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Full Venue Hire at Empire Tavern

Event Space in a Pub
·
Whole venue
289 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ –
Hackney Central Station (0.1 mi)
Up to 250
seats
Up to 300
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

• Capacity: Up to 300
• Availability: Year-round / Availability can be affected by what's on at the Hackney Empire
• Menus: Dining menu, Small plates, 3 Course, Banquet, Events menus, Canapes, Finger food
• T&C’s: Current policy is no minimum spend but a 150 person minimum is necessary to make private hires viable, food must be ordered.
•Can bring your own DJ or one can be provided for you at a cost.

Offers and packages

Menu

 Main menu

Prices

Monday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Friday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Per session
11:00 – 23:00
from £60 per person
Alcohol licence until 23:00. Extension available. All prices include VAT.
Best price guarantee
Pricing updated by venue 5 months ago

Capacity

  • Standing
    up to 300
  • Dining
    up to 250

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available Venue can organise food and drink
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • Flatscreen TV
  • Whiteboard
  • Flipchart
  • PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
  • Dance floor Dedicated dance floor area
  • Paid parking facilities available nearby
  • Unavailable: Projector
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Air conditioner
  • Unavailable: Photo equipment
  • Unavailable: Video equipment
  • Unavailable: Lighting equipment
  • Unavailable: Greenscreen
  • Unavailable: Backdrops
  • Unavailable: Storage space
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Soundproof
  • Unavailable: Mirrors
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
  • Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
  • No noise restrictions

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Accessible toilets Toilet(s) adapted for guests with disabilities
  • Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
  • Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • No promoted and ticketed events allowed
  • Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available
  • No wedding licence

Host rules

No smoking in the building
Damage to the space will result in extra charge
Availability can be affected by what's on at the Hackney Empire

Cancellation policy: Standard 30 day

Show cancellation details

About Empire Tavern

Empire Tavern is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

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Location

Location map

Meet your host

Jamie Tack
Member of Tagvenue since April 2026
10h Response time
66% Response rate

Contact venue managers directly on Tagvenue. Keep all event communication on the platform for a secure, seamless booking.

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