Seminars and company events
The Last Talisman takes company events from a boardroom meeting for 18 to an exclusive party for 300 standing or 135 seated. The venue is a contemporary pub, cocktail bar and restaurant on Bermondsey Street, near London Bridge in south-east London, mixing a classic British pub feel with Asian influences in the food and decor.
Corporate bookings cover team socials, networking events, company celebrations, client entertainment, private dining, brand launches and private receptions. For working sessions, Mala Madre is the most practical room: it has a projector screen, sound equipment and WiFi, and can be set theatre-style for 50, cabaret for 50, L-shaped for 28, U-shaped for 20 or as a boardroom for 18. Cocktail masterclasses are also offered and work well as a team activity after a meeting.
Rooms and capacities
Full venue hire accommodates up to 300 guests standing or 135 seated, for groups that want the whole place.
Mala Madre is connected to The Last Talisman but separate from it, with its own private entrance, bar and facilities. It holds 90 standing or 60 for a seated dinner, and its private bar suits both daytime events and late evenings. Guests can decorate the room and bring a DJ or their own music.
The Chef's Room is a semi-private part of the restaurant for up to 30 seated, and an exclusive hire of the restaurant takes up to 45 seated guests. The Mezzanine is a semi-private drinks area for up to 30 standing, or 50 when extended. The Private Dining Room seats 20 or holds 25 standing, a good size for a client dinner or a board lunch.
Catering
The kitchen serves Asian-inspired dishes with British touches. For receptions there are sharing plates, canapés and party food; for seated events there are set dining formats with flexible menus that cover dietary requirements. Drinks can be arranged through pre-ordered packages: cocktail receptions, drinks tokens, champagne packages and premium spirit selections. Catering in Mala Madre is provided in house.
History and setting
The Last Talisman sits on Bermondsey Street, a street of restaurants, bars and galleries south of the river. The interiors are designed to be immersive, with flexible layouts across the ground floor, the mezzanine and the private rooms. Outside private hire, the venue runs brunches, a happy hour and cocktail classes, so the atmosphere on a booking day depends on whether the whole venue or one space is reserved.
Getting there
The address is 171-173 Bermondsey St, London SE1 3UW. London Bridge station, served by National Rail and the Northern and Jubilee lines of the Underground, is within walking distance. London City Airport and Heathrow are both reachable by public transport from London Bridge. The venue has no bedrooms; hotels around London Bridge and Tower Bridge can host visiting teams.
