The food was amazing. The staff were really helpful and the cocktails were banging. Definitely recommend and will be going back soon.

If you know your BBQ, you’ll know the real deal when it hits the table—and The Mesmerist delivers. We had the St. Louis cut pork ribs and the Texas Trinity brisket, and I’ll say this with zero hesitation: it’s some of the best brisket I’ve had outside Houston. No shortcuts, no gimmicks—just slow smoking, proper seasoning, and serious respect for the craft. As someone who runs restaurants, I know how hard it is to get food to this level. Hats off to the team—what you’re doing is rare and worth shouting about.

We stopped by here to have a drink and sat outside. Nicely situated on The Lanes and a nice vibe inside too. The staff are friendly and it felt nice and relaxed at this pub. Would go there again.

Troy was personally amazing, with their top notch service and amazing cocktails, also loved the double shake and their necklace too!

I visited Brighton for the weekend and came to the Mesmerist for dinner on Friday. The food was so good I came back Saturday to watch rugby and celebrate Patrick's weekend, the atmosphere was great. Louis served us throughout the day and he was quick, friendly and funny during all of our interactions which made us feel very welcome and added to the fun atmosphere.

We hired 'The Flipside' room upstairs for a group 30th birthday party. It's a gorgeous retro 60s/70s style room. We had a private bar tender, toilet and smoking area which was great as it can get so busy in the general areas. The room capacity is 80 standing or less if seated and we had around 60 guests so it was lovely and spacious for us to roam. Our bar tender was fabulous and did such a lovely job, there was a hook up for us to play our own playlist and we all had such a good time. It was very self sufficient and we were left to our own devices / didn't see much of the staff other than our bar tender so it truly felt like our own private party. Food was available to order although we didn't, as the venue allowed us to bring in our own crisps, nuts and birthday cakes. The only issue we had all evening was that a guest of ours left to go to the shop and they wouldn't let them back in the venue as they said the building was at capacity and she would have to go to the back of the queue. This was really disappointing as the capacity for our room should have been left available for us since we had paid for the space. They eventually let her back in without queueing only after someone else left the venue. It could have just been handled better. Overall though we had a really lovely time and all of us would absolutely recommend 'The Flipside' at the Mesmerist as a fantastic private party venue!

I attended the Mesmerist yesterday to try out their BBQ menu and it did not disappoint! A taste of Texas right here in Brighton. Dulsi served us and helped recommend dishes and even gave us takeaway boxes to take home. Her attentiveness to myself and my friends throughout our time in the bar made us feel well looked after as the drinks kept flowing! It gave our evening the best finish to a great day down on the seafront. Lovely place, even better staff. There was also live music too to top it all off!

This place is brilliant. Lived in Brighton for years and been in a few times. Never thought to review it until I saw a couple of poor reviews-are they (the reviewers) mad or do they have an axe to grind? Brilliant food and drink and supreme service. Have recommended to family and friends.