About Us
Who we are
We are a locally owned and operated Restaurant and Coffee Shop in Lakeside. We are a popular spot for breakfast and lunch, and offer a variety of breakfast items, sandwiches, burgers, salads, backed goods, as well as quality coffee, tea, and other beverages.
Keeping the Legacy
In 2004, following the closure of Pepper McGregor's Coffee House & Café, the founder Carl Ehlenz, who is also the owner of Bettys Pies, established New London Café. Back then, it exuded a charming ambiance reminiscent of a grandmother's house and served delightful breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, on October 1st, 2021, Jacob Ferris and The Jenkins Family assumed ownership and introduced remarkable improvements.
Our Chef
Our chef, Stephen Kohlmeyer, comes with 8 years of military special operations experience and over 9 years in the culinary field. He studied culinary arts in Boston and several kitchen management positions in various cities of the United States. Chef Kohlmeyer relates the high pace intensity and kitchen chain of command to his time in service. He comes from a long line of small business restaurants and bar owners all the way back to his Irish roots and all of his soups are a homage to his grandmother and her style of cooking. Come experience the quality chef Kohlmeyer is bringing to New London Cafe
Quality and Local
We make soups, sauces, wild rice patty's, strawberry rhubarb jam and much more in house and from scratch. We have our very own talented baker that makes all of our pastries in house, all of our biscuits and even our French Toast is made in our own kitchen. We use bread from Johnsons Bakery, Yker Acres meats, Anahata Herbals to name but a few of our local suppliers. So, no matter what time of year, you can be sure you're eating quality food and contributing to the local economy.
Our Coffee
We use the finest coffee by Underwood Coffee, roasted right here under the same roof. Using our La Mazarrco espresso machine we will fancy you up with your choice of delicious espresso, cappuccinos, lattes or one of our other specialty drinks