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Sessions Arts Club
🍽️FoodClosed · Opens 12:00 PM$$$ · Expensive

Sessions Arts Club

4.2 ·

Step into Sessions Arts Club, a former courthouse turned candlelit dining room with soaring double-height ceilings. Settle in for a refined, ingredient-led menu that makes lunch or dinner here feel like a proper occasion.

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Reasons to go

  • Housed in the former Middlesex Sessions House, a converted courthouse with double-height ceilings.
  • The dining room is lit entirely by candlelight, centred under a soaring main hall.
  • Popular for milestone events like weddings and birthdays, with staff frequently praised by name in reviews.
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Full description

Sessions Arts Club occupies one of London's most theatrical restaurant spaces — a former Middlesex Sessions House with double-height ceilings and flickering candlelight that reviewers say creates atmosphere before the food even arrives. The cooking itself is careful and ingredient-focused, drawing praise for the quality of what's on the plate rather than flashy technique.

With a 4.2 rating and the highest aesthetic score in this batch, it's built for occasions — birthdays, anniversaries, a night that should feel like an event rather than a routine meal out. At expensive pricing with lunch and dinner service, it suits couples and small groups more than a quick bite.

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Address

24 Clerkenwell Grn, London EC1R 0NA, UK · Clerkenwell
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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h40

Best time

lunchtime, afternoon, early evening, evening or late night

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

  • Booking is recommended, particularly for evening tables near the candlelit centre of the room
  • ask for a table under the soaring main hall rather than a side room for the full effect
  • lunch offers the same atmosphere at a calmer pace
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Reviews

A wonderful experience overall! The food was genuinely excellent- refined without being overworked. The service was warm, setting deserves its own mention! The club sits within a stunning heritage building, and the architecture alone is worth the visit! All in all, a memorable experience. :)

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Paulina

4/5

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