Good venues in London for a 40th birthday??????

[CountessDracula]

Can anyone help? We would like some dancing, some food, etc. Something fun. Anyone been to anything good? We have some ideas but would like more

TIA

[spookylucy]

I had a great night out at Madame jojos, although it maybe a bit passe these days.

[CountessDracula]

oh no, about 150 people need a private venue

haven't been to jojos since about 1986!

[princesspeahead]

the conservatory at ransomes dock - excellent. cool huge rooftop conservatory overlooking the thames, you feel on top of the world, 150 a good number for there (fewer than 100 and it would feel a bit empty)...

[princesspeahead]

here it is!

[CountessDracula]

Yes I have eaten there, good idea. Will check out.

[princesspeahead]

oh poo. try again

[princesspeahead]

oh actually it says up to 100, might be too small. but if you invite 150 you'll only get about 120 and they won't all be there at once - should be fine!

[CountessDracula]

blimey is that right they do dinner for 50 people for £600? Sounds way too cheap to me!

[spookylucy]

Oh god just realised that the last time i was there was 1990. Where have the last 15 years gone ?

[CountessDracula]

we rather fancied mad disco sort of thing but if there we could nip over the river to a club later

[princesspeahead]

bloody hell they don't charge corkage, no wonder I've been to so many parties there, bargain!

looks rather good if I say so myself. I'll shut up now

[spookylucy]

sounds very cheap, perhaps they charge alot for the plonk!

[princesspeahead]

uh CD, that doesn't include the food, that is the room charge I think!

[CountessDracula]

oh i realised that still sounds vgvalue
amazing re the corkage!

[princesspeahead]

those fees are for the venue. you bring in caterers and booze. but no corkage is fantastic, most london venues charge at least £5 per bottle (£8 per bottle of fizzy) which REALLY racks up your costs

[CountessDracula]

no no I mean room charge, then for £600 they will do sit down dinner for 50. That can't be right can it?

[princesspeahead]

no, surely not.

I'm paying caterers £12 per head to come and do canapes for 80 at my house for gods sake!

[CountessDracula]

Well it looks fab anyway, I looked at this the other week and it is £800 for the night, you have to have their vile wine and use their caterers and tbh is not much nicer than a church hall apart from the lovely view and balcony. Your one looks much nicer

[princesspeahead]

nah dead boring.
the conservatory is really magical lit up at night, I haven't been to a bad party there. And the high roof means that it always feels airy and not smelly or smoky etc no matter how many people are there or what they are doing.

I'm still bowled over by corkage. There is a majestic right there too, you could probably get them to deliver straight upstairs on the night!

[CountessDracula]

also I love things under glass we had our wedding reception here so would be continuing the theme!

[CountessDracula]

am going to scuttle up the stairs with my vaio now and suggest to dh!

can you have music?

[princesspeahead]

beautiful! perfect, then. Klearly Karma

And ransomes dock is v convenient for everyone really, west londoners or south londoners (I'm assuming no north londoners will be invited )

[princesspeahead]

I think you can have anything, you just hire the venue, glasses, cleanup etc and then the world's your lobster

[CountessDracula]

no of course not in fact only people from my postcode if i have my way

You will have to come as proposer of venue and all round fab bird

[CountessDracula]

I don't like that C word