Private Card Evening
From 6 guests, your own dealer, a menu chosen with the kitchen.
№ I · Private Hire
Private evenings, on your terms.
From a sit-down for ten around a single card table to a full-house hire for forty. One manager, one proposal, one invoice.
№ II · Formats
Four shapes of evening
Corporate Gathering
Up to 40 guests, full kitchen, optional card-room reception.
Tasting Supper
Max 12 guests, five courses with paired whisky flight.
Full-House Hire
Whole townhouse, up to 60 guests, venue fee.
№ III · How It Works
Four steps from enquiry to evening
Ⅰ.
Enquiry
A short conversation, by email or phone — we confirm availability and shape.
Ⅱ.
Proposal
Within one working day: menu, timings, staffing, total in GBP.
Ⅲ.
Deposit
20% deposit to confirm. Tiered for full-house hire (typically 10 / 40 / 50).
Ⅳ.
Evening
A single briefing on arrival. One manager on point. One invoice at the close.
№ IV · Sample Menus
Two specimen cards
Tasting Supper — five courses
West Coast oysters, shallot vinegar+ 25ml Glenkinchie 12
Duck liver parfait, Arran oatcakes+ 25ml Balvenie 12
Peelham steak, béarnaise, pepper jus+ 25ml Oban 14
Mull cheese selection, fig chutney+ 25ml Lagavulin 16
Chocolate tart, crème fraîche+ 25ml Armagnac VSOP
Corporate set — three courses
Cullen skink or salt-baked beetrootStarter
Roast chicken or mushroom risottoMain
Sticky toffee or Scottish cheese platePudding
№ V · Staffing & Bar Policy
Dealer, sommelier, cocktail station
Dedicated dealer per evening, for private card events£150
Sommelier for tasting suppers£100
Cocktail station bar hire + 2 bartenders, 3 hours£800
Corkage BYO wine, per bottle£35
№ VI · Voices
From hosts
We hosted fifty people for our year-end in the full house. Agenda split into a dining-room reception, then a card-room intro, then supper. Everything was briefed, timed, and delivered without anyone needing our attention.IMOGEN · HR lead · Edinburgh tech firm
A private dealer, a whisky flight chosen by the bar manager, and eight guests who had not met. By the end of the evening they were still at the table, still playing, still talking.CRISPIN · Birthday host · Bearsden
I work across Edinburgh and London event venues. Knavewick is the only Edinburgh venue I can recommend for a truly small-scale evening — twelve around a single table with a real chef, a sommelier, and proper silence.NIAMH · Event planner · West End
№ VII · Gallery
Three plates
№ VIII · Enquire
Send us the shape of the evening
A short form; we will come back within one working day with an outline proposal.