Sustainability at Plaisterers’ Hall
Our culture is founded on the very simple but powerful principle of doing the right thing. That means doing the right thing by our people, our customers, our communities and our planet. Click here to [...]
New to 2022: Events Menus
We pride ourselves on delivering innovative catering for events, we regularly deliver canapé and bowl food receptions, dinners, food stalls, conference catering and wedding breakfasts for all types of events. Check out our new [...]
Cocktail of the month: Winter Wonderland
FESTIVE CRUST MIX INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons of melted butter 2 tablespoons of honey 1 ½ cups of almond flour ½ of a teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of cinnamon COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS (serves 1) 1 [...]
City Wedding?
Top five reasons why the city could be the perfect location for your wedding Transport Links - Choosing London can be a happy medium for your guests to travel to. London has fantastic travel links from [...]
Eating in Season: Celeriac
Derived from wild celery the celeriac vegetable is an edible root that has been used in Europe since ancient times. The flavour is similar to celery and parsley with a slight nuttiness and contains vitamin [...]
Cooking in Season: Honeycrisp Apples
Ingredients 2 teaspoons fennel seeds 2 bunches organic baby carrots, scrubbed and sliced in half (or 1 bunch large carrots, sliced in half and then in quarters) 2 small shallots (or 1 large), ends trimmed and [...]
January 2020 Christmas Parties
Christmas doesn't finish in December at Plaisterers' Hall! The festive season is a busy time for many corporate companies so organising and attending a festive party may not be achievable. We provide different celebration event [...]
Christmas at Plaisterers’ Hall
Christmas is fast approaching and our events team can't wait for the festive season to arrive!The team have been taking Christmas bookings from the start of the year, and Plaisterers' Hall still have some availability [...]
Cocktail of the month: Sparkling Strawberry Cucumber Mocktail
Summer is in full swing and we have a tasty seasonal mocktail to help keep you cool. 1/2 cup strawberries 3 tbsp syrup lemon seltzer 1 cucumber A few cubes of ice syrup [...]
Spring Wedding
The wedding party arrived at Plaisterers' Hall ahead of the newlyweds to enjoy a drinks reception featuring Creates new Spring Summer canapes, prosecco with blue candy floss decoration and sparkling elderflower mocktails. The Bride [...]
Spring Summer Menus
This year's Spring Summer menus focus on the Create philosophy of quality and fine seasonal ingredients. During the warmer months, our menus lean towards lighter and fresher offering, using only the best seasonal ingredients. [...]
Meetings at Plaisterer’s Hall
Plaisterers' Hall caters to a variety of corporate conferences and meetings across its four spaces. Whether its an 8 person breakfast meeting with fresh juices, pastries and the use of our video conferencing facilities [...]
Rhubarb, Fennel & Vermouth Cocktail
Our wedding season is in full swing and we have the perfect cocktail to help your wedding party cool down whilst celebrating! The Rhubard, Fennel and Gin cocktail features contrasting flavours to tantalise guests [...]
Cocktail of the month: Spring Ginger and Honey
Spring has sprung, and summer is around the corner. The Spring Ginger and Honey drink is the perfect concoction to enjoy in the beautiful shine as a mocktail or cocktail. Despite this drink being [...]
Gin and Blackberry Cured Salmon Recipe
It's world Gin day and we have a beautiful Gin and blackberry cured salmon with horseradish crème fraîche recipe for you to try! Serves 6-12 people Ingredients Salmon 400g salmon fillet, skinned [...]
London Christmas Party Show 2019
We were delighted to welcome The Christmas Party Show and over 600 visitors for the second year running. The event ran from 14th to 15th May starting with a VIP industry evening for event [...]
Wedding case study: Aimee and Ross
Guests witnessed Aimee and Ross become newlyweds in The Great Hall surrounded by 200 loved ones. The couples perplex chuppah from Chuppah Company and flowers by The Country Flower Com took centre stage complimenting the halls neoclassical design [...]
Don’t miss: London Christmas Party Show
CHRISTMAS IS AROUND THE CORNER AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HOSTING THIS YEARS LONDON CHRISTMAS PARTY SHOW. This show is a must attend event for agents and corporate event buyers seeking the best venues and [...]
Viennese Coffee Recipe in celebration of UK Coffee Week
INGREDIENTS Coffee 60 ml (2 shots) espresso cocoa powder to top brown sugar as prefered Whipped Cream 100 to 120 ml heavy/whipping cream (aka 35% cream) 1.5 tsp powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Whip the heavy cream [...]
Cocktail of the month: Chamomile and Lemon
COCKTAIL 1 1/2 oz Gin 1/2 oz chamomile syrup 1/2 oz lemon juice 1/4 oz elderflower liqueur 1 teaspoon lemon curd 1 teaspoon greek yogurt 1 egg white fresh chamomile flowers for garnish CHAMOMILE [...]
Plaisterers’ Hall extends its exclusive partnership with award-winning caterer Create Food
Events specialists Create Food by CH&CO has extended its partnership with Plaisterers’ Hall, London, securing its position as exclusive caterer for Plaisterers’ Hall for a further five years. The partnership is worth £12million in [...]
Pantone colour of the year
Living coral is 2019s Pantone colour of the year and we have already seen this trendy pop of colour featured within the walls of Plaisterers’ Hall! This fresh colour can be easily incorporated into [...]
Come and see us at the London Christmas Party Show!
The Create team is looking forward to working with Story Events at the 2018 London Christmas Party Show, to be held at our premier City venue, Plaisterers’ Hall, on May 15th and 16th. Plaisterers’ Hall [...]
Conferences at Plaisterers’ Hall
Conferences at Plaisterers' Hall just got even better! We've teamed up with our caterers and in-house production team to offer you something special this Spring. Book your conference to take place before May 1st and [...]
The Adventurists at Plaisterers’ Hall
In 2017, The Adventurists, a company that runs epic adventures to raise money for charity, attended its annual conference at the City's Plaisterers' Hall, London's largest Livery Hall. Founded by Tom Morgan, who sought to [...]
History Hike – Moorgate
Discover the fascinating history of Moorgate in the City. While best known for its railway station, Moorgate has played an important role in London history since Roman times. Learn more in this history hike of [...]
Fundraising Event Ideas
Here are our top tips for a successful fundraising event Whether you're planning a fundraising event for a small group of people or more than 1,000 guests, here are some great tips for ensuring your [...]
Summer Food and Drink Trends
Planning an event this summer? Looking for ideas on how to impress your guests? Then look no further! Here are four hot tips from our in-house caterers to make your summer party sizzle! Orange wine [...]
Culture Fix – Exhibitions to Visit this Summer in London
Here are some fantastic summer exhibitions coming to London Looking for a culture fix this summer? Then see some fantastic exhibitions at these world-class London galleries – one in the West End and two in [...]
The Perfect Red Wines for Easter
Richard Household from Brompton Wines, one of our main suppliers, gives us the lowdown on the red wines that would be perfect to drink at Easter Easter is one of my favourite times of the [...]
The Restaurant List: April
The latest and greatest new restaurant openings in London. Whether you fancy a Great British pie, are hankering for a burger or just want something simple with great, seasonal ingredients, these are the places to [...]
Essential Easter Recipes from Create
Easter is a time of indulgence, and with fantastic seasonal produce to choose from it’s a great time to cook up a feast for friends and family. At Easter, we love to serve Spring lamb [...]
What to Do in London This Easter
Looking for ideas on what to see and do in London this Easter? Here are some eggcellent events taking place in the capital during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, which begins on 14th April. There’s [...]
Barry Vera has taken the helm as Managing Director of Create Food & Party Design
Barry comes onboard at an exciting time for Create, as we take our catering to then next level and look at new business opportunities within the group to become a global brand. Barry joins Create [...]
The Awards Awards Comes to Plaisterers’ Hall
The Awards Awards celebrates the very best of UK awards ceremonies on Friday 12th May here at Plaisterers’ Hall. The awards ceremony recognises the industry’s awards professionals, with shortlisted events including the Mixology Awards, Charity [...]
The March Restaurant List
March is here and the first day of Spring isn’t far away! Make the most of the remaining days of winter with a comforting feast at one of London’s best new restaurants. Whether you’re heading [...]
Plaisterers’ Hall is a hive of activity!
The Plaisterers’ Company has a few new residents! Two bee hives are now housed within the beautiful green space of Plaisterers’ Hall, enclosed by the remains of the original London Wall. This new bee haven [...]
Find out how to showcase your creativity in events
Head of Creativity at Create Food and Party Design, Gemma Banks, tells us why it’s so important to be innovative in events. Do you think that guests notice creativity in events? Yes, in fact I [...]
14 Key Questions to Ask a Venue When Planning Your Wedding
Choosing a wedding venue can seem daunting, especially as it will probably make up the largest part of your budget. With this in mind, it’s important to see lots of different venues and ask [...]
Where to Celebrate Pancake Day in London
Pancake Day is one of our favourite foodie holidays, a great excuse to over-indulge in huge stacks of buttery pancakes! Here’s where you should head if you’re planning to embrace all that is great about [...]
Key Wedding Trends for 2017
You’ve had the perfect proposal now it’s time to start thinking about the big day! Here is some inspiration from this year’s key wedding trends to create your perfect wedding. Greenery – natural theming The [...]
Exhibitions not to miss in London this season
It’s cold outside so what better way to spend a day than in a gallery or museum. Here are our top picks of must-see exhibitions for this winter season. Museum of London: Fire, Fire! [until [...]
A History of Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year filled with many traditions that have been adopted throughout history. Have you ever wondered where all these customs, which are so inherent to our Christmas celebrations, come [...]
Create’s Festive Drinks – the perfect winter warmers
Come the festive season, there’s nothing better than a warming glass of a specially spiced beverage with a little added kick. The scent of mulled wine drifting through the air is guaranteed to get everyone [...]
Create’s home-made mince pies
The early mince pie was known by several names, including "mutton pie", "shrid pie" and "Christmas pie". Over the years ingredients have included minced beef, suet, a range of fruits, and spices such as cinnamon, [...]
Plaisterers’ Hall Presents the Create Food Festival
Plaisterers’ Hall hosted a Create-curated food festival on Tuesday 8th November, celebrating the best of London food and drink with 400 specially invited guests. Plaisterers’ Hall, the largest livery hall in the City of London, [...]
An Interview with: Rubies in the Rubble
We were delighted to include Rubies in the Rubble in our recent Create-curated food festival here at Plaisterers’ Hall. Rubies in the Rubble provided a food stall with their delicious relishes, all lovingly handmade from [...]
Festive Wine Pairings: Tips from Richard Household of Brompton Wines
Richard Household from Brompton Wines, one of Create Food and Party Design's key suppliers, showcased some superb wines at the Plaisterers’ Food Festival on the 8th November. With the festive season soon upon us, we [...]
Plaisterers’ Hall reopens with stunning food festival
Plaisterers' Hall Food Festival Launch Plaisterers’ Hall, the largest livery hall in the City of London, officially reopened last night following an extensive refurbishment, hosting a food festival curated by in-house caterer Create Food and [...]
A Haunted History of London – Spooky Spaces to explore
The night of the hallowed souls is nigh and you are in for a treat this Halloween. London is a city with a rich and fascinating past, but we will venture to the darker side [...]
Christmas Lunches at Plaisterers’ Hall
Our Christmas lunch packages are a great way to celebrate the festive season, with prices from £79 per person + VAT. All our prices include a sparkling wine and cocktail reception, and all-inclusive house wine, [...]
The City ablaze – London commemorates the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire
2016 sees the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London and throughout this momentous year, City of London institutions are marking it through a season of specially curated events. The first two Halls of [...]
The Ultimate Awards Ceremony Checklist
Planning an awards ceremony can be a daunting task. With so many different things to think about, working out how to plan an awards ceremony can take up a lot of time and organisation. [...]
Moorfields Eye Hospital Awards
Our Great Hall was used as the setting for a recent awards ceremony, hosted by Moorfields Eye Hospital. The event began with an afternoon drinks reception. Guests were served jasmine tea and cucumber cooler mocktails [...]
Dinner with the Fraud Lawyers Association
Established in 2012, the Fraud Lawyers Association is a national organisation and currently has nearly 400 members. The Association chose Plaisterers’ Hall as the venue for their recent annual dinner, which took place in our [...]
Euromoney’s Private Banking Awards
February saw Plaisterers’ Hall host a prestigious award ceremony and dinner for Euromoney’s Private Banking Awards 2016. Euromoney’s Private Banking Awards are the most prestigious in the growing area of wealth management. They cover over [...]
Chatham House Prize Awarded at Plaisterers’ Hall
The 2015 Chatham House Prize was awarded to Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) in recognition of its work in combating the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The award was presented by HRH the Princess Royal [...]
Fundraising for Animals Asia
Leading animal protection charity Animals Asia hosted a fundraising event at Plaisterers’ Hall, attended by a star-studded guest list including cast members of Downton Abbey. Also in attendance was Virginia McKenna OBE, star of the [...]
Complimentary Case of Champagne for January Event Bookers
Book an event to take place in January 2016 and we’ll treat you to a little something extra! Every event booker choosing to host an event at Plaisterers’ Hall in January will receive a whole case of [...]
Venueseeker gets an exclusive Periscope tour of Plaisterers’ Hall
Plaisterers’ Hall hosted the Venueseeker Periscope site visit this week with Senior Account Manager Catherine Knox providing the exclusive tour. The Periscope app offers a chance to see the world through another’s eyes, through live [...]
Award Nominations for Plaisterers’ Hall
We are delighted to announce that we’ve shortlisted as a finalist in The London Venue Awards 2015 in Best Livery Hall category. The London Venue Awards has been launched to recognise excellence and exceptional quality [...]
Free Case Champagne For Events Booked In May
Book an event in May and we’ll treat you to a little something extra! Every event booker choosing to host an event at Plaisterers’ Hall in May will receive a whole case of Christian de [...]
Police Bravery Rewarded at Plaisterers’ Hall
Police officers were rewarded for their courage at the 19th national Police Bravery award ceremony in October. The event, which was organised and hosted by the Police Federation of England and Wales and supported by [...]
Six Amazing Offers from Create Food and Party Design
Our preferred event caterers Create Food and Party Design are getting into the festive spirit early this year, offering six incredible rewards to their event buyers! Book an event with Create occurring between October 2014 [...]
Platts Global Metal Awards at Plaisterers’ Hall
May 2014 saw Plaisterers’ Hall host the Platts Global Metal Awards Ceremony. The ceremony honoured excellence and accomplishments in the global metal industry, seeking to reward excellence in leadership, innovation, safety, integrity and overall performance [...]
New Spring Summer 2014 Menus
After weeks of tastings, plating and cooking, our preferred event caterers, Create, have launched their new Spring Summer 2014 menus. The Create team have scoured the UK coastlines, farms and fields for the finest seasonal produce [...]
Cyber Attack Launches at Plaisterers’ Hall
The historic Plaisterers' Hall set the scene for a cyber-attack on London's financial markets in November, as part of a simulated 'war game' designed to test the capital's defences against online saboteurs. The event was [...]
Fundraising at Plaisterers’ Hall
The elegant event spaces of Plaisterers' Hall set the scene for fundraising events. Last year the venue hosted a huge range of profitable charity events, from dinners and award ceremonies to games, quizzes and sporting [...]
Create’s Winter 2013 Menus
Create Food & Party Design have launched their new Winter 2013 menus. Focussing on the best of British ingredients with bold, seasonal flavours the new menus are perfect for those looking to host a event [...]
Summer Menus by Create
After weeks of tastings, plating and cooking, Create Food & Party Design have launched their new Spring Summer 2013 menus. Our exclusive caterers have been scouring the UK coastlines, farms and fields for the finest [...]
Our Christmas 2013 Theme Revealed
Leave your guests lost for words with a Christmas party at Plaisterers' Hall. For 2013 our festive theming takes inspiration from Charles Dickens, transforming the space into a traditional yuletide escape, the 'Yule Ball'. Festive colours [...]
20% off Private Parties
Plaisterers' Hall is the perfect setting for private events in the heart of the City. As an exclusive offer for weekends in 2013 we are offering a 20% discount to all those looking to host [...]
Call My Wine Bluff for ActionAid at Plaisterers’ Hall
Plaisterers' Hall was chosen by ActionAid for prestigious fundraising event Call My Wine Bluff. Celebrity wine-lovers joined guests of the charity to raise a whopping £163,000 to support ActionAid's work fighting poverty around the world [...]
A Bonfire Lunch to Remember by Create
Plaisterers' Hall was the setting for a promotional lunch to remember on the 5th November. The event was catered by the venue's exclusive caterers, Create Food & Party Design, and attended by 120 specially invited [...]
The End of a Busy Year at Plaisterers’ Hall
This year has been a busy one at Plaisterers' Hall. 2012 has seen conferences, dinners, weddings and parties taking place in this pre-eminent city event space, and the fantastic feedback which followed is testament not [...]
Remember remember the 5th of November…
As an unforgettable Summer draws to a close we look ahead to our next promotional lunch being held at Plaisterers' Hall on Monday 5th November. This is an opportunity to see this resplendent venue in [...]
Discounted conferencing at Plaisterers’ Hall
Uniquely positioned where the City meets the West End, Plaisterers' Hall is a conference and meetings venue that offers a wide range of different sized rooms, award-winning catering and a sophisticated sound, communication and audio-visual [...]
Book now and receive a 20% discount on your event between August and September 2012
Everybody likes a bargain and even more so when the sun is shining and summer is on the horizon, so why not take advantage of our current offer? We have a limited number of dates [...]
Sleigh Bells and Cocktails
'Tis the season to be jolly here at One London Wall, one of the City's most loved Livery Halls; so why not celebrate this festive season in the splendour of a stunning venue where festive [...]
Plaisterers’ Hall hosts exclusive lunch to prospective clients
Last month, Plaisterers' Hall hosted an exclusive lunch with their award-winning catering partner; Create Food and Party Design. The lunch was the first of a series of mouth-watering lunches for key buyers in the local [...]
The Games
The Games 2012 are the perfect opportunity to entertain your clients and colleagues as London celebrates the once in a lifetime experience of being the host city during The Games. Perfectly located in the heart [...]
New online events and venue guide
We at Plaisterers' Hall are proud to introduce you to the latest useful time saving element of our portfolio, www.venueseeker.co.uk – the online guide to the very best special events venues and services in London [...]
Plaisterers’ Hall makes National news in New Zealand
In no way deterred by being 12,000 miles from home, 150 of New Zealand's finest expatriates came together at Plaisterers' Hall for the annual Waitangi Day Dinner last Friday. A bank holiday in New Zealand, [...]
A Double Taste of the West End at Plaisterers’ Hall
November saw a fantastic array of events taking place at Plaisterers' Hall; among them two forays into the world of West End musicals. Within ten days of each other two clients entertained their guests with [...]
The Best of British at Plaisterers’ Hall
Last month Create's sister company, Mask Event Design and Production, planned a quintessential Best of British party at Plaisterers' Hall. Guests were greeted with a Champagne and rhubarb refresher reception in the foyer and asked [...]
The Boys are Back in Town…
April saw the return of a fantastic series of events at Plaisterers' in the guise of the Considerate Constructors Awards (CCA). The event recognises best practice at construction sites nationally, where sites demonstrate excellent standards [...]
The Thrill of the Hunt
A cold day in February saw Plaisterers' Hall play host to a seated dinner for Jeremy Clarkson and chums in aid of the Helen and Douglas House Hospice. Our sister company The Ultimate Experience devised [...]