About Millie May's Café

As a single Mum of three the last few years things have been a bit of a struggle like a lot of families. I was a catalogue delivery driver and I worked at a Next for a while. I came up with the concept for the business based on my own experience of not finding somewhere which catered for children and served quality food at the same time.

 You see programs like the Apprentice and Dragon's Den all the time so I decided I'm gonna go for it, I knew of an empty shop that use to be a dry cleaners, it sat empty for a year after Annies Ironing Parlour moved its business next door.

I'd been walking past this row of shops for years and I've not always wanted to go as far at Station Road to grab a coffee or something to eat. 

I spent five months renovating the shop and striping it back to reveal its original features; tall ceilings, a fireplace and a separate room which is understood to have been a flat.

The idea was to bring a bit of Islington to E4, hence the industrial-exterior look and chic fixtures, including our bespoke candlesticks and glass chandeliers, its original orange stall riser and chain link shutters

I called it Millie May's Café after my 14-year-old daughter and we opened on Kings Road on Monday 6th of July .
Millie May's Café Dinning

"Being a mother, I would find places for kids but the food was not always nice so I wanted to create that balance."

What makes this café unique is its 'kids corner' and patio garden with wooden tables and chairs, potted flowers, hanging baskets, trees, plants and overhanging ivy.
Millie May's Café Kids Corner


Millie May's Café Garden Dining
"The café has brought a bit of life to the parade and really brings this part of Chingford up.

 The menu offers tea, cold drinks, freshly ground coffee, cakes and pastries, sandwiches, wraps, salads and kids meals. 
The brightly lit 'kids corner' has children's fancy-dress masks, arts and crafts, a wooden cooker, chalk board and kids Bosch workbench.    
As the business "naturally evolves over time", I plan to start a 'bring your own wine' mezze-style evening, and serve milkshakes and bubble tea to cater for school children. 

 I'm also welcoming local artists to help decorate a wall with their own artwork.

      

Millie May's Café Kids Corner
Millie May's Café Garden Dining

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