10 Great Hove Christmas Party venues

There's still time to book that office shindig which will provide months of good laughs around the water cooler in 2012...or maybe a Christmas Day meal with friends or family? Here are 10 good options...

1. Graze in the Western Road, a superior dining establishment... owner Kate Alleston, has planned three special Christmas Party menus – the three-course Bronze for £25 a head; the three-course Silver at £32 a head and a seven course tasting menu - the Gold at £45 a head.

2. Orsino's, A favourite, fun Italian restaurant in Church Road – like most of our choices its Christmas meal menu starts from December 1 – price is £21.95 per head, plus 10% service charge.

3. Archipelagos in Western Road – this highly-popular Greek restaurant is offering a special Christmas meal of 12 small dishes to be shared between four people – humus, taramasalata, all the Greek goodies for £16.95 per head. Not all dates are available for a large group, they told me, so best not to hold back and 'think about it'.

4. Bali Brasserie Indonesian/Malay in Kingsway Court, Queens Gardens. A large venue hidden away under a modern block of flats, inside you could be in a plush eatery in Saigon, Hong Kong or Singapore. There's plenty of space for the largest office Christmas do, and live music provided. £17.95 per head for four courses.

5. Woodies Longboard Diner. They don't actually have a Christmas Menu but tell me that their particular take on a 50s American menu is popular for Yule bashes – burgers, steaks, brownies, milk shakes, sundaes – it's the smalltown US Drug Store experience and excellent for parties at around £15.00 a head.

6. L'Eglise on Church Road will give you a festive feast with plenty of Gallic flair and charm. The Christmas Menu is in play for all of December and offers three delicious looking courses for £24.95. On Christmas Day there's a special 6-course Menu - plus mince pies - at £70 per person

7. Marroccos on the seafront, a place to gather, it could be wild outside weather-wise but it's cosy in there – good for parties of up to 12-15 – Christmas Feast offers a choice of dishes for £12.00 for two courses; three course for £16.00; four course for £20. They also have a special three-course Chritmas Eve Menu at £32.00 per person.

8. The Hove Kitchen: new and very popular watering and eating hole on the Western Road – nice relaxed ambience here under the guidance of Hovepeople poster boy Ben – has a Christmas menu until December 23rd, with festive parties in mind. £23.30 for three courses.

9. Slug and Lettuce in George Street have seated parties of up to 58 people in the past - it's casual, it's fun and it's lively – they offer a selection of buffet menus to choose from and a special six course Christmas menus for £34.95

10. Tin Drum in Victoria Grove have their own small farm just outside Hailsham and are growing their own veg and raising pigs, so you know a meal here is going to be thoughtfully cooked. Their Christmas offering comes in at £21.50 for two courses, and £25.50 for three courses including coffee and mince pies. Parties of up to 42 people can be seated.