John Katsilometes on how the old gang at Coffee Pub hopes to re-create magic at new restaurant

Friday, April 6, 2007 | 7:16 a.m.

Patrons who yearn for the glory days of the Coffee Pub, which ended when owner Marty Brees sold the establishment on West Sahara Avenue a year and a half ago, will be happy to know that many of Brees' former employees are getting the band back together.

The old crew is about to launch a new restaurant, Beach Cafe, at 7750 S. Jones Blvd. ( at Robindale Road). Much of the staff who worked for Brees, who now owns the Juice Bars housed in Las Vegas Athletic Clubs, is reuniting for the new venture under longtime Coffee Pub manager Robyn Bradley and her husband, Scott.

The Bradleys have partnered with her brother, Kevin Aivaz . Another Coffee Pub mainstay, Lisa Hayes, is the manager of the new place, which will open from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and will offer full breakfast and lunch menus and feature (of course) a beach atmosphere.

The Coffee Pub is still open, under new ownership, but lacks the top-notch service that once made it a local favorite. Robyn Bradley says her staff is committed to the type of service that made the original Coffee Pub a power-lunch haven for more than 20 years. "It was the people, more than the food, that made the Coffee Pub a success," she said by phone this week. The tentative opening date for Beach Cafe is April 16.

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