Bookcafe Derby

23/09/2026

🍂 Soup season is officially here! 🥣

Our homemade soups are freshly prepared, with delicious flavours changing regularly.

And now you can make your lunch even better…

🧀 Upgrade your soup with one of our homemade Three Cheese Scones for just £2.50.

Warm, cheesy and perfect for dunking — we think soup & a cheese scone might just be the ultimate autumn lunch. 😍

🌱 Veggie & vegan soups available
📍 Bookcafé Derby & Belper

Who else is ready for soup season? 🍁

https://www.thebookcafe.co.uk/book-a-table-derby-belper

22/09/2026

🇵🇹 A little taste of Portugal at Bookcafé Derby…

Our Pastel de Nata are looking particularly tempting today 😍

Crisp, flaky pastry filled with rich, creamy baked custard — perfect with a coffee and just the thing for a morning or afternoon treat. ☕️

Available at Bookcafé Derby while they last!

Who’s a Pastel de Nata fan? 🙋‍♀️

21/09/2026

🎄 CHRISTMAS LUNCHES AT BOOKCAFE DERBY 🎄

Available from Monday 23rd November to Thursday 24th December. ✨

Planning the work Christmas lunch, a festive catch-up with friends or a family celebration? We’ve got Christmas covered.

🎄 2 courses £22 | 3 courses £27

Choose from turkey, belly pork or slow-roasted beef with all the trimmings — garlic roasties, pigs in blankets, stuffing, cauliflower cheese, giant Yorkshire puds & lashings of homemade gravy. 🤤

🥂 6+ guests? Book a table in our ground-floor café.
🎉 25+ guests? Enjoy private dining on our first-floor Bank Manager’s Floor for your Christmas celebration.

✨ Pre-order & deposit required
📍 Bookcafe Derby only
📅 Available from Monday 23rd November 2026

Get your Christmas gang together and book your date! 🎅🎄

Tag the people you’ll be celebrating with 👇

🎄

https://www.thebookcafe.co.uk/christmas-parties-derby

17/09/2026

🥂 Ch*****ne Breakfast at Bookcafé 🥐

Breakfast, but make it a celebration… ✨

Our Ch*****ne Breakfast is £24.95 per person and is perfect for birthdays, get-togethers, hen celebrations or simply because you fancy making breakfast a little more special.

Kick things off with your choice of Ch*****ne, a b**r or a non alcoholic smoothie or milkshake, followed by:

🥐 A selection of pastries
🍳 Any breakfast main of your choice
☕ Tea or coffee
🍰 Our Raspberry & white chocolate flapjack bite to finish

£24.95 per person
£10pp deposit secures your booking

Available at Bookcafé Derby & Bookcafé Belper.

🥂 Who would you bring along for a Ch*****ne Breakfast? Tag them below 👇

*****neBreakfast

15/09/2026

🚨 THE YORKIE WRAPS ARE BACK! 🚨

Back from Friday 18th September at Bookcafe Derby & Belper — and this time there are TWO to choose from! 🤤

🥩 The Yorkie Roast Beef Wrap – £13.95
Slow-roasted beef, onion gravy & braised red cabbage, all wrapped in a crispy Yorkshire pudding. Served with chef’s garlic roast potatoes & gravy & Horseradish for dipping.

🌿 Spinach, Sundried Tomato & Brie Yorkie Wrap (V) – £13.50
Spinach, creamy Brie & sundried tomato wrapped in crispy Yorkshire pudding, with garlic roast potatoes & gravy for dipping.

Now the important question… 👇
ROAST BEEF 🥩 or BRIE 🧀?

Tell us below, tag your lunch date and SHARE with someone who needs to know they’re back! ❤️

📍 Bookcafe Derby & Belper | From 18th September

📅 Fancy trying one? Book your table or just pop in — walk-ins always welcome!
🍁

https://www.thebookcafe.co.uk/book-a-table-derby-belper

14/09/2026

🍂 SOUP SEASON IS HERE 🍲

Cooler days call for a bowl of freshly made Bookcafe soup. ❤️

Our flavours change regularly, but they’re always veggie, usually vegan, with a gluten-free roll available too. 🌱

Current favourites include Curried Cauliflower, Spicy Sweet Potato and Sweet Potato & Leek. 😋

Perfect for a warming autumn lunch with plenty of bread for dunking.

📍 Bookcafe Derby & Belper

👇 What’s your favourite soup?

13/09/2026

🍵 MATCHA… HOT OR ICED? 🧊

The temperatures might be dropping, but we know some of you are iced matcha all year round people. 👀

💚 HOT — smooth, creamy, comforting
💚 ICED — cool, refreshing & seriously moreish

Available at Bookcafe Derby & Belper.
So, we’re settling this once and for all…
👇 HOT 🔥 or ICED 🧊?

Tell us which side you’re on! 💚

11/09/2026

🐏 MATCH DAY BREAKFAST 🍳🍺

Derby v Birmingham — 12.30pm kick-off this Saturday! ⚽

Start match day properly at Bookcafe Derby with a big breakfast and a pint before heading to Pride Park.

🍳 Breakfast & brunch from 9am
🍺 Pints optional… but it is match day
🐏 Plenty of time to fuel up before kick-off!

Walk-ins welcome — COYR! 🖤🤍

11/09/2026

🛍️ VINTAGE FAIR THIS WEEKEND 🛍️

Heading to the Vintage Fair at Derby Market Hall this weekend?

Make a day of it and pop into Bookcafe Derby while you’re in town. ❤️

☕ Breakfast & brunch
🥪 Lunch
🍰 Coffee & cake
🥂 Or perhaps a little weekend tipple…

Vintage treasures + a Bookcafe pit stop = a pretty good weekend in Derby.

Walk-ins always welcome!

📣 Vintage Fair update

This weekend, Derby Vintage Fair will take place on Sat 12 Sep and Sun 13 Sep, from 10am at Derby Market Hall. 🛍️

Come explore our Vintage Fair, where collectors, dealers and independent traders combine to share remarkable finds from across the decades.

Find out more 👉 https://orlo.uk/9RIdy

02/09/2026

🍂 UPDATE
Wow! We’ve had a huge response, our Ad on Indeed is now paused whilst we review our applications 😊

WE’RE HIRING! Join our Autumn & Christmas team at Bookcafe Derby 🎄

We’re looking for genuinely friendly, hardworking people to join our Front of House team on a part-time, temporary basis.

☕ 16+ for daytime & weekend work
🍸 18+ for evening bar work & private functions
📅 Weekend availability is essential and one weekday a week would be a bonus

Experience is great, but a friendly personality, reliability and a willingness to get stuck in are just as important. We’re a busy café, so you’ll need to enjoy working at pace and as part of a team.

What’s in it for you?
☕ Barista training
🍴 Free meal on shift
💷 Equal share of tips
🛍️ Staff discount at Derby & Belper
🎄 Christmas Day & Boxing Day off
😊 A genuinely friendly working environment

Interested? Apply through Indeed😊

https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=135defa84d56d381

Come and join our friendly, award-winning independent team! ❤️