New London Café

I've loved New London Cafe since they opened. I always come here whenever I'm back in town visiting family. Since being taken over by new ownership, they kept my favorites & I was pleasantly surprised to see they've added on some new menu items which I was excited to try. I have to say though, I was unfortunately not impressed with the hot honey chicken and waffles. The pieces of chicken were very small and I love crispy chicken but they were more crisp, not much chicken. The flavor of the waffle could have been better as well. The best way to describe it was like a marshmallow without the sweet.
HOWEVER, my visit was NOT a disappointment. I ordered one slice of the Cinnamon fritter French toast (which has always been a favorite) and the sausage which is the best around! My friend got the breakfast burrito and it was fire! They've also revamped the seating with heavy wooden tables and chairs which modernizes the cafe a little and warms it up a bit. I like the changes and maybe I'll try something else when I come back next time but I will ALWAYS get at least one slice of the cinnamon fritter french toast and the sausage.

The food's pretty good. We ordered the French toast fitters & veggie omelette. The omelette taste really healthy, and the potatoes & mushroom taste especially good. The egg is okay, rather lukewarm. The French toast supposed to come with eggs any style, but apparently you can't get it in omelette form or it will cost you extra. I'm hoping there will be more options like turkey bacon or turkey links, or maybe even smoked salmon for the non pork eater.

I was traveling alone and they sat me at a bar at the front window which is totally fine. Then they forgot about me for a while. When I was finally able to order, I ordered the everything omelet. What I got was the veggie scramble. It was good but not what I ordered. I could not flag down staff to correct it and I wanted to get to my next destination so I just ate it rather than wait and stay hungry. I get that they were really busy on a Sunday. The food tasted good. The service . . . not so much.

We went in for Sunday Brunch, unfortunately they had ended their breakfast menu. We decided to stay for lunch. I had the bacon chicken wrap and Hubby had the stormy stacker. Both were delicious, cute little restaurant the servers were awesome.

I came for brunch on a Thursday. Wasn't too busy so no wait.
We had a seat the moment we walked in and had cups of water soon after. The menu looks like it offers something for everyone.
We both ordered eggs Benedict. I with the smoked salmon and my wife had the bacon.
Both hollandaise were split and the eggs were hard boiled. Outside of that, it tasted like most other eggs Benedict in Duluth. The hash browns were crispy and perfect.
I'm looking forward to going back and trying other dishes on the menu as I've heard there's many that are amazing.

The one and only picture I took this time was the espresso. I felt that the espresso warrants a mention here as it was perfect.
The dining room is a tad on the loud side, so be prepared to raise your voice.

We were in Duluth and a friend met us here for breakfast. This a cute little restaurant nestled off the beaten path. We walked in and were greeted immediately. We waited for a short time for a table. Our server was Alyvia. She took our order and we asked specifically for no green onions. We shared the Hot honey chicken and waffles this is
Belgian waffles and seasoned crispy fried chicken drizzled with a chili pepper infused honey. It was good. It definitely needed more hot honey. This came covered in green onions which we ended up picking off. The waffle was delicious with a slight vanilla taste. Chicken was good well with a nice crunch. Overall it lacked that hot honey flavor. The side was their New London potatoes. They were good lacked a little seasoning. We also shared the Eggs Benedict this is two eggs any style served on a toasted English muffin and slices of bacon then
covered with a rich hollandaise sauce. The bacon was AMAZING! this is a good version of your standard eggs Benedict. The side was hash browns which were cooked perfectly with a great crunch. Just lacked seasoning. Our friend had the breakfast burrito. This is two scrambled eggs, shredded cheddar, applewood bacon, potatoes, pinto beans, avocado, and salsa on the side. Large burrito with good flavor. Overall a good little restaurant. There are some things on the lunch menu will come back to try. We did have to go find our own silverware, but our server said she was new and we were okay with the hiccups. She was fun with a great personality.

Our favorite breakfast spot in Duluth! They have great coffee from freshly roasted beans, amazing hash browns, and a very fun menu. I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve tried, from breakfast sandwich to French toast to the classic breakfast. I strongly recommend giving it a try!

Parts of this experience were fantastic, and other parts were underwhelming. The eggs were perfectly poached and the hollandaise sauce was thick and flavorful. The hash-browns were also delightfully buttery and crispy. Those were the clear highlights.

On the other hand, the coffee was unremarkable. They were out of milk and cream, so we were given french vanilla coffee mate creamers. The french toast fritter was cold and dry. It didn’t have much flavor. My partner’s breakfast potatoes weren’t fully cooked, and the English muffins were untoasted.

With a little extra care, this meal could’ve been terrific. We are happy to wait longer for good food. Overall - we left feeling full and somewhat satisfied.

"Scrambled eggs" that are actually just a diced omelette, on a day when all I wanted was scrambled eggs.

Cute place. Nice staff. Inspired me to begin a campaign against diced omelettes masquerading as scrambled eggs. Revolution!

Update: Received a reply from New London, committing themselves to the revolution. I am ALL about places that acknowledge that each of us have room to improve on our scrambled egg game, so I'm increasing my rating. :)

I understand that places get busy, and that getting customers their meals means making money a business needs to survive. What I don't get is undercutting (hopefully) a high standard of product when busy in order to move people through.

There was a wait as could be expected on a gorgeous day, and yet the service, while good, was very brisk. If you can't afford to hire enough servers for a busy weekend perhaps don't offer so many seats. This was fine, as I know how it feels to be overwhelmed with customers. And yet to be out of milk and creamer, yet not provide any disclaimer and still run as a full service brunch spot felt disingenuous and honestly a bit rude.

Anyway, I ordered eggs Benedict with moderate expectations. The hollandaise was solid but the english muffins were damp and soggy and thoroughly unpleasant. The breakfast potatoes were not entirely cooked, which made the American cheese (a boon in most situations) stand out that much more. Please take your time to make the food good, and learn how to say no or wait so that you can provide your best. I know you can do it buddy, you're so close!