Blue Loon Bakery — Restaurant in New London

The Cinnamon Raisin bread is the best I've ever tasted in my short 49 years on earth. For that they get a five. And for 6$ a loaf. Could potentially be the best deal in NH.

Now the Cafe.

The impression once u get there is of a comfortable village Cafe. Unfortunately we were not able to enjoy this due to a non seating policy because of...covid. so take out only. Oh well let's make the best of it.

The pleasant woman who was very engaged with our large order informed us that due to the "increase" in cases in New London, our plan to enjoy our breakfast in this comfortable setting was a no can do.

Everyone who walked in seemed to already have accepted this, were heavily masked up and behaved as if a plague was striking down New Londoners in a biblical fashion, but not enough fear to stay isolated and make their own coffee and toast.

Perhaps motto of NH is Live Free or Die has lost its zest. Coming from NY where the Covid concern is confined to liberal centers of enlightenment only, my wife and I expected a little more independence and new England toughness, it being the granite state. We were dismayed by not disappointed, human behavior being what it is.

The irony is I stopped at a gas station a mile down the road, no masks. Seemed pretty normal. Apparently the customers and staff at Irving gas station have not been made aware of covid laying waste to New London.

I asked the attendant about the recent uptick in cases and the mask policy and she looked at me as if she lived in rural NY. What uptick? I asked her if this station was in New London, she said it was. Then I told her we came from the Blue Loon bakery and that we were told there is a elevated concern with all the covid cases in New London. She just shrugged.

Is this a tale of two villages? Contrast makes for good art and an interesting life.

Back to the Cafe. The pastries were presented well, and the breakfast sandwiches sounded great.

My wife and 17yo were a tad bit disappointed with the avocado toast., the toast was dry and the plentiful and fresh avocado didn't compliment it well. My sandwich actually was sharp to eat, toasted too much and contained bacon not the ham I ordered which didn't help with the dryness. Oh well it was edible and my kids order was messed up a bit. They gave me a delicious pastry. For our troubles, unexpected.

I think our unmasked family created such nervousness and panic that the kitchen staff became a little unglued, thus the JV mistakes.

But we had our daily bread and were grateful for the high quality ingredients that would nourish us an the way home to the Empire state.

So thank you BLB, especially for the contrast and...

I visited this bakery for the first time while meeting a friend halfway between our homes to catch up over coffee. We each drove an hour to get here, excited to enjoy a local spot in New London together. We both ordered iced lattes and pastries, but our order was mistakenly made as hot lattes. I politely requested an iced latte, and what I received was lukewarm with melted ice. Not ideal, but I drank it without complaint.

After about an hour, an older staff member approached us and said, “You’ve been sitting here for 'several hours'. Are you purchasing anything else? If not, I’ll have to ask you to leave now. We need the space for the lunch rush. If you’re looking for a place to study, there’s a library down the street.” Looking around, the bakery was far from busy, with plenty of open tables. We had originally thought about ordering lunch, but after this rude encounter, we decided to leave. We did not feel welcome.

What made it worse was noticing two older women nearby who had been sitting at a table since before we arrived. Why were we asked to leave and they were not? As we packed up, we overheard the staff member gossiping about us, “I told those teenagers to leave already.” This experience felt discriminatory and unwelcoming. Sadly, I won’t...

It's a good bakery/coffee shop. A decent selection of freshly made baked goods and all the typical coffee beverages you'd expect. (Latte, cappuccino, espresso, Americano, etc) There are cute seating areas, mostly set up for groups of two. The best thing I found on my first visit here was that you can sit and talk without feeling rushed at all to leave. My latte was fine. It wasn't anything special. My muffin, on the other hand, was not one of my favorite things. It was quite dry and honestly, for an apple muffin, it didn't have a lot of flavor nor did it have a lot of apples. I didn't hate it. But I definitely did not love it. I will go back, and definitely enjoy the space to sit and talk with a friend over a cup of coffee or two and I will try another pastry or baked good, and I would recommend it to other people, but don't expect to get your mind blown. Or maybe you'll have an entirely different experience with the pastries.No matter what, I know I'll return & I'll try the actual breakfast items as opposed to the baked goods. I wish Blue Loon all the success in the world! Too many restaurants & businesses come to our area & fail, so best wishes to Blue Loon & I'll be...