Today's menu
Eat in, take away, or order ahead.
Everything is made on site, so dishes do sell out. Allergies? Tell us when you order. We keep a full allergen matrix at the counter.
Breakfast
Served till 11:30, all day Sunday
Marigold Shakshuka
£10.50
Two eggs baked in smoky tomato and red pepper, whipped feta, green chilli, coriander, toasted sourdough.
- v
Smashed Avo & Chilli
£9.00
Lime-smashed avocado on house sourdough, pickled Fresno chilli, dukkah, lemon oil. Add a poached egg £1.80.
- vg
The Friar Gate Fry
£12.50
Dry-cured bacon, Derbyshire pork sausage, fried eggs, roast tomato, mushrooms, beans, sourdough.
Chai-Spiced Porridge
£6.50
Jumbo oats cooked in oat milk with cardamom and cinnamon, poached pear, toasted seeds, date syrup.
- vg
- gf
Masala Egg Roll
£7.50
Spiced omelette, green chutney and quick-pickled onion rolled in a flaky paratha. Our Sunday regulars swear by it.
- v
Lunch
From 11:30
Tadka Dal Bowl
£9.50
Yellow lentils tempered with cumin, garlic and curry leaf, turmeric rice, charred greens, coconut yoghurt, papad.
- vg
- gf
Roast Squash Focaccia
£9.00
Our rosemary focaccia, roast squash, whipped ricotta, crispy sage, hot honey, rocket.
- v
Chicken Tikka Toastie
£9.50
Slow-marinated chicken thigh, mature Cheddar, mint chutney and red onion on griddled sourdough.
Halloumi & Grain Salad
£10.00
Freekeh, roast beetroot, orange, toasted hazelnuts, herbs, grilled halloumi, pomegranate dressing.
- v
Soup of the Day
£6.50
Ask at the counter or check the board. Always vegan, always with a hunk of focaccia.
- vg
Bakes
Baked in-house every morning
Cardamom Bun
£3.60
Laminated dough, brown butter, cardamom sugar, pearl sugar. Baked from 7am; usually gone by 1.
- v
Rosemary Focaccia Slice
£3.20
Olive oil, flaky salt, rosemary from the yard. Two-day ferment.
- vg
Brown Butter Blondie
£3.40
White chocolate, toasted pecans, a whisper of miso.
- v
Orange & Almond Cake
£3.80
Whole boiled oranges, ground almonds, no flour. Dense, sticky, gluten-free.
- v
- gf
Drinks
Coffee roasted in Derby
Flat White
£3.40
Double ristretto of our Derby-roasted seasonal espresso. Oat, soy or coconut at no extra cost.
- v
House Masala Chai
£3.60
Brewed in the pan with black tea, ginger, cardamom, clove and whole milk. Oat on request.
- v
- gf
Filter of the Week
£3.20
Rotating single origin, brewed by the batch. Ask what's on.
- vg
- gf
- df
Mango Lassi
£4.20
Alphonso mango, yoghurt, a pinch of cardamom.
- v
- gf
Fresh Lemonade
£3.50
Squeezed in-house with mint and a little ginger.
- vg
- gf
- df
Skip the queue: order ahead and collect.
V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten-free · DF dairy-free. Our kitchen handles gluten, nuts and sesame, so we can't guarantee any dish is allergen-free.