Jones Of Brockley

Fancy as pants can be. A lovely range of deli deliciousness. Let's be honest, it is very expensive. But sometime the price is part of the therapy. You certainly don't go there because it is cheap. Beautifully laid out, great produce and charming staff. During Covid expect a queue, but with Fred's coffee shop a few doors up, at least you can wait with a hot chocolate.

Look, it is what it is. Of course the produce is amazing, the atmosphere lovely and the guy in charge (Michael?) really knows his stuff. But I can't go higher than four stars on principal, it's just a very expensive shop. I'll stop in here for a nice bottle of wine or some spenny peanut butter, but you'd have to be royalty to do your weekly shop here

"My supplier is...very good," the owner of this store said when we asked about some particularly rare produce sold in this gorgeous shop. He is absolutely correct. I have seen many deli-style shops of this ilk, but never one offering such consistency of quality goods. Everything on offer looks and tastes divine, as though beamed in from an another planet where poor packaging and dodgy veg have been outlawed. Better stock and friendlier service than Harrods.