Whole Venue Exclusive Hire at SAMA Bankside

About this space

SAMA Bankside is a unique spacious venue set over two floors hidden away in a vast Victorian railway arch just behind Blackfriars Bridge and close to the Tate Modern.

It is a vibrant, spacious multi-functional venue featuring a bar on each floor, a restaurant and events space that is industrial in style with original exposed brickwork, a polished concrete floor, upcycled furniture along with pops of colour throughout the venue and unapologetic artwork to get your guests talking.

Entire venue hire is available for larger events and our lower floor and private room are suitable for smaller events.

Event offers and packages

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

STARTERS
- Prawn Cocktail
- Parsnip Soup (vg)
- Bresaola with Poached Pears
- Sweet Potato and Avocado Tartare (vg, gf)

MAINS
- Roast Turkey
- Confit Duck Leg
- Jamaican Salmon
- Mushroom Wellington (vg)

DESSERT
- Christmas Pudding
- Chocolate Brownie (vg)
- Bramley Apple Tart
- Seasonal Fruit Salad (vg, gf)

Please advise us if you have any allergies or require information on ingredients used.
v = vegetarian vg = vegan gf = gluten free

Prices

Monday

9:00 – 22:00

from £500–£1000 min. spend

Per evening

17:00 – 22:00

from £500

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £1000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Thank you for choosing SAMA Bankside. Please send me a message through Tagvenue for a bespoke quote that's just right for your event. If you mention your budget it will help me 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 may be recuired

CANAPES - Minimum order of 10 per selection
- 2 pieces Caramelised Red Onion & Goats Cheese Tart (v) / 2.5
- 3 Sliders - Beef, Jerk Chicken, Veggie / 10
- 2 pieces Polenta Olive Tapenade Bites (vg) / 2.5
- 2 pieces Mushroom Arancini (v) / 3
- 2 pieces Yorkshire Puddings with Roast Beef & Horseradish Sauce / 3
- 2 pieces Salt Cod Fritters, Pineapple Salsa / 3
- 1 piece Chargrilled Figs wrapped in Prosciutto / 3
- 1 piece Panko Crumbed Tiger Prawns, Chilli Jam / 3

BOWL FOOD - Minimum order of 10 per selection
- Jerk Chicken, Rice & Peas / 4.5
- Freekeh & Kaniwa Salad (vg) / 4
- Seafood Linguine / 4
- Sama Risotto (v) / 4
- Sausage & Mash, Onion Gravy / 4
- Lemon & Basil Sea Bass, Roasted Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, New Potatoes / 4.5
- French Bean, Sun Blushed Tomato, Olive, Feta Cheese Salad (v) / 4

Tuesday

9:00 – 22:00

from £500–£1000 min. spend

Per evening

17:00 – 22:00

from £500

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £1000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Wednesday

9:00 – 22:00

from £500–£1000 min. spend

Per evening

17:00 – 22:00

from £500

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £1000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Thursday

9:00 – 23:00

from £1000–£4000 min. spend

Per evening

17:00 – 23:00

from £4000

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £1000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Friday

9:00 – 0:00

from £1000–£5000 min. spend

Per evening

17:00 – 0:00

from £5000

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £1000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Saturday

9:00 – 1:00

from £2000–£8000 min. spend

Per evening

18:00 – 1:00

from £8000

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £2000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Sunday

9:00 – 21:00

from £2000 min. spend

Per evening

17:00 – 21:00

from £2000

Per day

9:00 – 17:00

from £2000

Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.

Capacity

Standing

up to 300

Dining

up to 170

Catering and drinks

Facilities

Air conditioning

Parking available

Music & sound equipment

Accessibility

Rules of the space

Allowed events

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

(244 reviews and ratings - )

Everything was fantastic for my 30th Birthday. From the site visit, booking and on the night itself, the staff were responsive and helpful. Amazing space, perfect for a party!

Friendly staff, great venue, food was tasty

We recently hired SAMA for our companies spring social event and it was a huge success. Steve and the Team including Temi were amazing. It was well organised and it ran seamlessly The bar and location are perfect and the food was delicious. The jerk chicken especially was a huge hit, but all of the canapes and bowl food were fresh and delicious. I would highly recommend this venue and their Team.

Fantastic space, the team were amazing and so helpful. The whole night went so well, would use them again for sure!

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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.