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The Office

3.4 (22 reviews)
ModeratePubs, Thai
Closed 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Tasha S.

Like the previous reviewer, I'm always forgetting about this place. It really is great, and always packed on Fri/Sat nights. It has a great atmosphere, good range of drinks, and even serves up yummy and fairly cheap Thai food. I haven't eaten there yet, but the friend I last went there with said it's the best Thai she's had in Brighton! What impressed me most was the range of cider - hailing from the West Country, this always features quite high on my agenda. I had a nice pint of Stowford Press to start, followed by some festive Mulled Cider. Prices not too bad for Brighton either - £3.10 and £2.50. I'd recommend this place during the daytime, because if it's your first visit you'll find it quite full up of locals and students on Fri/Sat evenings. It's location is perfect for a hearty pitstop in the midst of that North Laine Christmas shopping.

Chris H.

The Office is one of the nicer pubs in the North Laine area, a lovely place for a drink and a bite to eat, especially with their lovely Thai menu. Unlike some of the others pubs in town, the Thai menu is actually more than just a nice addition to an already great pub: it's a huge addition to an already amazing set-up. The pub is great, if often a little too busy, but everything here is great: good selection, not too expensive, great atmosphere and decor. It's a very nice set-up in here: lots of light woods, a very nice quiet ambiance: all very relaxed, all very convivial. Drinks are not too expensive, and the choice of drinks is impressive: plenty of nice lagers and ciders, although there are no ales... Still, I can recognise a good set-up when I see one! It's location is great, slap bang in the middle of the North Laine: an area in dire need of some nice drinking establishments. Choose here over Riki-Tik's: it's far nicer and less grotty.

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Laura H.

The office is one of my favourite spots in winter- come in and warm up under the fairy lights with a mulled cider before tucking into hearty and tasty penang curry- its the perfect cold weather cure. The bar prides itself on selling many many different types of gin- I'm a rum girl myself but I can see the appeal. It's also got a sneaky outdoors section at the back which I didnt discover for years! Good in the summer (but busy) you can catch the afternoon sun whilst nibbling on chicken satay, gin in hand. Whats not to love?

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adam s.

Whenever friends come in from out of town, The Office is the default watering hole to meet at. It's always busy and buzzing, and a such a central location it's perfect for mid town action plans. I've neglected The Office of late and perhaps should save it for said visits. The Thai food that is served here is really good, especially for what is a pretty standard pub. There's not much comfort to be had on the derriere here, the wooden chairs and benches can leave you numb if you're in or the long haul. But when the windows steam up and you're gathered around Mulled Cider with friends, there's not many other places I'd prefer to be numb.

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Emma J.

I keep forgetting that I like The Office- the bar that is not the work space- and need to plan a night out there. It's a bar/pub mix- the wooden tables of a pub with some of the sleekness of a bar. It only has one small room and a beer garden at the back which is quite nice and secluded on a sunny day, although it could do with a tidy and a paint job. The main bar room is quite atmospheric thanks to well placed candles, the huge front windows and some good music (a mix of contemporary dance, motown classics, and indie). They also happen to serve some excellent fresh thai food that is very reasonably priced and yuuummmy. The bar has some of the more expensive continental draught beers, an ale and lots of spirits- again that bar/pub combo. The only issue is that it gets very busy on a Friday and Saturday so go early if you want a table.

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Review Highlights - The Office

The gin list is extensive and fabulous, so we had great fun trying about 9 of the 40 available, with an average price of one single being around £3.

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Queensbury Arms

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This tiny pub - also known as 'the Hole in the Wall' - is tucked away at the sea-front end of…read moreQueensbury Mews. Reputed to be Brighton's smallest pub, it has two small rooms either side of a central bar, serving a couple of real ales, and the usual range of lagers, wines and spirits. The decor is plush and cosy - rather like the inside of a theatre. This is appropriate, as the walls are covered with hundreds of old theatre posters and signed photos of theatre performers. (Or should that be 'artistes'?) It's reputed that Laurence Olivier (among others) once drank here. The staff are very friendly, and it attracts a loyal following of (mostly) gay men, although it's not exclusively gay. A perfect spot to escape from the winter gales on Brighton sea-front.

The Queensbury Arms, weather it intends to be or not, is something a bit different. This pokey…read morelittle pub behind the Hilton is rich with the kind of charm normally possessed by an old Gay thespian. The seats are of faded pinkish velvet and the air somehow stuffy as though thick with back stage stories from days that have long since come to pass. It's not going to be everybody's cup of tea, but if you've ever watched the fast show's Arthur Atkinson story and aside from the comedy been taken in by the romance of 1950's theatre this place is well worth a trip. The drinks selection's not bad either it has the usual standards and last trip a made there I enjoyed some Harveys Sussex best and marvelled with complete ignorance at the signed monochrome photos across the back wall.

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I hate leaving bad reviews but I am worried someone might DIE here…read more I ordered a whisky and after sitting down noticed it had fruit flies in it. I went back to the bartender and he apologized and then offered me another drink. I looked at multiple bottles and ALL of them had flies. I said they needed to throw them away and I would just take a beer. He gave me a beer free and then went outside to hang with my friend. I then watched him pour the bottles through a strainer and then back into the bottles. Not only did they never rinse the glass but didn't rinse the strainer that had the flies in it. So - Do NOT drink any whisky in this place. In fact don't drink any hard liquor in this place. Other bottles had flies but didn't see them "recycling" them. Bartender was very nice and amicable but this place should be shut down. Someone will get sick. No idea if they clean their beer lines or not but just stay away.

Five minutes walk from Brighton Centre, The Dome and Corn Exchange, the Hop Poles is a great pub to…read morego to after a gig. I went here after seeing Kings of Leon and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds earlier this year and noticed lots of other people from the shows wander in. The staff are friendly, the bar stock everything from Guiness and ale to quality spirits and the atmosphere is warm and bustling. There's clusters of wooden chairs and tables and a window seat where you can watch the world go by or strike up conversations with - equally intoxicated - locals.

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The Mesmerist

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As far as Brighton bars go, The Mesmerist is maybe as most versatile as you're going to find…read more Came here with a party of 30 people. I let Cat, the booking manager, know the situation, and she was a wizard at making sure everyone had the food that they ordered. We had a room upstairs to ourselves, and everyone loved the food and service. We all got what we had pre-ordered with Cat, and the people who didn't preorder were proffered dinner in a timely fashion. The food was great! I got the tomato tart and the beef cheek. I had never had a tomato tart before but really enjoyed it, and I thought the beef cheek was very tender. Other people raved about the fries. There were lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Drinks were good! I had a cocktail called "The Bees Knees," which I really liked. There are plenty of beers on tap, and the waitstaff gets around to bar belly-uppers quickly. The space is amazing. There's a second story, rooftop courtyard, and a large downstairs area for dancing, live music, picture taking, and a brewery/beer store attached. As someone who loves lots of diversions and micro-vibes within a bar, I really enjoyed bopping between all of these areas. What better way to finish off the night than to catch a trio downstairs playing motown and rock? These guys were terrific: the bass player/singer was getting the crowd dancing, and the guitar player and drummer were seamlessly providing a groovy beat. This band is good enough for a high cover and the Mesmerist brought them in on a Thursday night, no cover. Thanks for everything, Mesmerist!

The Mesmerist is a bar in the very centre of Brighton. As far as bars go, this is definitely a…read moredecent one. As it is central, it is pretty much always busy - and particularly in the evenings - but it doesn't take long to get served as the staff are efficient. The decor is really rather lovely. It has a very vintage feel to it which goes well with the music that they play which I believe is soft jazz (I am not very good with those sorts of genres so please forgive me if I am wrong!). Upstairs, there are several tables and it feels homely but spacious at the same time. I have not had food here in a few years but from what I can remember it is very decent indeed.

The Office - pubs - Updated May 2026

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