Olea Social

Looking for a venue to hire in central London? When it comes to location, you can't get much better than Olea Social, a contemporary Mediterranean restaurant on Upper St Martin's Lane, in the heart of Covent Garden. Nearby, you'll find public transport links like Charing Cross and Leicester Square, as well as attractions such as Covent Garden's Piazza and Royal Opera House. If inviting guests from around London, there's nowhere easier for them to get to.

Olea Social is a ground-floor restaurant with large windows which flood the space with natural light, an open-plan dining space and Mediterranean-inspired decor, with a lush, green colour scheme and plenty of plants. While the website doesn't advertise a private dining room persay, the team are keen to bring in more events bookings and say simply to send them an email to discuss the options. You could ask for a larger table for your group, to book out part of the restaurant, or even take over the entire place.

As for the food, when organising an event, you'll be looking for a menu that works for sharing and is filled with crowd-pleasing dishes - Olea Social has it all and more. The food takes inspriration from across the Mediterranean with authentic cooking techniques and a mix of flavours that your guests are bound to love. You could start with some smaller plates for the table such as cecina beef with grapes and hazelnuts, alongside fried baby calamari with lime mayo, and humus with black olive powder and sesame seeds.

Mains are designed to share and divided into meat-focused dishes, seafood and plant-based. You could select a few for the table to share, such as lamb kofte skewer with cabbage pickles, ezme and lavash bread, alongside fish of the day, served with mussels in bilbaina sauce.