Le Gothique
Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, London, SW18 3SX -
Up to
250 guestsInternal Catering
allowed
Le Gothique on Wandsworth Common was London’s first genuine gastropub when it opened in 1987. The restaurant, bar and gardens are located within the glorious Royal Victoria Patriotic Building.
The much over used term “Hidden Gem” really is appropriate. The “secret garden” situated internally within the building is most certainly London’s best al freco dining experience.
The glorious Grade II* listed Royal Victoria Patriotic Building is home to London’s most unusual bar and restaurant. The gothic bar, secret cloistered garden and restaurant sit within this magnificent former orphanage and war time home to M.I.5 & M.I.6
That rare option of free off-street parking completes a very impressive package for both private and corporate clients. Held within the same family ownership for the past 25 years a strong and regular clientele have kept this most secret of venues close to their chest.
Whether you are looking for a romantic table for two, planning a birthday celebration, a memorable and affordable location for your wedding or just fancy a pint….. this is THE place to seek out and find.
All of our offers are for Exclusive Hire of the venue, only, and there is no hire fee applied, simply a price per guest fee and anything extra you spend on food and drink.
Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 250
Dining
up to 150
Theatre
up to 90
Boardroom
up to 40
Cabaret
up to 90
Classroom
up to 50
Catering & drinks
Catering arrangements
Catering facilities
Refreshments
Alcohol
Amenities
Heating
Table / chairs included
Tea
Premises parking
Breakout rooms
Cloakroom
Natural light
Audio & visual
Sound system
Microphone
Projector & screen
WiFi
Other
Breakfast: £7.95 Croissants, pain au chocolat, bacon roll, tea/coffee fruit juice Lunch: 2 course £17.95, 3 course £25
Space rules
Allowed events
Licensed for alcohol
Cancellation policy
No cancellation within 30 days of event otherwise deposit lost
Location
Reviews
Elena P.
Almost two weeks have passed since our wedding at Le Gothique and we are still over the moon with how amazingly everything went! We found Le Gothique back in December and we booked it almost straight away as it matched all the requirements for our July wedding. Stunning location, affordable wedding package and last but definitely not least, delicious food! We communicated with Mark over email and then we met Andrew and they were both great throughout the all process. From answering promptly to our emails, to showing us around when we first visited, to making us feel like VIPs during our wedding menu tasting and finally to executing perfectly every aspect of our big day last week! Our guests were so happy with the wedding meal and lots of our London friends thanked us for introducing them to such a wonderful restaurant to which they will return in the future. We also appreciate how attentive everyone was with regards to some of our guests with serious allergies. A special thank you to all of Le Gothique waiting team, they were so lovely, professional yet friendly and kept a smile on their faces throughout an undoubtedly long day. Once again, many of our guests commented on how great the customer service was during the all day. We must not forget the chefs and kitchen team for preparing such a delicious meal, we choose Tuna tartare&goat cheese salad as starters, gnocchi&confit de canard as mains, raspberry tart&sorbets as desserts. We cannot really recommend a specific dish as they were all great! Thank you again for such a special day.
Chris Mace
It’s taken a year to write our review following our amazing wedding at Le Gothique in June 2023. Great people, great place, wonderful food and they were a good mix of accommodating and educating so we ended up making the right choices for our special day. Andrew was great, worked with us for our requirements, always offering advice, listening and accepted when we wanted specific things. It’s a great venue with outdoor space as well as indoor bar and seating, all set within a wonderful historic Gothique building. We held the ceremony in the garden with all seats supplied and Andrew worked with our design agency who set up flowers, archways, seats covers etc. The garden offers choices on seating layouts and arrangements but we used the central tree as out focal point for the ceremony. We brought in London Strings duet who are highly recommended for live classical background. After the ceremony and whilst photos were being taken we served drinks and canapes which we had carefully selected with the team at Le Gothique. The venue has tables and chairs and you have great space outside with overhead covers to arrange how you wish. We had our decorators set out the tables and worked closely with Andrew to ensure all worked for the final seating plan. The food we had chosen (a few weeks before in a tasting session from the whole menu! A real highlight!) was delightful, everything arrived promptly and exactly as we had seen it before. We had allowed guests to have unlimited wines, chosen some specific wines before with the team at Le Gothique and they went down a treat. Their flexibility as the event timings ran late and fitting in speeches was terrific. We brought in lighted signs, a 3D rotating camera system and other specific items which were all well accommodated. Finally we brought in a live band, who were amazing! Andrew has their details… Initially we were disappointed once we realised the band were not allowed to play outside in the garden as discussed in the wedding planning meetings. But actually the band playing indoors by the bar was just great. It worked so well and guests really enjoyed the ability to stay outside in the quieter area or come in for dancing up close to the live band who were busy with requests. We even had the bar staff dancing! The Le Gothique team allowed us to bring in outside caterers (Brazilian supper menu) to complement their own food for supper. Overall, a great venue, amazing for an outdoor wedding and to bring in live classical music and bands, perfect for up to 100 people and we found really well priced. The Le Gothique team all worked very hard to make our day special, not only on the day but at the build up and we cannot thank them enough. Highly recommended and the best day of our lives. Oh and many of our guests said it was the best wedding they had been to! 30deg sunshine and the Provence rose did help also 😊 Thanks Andrew, Mark and the Le Gothique team in making our day so special and memorable. Great job
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