Christmas Party Venue Birmingham

A Christmas party venue Birmingham teams of any size can use

There are two ways to run a work Christmas party here, and the size of your team decides between them. Smaller teams book a table, a gold birdcage booth or a sectioned area and eat from a festive banqueting menu alongside other parties. You get the noise of a full restaurant in December without paying for the building. One thing we do not do is sell tickets to a shared party night: the booking is your own table or your own venue. Teams who want to celebrate the festive season over dinner and cocktails, more than round a disco, are the ones this venue in Birmingham suits.

Larger companies hire Siamais exclusively, and private Christmas parties are where the event space earns its keep. The whole venue takes 120 guests for a seated dinner or 150 standing, and hire starts from £2,000 depending on the day and time. Exclusive hire lets you choose the format: a canapé and cocktail reception, a buffet, or a sit-down three course meal, with a bespoke menu if you want one. We can also bring in the photographers, decorators and entertainers we already work with, so the booking can be all-inclusive. The bar and restaurant sit under one roof, so the after-dinner drinks happen in the same place and nobody gets lost on Broad Street between venues.

• Small teams: shared tables or booths, festive banqueting menu per head
• Whole company: exclusive hire, 120 seated or 150 standing, from £2,000

A Christmas dinner that can cater for everyone: halal, vegan and gluten free

The hardest part of organising an office Christmas meal is rarely the date. It is the spreadsheet of dietary needs. Thai cooking makes that easier than a turkey dinner does. Chicken and lamb dishes at Siamais are halal. There is a strong vegetarian and vegan range, shown by the fact that the year-round banqueting list includes a complete vegan menu with dishes such as vegetable massaman curry and tofu in choo chee paste. Gluten free options are marked on the set menus.

Allergies are catered for, provided the kitchen knows in advance. Collect requirements from your team when you collect their RSVPs, and send one consolidated list to us before the event. Guests with allergies should also speak to the duty manager on the night. Non-drinkers are looked after too: the Koh Mak list has eight mocktails at £7.95, so the colleague who is driving or does not drink gets more than a cola.

Getting everyone home from Birmingham city centre

A Christmas party is only a success if people get home safely, and Oozells Square is well placed for that. The West Midlands Metro stops at Brindleyplace and at Library in Centenary Square, both a few minutes on foot, and runs to Grand Central for New Street station and out towards Wolverhampton. Walking to New Street takes about 16 minutes, or a taxi takes around 7.

Five Ways is the closest station for colleagues on the Cross-City line. Buses leave from Broad Street, 3 minutes away, and Sheepcote Street, 4 minutes away. Anyone driving, perhaps the designated driver on the mocktails, can park at Q-Park Brindleyplace. It is cheaper when booked through YourParkingSpace, and the code SIAMAIS10 takes another 10% off. For teams coming in from outside the city, the M6 at junction 6 is under 20 minutes away and the M5 at junction 2 is under 30.