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With endless hype online and the likes of Margot Robbie rushing to dine there, it’s easy to see why everyone who’s anyone wants to be at The Devonshire. The Soho gastropub is one of the hardest spots in London to reserve a table at.
If you’ve still never managed to secure a table at the Devonshire, here’s some good news. In September, the popular Denman Street pub announced that its much-praised restaurant expanded, adding up to 90 more covers through private rooms.
The three dining rooms cater to 25, 26 or 35 guests and have been built in the adjacent building on Sherwood Street. The private spaces are accessed by a separate entrance – a gloss-painted green timber shopfront – which leads to a lobby featuring black and white marble mosaic.
There’s even a one-way mirror in the lobby, allowing guests a look in at the pub from behind the bar. So while your celeb spotting dreams may be dashed, take comfort that Nigella Lawson could be watching you sink pints from afar at any moment.
Spread across two storeys, the rooms have been designed by interior designers Macaulay Sinclair. There’s three-tiered amber glass chandeliers and vintage bentwood chairs. On the fourth floor is the ‘Bowie Room’ with rich red walls and globe pendants, pictured below.
Oisín Rogers, pub landlord and co-founder at The Devonshire, said: ‘These rooms are about having spaces where guests who need privacy can feel comfortable, safe, happy and well looked after – that same sense of timeless quality and generosity – just in more intimate spaces.
‘We want people to feel like they’ve discovered something special, while still being properly looked after and leaving us with great memories.’
Ian Roome, director at Macaulay Sinclair, said: ‘With such an iconic, historic building, we wanted to ensure that the new space would reflect the building’s history, as well as the critically acclaimed food offering and truly British atmosphere that it has become revered for.’
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