Cosmic Jo's Galactic Trading Outpost

What it’s like

A pancake and milkshake café with a space theme, built around soda floats, grilled cheese and a menu that doesn't take itself too seriously.

This is a café first, novelty second. You go for the Short Stack of pancakes at £7.95, or a grilled cheese sandwich, and you stay for the drinks menu, which leans hard into the cosmic bit: a Cosmic Butterbeer, a Cosmically Cosmic Shake for £5.25, soda floats and soft serve piled with syrups. It reads like a menu a nine-year-old designed and honestly that's the appeal.

Prices are café prices, not theme park ones. Tea starts at £2, coffee's £2.95, and the milkshakes sit around £4.25 to £5.25, so a family visit for drinks and pancakes won't wreck the afternoon. The kitchen lists itself as allergy aware and does vegetarian options, which is handy if you've got a fussy eater or a genuine allergy to navigate rather than just a fussy one.

Hours are worth checking against your plans: it shuts at 5 on weekdays, half five on Saturday, and Sunday is a short window, 11 to 3. There's no booking system, so it's a turn up and see affair. It suits a sit-down treat rather than a long session, somewhere between a milkshake stop and a proper lunch.

Facilities

Need to know

Food

Café serving American-style pancakes, milkshakes, grilled cheese sandwiches, coffee, tea and hot chocolate

• Sunday opening is short, 11 to 3, so don't leave it late in the day.
• No booking system means it's first come, first served.
• The milkshake menu is themed and worth a look before you order the plain one.
• Grilled cheese sandwiches are a signature item, not just a side.

Plan your visit

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