Old Queen Street Cafe, The Library

Nestled in the heart of old Westminster, in between Westminster Abbey and St James’s Park, is the Old Queen Street Cafe — the home of good food and good conversation.

Situated down a quiet side street, this British Brasserie looks forward to welcoming you for breakfast or lunch, coffee or cocktail, or a delicious dinner. Chef Elliot Spurdle (ex Wolseley, Delaunay) has developed a menu based on the finest seasonal ingredients from around Britain, at affordable prices.

Taking inspiration from traditional London cafes, but with the highest standard of food and comfort, OQS emerged from the heritage of the area. With political magazine UnHerd upstairs, and the Palace of Westminster just over the road, heritage is everywhere — look out for Winston Churchill’s floorboards from the Old War Office, rows of books old and new, and a unique collection of Martin Parr photographs of English life.

This beautiful heritage building has some amazing versatile spaces to rent on the upper floors. With capacity for 40 seated and up to 100 standing, the venue spaces are perfect for intimate sit-down dinners, business events with panel setups or weddings, birthday and work parties. Plus, the experienced OQS team can help you to create and deliver the perfect event for you and your guests.

We have Christmas packages available - please enquire with our Events Team!

The Library is our largest private event room. It can accommodate 40 guests for a seated meal, and up to 100 guests for a standing event. We also offer theatre set-up for up to 70 guests (with room for up to 20 standing). Or, alternatively, we can organise a cabaret set-up for up to 36 guests.