HMS President

About HMS

HMS President is a striking historic venue on the River Thames, offering a close-up view of Tower Bridge,

Perfect setting for events of all kinds—from meetings and conferences to parties, weddings, and corporate functions.

HMS features several flexible spaces, including the Drill Deck, Wardroom, Apron, and classrooms, each suited to different group sizes and types of gatherings.

Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can expect:

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The Wardroom/Apron: Ideal for receptions (up to 120) or sit-down dinners (up to 90).

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The Drill Deck/Apron: Suits larger receptions and dinners (up to 120 for each).

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Classrooms: Perfect for meetings, accommodating from 20 to 80 people.

Key Information

SET UP TAKEDOWN

Our setup and takedown service is designed to give you peace of mind, ensuring your event runs smoothly from start to finish. For a flat fee of £200, we handle everything from laying the table settings to executing any pre-agreed decoration instructions. This service also includes setting up a welcome drink station and ensuring the venue is spotless afterward, including clearing all items per the venue agreement, sweeping, mopping, and disposing of rubbish.

STAFF HIRE

Our professional team will be dressed in all-black attire, including a black tie and waistcoat, ensuring a sophisticated and seamless experience throughout your event.

Staffing charges are £150 per person for the duration of the event. To ensure the best service, we recommend the following staff allocations:

For Buffets, Bars, and Beverage Service:

- 1 staff member per 20 guests
- 2 staff members for up to 50 guests
- 3 staff members for up to 80 guests
- 4 staff members for up to 120 guests

For Dinner Packages:

- - 1 staff member per 10 guests, ensuring smooth and efficient service for every course.

EQUIPMENT HIRE

For your convenience, our buffet packages come with high-quality disposables, though you may choose to upgrade to crockery at the following rates:

Finger Buffets: £1.95 per guest (plates and glasses)
Drinks Packages: £1.95 per guest (cups, saucers, teaspoons, and glassware)
Fork Buffets: £2.95 per guest (cutlery, crockery, glassware, buffet table cloths, and serving equipment)

For our sit-down packages, all table settings are provided, including cutlery, crockery, glassware, and cloth napkins, ensuring a refined dining experience for every guest.

PRICE MATCH GUARANTEED

We understand that budget is a crucial aspect of planning any event, and we’re here to help you make the most of it. If you have a specific budget in mind, please let us know, and we will tailor a menu that aligns perfectly with your financial parameters while still delivering quality and variety. Additionally, we offer a price match guarantee—if you receive a genuine like-for-like quote from another company, simply provide us with their details and the official quote, and we’ll match it.

It was great to meet you on Wednesday. Your team were excellent again I cannot rate highly enough. They were so helpful, proactive and responsive an absolute joy. It is a delight when organising these events to know that the catering staff can be totally trusted not only to provide an excellent service but also to judge where they are needed and how an event is going.

Please pass on my thanks to all of your very professional staff.

Ian - The Ulysses Trust

Could not have been better.

You have a great team. Coordination on the day was excellent – the speaker overran, so they were very helpful.

I think the food was delicious – we had many compliments.

So much so – I have been asked to do it again next year. So I need to find a date that works.
Please send a big thankyou to the team.

Mark Albon - MDSG Director

Just wanted to thank you again for making our party such a success. Everything was perfect. I’m not sure if you were in the room to hear my thanks but please pass on a big thank you to your team.

Ros

Thank you for all that you did yesterday. The food was delicious, as commented on by several of our friends, and the whole lunch event was seamless. My kitchen sparkled after you left all efficiently done. I will certainly recommend you for future events.

Edwina

Our guests were bowled over by the food (as were we when we finally got to eat!) and the service. We appreciate it was a very tight schedule, and that we ended up running a little later than planned, but you and your team really took it in your stride, and we truly appreciate your professionalism, attention to detail and calm demeanour!

Our photographer is going to put some photos on her socials and I've asked her to tag all our vendors. Hope that's OK with you - or is there a particular wording you would prefer?

Thank you, thank you, thank you once again!

Vicky & Bill

Just wanted to say thank you for all your work, and your team, for making our wedding dinner very special.

The food was lovely, and like I said it was like having a restaurant inside the venue. So impressed with how you pull all that together.

You guys provided such a great service, with attentive and helpful waiting staff who really looked after our guests.

All the best,

Paul & Yosune