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Cafe Rouge

Reminders of Geneva

By Romaine, student studying in Brighton for a year

"My favourite place is the Caf� Rouge. When I first arrived in Brighton I saw the caf� and it reminded me of the caf�s in Geneva because it had such a nice atmosphere. It particularly reminded me of the Caf� Remor in Geneva where artists, writers, and students of the university often go to work."

Interviewed for the website on 8th December 2002

This page was added on 22/03/2006.

Comments:

Before becoming Cafe Rouge it was called Crusts, and when I was a student it was a little tradition of ours to go there once a term when exams were finished. They served absurdly cheap cocktails during happy hour and I am ashamed to say that we would usually have to be poured out of the bar after a few hours...happy days!

By Adam Penwarden (18/12/2003)

Ah, Crusts, cheap cocktails, Adam, Chris, Jo, Kevin, Magenta and at least a couple of Louises....those were the days!

By Paul Grainger (26/01/2004)

Sorry to be pedantic, but Crusts was on the opposite corner. Before that it was a branch of 'The Great American Disaster' burger chain. It is now Bella Pasta. Cafe Rouge was a place called 'The Frock and Jacket' and a bit posey

By Gary Easton (28/06/2005)

I'm sure you're right Gary - It was nearly twenty years ago and we had all had quite a few 'Brain Neutralisers'.

By Adam Penwarden (02/10/2005)

I am afraid that Crusts was the opposite side, the bar with the cheap cocktails was in about 1980/81 and was called Valmonellas (not sure of spelling) later to turn into 'Frock & Jacket' - bar downstairs and upstairs for cocktails. Great memories !!

By Matt Wiltshire (19/12/2006)

They were both Crusts at one point. I worked in the restaraunt. Customers would order cocktails�and staff would then�go across�the road to the rat-infested basement�to fetch.

By sanguineman (23/01/2007)

I'm not convinced that the old 'Frock & Jacket' was ever Crusts. I think that Crusts did span both sides of the road... but the 'Frock & Jacket' hmmmm...not sure.� I ordered my cocktails and they served them to me...very nice too.

By Matt (29/01/2007)