The Libertine

Restaurant & BarUp to 450 guests

/ About

The Libertine sits in the vaults beneath The Royal Exchange, reached through a plain door on Cornhill and a spiral staircase down. Brick arches run the length of it, low and warmly lit, and the City above disappears. The site has form: this is where Britain's first royal alcohol licence was granted, and where traders did their drinking once the day's business was done.

Incipio opened it in October 2022 after a refit of the Grade I listed cellars, and it reads as one long social room rather than a restaurant with a bar attached. A tiled island bar anchors the largest arch and takes 200 standing. The restaurant seats 70 beneath the brickwork and holds 150 for a reception, with the floor cleared for dancing when the evening asks for it. Gresham's, nearer the bar, takes 100 for drinks with a bar team of its own.

Two spaces go properly private. The Whiskey Vault occupies its own alcove, ten seated or thirty standing. The private dining room seats eighteen and carries its own AV. Hired whole, the site holds 150 seated or 450 standing, music runs through the night either from the house DJ or from yours, and the licence goes to 1am.

/ Rooms Available

Exclusive Hire

Seats 150 / Up to 450

The whole site taken privately: the bar, the restaurant, Gresham's and both private rooms across the full run of the vaults. Configured for a seated dinner of 150 or a standing party of 450, with the restaurant floor available as a dancefloor.

Dance Floor Private Bar Flexible Layout Period Architecture

The Bar

Semi Private

Up to 200

The largest of the vaults, with a tiled island bar beneath the brick arches and room for 200 standing. Taken semi-privately for larger drinks bookings.

Cocktail Bar Lounge Seating Period Architecture

Restaurant

Exclusive Hire

Seats 70 / Up to 150

The main dining room, laid out beneath the arches and reconfigured to the brief: a formal dinner for 70, a reception for 150, or the floor cleared as a dancefloor.

Dance Floor Flexible Layout Period Architecture

Gresham's

Semi Private

Up to 100

Close to the main bar, Gresham's takes 100 for a standing drinks party and comes with its own bar team for the evening.

Private Service Lounge Seating

Whiskey Vault

Private

Seats 10 / Up to 30

A hidden alcove off the main room, set for ten seated or thirty standing. The smaller of the two private dining rooms, and where bottles are kept under lock and key between visits.

Private Bar Period Architecture

Private Dining Room

Private

Seats 18

The main private dining room, seated for up to eighteen and yours for as long as the booking runs. It carries its own AV system, and it is the one space where you can bring your own music.

Sound System Private Service

/ Perfect For

Private Dining Corporate Birthday Wedding Celebration Launch

/ Features

AV Equipment