Royal Overseas League

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ROSL is a non-profit members organisation; supporting the Commonwealth through social, art, music and welfare activities.

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The Royal Over-Seas League is dedicated to championing international friendship and understanding throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. A non-profit private members’ club, we’ve been bringing like-minded people together since our launch in 1910.

Today, we offer our 16,000 members a warm welcome centred on our beautiful club houses in central London and Edinburgh, and the chance to get involved in all kinds of social, cultural and humanitarian activities around the world.

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* Attractive clubhouses in London and Edinburgh with bedroom accommodation
* Branches, reciprocal clubs and many fellow members worldwide
* Wide variety of social and cultural events
* Music, visual art and book events
* Not-for-profit status, reasonable prices

Address: St James's Street , London SW1A 1LR, XGL, GB

Phone: 020 7408 0214

ku.gro.lsor@ofni

State: XGL

City: London

Zip Code: SW1A 1LR

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Reviews

Just had the steak with peppercorn sauce as part of the new French menu at the1910 restaurant. Absolutely hopeless! As far as I'm aware, peppercorn sauce involves cream, brandy and peppercorns whole or crushed, none of which were identifiable in the dark, tasteless juice which accompanied my steak. I actually had to check with the waitress that there hadn't been a mistake and was amazed to be told that it was, indeed, the peppercorn sauce. The new head chef of RoSL is making a big thing about bringing the catering back in house, which I applaud. Let's hope the other dishes on the menu were better.

Attended a work away day there earlier today, gr8 location & good facilities in the room we were in, however I felt that once the event was over they couldn't wait to get us out of the room quick enough! Felt that we were shouted at to vacate the room as they had another event, to me they shouldn't have booked another event straight after ours as you would have needed time to get the room ready.

The venue itself is beautiful. An incredible evening dining with wonderful food & drink. Illiana looked after us and we really felt at home. Thank you, looking forward to being back!Rooms: 5/5

Booked a private room for an afternoon tea. Fabulous service and food. Couldn’t recommend it enough. The room was beautiful and the staff couldn’t do enough to help us.Service: 5/5

Fantastic service from arrival to departure, proud to be associated with ROSL. Food and cocktails first class, Serge, Illiana, Gerard, Andrei and team are an absolute credit to the organisation. A pleasure to entertain here, the Garden really is a hidden treasure. Thank you all, hospitality at its finest.  Food & drinks: Outstanding menus, flavours and service.

We was surprised.They told us that they don't give food to the staff. Shame on London 2024 as well.Such a place you treat your staff like this .who work hard  and you did not give staff food.Then you will complain that there is no staffRooms: 2/5

We loved our stay here - thank you for having us! As younger, reciprocal club members we were unsure what to expect, but ROSL were fantastic  The location is truly unbeatable. The staff were all immensely helpful, nice and accommodating. The rooms were very clean and spacious.  The building itself is gorgeous and breakfast was really great! Highly recommend - will definitely be staying here again when in London next.

Attended the private viewing of ROSL PHOTO 23, which will be until Feb 2024. Gorgeous place, greeted with a glass of wine, and respectful staff all along. The exhibition itself is spread over 2 floors, giving justice to each piece. Some very endearing pieces and one that captivates my attention. I will be attending again. They provide a wide variety of music, art, politics, etc... The rooms were all full, but then it was nearly the end of the year, so everyone was out celebrating. Keep your eyes peeled for their events, highly recommend them. Make sure you are dressed smart casual. It saves a lot of unnecessary aggro.

I was a member of the ROSL from 2010 to 2024. I ended up with rather mixed feelings about the place, especially in recent years.  Since the pandemic, its business strategy seems to have shifted towards acting as an events location that is heavily marketed on social media. The restaurant in the basement reflects that, having been revamped to offer expensive gourmet dining. To me, though, that's not really the function of a private members' club where most members want a comfortable "home away from home". If I wanted expensive fine dining and social media-style presentation, I would choose any one of the other expensive restaurants in the area. The service overall for members feels like it's declined since 2010; it's now very difficult to get coordinated service upstairs, for example.  Since I joined, the Edinburgh clubhouse also closed. I understand the financial reasons behind this decision, but it does mean a loss of one of the main appeals of the ROSL. The groups and events put on for younger members were really flourishing in the 2010s, but have recently fallen into disrepair and I am aware that many other younger members have also left. The ROSL chooses the arbitrary cut-off point of 30 for its younger member pricing tier I understand certain rival London clubs maintain the younger member pricing tier until about 35. This pricing strategy meant an increase in my annual membership fee of about 200% not a joke once I hit my thirties. Although the ROSL membership fee is still low compared with that of many clubs, I do think there is better value to be found elsewhere as many rivals offer more extensive leisure, food and sporting facilities.  There is still plenty to recommend the ROSL, especially for older members. It plays host to many musical and cultural events and has a lovely garden to use during the summer. The location is also amazing. For me, though, it doesn't feel enough of a cohesive home away from home with the personalised levels of service experienced in other clubs to warrant my continued membership.  * Update *  I subsequently checked the membership page for the ROSL, and it seems the younger member rate now only runs from 17-25. Compare with certain other clubs which have a younger member tier up to 35 for instance, The Lansdowne.

In my opinion ROSL is one of the nicest private clubs in London. Great location, just behind the Ritz, lovely garden overlooking Green Park and grand rooms full of charm and elegance. It’s such a lovely tranquil space amongst the hustle and bustle of London. The drawing room is one of my favourite places. You can just relax and read the newspapers and if you fancy something to eat there are two restaurants that you can choose from. This place is just lovely.

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