Essex

Good place to snack and drink while waiting to get into Delancey for pizza. Great Negroni. Adequate plus service. Make sure you allow servers to clear table before sitting. Menu is mainly apps. Could pull off a first date here if looking for drinks and could energy.

We were waiting for our dinner seats and jumped into Essex for a drink. We were pleasantly engaged in a convo with a regular and we're serviced absolutely incredible drinks by Jono. HE IS AN INCREDIBLE BARTENDER. Essex is a delightful, neighborly, chill place!

A friend and I were going to dinner in the area and wanted to get a quick drink before our scheduled reservation. A quick search for bars pointed us to Essex. It's a small place with a lovely interior and a little outside seating.I ordered the Brooklyn burns ($13) which was strong and bitter and just the way I like my drinks. My friend ordered the piedrita ($13) which was not as spirit-forward and also nice.It was a super chill bar with nice ambiance and in a pretty quiet neighborhood. The outside patio is also pet-friendly!

Have you ever had a hamburger cooked in a wood fire oven? At Essex they share a kitchen with Delancey Pizza and their wood fired oven. I've been reading about this burger for a few years and finally tried it out. The wood fired burger is $17 and comes with salad. $1 extra for pickles or aged cheddar and $2 for bacon. The 8oz grass fed Skagit River beef burger is simple with just some iceberg lettuce and 2 secret sauces on a grilled sesame seed bun. The ground of the beef is coarse and makes the burger taste more like chopped steak. The outside of the patty has a really amazing char. I'm probably not going to drop $20 on a cheeseburger regularly, but I'm sure glad I tried it.Since the burger didn't come with fries, I added the crispy roasted potatoes with homemade ranch and a homemade lemonade. Delicious! The potatoes are so crispy and creamy inside, with just a bit of sea salt and chives. Essex is a great bar, with a local, relaxed candlelit atmosphere. I enjoyed the service, however there was some mix ups in the kitchen which made the wait for our burgers about an hour. This place is super small, so come early or get ready to wait. Perfect for a drink or drinks while waiting for a seat at Delancey too.

I'm glad this place is connected to Delancey so I can get a cocktail with dinner, but every time I've gone in while waiting the service is disappointing, even while sitting directly in front of the bartender.

One of my favorite cocktail bars in the area! The staff are always so welcoming and their concoctions are amazing! Since I live so close, I'm here pretty often and get something a little different each time I'm in. I can't remember the exact names of the cocktails, but dang, all of them are delicious. They have great bar food items, and I hear the burger is a must get. They are constantly changing their menu and offerings. In the past I've really enjoyed the fish sauce wings, chicken adobo, and big ass chocolate chip cookie. Essex is such a great date night spot! If you are on the fence about going, you should definitely just go!!

This is a small neighborhood bar restaurant that is adjacent to Delancey (see my other review). So, it's a coin flip as to which place to frequent. That said, it's really kind of easy as Essex is a bit more hopping with a full bar and booths along the wall where there's quite a big happy hour business going on. I didn't have food so now review of food (yet), but it looks really good as they use Delancey pizza oven to put some great char on the burger I saw. The mixed drinks here are top notch and there's a really good vibe going on here where you'll feel relaxed and can stay for a while. The bartender is well trained and you get great drinks at just the right pace and strength.The only challenge is street parking, so you'll need to either campout and wait for someone to leave or circle around a few block radius to find one. Very congested neighborhood street parking so carpooling or using Uber is a smart move.

A cozy place to have some drinks at while waiting for your table at Delancey. They share the kitchen and appetizers menu with Delancey. It is also perfect for a date night with the candles on the tables.We ordered couple of cocktails which were both great (sadly I can't remember the names but they had rye) along with burrata with pesto. The burrata was not the freshest but it tasted amazing with the pesto and pine nuts. It came with fresh bread.I would like to add that they add a 20% gratuity irrespective of the party size.I'll definitely stop by here again next time I'm waiting for a table at Delancey but would not come here otherwise.

We came here to have drink before dinner at Delancey. I ordered a delicious cocktail with mezcal and the perfect amount of hot pepper heat and sweetness. They don't have a ton of seating, but were able to accommodate us outside right away. We will definitely come back again to try more cocktails.

Came here for some drinks. Almost walked by this place because the sign isn't prominent or well lit. Bar is pretty bright with tables and a bar. It is connected to the pizza place next door. Service was friendly enough. My drinks were $13 each - $9 for Tito's and $4 for the mixer (Rachel's Ginger Beer). For the splash of ginger beer they put in the small drink, seems like a lot for a mixer. Would've probably been better off ordering a full Rachel's Ginger Beer and just ordering the Tito's in a glass with ice. I appreciate they have Rachel's Ginger Beer as it is good quality.The thing that irritates me is the 20% service charge, which they charge sales tax on which literally doesn't make sense to me. I almost always tip 20% so my issue is the way they charge it, they charge you sales tax on the drinks/food you order AND the service charge. Normally the patron should only pay sales tax on the drinks/food. For example, if I ordered exactly $100 of drinks/food pre tax, then I would get charged $10.10 of sales tax and $20 for 20% tip, and so the total out of pocket would be $130.10. However the way Essex charges is $100 food/drink, $20 service charge, and then sales tax on the total $120, so $132.12 total out of pocket. The servers don't get any extra money from this method, our despicable government just gets paid $2+ more or 2% extra sales tax for no reason at all. I know this doesn't seem like a big deal but things like that annoy me.Overall would be a fine neighborhood bar to visit if I lived nearby or if I was waiting for a table at the connected pizza place but this isn't somewhere that I would go out of my way to visit in the future.