Cocktails raised over a table of Japanese dishes

Private dining

Half or all of the restaurant to yourselves, or tables for your group, in Covent Garden.

Your event at Akatuki

Akatuki is a modern Japanese restaurant on Great Queen Street, in the heart of Covent Garden. Casual-luxury interiors, a full bar, and a menu built around fresh sushi, sashimi and A5 Wagyu.

Hire half of the restaurant for up to 30 guests, or the whole restaurant for up to 80 seated or 60 standing. Seat everyone for dinner, hold a standing reception, or mix the two. There is space for a DJ or live music, and our team stays with you throughout. Rates and minimum spend depend on the date and session: tell us yours and we'll send them.

For a group of 11 or more without a hire, we set tables for you alongside our other guests and agree a set menu with you first.

Tables laid for dinner along the lantern wall and banquette in Akatuki's dining room, under the Akatuki sign.
Half the venue
Up to 30 guests
The whole venue
Up to 80 seated or 60 standing
Hire rates
By date and session
Group tables
11 guests or more, alongside other diners
Access
Step-free throughout
Getting here
4 minutes from Holborn, 5 from Covent Garden

How to book

  • 1–10guests

    Book online

    Choose a time and your table is confirmed straight away.

    Opens our booking page in a new tab.

  • 11+guests

    Group tables

    Tables for your group in the restaurant, alongside our other guests. We agree a set menu with you first.

    Rather talk? Call 020 4618 7626

  • Up to 80guests

    Private hire

    Half the venue for up to 30, or the whole restaurant for 80 seated or 60 standing.

    Rates depend on the date and session.

Enquire about private dining

For a group of 11 or more, or to hire half or all of the restaurant. Tell us what you have in mind and we will agree the menu with you.

Fewer than 11? Book a table online, opens in a new tab, confirmed straight away. Or email info@akatuki.co.uk.

Optional: the occasion, a time of day, menu preferences or dietary needs.

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With a private hire

  • Half of the restaurant, or all of it with the bar, to yourselves
  • A dedicated team on site throughout
  • Set menus made for you, built around our signature sushi, sashimi, A5 Wagyu and hot pots
  • Lighting and ambience adjusted to the occasion

Perfect for

  • Corporate dinners and client entertaining
  • Product launches and brand events
  • Birthdays, anniversaries and private celebrations
  • Networking evenings and team celebrations
  • Christmas parties and seasonal events
Groups and private hire

Questions we are asked

How many guests can Akatuki hold?

Up to 80 seated, or 60 standing, when you hire the whole restaurant, and up to 30 when you hire half of it.

How much does it cost to hire the restaurant?

Rates and minimum spend depend on the date and session. Send us the date, the number of guests and what you have in mind, and we will reply with them.

Can we have the restaurant to ourselves?

Yes. There is no room set apart, so you hire half of the restaurant, for up to 30 guests, or the whole of it, for up to 80. A group of 11 or more can also sit at tables alongside other diners.

Can we book a table for a group?

Tables for up to 10 book online and are confirmed straight away. For 11 or more, send an enquiry and we will agree a set menu with you.

Is the restaurant step-free?

Yes, it is step-free throughout.

Where is Akatuki?

At 30 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5BB, four minutes from Holborn and five from Covent Garden.

Find us

Tucked away on Great Queen Street, between Covent Garden and Holborn. Four minutes' walk from Holborn station and five from Covent Garden. The West End theatres are close by for dinner before a show, and the British Museum is nine minutes away.

Street map with Akatuki on Great Queen Street, between Covent Garden and Holborn stations
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