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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 22:43

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

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spookylucy · 27/10/2005 22:45

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 22:46

oh no, about 150 people need a private venue

haven't been to jojos since about 1986!

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 22:56

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 · 27/10/2005 22:57

here it is!

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 22:57

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

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 22:58

oh poo. try again

princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 22:59

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!

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 22:59

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

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spookylucy · 27/10/2005 22:59

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:00

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

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 23:00

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 · 27/10/2005 23:00

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

princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 23:01

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:01

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

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 23:02

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:02

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

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 23:04

no, surely not.

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:06

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

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 23:08

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!

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:08

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:10

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

can you have music?

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princesspeahead · 27/10/2005 23:10

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 · 27/10/2005 23:11

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:11

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

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CountessDracula · 27/10/2005 23:11

I don't like that C word

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