The Elysee can seat 30 guests for a private dinner in its larger upstairs room, 50 across both private rooms, or take up to 200 for a drinks party on the roof garden and in the cocktail bar. The Greek restaurant stands in Fitzrovia, in London's West End, and presents itself as the city's original Greek restaurant.
Seminars and company events
For companies the venue works as a place for a team dinner, a client evening or an end-of-year party rather than a full-day meeting. The two private dining rooms at the top of the staircase connect, so a group can take one or both. Together they seat up to 50 at banquet or round tables, or hold 80 standing for a reception. A 60-inch LED screen with an HDMI connection allows a short presentation, a video or a slideshow before dinner. Larger groups can book the Roof Garden together with the Cocktail Bar and Lounge as one exclusive space for up to 200 guests, set for canapés and drinks or a buffet. The private dining page also quotes 145 guests for the whole venue, so the final number depends on the layout agreed with the team.
Weddings and receptions
The site does not sell wedding packages. Private parties are another matter: birthdays, anniversaries and family dinners fit the upstairs rooms, and the roof garden takes a larger celebration. The ground-floor restaurant is known for its Greek night out, which the chandelier upstairs, made of smashed plates, refers to.
Rooms and capacities
The larger private dining room seats up to 30 and keeps its Georgian cornicing and original Adam fireplaces. The smaller room seats up to 20. Combined, they take 50 seated or 80 standing. The Roof Garden and Shisha Lounge seats up to 100 under retractable roofs, with heat lamps for cooler evenings, so it can be used in most weather. Booked with the Cocktail Bar and Lounge, the upper floors take up to 200 guests for a standing event.
Catering
Food and drink come from the restaurant kitchen and bar, with Greek cooking at the center of the menus. The menu for a private event is chosen at the enquiry stage, and the restaurant publishes an events brochure with its options. On the roof, shisha is served from 3 p.m. every day, and the bar handles cocktails for receptions.
History and setting
Fitzrovia lies just north of Oxford Street, an area of Georgian streets, offices, agencies and restaurants. The private rooms keep period details from the building's Georgian past, which gives a group dinner a more formal feel than the busy restaurant floor below. The roof garden offers the opposite: an open, relaxed space above the street for drinks after work.
Getting there
The restaurant is in Fitzrovia, within walking distance of several Underground stations in the West End. Guests coming to an evening event can usually walk from offices in Soho, Bloomsbury and Marylebone, which makes the venue practical for an after-work gathering.
