The renowned design studio Macaulay Sinclair has collaborated with The Devonshire on the Soho pub’s new private dining rooms.
The expansion has added circa 90 covers to the pub’s dining capacity, with three separate spaces available for hire.
Late last year, the pub’s founders Oisín Rogers, Charlie Carroll and Ashley Palmer-Watts set out plans to take on the adjacent building on Sherwood Street, adding a new entrance and interconnecting the premises with the existing site.
At the entrance of the new area, there’s a one-way mirror looking into the main pub, and a Guinness hatch — nicknamed the badger hatch — for the quick service of drinks.
The rooms re named after David Bowie, Amy Winehouse and John Lennon respectively and are spread across two floors of the building, with two on the third and one on the fourth. Each one is different and painted in rich shades of blue or red, while the Devonshire’s now famous green makes an appearance too. The Standard understands that the Bowie room was originally named for former Family Fortunes presenter Les Dennis, but Rogers had a last minute change of heart.
All are filled with art pieces, many by famous painters, and come with views out into Soho’s bustling Denman Street.
The Devonshire’s food menu is available to order, with dishes such as crab salad, prawn cocktail, and wagyu steak on offer. Diners can request tableside crepe suzette should they wish.
Ian Roome, director at Macaulay Sinclair, said: “It’s a real privilege to be working with this well-loved London establishment.
“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.”
Rogers said of the opening: “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.”
The Devonshire private dining rooms are now open, located at 5 Sherwood Street, Soho, London, W1F 7BW. devonshiresoho.co.uk
