St John Smith & Co

A stunning intimate art music concert venue, right in the heart of Westminster. Wonderful acoustics and a fabulous selection of concerts. Parking is plentiful in the evening and at no charge either!

I went to a Fulham's symphony orchestra concert to a Rachmaninoff Concerto 2, which was a lovely experience. My visibility on the pianist was not that good, but otherwise, it was great!

Lovely little gem for a coffee and a slice of lovely cake during the day. Nice surroundings, clean and enjoyable food and drink. Imagine it gets a lot busier prior to concerts but don't let that put you off.

Did not book in advance. Was fairly quiet and waited sometime before any interaction. Was put on a table which was close to a walkway, requested another table to whuch was agreed. 10 minutes later we were moved as apparently the table we selected was reserved. Eventually we were seated. Drinks orders were taken and drinks delivered . First choice food order for me was not available. Food orders were taken and food was after a short wait delivered. Overall the food was good. We like this venue it just sometimes lacks some personality from the team. Hospitality is as much about interaction as it is about the venue and the food and drink.

Stunning venue. Beautiful concert hall, wonderful location.

Very close to the houses of parliament this beautiful old church which dates from 1714 has a fascinating history. It has been a concert hall for more than 30 years with a great variety of orchestras and soloists, catering for every taste. The decor looks slightly tired, but this kind of adds to the charm and ambience of the place. Do visit this venue, take in a concert and then the excellent food in the crypt.

One of London's premier classical music venues, we experienced a sublime Messiah by Stephen Layton and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Polyphony on Friday night. Just perfection.

You have to decide if you are reading this review because of the restaurant Footstool Restaurant or because of the concerts in the church. This list is really for the concert aspects as the restaurant has it's own Google Maps/Google listing. To go there search for Footstool Restaurant. However, the restaurant page is also accessible through the St. John's Smith Square website. As far as a concert space goes, it's about on par in my opinion with the many other churches that now host music events and concerts. St. John's had literally been destroyed in WWII and rebuilt in 1969, so there are some things that they did that improve the usability of the space but it remains pretty close to the structure for which it was intended - worship. Handicap access though is considerably better than a lot of other similar churches, a huge plus. However, access to the church by car or public transport is not as easy as other similar venues. So the main differentiation for St. John's is the quality and frequency of the artists it presents for its concerts. In this respect they do a decent job but it's not the best in class in my opinion. However, that determination is really down to the individual concert goer and his/her taste in music and artists. Coupled with a very spectacular restaurant facility in the Crypt the Footstool Restaurant it's a very good place to visit or attend a concert. Highly recommended.

The place is so nice and cosy. Came here to watch Libera concert and the venue gives such the right vibes.

Really good arrangements by the staff. We held an event here and went off perfectly. It did get a little hot inside the venue though.