green Road in Leytonstone, East London, and belongs to the Electric Star group of pubs.
Seminars and company events
The pub lists conferences, meetings and club nights among its private hire uses, and the team says it will take most requests. The Grove Green Room upstairs suits a company presentation or a team evening: it has a projector and screen, its own sound system, a private bar and its own toilets, and takes up to 120 seated. Christmas parties are a large part of the calendar, with a dedicated booking page and a festive menu. Booths in the main bar can be reserved for smaller groups after work.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding receptions, civil partnerships and post-wedding parties are held in the Grove Green Room or the Pink Party Room. Both rooms have their own bar. Couples can bring a playlist or book a DJ, and the team puts together a wedding package on request. A wedding pack can be downloaded from the site. Ceremonies are not mentioned.
Rooms and capacities
The Grove Green Room, on the upper floor, is the largest space: up to 200 standing or 120 seated, with high ceilings and leaded Edwardian windows. The Pink Party Room, on the ground floor, takes 70 or more guests, with air conditioning, a separate sound system, a TV screen and a private bar in hire packages. The garden, which the pub calls the largest beer garden in Leyton, takes 130 or more guests with full table service and a private bar, and it can be hired whole or in part. The main bar holds 60 or more and has screens throughout. A Games Room shows live sport.
Catering
The kitchen is run by The Dragon Flame, which cooks barbecue dishes with produce from UK farms. For events there is a canapé and platter menu, alongside Sunday roasts and a Christmas menu. Drinks packages and a cocktail list are published as PDFs, and each function room can run its own bar, so a group does not share service with the rest of the pub.
History and setting
The building is a restored pub on a residential street between Leyton and Leytonstone, and the upstairs room keeps its Edwardian windows and tall ceilings. The Electric Star group runs several East London pubs, including the Star of Bethnal Green, the Leyton Star and Star in Shoreditch. The pub has hosted tastings, food nights and beer pong tournaments, and DJs such as Brandon Block and Seb Fontaine have played there.
Getting there
The pub is at 344 Grove Green Road, London E11 4EA. Leytonstone Underground station on the Central line is within walking distance, and Leytonstone High Road station on the Overground is also close. The pub opens from 4 p.m. Monday to Wednesday and from noon Thursday to Sunday, and stays open until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, which leaves room for a late party.
