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We think our ice cream is great (of course) but here are some other people who also agree and wrote all about it.
café life magazine
“Entering Jefferson’s Glorious Ice Cream shop on Balham High Road in London is a visual delight! The contemporary design, complementary colour scheme and clean lines of the store give way to a stunning pozetti with ice cream flavours in abundance.”
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“Serving up the best milkshakes south of the Thames, once you’ve had a Jefferson’s, you’ll be well and truly hooked. It’s their homemade ice cream that won us over – seriously, it’s so good – but add that to their famous milkshakes and you’ve got yourself a fine lockdown treat.”
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“For sweet treats that probably come with a three-day calorie intake (who cares?) head to Jefferson’s, where you’ll find some of the best homemade ice cream in the capital.”
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“Book into Jefferson’s in Balham to load up on weekend waffles, ice cream, indulgent hot chocolates and more. Ice cream might be their big thing but their brunches are looking pretty good, too.”
london news online
“The Balham Feast Food Festival: One of the newest recruits to the event is Jefferson’s Ice Cream, a hugely popular café in Balham High Road, which opened earlier this year, founded by husband and wife Christopher and Celine Thompson, who’ve lived locally...”
wandsworth times
“This shop will help contribute towards the vitality and vibrancy of the surrounding local area broadening the food and drink offerings on the street and bringing it back in to use. Balham has witnessed significant change in the past number of years…”
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“There’s a build your own vibe too, meaning you can pimp your waffles with anything you like – ice cream, sauces, sprinkles, berries – the choice is endless. It’s like a kid’s (and big kid’s) paradise.”
evening standard
“You have to fight for a café table in this busy high street. Balham is a secret no longer.”
nappy valley net
“I thought I’d died and gone to ice cream heaven as I sat, or rather slumped in a contented stupor at Celine’s kitchen table as she brought out cup after miniature cup of delicious, homemade ice creams. Now, I’d only just met Celine, but I was in such a happy place…”
sw12 magazine
“Ignore the misguided phrase “it’s a bit vanilla”, vanilla is the Queen of ice cream. Being one of the world’s most expensive ingredients it is incredibly delicate and complex. In fact, we admire it so much that at the newly opened Jefferson’s Ice Cream we have three different flavours to choose from, as well as many others, and all made with organic milk...”
Ice cream alliance
“Christopher and Celine Thompson are the owners of Jefferson’s, the newest and coolest ice cream shop to pop-up in Balham .”