Today is the opening day of Cereal Killer Cafe (http://cerealkillercafe.co.uk/), a cafe on Brick Lane (closest tube is overground's Shoreditch High Street) that sells primarily cereal, but other breakfast foods and drinks can also be purchased. The Cereal Killer Cafe is the first of its kind in the UK, and over 100 different types of cereal are on offer. There is a large selection of American cereals, including favourites such as Lucky Charms, Cap'n Crunch, Honeycomb, Fruity Pebbles, Cocao Puffs, Cherrios, Wheaties, Life, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I did ask after one of my all-time favourites, French Toast Crunch, which has recently come back onto the market, but they did not have it but promised to get some in. (Apologies for the poor photos. I can't believe I forgot my camera!)
Cereal used to be one of my staple foods and I snacked on cereal regularly when I was growing up and well into my university days. When I moved to the UK, my favourite cereals could not be purchased (this was before shops started to carry American products, but these products can be found a little easier now), so I had to give up the snacking habit.
The Cereal Killer Cafe is set over two floors, with additional seating downstairs and has cereal-inspired memorabilia throughout the cafe. Memorabilia includes a selection of cereal box collectable toys, limited edition boxes, and artwork made from cereal. Downstairs are also a couple of smaller television screens showing cartoons, and this brought me back to my childhood days in the states as I remembered watching cartoons on Saturday morning with a bowl of cereal. This cafe was very nastalgic and it made me feel a little bit like a kid again!
Cereal Killer Cafe's menu comprises of a large selection of American and British cereals and a smaller selection of global cereals. Visitors can add milk to their cereal at no extra cost or choose a premium milk from a variety of flavours, including soy, strawberry, banana, chocolate, and almond. Toppings can also be added to cereal for a small cost, and these include fresh fruit, nuts, marshmallows, chocolates, Reeses, and raisins.
In addition to the cereals and toppings, the cafe sells a selection of PopTarts, toast with a variety of spreads (jam, butter, marmite, nutella, marshmallow), hot drinks, cold drinks, and a selection of what they call "cereal cocktails". These "cereal cocktails" are non-alcoholic and are basically a blend of different types of cereals, milk, and toppings.
I had a Confetti Cupcake PopTart, a new type of PopTart that I had never tried before. I really liked it. I also had Life cereal, which is one of my favourites. Milk is free for a bowl of cereal, but I never have my cereal with milk as I dislike the taste of milk and I'm not keen on soggy cereal.
The first 100 customers to Cereal Killer Cafe also received a special goodie bag with a cereal bowl (complete with in-built straw to suck up the remaining milk), a Kelloggs towel with some of its cereal characters, and a keychain/keyring.
Cereal Killer Cafe is located on 139 Brick Lane, E1 6SB. I am unsure about the hours as they do not appear to be posted, but I believe the daily opening time is at 7:00am.
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