Group Dining Belfast | James St

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Feeding a large table well is a different job to feeding a table of two, and James St has built its group dining offering specifically to solve it.

Whether it's a birthday, a work night out, a christening or a big family get-together, the restaurant has spent years hosting large groups in its brick-walled dining room on James Street South, and the menus reflect that experience: nothing overcomplicated, everything designed to arrive together and stay hot.

A set menu built for 13 or more

For bookings of 13 guests and above, James St offers a dedicated Large Party Set Menu, available from 3pm. It's built around the same charcoal grill cooking and locally sourced produce as the main menu, but structured so the kitchen can send out a large table's starters, mains and desserts in step, without the usual bottlenecks that come with a big group ordering off a full à la carte. It keeps the evening moving, which matters when you've got a dozen or more people trying to eat, drink and talk at the same pace.

Sharing steaks for the table

Groups who want to lean into what James St does best can also order the bigger cuts from the grill to share - Chateaubriand or Tomahawk, carved and served on boards with a choice of sauces.

It's a genuinely social way to eat: plates go down in the middle of the table, everyone helps themselves, and it tends to become the centrepiece of the evening rather than just another course. Combined with the wine and drinks list - a global wine selection, cocktails, local beer and cider, and an extensive Irish whiskey collection - it's an easy way to build a memorable group dinner around the grill.

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Private dining for up to 40

For groups wanting more privacy, or businesses looking to host clients, colleagues or a staff celebration, the first-floor private dining room seats up to 40 guests and has its own dedicated set menu.

It's a popular choice for company bookings and private celebrations that need a bit of separation from the main dining room, while still getting the same kitchen, the same grill and the same level of service as the rest of the restaurant.

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Planning a group booking

Group bookings are best arranged ahead of time so the kitchen can plan properly for the numbers involved. The team can talk through menu options, dietary requirements and timings for parties of any size, from a table of 13 through to a full private dining room of 40. To enquire about a group booking, get in touch via the James St website or call +44 (0)28 9560 0700 - the restaurant is at 19–21 James Street South, Belfast, BT2 7GA, in the heart of the Linen Quarter.

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