Pennethorne's Bar At Somerset House, Drawing Room
New Wing, Somerset House, London, WC2R 1LA -
Up to
45 standingOffers
catering
In the New Wing of Somerset House, you will find Pennethorne’s Bar. Inspired by the New Wing’s 19th Century designer, Sir James Pennethorne and his travels around Europe, the venue have combined décor and recipe ideas from his travels to France and Italy to modern Britain. The venue is available for hire for breakfast meetings, lunches through to evening for private dinners or cocktails and sharing platters Monday to Saturday.
Think chic birthday party, trendy work board meeting or simply a night out with friends, the Drawing Room at Pennethorne’s Cafe Bar is sure to become a London favourite and charming hidden gem. An all-day-dining destination, the 120 cover Pennethorne’s Bar is the place to hang out, relax, unwind and enjoy delicious, simple and quality food and drinks in one of London’s most iconic settings.
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 45
Theatre
up to 30
Boardroom
up to 22
Amenities
Disabled access
Air conditioning
Natural light
Tea
Audio & visual
Other
Minimum spend £250.00 per hour based on food & beverage up to 5pm and £350.00 per hour thereafter. Bespoke packages available on request.
Space rules
Cancellation policy
100% refundable 1 day before the event
Location
Reviews
Andre Lucas Ribeiro
Beautiful historical building to visit during the day. In the summer and during other seasons, they offer recurrent concerts in the inner patio. The acoustics is surprisingly good. There are several drinking and eating options. The shows are on time and end early, making it easy to work the following day.
Harry K
A cultural center. A hub for arts. Superb Architecture. Amazing open square. Polite, knowledge staff. A must visit for all people. Easy access from Temple underground stop.
Olivia Helene
Went to the Cute Exhibition and Hello Kitty ARTBOX Cafe pop up. The cafe is extremely busy currently, with waits up to two hours. I went on 12 Feb, Monday, (which it’s usually closed on but it was open on this Monday), and the wait was about only an hour long which I was happy about, since they said it could be up to two hours. The prices of the snacks in the cafe is of course overpriced but this is London and a Hello Kitty pop up, of course it’s going to be. About £7 for a slice of cake. The cafe is more about its cute aesthetic and for the experience of it all, me and my friend went dressed as My Melody and Kuromi, and we had a lot of people ask for photos! The cute exhibition itself was fun, and really entertaining. I am usually a bit bored by museums and exhibitions but I was very interested in this one. It was cute and lived up to its name. It’s quite a short exhibition, and I was particularly a bit disappointed by the gift shop because I always like to get a magnet or pin as a souvenir, but I couldn’t find any souvenirs. (Luckily got a pin from the Hello Kitty cafe though.) They also didn’t list a price on most of their products. I really appreciated the fact that you could buy job seeker tickets to the exhibition for about £5 less than a normal ticket. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Somerset House is a bit of a maze though!
P P
Went to the CUTE exhibition and it was interesting but definitely do not go if you are only interested in Hello Kitty as that is a very small portion of the exhibition. Even with taking our time around the exhibition is was quite short for something you could spend up to £20 for … Shop at the end was dull with nothing of actual value. However, the Artbox Cafe was great! Very cute and tasty BUT it is not worth the long wait so try to visit when the crowds are low (weekday).
Christine L
Took my sister here for the cute exhibition. She really enjoyed it! Hello kitty pop up cafe probably not worth it.. super long wait. But it's more for the novelty! Go early in the morning if you are keen for it.