The Cocktail Lounge at Studio48 Bar & Kitchen

  267 reviews  – 
48 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AJ
Chalk Farm Station (0.2 mi)

About this space

Step into our vintage cocktail lounge, inspired by the glamour of 1960's Palm Springs, where Marilyn and Sinatra could be spotted most weekends living it up!

This gorgeous space, complete with neon signs, sheepskin rugs, vintage chairs and retro furniture, holds up to 20 guests seated or 25 guests standing, and includes a gorgeous cocktail cabinet which can be stocked with drinks for your private soiree and set up for karaoke!

The space is perfect for nibbles and drinks and intimate parties. We can cater for meat, veggie and vegan, and our Californian inspired menu is 100% gluten-free. On the drinks front, we offer a wide range of quirky signature cocktails, alongside gluten free beers, wines and a wide range of spirits.

We can offer packages to suit your budget and event to ensure your minimum spend is met.


Event offers and packages

Package per person

We can offer great packages, but also create a bespoke package to suit your needs.
Our most popular packages are following :

£95pp - BBQ Style Buffet (Welcome drink + 4 Horus of unlimited drink selection including selection of cocktails + hot and cold bbq style buffet)

£75pp - BBQ Style Buffet (Welcome drink + 4 Horus of unlimited drink selection + hot and cold bbq style buffet)

£55 - Dinner + 2 hours of unlimited Prosecco / Wine / Aperol Spritz / Margarita

Hen Party Offers

Bottomless Brunch
£45 per person
Includes 1x Brunch dish of your choice + 2 hours of unlimited Prosecco, Aperol Spritz, Margarita & Bloody Mary.
Dinner + Bottomless Drinks
£55 per person
Includes 1x Main Course + 2 hours of unlimited Prosecco, Wine, Aperol Spritz & Margarita.
LA UNLIMITED DRINKS
£55 per person
Includes Welcome drinks per person + 4 hours of unlimited beer / wine / single house mixers / soft drinks
Karaoke
£45 total

Prices

Monday
17:00 – 23:00
from £200 min. spend
Per session
17:00 – 23:00
from £200 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Tuesday
17:00 – 23:00
from £200 min. spend
Per session
17:00 – 23:00
from £200 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Wednesday
17:00 – 23:00
from £200 min. spend
Per session
17:00 – 23:00
from £200 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Thursday
17:00 – 2:00
from £350 min. spend
Per session
17:00 – 2:00
from £350 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Friday
17:00 – 2:00
from £350 min. spend
Per session
17:00 – 2:00
from £350 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Saturday
12:00 – 2:00
from £450–£650 min. spend
Per afternoon
12:00 – 17:00
from £450 min. spend
Per evening
18:00 – 2:00
from £650 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Sunday
12:00 – 23:30
from £200 min. spend
Per afternoon
12:00 – 17:00
from £200 min. spend
Per evening
17:30 – 23:30
from £200 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 2:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Please note, pricing on Tag Venue is displayed from. Minimum spend will vary depending on the date, time and nature of your event. Please note that all quotes are quoted + 12.5% service charge.
Pricing updated by venue 1 month ago
Pricing rated as accurate by 11 verified users

Capacity

Standing
up to 25
Dining
up to 20
Boardroom
up to 20

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
External catering not allowed
Venue provides alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Flatscreen TV
PA system / speakers
Paid parking facilities available nearby
Karaoke system
Projector
Whiteboard
Flipchart
Conference call facilities
Air conditioning
Natural light
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restriction

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Temporary event notices (TENs) available
Wedding licence

Age policy

Guests under 18 are not allowed after 21:00

Host rules

Because we are a Gluten-Free restaurant, we cannot allow external catering in our kitchen. However, buffet food can be brought in and served at private functions with advance approval.

Unfortunately, under 18s are not allowed on site after 9pm.

Cancellation policy: Custom

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Reviews and ratings

(267 reviews and ratings - )

R
Rita
May 2024

The staff were amazing! Soo lovely, such a vibe! Soo kind, soo friendly, helpful and very much helpful with everything. Everything was explained well, they listened to the things I wanted and didn’t want in the venue like certain decoration and table arrangements. They had a karaoke machine, which was fantastic! As we all love karaoke, especially the celebrant. The venue was affordable as we didn’t need to put down a deposit, just a minimum spend. Which was good for us👌🏾 Overall a nice venue that just needs a few tweaks

The venue was good just a little things they could improve on. • Doors are imperative especially when the basement venue is soo close to the toilet. There wasn’t a toilet door to the women’s bathroom, only on the actual toilet. So we could smell the toilet at times and we had to ask them to spray. •They need a three doors one at the bathroom point, one at the stairs, and a door just beide you enter the basement - this is because we also had issues with sound, the music we were playing was apparently being heard by the venue upstairs, so we had to reduce the volume of our music. A sound proof door is needed at each of the venue points so people can enjoy their music. The food - they had to bring the food before the celebrant came because the kitchen was closing for 2 hours. So they brought it by force. The cooking process - the meat even the burgers were like medium rare when we wanted well done, we could see the blood pressing out of the burger and steak. At the end of the part when we got home my friend who had the steak with blood coming out was vomiting all night sadly. I had asked my buyer to be redone because it was bloody and I only eat well done. I think they need to highlight in their booking as there wasn’t a choice in the booking to make it well done on the burger.

GL
Gloria L.
April 2024

service people super nice

the area it was close to the toilet entrance

AP
Amy P.
April 2024

Space was lovely and big - I’d say bigger than the pictures suggest and was nicely decorated. The majority of staff were super lovely, friendly and helpful. The DJ / music choice was amazing! I had prepped my own playlists but didn’t feel the need to even use it. Food came out on time! All in all I’d return back here for sure. I had the best evening.

We were given an extra food plate by accident which my guests ate as no one realised this and I was requested to pay for it even though this was not my fault. It was a bit hard to keep track of minimum spend as a lot of my guests bought from the bar but didn’t mention it was with my party.

LG
Laney G.
April 2024

The cocktail lounge was a lovely space to host drinks, and the happy hour was really good. The range of food and drinks were impressive and the manager Evan was super helpful, welcoming and friendly.

We could smell the toilets from the cocktail lounge and a lot of customers would walk into the private space we had thinking they were the toilets. We had some issues getting our device to connect to the speakers, but the staff were really helpful with this. The worst part of our night was the homophobic security guard, at our same sex engagement party. He continually poked his head through the curtains of the cocktail lounge, staring at my two female friends who were dancing together, which made them very uncomfortable. Then he followed them into the toilets, telling them they were not allowed in the same cubicle, asking if they were lesbians, and asked 'are you in love', which made them very intimidated and scared.


Step inside Studio48 Bar & Kitchen where four floors of fun await!

The venue pays homage to retro American style and offers a quirky Elvis themed karaoke lounge, 2 bars, a dining area and sunny, covered, roof terrace, evoking warm Miami nights. The space is super versatile for all types of events, big or small, including summer parties, birthdays and wedding celebrations.

On the menu, we serve quirky cocktails alongside a modern American menu, including smash burgers, tacos and seasonal salads, plus brunches on weekends.

We do not charge for venue hire, just work on minimum spends, and can offer hire 7 days a week, with a 2am licence Thursday-Saturday.

The site which is located opposite Camden Stables and the iconic Roundhouse, just 5 minutes walk from Camden station.


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