Christmas Party offer

Upper Arch at SAMA Bankside

Event Space in a Bar · Semi-private area

  278 reviews  – 
SAMA Bankside, 3 Robinson Road, London, SE1 8BU –
Southwark Station (0.2 mi)
Up to 30
seats
Up to 50
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

A light airy space with natural daylight, our Upper Arch is perfect for Birthdays, Engagement parties, standing receptions or after-work drinks.

Our Upper Arch is a semi-private area on our upper floor that opens out to our main bar area shown in the background.

It has a raised area at the opposite end leading to outside with our comfy curved pink booth adding a pop of colour in the space.

To make your evening more exciting we can offer beer pong too for some added interactive fun which is £35 per game.

We also have a DJ on from 9:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays playing a mix of commercial R&B, Pop, House, Disco and Club Classics (Kisstory vibe).

Seats 25 for dinner or 50 for a standing reception.

Dimensions: 4m x 7.5m

Event offers and packages

Christmas Party Offers

We would be delighted to have you with us this Christmas!
Please do not hesitate to reach out for more details and we will be happy to assist in organizing a magical event for you during upcoming festive season!

Besides our Christmas menu, we have a selection of nibbles & pizzas as well as extensive drinks menu to compliment the food.

Welcome drinks on arrival can also be provided, please see sample options:
- Bottles of Peroni at £5 each
- Glasses of Prosecco at £7.50 each
- Bottles of house wine on the table at £24 each
Christmas Dinner Menu
£60 per person
This package includes:
• 3-course menu

Birthday Party Offers

£500 min. spend
Your bespoke packages are available. Please send an enquiry to receive your personalised offer.
Beer Pong
£20 total
We’re one of the newest places to play Beer Pong in London town and you can book one of our Beer Pong tables for just £20 which includes everything you need for a game including the beer to play it with!

Beer Pong is available Tuesday to Saturday from 5 pm onwards, plus every Tuesday you get two hours of Beer Pong for the price of one to show your friends who’s best when it comes to hitting those cups.

Prices

Monday
9:00 – 23:00
from £500–£1000 min. spend
Per evening
17:00 – 23:00
from £500 min. spend
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Tuesday
9:00 – 23:00
from £500–£1000 min. spend
Per evening
17:00 – 23:00
from £500 min. spend
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Wednesday
9:00 – 23:00
from £500–£1000 min. spend
Per evening
17:00 – 23:00
from £500 min. spend
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Thursday
9:00 – 23:00
from £500–£1000 min. spend
Per evening
17:00 – 23:00
from £500 min. spend
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Friday
9:00 – 0:30
from £600–£1000 min. spend
Per evening
17:00 – 0:30
from £600 min. spend
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £1000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Saturday
12:00 – 1:00
from £500–£750 min. spend
Per evening
18:00 – 1:00
from £750 min. spend
Per day
12:00 – 18:00
from £500 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Sunday
11:00 – 21:00
from £2000 min. spend
Per day
11:00 – 21:00
from £2000 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
If you let us know your budget and timings it will help us to propose the best option for your needs, thank you.

Please note all of our pricing includes VAT and excludes our 12.5% service charge.
10% deposit required
Pricing updated by venue 3 months ago
Pricing rated as accurate by 1 verified user

Capacity

Standing
up to 50
Dining
up to 30

Catering and drinks

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

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Air conditioning
Natural light
Beer Pong
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Whiteboard
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Conference call facilities
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available
Parking available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restriction

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets
Ground level

Rules of the space

Allowed events

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

Age policy

Guests under 18 are not allowed after 20:00

Host rules

Close to Blackfriars & Southwark stations. SAMA Bankside is on Robinson Road at the junction of Southwark Street and Blackfriars Road.

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day

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Reviews and ratings

(278 reviews and ratings - )

JS
Julian S.
August 2024
Summer Party · 50 guests
Cool atmosphere - going from quiet conversation to a full party with DJ. We loved it!
5.0
ME
Mahmoud E.
July 2024
Engagement Drinks · 30 guests
The venue exceeded my expectations. We had a lovely evening and everything went great.
5.0
SK
Sally K.
June 2024
40th Birthday Party · 50 guests
Communication with Steve at the venue was great from the beginning. The space was great and perfect for our party. Very nice pizzas, and lovely cocktails. Decent amount of bar staff so no one was having to wait to order drinks. DJ was excellent, and fab choice of music.
4.9
LP
Laurie P.
June 2024
30th Birthday Party · 35 guests
5.0

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Response rate: 94%

About SAMA Bankside

The location is a twin railway arch venue set over 2 floors and is located next to Blackfriars Bridge on the south side of the river in the shadow of the OXO Tower (nearest stations are Southwark or Blackfriars).

Venue is industrial in style with exposed brickwork, a reclaimed upper wooden floor and polished concrete lower floor with chesterfield sofas, cosy booth seating in bright colours and unapologetic artwork to get your guests talking.

Space is available for booking from 6 to 300 guests. There is a bar and toilets on each floor and full catering options available.

The venue is available until 12am Monday - Thursday and until 1am Friday and Saturday.

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