Jess Halladay

Articles written: 50

Collins Customer Success Manager. Lover of a strong gin cocktail (pref. Negroni), trawling food markets at the weekend and exploring London looking for the best coffee and cocktails in town.

Favourite cocktail bar

Callooh Callay & Two Hundred Rye Lane
Favourite restaurant

Mr Bao (Peckham)
Special skill

Lockdown has given me time to perfect the head stand....

Recent articles...

Four Quarters East - London Arcade Bar Review

Oct 31, 2017

Four Quarters East
Hackney

Popping out for a drink isn't always what it’s cracked up to be - when we go out, we all want more. Whether it's cocktails topped with cheeseburgers, playing mini...

Translate Bar - London Bar Review

Oct 3, 2017

Translate Bar
East London

There's bars where you can start the party, bars to continue the party, or bars to end the party, but if you’re really lucky, you've found a place where you...

Polpo Covent Garden - London Restaurant Review

Aug 22, 2017

POLPO Covent Garden
Covent Garden

Tucked away off the back streets of Covent Garden's crowded marketplace lies a rustic Venetian hideaway, Polpo. Dreaming of a scorching Italian holiday while in the grips of the soggiest August...

Crowne Plaza Battersea - Afternoon Tea Review

Aug 1, 2017

Crowne Plaza Hotel Battersea
Battersea

What with it being the weekend and the day dishing out some beautiful summer weather, the only right thing to do was to find a nice place to eat, drink...

Zona N16 Stoke Newington - London Brunch Review

Jun 12, 2017

Zona N16
Stoke Newington

Those who know me well will say that brunch is my first true love - and it's true, brunch and I have been in an intimate relationship for a while...

Patch East - London Bar Review

Jun 5, 2017

Patch East
City of London

Generally sticking to the likes of Shoreditch and Peckham, I will admit that the City bar scene and I are not very well acquainted. A mix of coffee and meetings...

Hopscotch Brick Lane - London Restaurant Review

Apr 20, 2017

Hopscotch
Brick Lane

Brick Lane; rich with creativity, culture and art, there’s always something exciting, unusual or interesting popping up in this East London hotspot. But what about dinner? There’s one such restaurant...

The Ladywell Tavern - London Pub Review

Mar 28, 2017

The Ladywell Tavern
South London

I'm under the firm belief that Sunday afternoons are pretty much what roast dinners and pubs were made for - I dare anyone to disagree. But finding the right pub...

Tootoomoo Crouch End - London Brunch Review

Jan 31, 2017

TooTooMoo Crouch End
North London

While a religious weekend brunch-er, it’s always nice to try something other than the eggs, bacon and smashed avocado dishes regularly on offer across the city. Feeling the need to...

Ray's Bar Dalston - London Bar Review

Jan 9, 2017

Ray's Bar
Dalston

What with living South of the river it’s not often I pop East, but with talks of a new cocktail den adding to Dalston’s growing and diverse cocktail scene I...

Sticky Fingers Kensington - London Restaurant Review

Nov 14, 2016

Sticky Fingers
Kensington

In the week leading up to the Presidential Election, when the world centered in on America I thought I’d head down to an authentic American diner over in Kensington. Sticky...

Buddha Bar - London Restaurant Review

Oct 7, 2016

Buddha Bar
Kensington

Being a good ole ‘South’ Londoner, I felt it was about time I swap my jeans, denim shirt and converse for a dress and pair of heels (after a good...

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