Savour Societies in London: themed tables, reviewed
Savour Societies is a London co-dining community. You browse small tables built around a topic, a mood or a cuisine, and book a seat at the one you like. Early bird seats start at £5.50 or £7.50, and many tables include one drink on the house (savoursocieties.com, checked 14 October 2026). You pay for your own meal at the restaurant.
By the Siena team, who run a dinner with strangers in London every Thursday. Updated .
We run Siena, a dinner with strangers in London every Thursday, so we compete with some of the services we review. We say where each one does better than us. Every fact about Savour Societies below comes from its own website or store listing, checked on the date shown and linked in the sources. If something has changed, tell us at hi@sienasociety.com and we will fix it.
Savour Societies and Siena both put strangers at a restaurant table. The difference is who chooses the table. At Savour Societies you pick a theme. At Siena we match the group for you.
How Savour Societies works
- Browse tables. Each table has a theme, a date, a restaurant and an age range. Some tables are about a topic, some about a cuisine, some about a mood.
- Book a seat. You pay for the seat online. A table goes ahead once four guests have booked.
- Go to dinner. You meet four to eight people who picked the same table, order from the menu and pay for your own food.
You can also suggest a table idea. The site gives a WhatsApp number for that.
What Savour Societies costs
| What | Price |
|---|---|
| Seat, early bird | From £5.50 or £7.50, depending on the table |
| Seat, standard | Up to about £11.50 (October 2026 listings) |
| Perks | Many tables include one drink on the house (some list a dessert) |
| Food and drinks | Ordered and paid at the restaurant |
Who it suits, and who it does not
A good fit if you
- want to talk about a subject you care about with people who chose it too
- like to pick your own evening and date
- want a low seat price, from £5.50
Not a good fit if you
- want the same night every week
- would rather not choose a theme
- want to know for sure the table will go ahead: it needs four bookings
Where Savour Societies beats Siena
- Price. A seat starts at £5.50. A Siena seat costs £12.99.
- You choose the topic. If you want to talk about books or a cuisine, you can pick a table for it. Siena tables have no theme.
- More nights. Tables run on different days. Siena runs on Thursdays only.
- A free drink. Many tables include one. Siena does not.
Savour Societies or Siena
| Savour Societies | Siena | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | London | London only |
| When | Varies by table | Thursday, 7:30pm |
| Group | 4 to 8, you pick a themed table | Usually 6 (tables of 5 to 8), matched |
| Price | £5.50 to about £11.50 a seat | £12.99 a dinner, or Premium from £21.99 a month with dinners included |
| Food and drinks | Paid at the restaurant | Paid at the restaurant |
| Cancellation | See each listing | Full refund if you cancel 24 hours before |
| Age | Age range shown on each table | 18 and over, similar age at each table |
| App | Web | Web, no download |
Rather not pick a theme? Siena matches five to eight people of a similar age every Thursday at 7:30pm, for £12.99.
Questions people ask
How much does Savour Societies cost?
Early bird seats start at £5.50 or £7.50, and October 2026 listings went up to about £11.50. You pay for your own food and drinks, and many tables include one free drink.
How many people are at a Savour Societies table?
Between four and eight. A table goes ahead once four guests book.
Is Savour Societies for making friends?
Yes. It describes itself as a social dining community for meeting like-minded people around a shared interest.
What is an alternative to Savour Societies in London?
Siena runs a matched dinner every Thursday at 7:30pm for £12.99 a seat. We pick the group and the restaurant. Our London Social Dining Finder lists other options.