Hire the room
“Take the long room for the night”
On Monday and Tuesday evenings the whole house can be yours: dinner in the dining room, then the tables in the long room, for a group of 12 to 46.
Private evenings
A whole evening for your group
On Monday and Tuesday evenings the house is closed to the public, and the long room can be hired for a company dinner, a club night or a family celebration. Groups of 12 to 46 are welcome, which is as many as the long room seats, and the evening runs the way an ordinary one does: dinner first, then the tables.
Everything happens in person, on house chips with no value. There's no entry fee, no prize and no money on any hand, which suits employers and clubs who want a night of games without the usual complications. A croupier looks after each table, and Claire Stevens teaches the games if your group needs it.
Lucy cooks a set menu for the group, with vegetarian and other dietary versions on request. Tea, coffee, lemonade, juice and sparkling water are served all evening. Ask for the armchairs at the end of the long room if your group includes anyone who would rather chat than play.
Past groups have included a sports club's annual dinner, a team from a local business and a family celebrating a seventieth birthday. None of them were regulars, and all of them were looked after by the same people who look after our Friday guests.
From first call to last deal
How a private evening is arranged
Ring or write
Tell us the night you would like, the size of the group and the kind of evening you have in mind. Rachel keeps the diary and replies within a working day.
Choose the evening
Pick dinner only, dinner with the tables, or a longer evening with a short lesson. Claire can run an introduction to roulette, blackjack and poker for groups who have never played.
Settle the menu
Lucy sends a set menu with options for each course. Tell her about allergies and diets at this stage, and she will write the final menu card with your group's name at the top.
Confirm the details
We confirm the night, the arrival time and the numbers by email. Final numbers are due three days before the evening, so that the kitchen can order what it needs.
Enjoy the night
Your group arrives to a lit lamp, a set table and a long room kept for you alone. The last deal is called at 10:30 pm as usual, and the tea comes out at the end.