I tried breakfast in a mug from a hidden cafe in Bristol

Summer is fast approaching and that usually means new tastes, experiences and opportunities to try something new as summer cafe menus come into action. There’s a cafe in Bristol that’s taking it to the next level as it introduces a creative new drink.

Located in Whitefriars on Lewins Mead, just outside the city centre, Campbells Kitchen is recognizable only by a sign outside. Six new summer drinks have recently launched and one of them is breakfast in a cup.

The “Iced Crispy Chocolate” drink is an iced coffee with dark chocolate sauce, milk and topped with rice krispies. It’s both cereal and a caffeinated beverage rolled into one.

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The cafe is open from 6.30am to 2pm, Monday to Friday, which means the drink could go a long way in getting me through the day. One morning I decided to try the drink to see if the unusual combination really worked and to see if it was worth having breakfast in a cup.

The ‘chocolate crisp on ice’ costs £3.50 and comes with a special tip from one of the people working in the cafe: ‘You’ll probably want a scoop for later.’ It was clear to see exactly why I needed a spoon looking at the drink that would soon be in front of me.

I actually think it looks pretty nice, and I enjoyed looking at the mix of milk, chocolate, and coffee that created a cool aesthetic. The rice crispies on top made it look like a pile of pebbles and stones you’d find on a beach.

It tastes really nice and definitely wakes you up. The overwhelming taste through the straw is that of a dark chocolate milk, refreshingly cold, and every now and then you would notice the coffee in the drink, even if the coffee was more subtle than you’d think it would be.

Digging in with my spoon to eat some cereal, it tasted like a bowl of coco pops, not surprising given the chocolate sauce. Having the cereal in a cup with your morning coffee was very unique and didn’t alter the flavor at all.

We kept switching back and forth between drinking and drinking and it’s a very complimentary drink. My only gripe was that the ice at the bottom made it difficult to eat the cereal after all the liquid was drunk.

Bristol is full of many different cafes and with so many to choose from, choosing where to go and what to drink can be a nightmare. I would recommend going to Campbells Kitchen, a hidden gem in Bristol, and trying the ‘Iced Crispy Chocolate’.

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