Jolene Redchurch Street

Memorable. It was a tough choice, but I went with the coffee & cacao bun, and I’m so glad I did. Flaky on the outside, with a soft, layered pull inside, like a cross between a croissant and a brioche. Not doughy like babka, with just the right amount of chew and buttery stretch. Light enough to keep you coming back for more. I finished it in minutes. No regrets.

Small little pastry and bread shop with benches outside. No indoor seating. Much smaller than the one at Stoke Newington but equally good pastries! Love their pain au chocolat! Crispy fresh layers of buttery goodness! Coffee is also excellent! Rich nutty flavour with no extra charge for alternative milks! A little pricey but you get what you pay for.

Jolene offers a great selection of pastries with well-made coffee to match (unfortunately only had soy or almond milk as alternatives). Also tried; 🥐Ham and cheese croissant - was flaky and elevated by a nice touch of mustard. 🥐 Pain au chocolat - was enjoyable, though the chocolate could have been more evenly distributed.

Delicious fresh pastries, great drinks, amazing vibes. Went to Jolene for breakfast, tried several pastries and was not disappointed. Particularly liked the rhubarb pastry, very tasty with a perfect balance of acidity and sweetness. Among the savory pastries my favorite was the sausage roll but everything was excellent tbh. Their hot chocolate is the best I’ve had in a long time, reminded me of how my mom used to make it, delicious, very chocolaty and not too sweet. The atmosphere is very nice, was there on a Thursday so it wasn’t busy and was able to sit on the bench outside. To conclude, worth the hype, worth the price, go there during the week, try the rhubarb pastry.

The bakery was decent but was it really so nice that you must try? No. Not worth of the hiked up inflated price for the taste that was just an average. Something I would eat for breakfast in South London would be more tasty, memorable and unique. Plus you get surrounded by loads of pigeons if you decide to eat outside Jolene. Gross.

Haven’t try any of them pastries yet because every time I go there’s nothing I like left. Coffee is good. It’s self service and it’s take away.

I’d been looking forward to trying out Jolene but it was somewhat disappointing. The sausage roll was quite greasy and soggy - I heated it up in the oven to restore the crunch of the pastry. The apple crumble danish was pretty good - I like the flavour combination and pastry was flaky. The worst was the polenta and olive oil sourdough. It was super soft which was promising but then it tasted somewhat dense and undercooked. It might have been underproofed, the crumb looked pretty bad :(. Staff were super friendly and helpful but I don’t think I’ll return sadly.

The perfect sunny spot to perch on the bench and people watch as you sip a delicious creamy oat flat white and nibble a perfect flaky buttery croissant. I will be back for the kombucha and more pastries.