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The Book Club, Basement

Location pin

100-106 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4RH - 

  • Users

    Up to
    250 standing

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

Two spacious floors of a former Victorian warehouse on Leonard Street have been kitted out for daytime eating, drinking, thinking & meeting. The interior blends the raw, pared-down character of the factory building with layers of bespoke furniture, mosaics and graphic lighting features, as well as the constantly evolving exhibitions that adorn the walls. Its open, airy, drowning in natural light and the perfect environment for meetings, lunches, an afternoon cocktail or a quick game of ping pong!

At night, The Book Club offers a cultural revolution to the East End’s social scene turning the conventional arts institution on its head, fusing boozing with brain power every night of the week through our thought provoking program of Superculture events. At the weekend we step it up a notch with clubs nights from local and national promoters featuring DJs such as Scroobius Pip, Roots Manuva, DJ EZ, Craig Charles and Norman Jay.

The Book Club’s underground space will be capturing the wintery magic of Christmas this year with an enchanted woodland decor. It’s comprised of a dedicated DJ and dance floor area, a large bar and two seating areas located both in the private room and underneath our 22,000 multi-coloured lightbulb ceiling.

Sectioned areas can very naturally be closed off due to its layout; meaning it has the capacity to feel busy with 80, but can comfortably host up to 250 guests at a time. The sound can be phased according to each area of the room so guests can chat comfortably down one end whilst people party down the other. There are also toilets, a photobooth and a cloakroom located on this floor, making it an entirely self-sufficient party space.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 250

Theatre

Theatre

up to 110

Boardroom

Boardroom

up to 20

Cabaret

Cabaret

up to 110

Classroom

Classroom

up to 40

Pricing
& opening hours

Weekly schedule
  • monday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • tuesday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • wednesday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • thursday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • friday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • saturday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • sunday

    0:00 - 24:00

Price type: Per day
  • from £350 per day

  • from £350 per day

  • from £350 per day

  • from £350 per day

  • from £350 per day

  • from £350 per day

  • from £350 per day

Catering & drinks

Refreshments

Refreshments

Alcohol

Alcohol

Amenities

Cloakroom

Cloakroom

Air conditioning

Air conditioning

Audio & visual

Whiteboards

Whiteboards

Sound system

Sound system

Microphone

Microphone

Projector & screen

Projector & screen

Flipchart

Flipchart

WiFi

WiFi

Space rules

Cancellation policy

January – November Bookings If a booking is cancelled (by registered post or email only) • 2 months in advance of the Access Time, we will refund 90% of the deposit. • More than 1 month in advance of the Access Time, but less than 2 months, any deposit paid will not be refunded. • Less than 1 month in advance up until the Access Time, any deposit paid will not be refunded and we will issue an invoice for immediate payment of the contracted balance. December Bookings If a booking is cancelled (by registered post or email only): • More than 4 months in advance of the Access Time, we will refund 90% of the deposit. • More than 3 months in advance of the Access Time, but less than 2 months, any deposit paid will not be refunded. • Less than 2 months in advance up until the Access Time, any deposit paid will not be refunded and we will issue an invoice for immediate payment of the contracted balance.

Location

Reviews

  • C

    January 2024

    Loud pub and club for after work drinks. I dare say for the slightly younger crowd but I’ve always felt welcome. Toilets are satisfactory for such a busy boozy pub. I think there’s a beer pong area which seemed to be quite the spectacle.

  • James Gibson

    December 2023

    Fun from the off. We did the bottomless brunch. The Queens were both wonderful hosts (Justine and Dylan). We had a thoroughly great time with good food, generous free flow, fun games and excellent tunes. Staff helping with food and drinks WERE BRILLIANT. My only slight reservation would be that getting your own drinks at the end of the brunch was rather painful and had to wait around 30 minutes (they said they were busy… I personally didn’t think so and think they missed a ticket here as appeared to not prepared), but didn’t spoil a brilliant afternoon.

  • manas agrawal

    December 2023

    Attended this venue back in the summer with a couple of friends. Wasn’t let in because the bouncers thought one of my friend was too ‘drunk’. We were all completely sober and hadn’t had a drink all night. The rejection seemed dodgy and slightly motivated as we tried to reason with the bouncers (incl the manager/head bouncer) and asked him what can be done to prove otherwise. He told us to return in an hour after some food. So to prove a point, we did exactly that. We returned after an hour having a meal. This time I saw the bouncers roll their eyes amongst themselves. The head bouncer/manager (European guy with tats) pulls us aside and warns us that we are ‘making a scene’. We were again kicked out. This time it was clear that it had nothing to do with our state but are race as we were the only brown ppl there. One of my friends started recording the bouncer to get his reasoning on film and as expected the main guy runs inside leaving us on the curb and the other bouncers telling us it’s no use and we are done. Absolutely disgusting.