Moo’d

Yorkshire Yorkshire Yorkshire, Leeds Leeds Leeds! Gwan Headingley; we don’t need no London Town. We’re right awesome all on our tod and to prove that, we’ve gone and done a cereal café. You read right: Moo’d is Yorkshire’s own sweet cereal café. If you’re in the mood (see what I did?) for a bit of brekkie but don’t want to pour your own corn flakes, get tha sen down to LS6 and pop in for a go on some Lucky Charms.
The soft launch was yesterday, so they’re using this week to find their feet, but so far, so full of exciting cereal brands. The draw really is that they serve all manner of crazy breakfast bites. The range includes everything from your staples — Alpen, Shreddies, Special K, etc — to the more difficult to find brands and — let’s face it – exciting options. Think: Lucky Charms, Grahams, Apple Jacks, Cap’n Crunch, Fruit Loops, and more. A rainbow of glorious wheat and sugar meets your eye above the counter, bringing on that particular squee you’ll recall from being about seven years old looking at brightly coloured sweets in the shop.
Don’t be thinking it’s simply pick a brand and chuck in some semi skimmed. No, they have come up with what I imagine to be the only cereal cocktails in the world — special concoctions of mixed cereals that compliment each other, each with a cool name. Pretty rad. You can also mix and match as you please or just go a standard bowl if you’re a real dullard. (I chose Lucky Charms and peanut butter crunch. It was a solid mix!)
Your liquid is not limited to plain ol’ lactose neither: you can pick from a range of exciting milks, which was perfect for me, as I don’t really like drinking the stuff — the main reason I stopped eating cereal when I was a teenager. I chose almond milk and this was a winner. If you’re not into that buzz, you can go for chocolate or strawberry milk, soy, or other nut-​based alternatives. (If memory serves.) For two cereals and milk, I paid a total of £3.50.
The space still has that freshly painted aroma, so it really is brand new, but this wasn’t an issue for me. In terms of décor, it’s minimal — there are some simple tables and chairs, painted with the yellow of their branding, and a (I think faux) cow print bench at the front. I guess the place could have more personality to encourage my sitting in and staying longer than a quick bowl (they do a range of hot drinks to imbibe also) but perhaps that’s just me. I also think they’d benefit from offering more than cereal, as I’m not sure who’ll be a regular for a bowl of Cinnamon Grahams. Maybe I’m short sighted and way off the mark there, though.
What ever you think, I’d suggest you get down there for a try. It’s independent, it’s new, it’s fresh, and it’s a cool little spot that deserves the support. The girls in there are really lovely (they helped me pick my cereals) and I hope to stop by there plenty in the future!