The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Venue hire for the Queen's Room is £1,250 for 09:00-17:00 hours. Weekend wedding hire (Saturday/Sunday) is £12,000 + VAT (£14,400 including VAT). Evening extensions beyond 17:00 cost £670 per hour plus VAT, and extensions beyond 23:00 cost £1,000-£1,200 per hour plus VAT.

The maximum capacity for seated dining is 260 guests using long tables. The Queen's Room accommodates up to 22 people in boardroom dinner style. For larger groups of 300, only standing reception with canapés or bowl food is possible.

Catering starts at £98 + VAT per person (minimum 20 guests) including 30-minute drinks reception, three-course lunch, half bottle of house wine, filtered water, equipment, glassware, white linen, and full staffing. Christmas dinner packages are £150-£180 + VAT per person. Evening packages range from £157-£188 + VAT per person.

External caterers are not permitted. However, for Asian weddings, specific approved Asian caterers can be used with a kitchen buy-out fee of £5,000 + VAT (£6,000 including VAT). All catering must go through Middle Temple's in-house team or pre-approved suppliers.

Hall Lunches take place Tuesday through Friday, making the venue unavailable for private dining events on these days during lunch hours. Weddings are only offered on Saturday or Sunday. Some dates may be completely unavailable due to large events requiring all rooms.

Staff taxi fees of £250-£300 + VAT apply for events ending after 22:30. Cloakroom staff cost £25 + VAT per hour (4-hour minimum) if manned service is required. Event security is £42 + VAT per hour per staff member (1 per 100 guests). Clothed poseur tables are £25 + VAT each.

The Queen's Room has no built-in AV equipment, so all audio-visual needs must be hired from accredited suppliers. PA systems with handheld microphones are available for speeches. The venue provides a list of approved AV suppliers for screens, projectors, and lighting equipment.

Dates can be held on a pencil hold basis while finalizing details. Minimum guest numbers apply (typically 20 for lunch packages, 55 for some dinner packages). All pricing is subject to VAT, and full event management and staffing are included in catering packages.

Standard dining hours are 09:00-17:00, with evening events typically 18:00-23:00. Christmas parties run 18:00-23:00 or until midnight. Three-course meals, buffets, bowl food, and canapé receptions are all available. Drinks receptions can precede seated dining.

The venue accommodates charity events, though specific charity rates are not explicitly mentioned in available information. Charity organizations should inquire directly about potential discounts, as the venue has experience hosting charity fundraisers and award ceremonies.