C.R.A. Bar, Deptford, SE8

Visited 28/08/24. Small bar with some outside covered seating on the busy main road and a small square shaped bar that efficiently packs in quite a bit of seating via an array of benches and tall tables with stools. The servery is in the corner in the back left-hand corner and the venue is bare boarded. Clever use of mirrors on the walls gives the impression of a bigger venue. The CRA stands for Catford Rhum Arrange – their website told me they are the UK’s first specialists and artisans in French West Indian Rhum Arrange, created by infusing and marinating fruits, herbs and spices in Agricole rum. Three beer taps that provide Guinness, Verdett lager and La Chouffe but I suspect many aren't coming here for the beer. Myself I had a small glass of the Bordeaux as witnessing the chaps sitting at the bar drinking the tipple of the house it looked pretty potent! Would describe the venue as one that packs a punch! It was lively with just a small number of attendees in my early evening discovery. Actually, it felt like the energy levels were a bit above what I wanted at this stage of completing my SE8 unvisited venue list!

Official site of C.R.A. Bar - www.catfordrhumarrange.co.uk

Official site of C.R.A. Bar - www.catfordrhumarrange.co.uk