Private Dining ST SWITHINS LANE CITY OF LONDON EC4N 8AD

Private Dining ST SWITHINS LANE CITY OF LONDON EC4N 8AD

THE DON AND THE SIGN OF THE DON PRIVATE DINING ROOMS Welcome to The Don and The Sign of The Don private dining rooms the City s most charming and characterful venues for private events, be they Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Champagne and canapé parties, business meetings, corporate dinners, private celebrations or wine tastings. Wine has been an integral part of 20 23 St. Swithins Lane since 1798 when the young Perthshire Scot George Sandeman took over the site as the cellar for his port, sherry and wine company, and rolled his barrels up from the Thames under the Lane to the medieval cellar. Today only 30 metres of that original medieval mault still exists and, with the help of City conservation and English Heritage, it was restored and officially opened in 2014 by the Lord Mayor of London, to be used as the cellar for the Don and The Sign of The Don s remarkable wine collection. You can taste these wines in our impressive range of unique private dining rooms featured here. Come and explore them and let a member of our highly experienced team assist you in organising your special event.

THE SANDEMAN ROOM Our stunning vaulted Sandeman Room can seat up to 24 or up to 30 for a reception. A wonderfully historic space, it is perfect for intimate and atmospheric lunches or dinners. COCKTAILS & CANAPES 30 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 24 THE SANDEMAN VAULT The Sandeman Vault adjoins the Sandeman Room. It provides a fine dining room for up to 28 and reception up to 30. COCKTAILS & CANAPES 30 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 28 THE SANDEMAN ROOM & VAULT When we fling open the doors between the Sandeman Room and the Sandeman Vault, we can seat 52 guests in historic, vinous splendour. Reception up to 60 guests. COCKTAILS & CANAPES 60 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 52

THE RESTAURANT With seven huge windows opening on to a intimate courtyard, The Restaurant, the original Drapers Hall, features a stunning double height wine tower and seven original John Hoyland paintings. The restaurant can be booked privately for up to 44. This room can also accommodate up to 60 guests for a reception. COCKTAILS & CANAPES 60 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 44 BISTRO The Bistro reflects the history of the building with its wonderfully evocative décor the banquette seating is made from old Port vats, the ancient metal stencils on the wall celebrate the myriad ports to which Sandeman shipped its Ports and the Portuguese cork floor is decorated with a map of the city in 1798. The Bistro can be booked privately for up to 65 people. LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 65

LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 18 THE WINE STUDY The Wine Study, a secluded dining room behind a glazed wall of wine, seats up to 18. LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 50 THE WHITE ROOM The main restaurant room is available for private hire for up to 50 guests. Pre- event drinks can be held in the Wine Study, which connects to the dining area.

THE TASTING ROOM The Tasting Room is truly unique. It sits guarding the medieval cellar, which once led to the Thames. Guests dining in the Tasting Room may visit the restored cellar, where our remarkable wine collection is stored. The Tasting Room seats up to 18. COCKTAILS & CANAPES 23 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 18 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 35 THE BLENDING ROOM The atmospheric vault, originally the Sandeman Port blending room, is intimate, semi-private and seats up to 35.

COCKTAILS & CANAPES 30 LUNCH & DINNER MAXIMUM 14 CORNER BAR With more than 30 wines by the glass, 25 gins, 40 single malts, plus a selection of craft beers and ales, the Corner Bar is a fine venue for a private drinks and canapé party for up to 30 guests only. WEEKENDS IN THE CITY Searching for the perfect place to host your special event in the City? The Don and The Sign of The Don can be hired exclusively for birthdays, engagement parties, wedding receptions, for both lunches and dinners during weekends. Each can accommodate parties of up to 120 people. For all enquiries please contact events@thedonrestaurant.co.uk

PRIVATE DINING Breakfast Please choose one menu for the group Continental 12 Selection of pastries, bread, preserves Orange juice Filter coffee or tea Full English 19 Plated: Clarence court Burford Brown free range eggs Rare breed handmade Cumberland sausage Free-range smoked streaky bacon Roast tomatoes, field mushrooms, house beans Lancashire black pudding Toast Selection of pastries, bread, preserves Orange juice Filter coffee or tea Salmon & eggs 19 Kings Cure Severn and Wye Var smoked salmon Clarence Court Burford Brown free-range scrambled eggs Selection of pastries, bread, preserves Orange juice Filter coffee or tea Breakfast bubbles 10 Laurent Perrier Brut, Tours Sur Marne Champagne Fruit bellini Bloody mary

PRIVATE DINING Canapés Canapé reception 20 Full selection of canapés below Pre lunch / dinner canapés 10 Set package of five hot or five cold Cold Beef tartare with horseradish Serano ham, avocado & mango salad Cured Shetland salmon, cream cheese & dill Prawn sushi, pickled ginger & wasabi Grilled marinated vegetable tart (v) Hot Spicy chicken & mushroom parcel Fresh oyster beignet Lamb satay Aigre-doux of vegetables en croute (v) Roast goat cheese won tun (v) (v) Vegetarian alternative Special dietary requirements will be catered for Minimum of 10 guests applies

35 Starters Warm Vol-au-vent of English heritage tomatoes, goat s cheese, basil dressing Terrine of smoked ham hock, pickled radishes, citrus preserve, grain mustard emulsion, sour dough Confit of salmon, avocado cream, cucumber, young leaves Main courses Breast of corn-fed chicken, herb butter, glazed asparagus, buckwheat, chicken jus Roasted Cornish cod, haricot beans ragout, gem lettuce, bouillabaisse sauce Braised pork belly, new season turnips, spring greens, glazed apricots Dessert Crème brûlée Soft meringue, strawberries, Chantilly cream Bitter chocolate crémeux, raspberries, crumble

45 Starters Slow cooked egg, San Daniele ham, celeriac & broad beans English asparagus, lemon sabayon Smoked salmon and crab cannelloni radishes, apple puree Main courses Stuffed saddle of new season lamb, broad beans, braised fennel thyme jus Sea bream, squid, herb gnocchi, grelot onions, bouillabaisse Breast of guinea-fowl, mushroom ravioli, charred baby leeks, madeira jus Dessert Custard tart, rhubarb Gâteau opera, praline cream Rum baba, lemon syrup, strawberries & basil

58 Tasting menu First course Amuse bouche Second course Tomato tart, tapenade, basil dressing Third course Sea bream, squid, herb gnocchi, grelot onions, bouillabaisse Fourth course Stuffed saddle of new season lamb, broad beans, braised fennel thyme jus Fifth course Goat cheese, savoury sablés, young leaves, citrus preserve Sixth course Soft meringue, strawberries, lemon verbena cream *Vegetarian tasting menu, available on request, prior to booking, seasonal ingredients used Vegetarian option if required: Ravioli of ratte potatoes, spring vegetables, parsley emulsion (v) Main course option for all 3 menus

BANK CANON ST DOWGATE HILL WALBROOK ST SWITHINS WINE SHIPPERS CANNON ST BUSH LN ST SWITHINS LANE LOMBARD ST KING WILLIAM STREET THE SIGN OF THE DON THE DON RESTAURANT ABCHURCH LN NICHOLAS LN MONUMENT For more information please contact events@thedonrestaurant.co.uk www.thedonrestaurant.com www.thesignofthedon.com THE DON & THE SIGN OF THE DON St Swithins Lane, City of London, EC4N 8AD T: 020 7626 2606