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Where to go for after-work drinks in Central London

Where to go for after-work drinks in Central London

If you’re looking for places to go for after-work drinks in Central London, then look no further than Cubitt House pubs. Whether you’re looking for casual drinks after a day of work or a private area for a more formal experience, our decadent British pubs in Central London are available to ensure that all your colleagues have a guaranteed spot. Our private dining spaces offer the finest location for hosting office parties and gatherings, with a wide range of drinks and sharing-style food on the menu.

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Marylebone

The Grazing Goat

The Grazing Goat is one of our finest pubs in the West End and guarantees a jolly and lively atmosphere for after-work drinks or work’s dinner with the office. Serving the best pub food and drinks in London, The Grazing Goat offers private dining rooms to hire, including The Front Dining Room, The Back Dining Room, First Floor Exclusive and the entire pub depending on your number of guests — a brilliant option if you’re looking to book a private after-work party and drinks for the whole office. The pub can hold up to 180 people for larger corporate events, or for something a little more intimate, our Front Dining Room is the ultimate space for smaller teams. Enjoy a full course of sharing-style snacks paired with a range of drinks; including signature and classic cocktails, craft ales and an extensive wine list.

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The Coach Makers Arms

The Coach Makers Arms is a classic drinks destination and the ideal watering hole for those looking for things to do after work in London. Situated in the heart of Marylebone, The Coach Makers Arms is a Chop House-style restaurant with plenty of space to host your next corporate event. The first-floor Dining Room has recently been refurbished into a decadent space for private dining functions; including corporate events, meetings and after-work drinks parties. Hidden in the pub’s basement is The Clubhouse, a speakeasy cocktail bar that holds up to 50 guests with a DJ booth to dance the night away and your very own cocktail bartender, serving up the best cocktails to quench your thirst. All private areas are complete with dishes to share, including Sticky Chicken Wings, Oysters, Devon Crab Doughnuts, Crab Rarebit, Pickled Radish and more.

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Mayfair

The Barley Mow

Our iconic pub, The Barley Mow, is in the heart of Mayfair and its convenient location makes it the best spot for long lunches and after-work drinks in London. If you are looking for a private dining experience of up to 45 people, The Barley Mow offers private hire of the first-floor restaurant with an elegant interior of a classic pub, serving British food with a French influence to share, paired with a vast wine list for you and your colleagues. For smaller groups, The Snug is the ultimate cosy space with plenty of room for an intimate team dinner after a long day in the office. Separated with a curtain from the rest of the restaurant, the snug is a marvellous option for up to 20 guests. Choose from a range of dishes in our feasting menu and pair it with our house cocktails and craft ales for your next office event.  

Belgravia

The Alfred Tennyson

The Alfred Tennyson is our timeless gastropub situated in a townhouse in London’s Belgravia. Built up of four floors with a picturesque outside area, The Alfred Tennyson offers various private spaces for al fresco after-work drinks. For private events of up to 140 guests, you can hire the entire pub exclusively and indulge in a seasonal modern British and European feasting menu with only the freshest ingredients. Dishes such as Short Rib Arancini with Truffle Mayo, Market Fish, and Panna Cotta with Macerated Strawberries are served course by course, paired with a wine selection of your choice. If you are looking to hire a space for a smaller group, the pub offers The Front Dining Room, The Back Dining Room and the First Floor of the Restaurant for exclusive bookings, which are equally as secluded and intimate for drinks with your colleagues. The Boardroom is the perfect space for business meetings turned drinks parties, with private dining options available.

The Orange

A local pub and staycation destination in the centre of London’s bustling Pimlico, The Orange houses a variety of private hire options for all kinds of group sizes. The pub’s feasting menu includes Mediterranean-inspired snacks and canapés, as well as the best wood-fired pizzas for groups to share. The Ebury Room, full of character and overlooking Orange Square, is the ideal space for work drinks and snacks for up to 20 people, with its own private garden terrace for when the sun comes out. For smaller work occasions, The St. Barnabus Room is your go-to for intimate team meetings or after-work gatherings, seating up to 10 people with private dining on offer. If you’re looking to celebrate special occasions with your colleagues, The Pimlico Room is hidden in the old brewery, with its own bar, AV facilities and a generous amount of space for up to 30 guests to wine, dine and dance the night away. You can also hire out the entire first floor, which combines all dining rooms and is great for larger corporate events of 70 people. Pair your canapés with cocktails such as an Aperol Spritz, our best craft ale from London Brewing Co. or bottles of wine to share from our wine list.

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The Thomas Cubitt

The Thomas Cubitt is our original landmark pub in Belgravia, home to the local community and visitors alike. Serving a wide range of traditional British dishes, The Thomas Cubitt is the ultimate location for your next office event. Whether you are looking to book a private space for after-work drinks or a more formal dining experience to wine and dine clients, this unique Georgian institution in the heart of Belgravia will welcome you and your colleagues with open arms, no matter the occasion. Choose from a range of big and small spaces for 25 to 80 guests with our private hire offering of The Main Dining Room, The Small Dining Room, The First Floor Restaurant, The Drawing Room, or The Atrium. If you’d like to host a big corporate event, you can also hire the entire pub for up to 200 people! Our menus are catered according to the size of your group, whether you’re looking for a 3-course dinner or relaxed drinks and a snacking feast to share amongst you and your colleagues after work. Enjoy a private cocktail bar with our house and classic cocktails, as well as a collection of fine wines, including our very own Maison Cubitt House Rosé.

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Chelsea

The Builder’s Arms

Located on London’s famed King’s Road, The Builders Arms is our neighbourhood pub with a vibrant atmosphere to wind down and have drinks at the end of your work week. If you are looking for a laid-back environment to enjoy after-work drinks with your team, The Builders Arms is a great option for office festivities with a classic British and European menu and a range of drinks to choose from. Enjoy the cosy private space of The Fireplace for smaller groups for drinks and canapés, or opt for the exclusive hire of The Restaurant to dine with a larger group all together on one long table. Our feasting snacks menu is ideal for sharing with classic British pub food such as Caesar Salad, Scotch Eggs with Kimchi Ketchup, Sausage Rolls & Pub Sauce, Cubitt House Sticky Chicken Wings, Hake Goujons and Romesco and Fries with Aioli.

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Notting Hill

The Princess Royal

Tastefully restored in the trendy area of Notting Hill, The Princess Royal is the place to be for you to enjoy after-work drinks and dinner with your colleagues. This fabulous pub offers two grand private feasting rooms, catering for 10 to 20 guests with a dining and drinks experience like no other. The Victoria Room is a stunning dining room with a private terrace, ideal for corporate meetings, events and special work occasions of up to 20 guests. The Charlotte Room is a small and intimate space that can hold up to 10 people, fantastic for team building and office meetings. The Conservatory is an airy, light-filled space that is open to the main bar and available for semi-private groups of up to 18 guests. All private areas in The Princess Royal offer family-style dishes to share with a British and Mediterranean influence, as well as a superb wine list to pair with your food.

Remember, it’s never too early to book your office Christmas party. At Cubitt House, we have all types of rooms available for your office party or Festive meet-up with family and friends.


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Our Pastry Chef Neradah’s Easter Egg Half Shells, a final touch for the Easter table.⁠
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Recipe Below: ⁠
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Chocolate half shells⁠
Melt the chocolate and half fill the moulds, tip it all around and make sure its completely coated well. Tip out the excess and freeze to set. Pipe approx. 30 g caramel into each.⁠
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Chocolate Mousse,⁠
200g dark chocolate⁠
30g butter⁠
3 large eggs⁠
110g caster sugar⁠
150g semi whipped cream⁠
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Melt choc and butter together. Whip sugar and eggs until very pale and light. Add some of the egg into the chocolate to lighten, then add this back to the sabayon and mix well. Add in the whipped cream folding through gently with a whisk. Transfer to a piping bag Caramelised condensed milk⁠
Cook unopened tins of condensed milk on a rolling boil for 3-4 hours, keep it topped up or it will explode⁠
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Grated chocolate on top of the custard⁠
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Our Pastry Chef Neradah’s Bread and Butter Pudding, with Hot Cross Buns given a second life.

Just the thing for a slower Easter afternoon.

Recipe Below: 

3 large hot cross buns,sliced in thirds horizontally. (If using store bought you may need 4-5)
1 tin condensed milk
Zest of 2 oranges
Pinch cinnamon
500ml whole milk
3 x whole eggs
100g chocolate pieces, dark or white
100g browned butter
50g demerara sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla paste

Heat the milk, condensed milk, zest, cinnamon and vanilla in a saucepan. Whisk together the eggs lightly, add in the milk mixture and pass.

Brush the cut sides of the bun slices with butter and lay them with the chocolate in 20cm cake tin lined with parchment or an oven dish, overlapping, using the tops of the buns as the top layer. 

Pour the warm custard over and press with your hands to submerge, leave to soak up
poking holes with a small paring knife to aid absorption.

Sprinkle with demerara and bake 30 mins 150C or until completely set.

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Our Pastry Chef Neradah’s Hot Cross Buns, gently spiced, glazed and baked fresh, just in time for Easter. Recipe Below: 

Hot Cross Buns:
Fruit
80g raisins
80g sultanas
150ml stout, warmed up
Soak fruit and stout together while
weighing other ingredients, around 30
mins then drain.

Dough
500g strong white bread flour
250ml whole milk
10g fast action dried yeast, or 20g fresh
yeast
1 tspn fine sea salt
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
80g caster sugar
2 large eggs, plus one for egg wash
50g unsalted butter, room temperature
50g mixed candied peel

Cross
50g plain flour
50g whole milk
5ml vegetable oil

Glaze
Remaining stout from soaking
60ml orange juice
120g caster sugar

Mix Bread Flour, Spices, Sugar and Salt. Combine Yeast with warm Milk and leave for 10 minutes, then add with Eggs to the dry mix. Knead with a dough hook until a shaggy dough forms, then continue until smooth and elastic. Add Butter and knead again until silky and pulling away from the bowl. Fold through Dried Fruit and Candied Peel.

Shape into a ball, cover and leave to double in size. Divide into 12 even pieces, shape into tight buns and place onto a lined tray. Cover and prove again until well risen.

Mix Flour, Milk and Oil into a smooth paste for the crosses. Brush buns with Egg Wash, pipe crosses, then bake at 170°C for 20–22 minutes until golden.

Warm Orange Juice, Stout and Sugar to make a glaze, then brush over the buns while hot. Best served warm with salted butter or clotted cream.

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