A cafe with a yurt-style tent exterior, wooden doors, potted plants, and a large open sign at The Yurt Café & Precinct.

Yurt Cafe at The Yurt Café & Precinct

Cafe
·
Whole venue
2 Butcher Row, London, E148DS –
Limehouse Station (0.1 mi)
Up to 45
seats
Up to 70
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering not allowed

About this space

The Yurt Café is a beautiful and unique space within 5 minutes of Bank and Canary Wharf.

With its unique and quirky atmosphere, it’s an ideal venue for any celebration, whether you’re planning a birthday celebration, a staff party, a wedding, a hen party, or any special occasion, we’ve got you covered! We offer complete flexibility, customising the private hire to fit your preferred timing and food requirements.

Our cosy space is perfect for hosting up to 35 guests for a seated meal or up to 70 guests for a more informal standing reception.


The Café is a Social Enterprise run by Royal Foundation of St. Katharine. We wanted to create a space that was warm, fun and welcoming to people from all walks of life.

The Café won the Time Out #LoveLondon Best Café Award 2016 for Poplar, Shadwell & Wapping.
We source our food locally where possible, pay our staff a living wage and aim to keep our menu affordable and any surpluses are reinvested into our work in the community.

Prices

Monday
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £500 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £800 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £800 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Per session
18:00 – 22:30
from £800 hire fee
Per evening
18:00 – 22:30
from £700 min. spend
Note: Alcohol licence until 23:00. All prices include VAT.

Capacity

Standing
up to 70
Dining
up to 45

Catering and drinks

In-house catering available
Halal menu
Extensive vegan menu
Extensive gluten-free menu
Complimentary water
No external catering allowed
Venue provides alcohol
Alcohol licence until 23:00
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi available
Projector
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Natural light
Storage space
Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site
Unavailable: Free parking is available on-site
Log fire
Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
Unavailable: Whiteboard
Unavailable: Conference call facilities
Unavailable: Air conditioner
Unavailable: Photo equipment
Unavailable: Video equipment
Unavailable: Lighting equipment
Unavailable: Greenscreen
Unavailable: Backdrops
Unavailable: Quiet space
Unavailable: Dance floor
Unavailable: Soundproof
Unavailable: Mirrors

Music & sound equipment

Play your own music
Bring your own DJ not allowed
No noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Unavailable: Accessible toilets
Unavailable: Ground level
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
No wedding licence
No temporary Event Notice (TENs) available

Host rules

We require a minimum spend of £700.00 towards food and/or beverage consumption on the night.
Range of wine, beer and soft drinks are available by card/cash bar.
Hire fee varies from £500 (weekdays) to £800 (weekends) 18.00-22.30
Capacities are 60 standing, 35 for seated dinner indoor and much lager if you use outdoor seating.
We offer different menu options such as Canapes, Bowl Food, Party Food, Feasting Menus etc. All food needs to be pre-ordered.

Yurt Cafe is available to hire 7 days a week 6.00 pm to 10.30 pm.
Other times may be available upon request.

You are welcome to play your own music, we have a basic sound system available. You can also bring your own DJ.

Reviews and ratings

(5 reviews and ratings - )

Verified reviews come from Tagvenue users. All reviews are checked by our team to uphold our trust and safety standards.
CT
Claire T.
Verified review
50th Birthday Party · 70 guests · December 2024
The venue was lovely for a 50th birthday party near Christmas and lots of my guests commented how special it felt. Staff were lovely and helpful too.
4.9
IA
Inge A.
Verified review
Excellent communication
Prompt response!
5.0
IR
Isabella R.
Verified review
Excellent communication
5.0
SL
Somang L.
Verified review
40th Birthday Party · 40 guests · August 2022
5.0

About The Yurt Café & Precinct

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Location

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Michaela Vencalkova
Member of Tagvenue since October 2019
5 Reviews
4.9 Rating
5h Response time
97% Response rate

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