Elmbridge packs a lot of good pubs and restaurants into a small patch of north Surrey, and several of them have a room you can take over for a birthday, a family lunch or a work dinner. This guide covers six, in Esher, West End, Claygate, Oxshott, Cobham and East Molesey.
Every capacity and price below comes from the venue's own website, checked in October 2026. Where a venue doesn't publish a number, we say so rather than guess. Only one of the six publishes a minimum spend, so ask about that when you enquire.
01
The Drawing Room at The Victoria
Oxshott
The Drawing Room seats twenty-two around a single oval table, or about thirty-five at separate long tables, and takes around fifty for drinks and bowl food.
For a smaller occasion the pub also has two private tables, and the whole pub and restaurant can be hired for up to 150. The restaurant opens Wednesday to Sunday.
- Room
- The Drawing Room: up to 22 at one oval table, about 35 at separate long tables, about 50 standing
- Smaller options
- A private table for 8 in the pub (Sundays only) or for 6 in the restaurant (Wednesday to Sunday)
- Book
- enquiries@thevictoriaoxshott.com or 01372 238308
02
The Ivy Cobham Garden
Cobham High Street
Part of The Ivy Collection, on Cobham High Street. Its Orangery has floor-to-ceiling windows onto the garden and takes up to thirty-four seated across three long tables. The Mezzanine is the smaller room, for up to sixteen.
The Ivy says menus, place cards and seasonal flowers are included in the price of a private booking.
- Rooms
- The Orangery (24 at one long table, 34 across three tables, 50 standing); the Mezzanine (up to 16 seated)
- Access
- The restaurant is fully accessible; the semi-private dining area is not
- Book
- Private dining enquiry form on The Ivy's website, or 01932 901777
03
The Green Room at The Wheatsheaf
Esher Green
A pub on Esher Green with a separate private dining room, bookable seven days a week. It is the only venue here that publishes its terms up front: at least fifteen guests and a £450 minimum spend.
The room has a large screen with HDMI, speakers and Wi-Fi, so it works for a meeting as well as a party. Larger groups can book the main dining room, which seats eighty, and there is free parking on site.
- Room
- The Green Room: up to 20 seated, 30 standing
- Terms
- Minimum 15 guests, £450 minimum spend, £100 deposit; food pre-ordered 7 days ahead
- Book
- wheatsheafesher@youngs.co.uk or 01372 464014
04
The Swan Inn
Claygate
José Pizarro's village pub in Claygate serves Spanish tapas and sharing plates. Its private dining room seats up to twenty, and group set menus start at £40 a head, served down the middle of the table.
For bigger occasions the pub can be hired exclusively for forty seated, and the garden takes up to eighty.
- Room
- Private dining room for up to 20
- Food
- Spanish sharing set menus from £40 a head for groups of 10 or more, pre-ordered
- Book
- Online for parties of up to 20, or 01372 462582
05
The Prince's Room at The Prince of Wales
West End, Esher
A pub built in 1892 on the green at West End, a short walk from Garsons farm. The Prince's Room is the smallest room in this guide, seating twelve, and has a TV for meetings.
The pub doesn't publish seated numbers for its other spaces, but the Nook next door can be added for a larger group, and the Orangery takes a hundred standing.
- Room
- The Prince's Room: up to 12 seated
- Other spaces
- The Nook (can be combined with the Prince's Room), the semi-private Snug, and the Orangery (up to 100 standing)
- Book
- info@theprinceofwales-westend.co.uk or 01372 465483
06
The Mitre
East Molesey, opposite Hampton Court Palace
A riverside hotel beside the Thames at Hampton Court, with the 1665 Brasserie and a terrace by the water. It has private dining spaces but doesn't publish their sizes; its team advises on the right room when you enquire.
It is the one to choose if guests are coming from further afield, as they can stay the night.
- Rooms
- Private dining spaces (names and capacities not published)
- Also
- Exclusive use of the hotel
- Book
- Events enquiry form, reservations.mitre@signet.ltd or 020 8979 9988
Before you book
Ask about minimum spends and room hire, since only The Wheatsheaf publishes its terms. Check whether a space is a fully separate room or an area within the restaurant if privacy matters. Most of these venues ask for a set or sharing menu to be chosen in advance, often a week before.
Looking further south? Our guide to private dining rooms near Guildford and the Surrey Hills covers seven more.