Seminars and company events
La Compagnie Neal's Yard can be booked for corporate gatherings, talks, masterclasses, product launches and team socials for up to 30 guests on its first floor or 60 when the whole venue is privatised. It is a wine bar run by the Experimental Group in Neal's Yard, the small courtyard in Covent Garden, London.
The format suits events built around conversation rather than a stage. A company can hold a guided wine tasting for clients, a launch with a short talk, or an evening for a team after a day of meetings in central London. The venue offers set experiences that work well for groups: guided tastings that run from sparkling wines to fuller reds, food and wine pairings, and a mystery wine quiz in which teams try to identify a bottle to win it. Photo shoots can also be booked in the space.
Weddings and receptions
The venue does not market weddings, but it takes private celebrations such as milestone birthdays, anniversaries and parties. Private dining is available for seated meals with friends, family or colleagues, and it can include a seated wine tasting led by the team.
Rooms and capacities
The Full Venue covers two floors, each with its own bar, plus a terrace, and takes 60 guests when privatised. The First Floor sits above the courtyard, with windows looking onto Neal's Yard and its own bar, for 30 people. A third format, Private Dining, is set for seated meals; the venue does not publish a separate figure for it, so the number of covers is confirmed with the events team.
Catering
Food is prepared in house. The kitchen leans French with an Italian touch, built around seasonal plates, sharing dishes, charcuterie and cheese. The wine list favors smaller producers and bottles that are hard to find elsewhere, and pairings are chosen to match the food. An events food and drinks menu and an events brochure are available from the team, and the enquiry form asks for the date, the number of guests, timings and the occasion so a proposal can be prepared.
History and setting
Neal's Yard is a pedestrian courtyard between Seven Dials and Covent Garden, known for its painted facades and independent shops and cafés. The first floor windows look straight onto it, which gives a private room some life without the noise of a main street. The venue belongs to the Experimental Group, which also runs cocktail bars, restaurants and hotels in London, Paris and other cities, and it runs seasonal programs such as a winter takeaway offer.
Getting there
La Compagnie is at 8-10 Neal's Yard, London WC2H 9DP. Covent Garden station on the Piccadilly line is a few minutes on foot, and Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square stations are also within walking distance.
