BEAN at Friargate Studios in Derby

Really good breakfast, warm and very comfortable. Really cool decor

Held my husbands surprise 40th birthday party here at the weekend and it was an excellent venue. The staff were very helpful, polite and lovely. Nothing was too much trouble. We had a grazing table for the evening food and we had so many compliments to how amazing the food was. It was set out perfectly and looked amazing. I would recommend the venue to anyone looking to hold a party/gathering. Thanks so much Bean Cafe x

Chilled coffee shop with great breakfast options and friendly quick service. Update: Had coffee and lunch here today. Still impressed by the food and service. Tasty sandwiches and great coffe coupled with efficient friendly service. Top notch!!

Badly, I visited them by 2 p.m., and they finished serving brunch, so I just had coffee, which was just okay, but the place is nice, spacious, really like it just for the place!

Got the spiced latte and it was a little too sweet for my liking. I got one of the vegan desserts and it was too hard to eat and wasn’t very tasty. The staff were very nice and helpful about everything. The hot chocolate was also very nice. Overall a decent place that I will come back to.

We booked a 60th birthday event at Bean recently and couldn’t be happier at the choice of venue. The staff were amazing, food was excellent and the vibe was ideal. Thank you for all your help throughout the process in helping make the perfect night.

Delicious, hot soup with granary bread and great coffee.

Great breakfast very hot Good value for money

What a wonderful venue, with excellent staff who are super helpful & great with communication. Couldn’t thank them enough- special thanks to Liberty for helping make my partners birthday so special!

There are menus behind the counter and on the tables. Drinks were brought to the table for us and they were in quite large mugs, compared to other coffee shops. Fair amount of seating and some quirky decor. The doors to the outside seating area were open. Toilets are situated when you go out of the shop but before you exit via the front doors (in the lobby area). When I went they were very clean.

Lovely first visit to this venue for a private party. Lovely outdoor area and clean facilities. Staff friendly and helpful. Recommend.

Great selection of drinks and food very friendly service too

I love how consistent your food and drinks are. It's never disappointing. Your sandwiches are great.

Delicious breakfast, lovely atmosphere. Looks like a good place to work from too

Good cafe, I go regular,but why is there good reviews for Sunday breakfast if your closed. Or is the website wrong, if your open on Sundays il certainly come

We used Bean for a work Buffet on 3 days this week, nothing was too much trouble, the food was fantastic and the service brilliant.Swain dropped of the food every day with a smile.Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a buffet.

I liked the decor. I had a Big Breakfast. I disliked the portion size for the price, it was too small. The sausages were very cheap and tasted more of rusk than meat. The bacon was well cooked but cheap and covered in the white c**p that comes with cheap bacon. The tea was a decent size, but again somewhat pricey for a tea bag in a mug.

Thank you to the entire team at Bean Caffe for making our engagement party so special! The entire process from start to finish was super efficient. Great communication from Liberty throughout. Beautiful venue, would highly recommend!!

What a lovely cafe to have a cappucino and some lunch. Nicely made toasted sandwich with delicious coleslaw. Really friendly and helpful staff too.

Coffee good, buddha bowl efficient more than delicious, though the pastrami was a highlight. Bacon and brie panini very chewy. Parking not free which adds to the cost if you drive there, and it was pretty short of spaces.

Had our work christmas do here this weekend and it was 10/10. The service, the food, the venue...... nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommend the grazing table - delicious and stunning. The process from start to finish, organising and arriving on the day was smooth. Thank you for making it so easy.

Awesome place ! Fantastic food ! Highly recommended

We work locally and often get food from here! Its always great service and delicious food!!

Good , breakfast, perfect poached eggs

Lovely atmosphere and good coffee.

Great food and very helpful staff.

Should be 0 stars, unfortunately don't have option for it.

Lovely coffe, friendly service. Dogs allowed outside

Fantastic party venue, great food and service We had a family birthday party for 80 people at Bean last weekend. It was absolutely brilliant. Swain and the team could not have worked harder to give us all a fantastic time. They went out of their way to make time for us to set up; were there throughout the evening working hard to serve drinks and sort the food; and were there the following morning when we returned to collect the decorations we’d put up on the morning of the party. And to collect the refrigerated food we hadn’t managed to eat! The buffet they do is AMAZING - so much of it: buffet for 30 easily fed 80, delicious and beautifully set out. Pizzas they do, also gorgeous. Can’t praise Bean enough- would thoroughly recommend as a party venue - the room and outside space are fab and easily accommodated the singer we hired with loads of space for sitting AND dancing!

Treated myself to a coffee in this beautifully-laid out and welcoming café. With chunky, wooden tables, high ceilings and loads of space, it is a comfortable space perfect for chilling with friends, entertaining work colleagues, or creating something wonderful on paper or laptop.

Excellent place to hire and throw a surprise birthday party, highly recomend. Very welcoming and friendly owners. Thank you.

Excellent coffee shop. Brilliant service and delicious food. Highly recommended!

Nice atmosphere,nice coffee and cake, lovely staff

Great place to eat for a lunch during the week

Booked a surprise 50th at the Bean Caffè after having a couple of Liberty's fuddle boxes at home (super impressed) and then finding The Caffè was related and a possible party venue. Swain and Liberty could not have been more helpful both through the booking process and on the day. The food was superb (grazing table and pizzas later on), venue was perfect and was great to be able to use own music with speakers provided by the venue. We had so many positive comments from our guests. Would highly recommend.

Attended a party here, everything was fantastic from the staff the food and the DJ played exactly what we wanted - had a great night

Nice venue, good food and coffee, pleasant staff. Will definitely be going again!!

Clean friendly place with a decent if limited menu.

This cafe is excellent. The food is great and the staff are lovely. It deserves five stars!

The best coffee in Derby most definitely - especially the Italian blend!

Absolutely amazing evening last night at Bean Cafe for my delayed birthday party which was earlier in the year and not possible due to Covid! Can’t recommend Swain and his excellent staff at Bean highly enough they made the night truly memorable and so enjoyable. A great location and setting for my celebrations and Libby put on a delicious Italian style buffet. Rich the DJ recommended by Swain was also brilliant and I would definitely recommend him to help create a memorable occasion!

A wonderful well overdue gathering to celebrate Anne’s —th Birthday in an amazing venue.

Quirky interior. Lovely friendly staff. Coffee is top quality.

Lovely venue for a party. Would like to see if it's as nice in the daytime.

Amazing food. Loved the pancakes. Great coffee and also the eggs on toast were tasty I would come here again and again

Lovely staff. Lovely food. Lovely place. We will return

Such a nice cafe, with a gorgeous courtyard, great drinks and lovely staff!

Not been yet fully to cafe due to current restrictions, but ordered a sweet box for a family night in, it was beautiful, excellent food would defo recommend.

Lovely cafe! Honestly my fav place to eat. The atmosphere is so calming and the food is lovely especially the breakfast can't wait to go back!

Such a lovely place with homemade treats. Definite place to go after shopping.

Been here a few times, always love the sandwiches and friendly staff that work there :)

Lovely food, a shame they don't offer a vegetarian breakfast

Sunday morning Breakfast a must !!! Great Breakfast , felt very safe & clean, would highly recommend.

My second visit and it was great. Quality food in a relaxed and COVID safe setting. I sat outside in the courtyard which I didn't know they had. Highly recommended for coffee, cake or food when in Derby. I'll be back.

Great cappuccino, served at an ideal temperature. Food and service is also very good.

Nice place, but not the best coffee

Great venue with superb service, atmosphere and food options. Wonderful owners. Attention to detail makes the difference.

Lovely place to come for a coffee and chill. Pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff, and a menu that makes me hope that the husband will bring me for lunch one day, not just coffee 😁

Great place and service a shame it don't open weekends

Well, what can I say, I’ve been here a few times now and it never disappoints. Today’s choice was tomato soup with a cheese toastie, WOW! Homemade, deliciousness is what it is. My partner had a baked potato with tuna mayo which I’m reliably informed is equally delicious. Goes without saying I recommend this place, clean, free WiFi and lovely staff, what more do you want. Get yourselves along and enjoy.

Nice comfortable atmosphere, and ideal for those that need to use a laptop, though maybe not as many sockets. Portions of food, for me was really large.

Lovely comfy place to be with great food too. Friendly staff.

Food staff environment all spot on. Loved my lunch and milkshake. Thank you!

Nice little cafe hidden away, very chill and a place to relax 😊

Airy, spacious, calm...great place for a working lunch

Great cafe to either chill out or study in!

Absolutely lovely place for a spot of lunch. Staff are very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be going back!

Really good food and coffee, friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere

Quality food slightly higher priced but worth it .

Lovely coffee, lovely food and great atmosphere.

Good place for a fast bite at lunch.

Great coffee, lovely place and awesome staff.

Not a lot of choice in Derby for nice places to eat, unless you like franchise fast food or chain gastro pubs, so this little independent café is a real find. Just outside of the Cathedral quarter. Worth the short walk. Food lovely. Ambience chilled.

Great lunch and a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. A lovely spot for a lunch or just a coffee and cake alone or with friends.

Nice and friendly atmosphere a bit expensive

Been going here since I started on the site across the road, wonderful place with brilliant staff. Can't fault a thing

Nice atmosphere, needs to be cheaper

Always friendly service with a smile. Good choice of lunchtime food 👍

Great coffee, great food, good choices, excellent staff., oh and fab cake too, what more do you want?.

Great little cafe and always busy. Make sure to get down for an early lunch as they make food fresh on the day so when its gone its gone.

Friendly staff, large inside with outdoor courtyard

Great home made foods and coffee.

We love the Bean Cafe which we visited only yesterday. Ordered some very nice coffee and two very nice doorstop sandwiches. They came with green leaf as advertised however, for us it would have been nice if some cucumber and tomato would have been included even if the sandwich cost a little more. Also, please bring back the haloumi burger as they were great and I believe are no longer on the menu. Regards, etc.

Great food, chilled out place, lovely staff.

Friendly staff, a lovely toasted bagel and reasonably priced coffee...a welcome break from the rainy grey.

Lovely atmosphere, excellent coffee, happy staff

Awesome as always, really clean and well cooked food, very friendly lovely staff!!!

delightfull staff, food and location. food is always freshly cooked on the day

Lovely cafe which is very comfortable to sit in. Good food too. Would have got 5 stars but for its restricted opening schedule (I.e. not open on weekends)

Brilliant cafe! Calm and peaceful place to visit despite it being on a busy road. Only downside is that you have to pay to park there but you can't have everything! Excellent staff and service.

Fantastico.... Grazie Grazie Grazie!!!!

Lovely little cafe with great staff. So friendly! First time I’ve been called flower. Haha ❤️

Lovely Caffè and a great atmosphere thanks to the people who work here

Good coffee, quality food and friendly staff !

Lovely place! Staff are fab and the food is great

Relly nice staff. Excellent breakfast and clever decorations and comfortable furniture. Well done!☺

Good food and service as ever....

Interesting cuisine, a bit too quiet and open, good for small snacks.

Brilliant little place. The service is always impeccable and you're always greeted with a smile. The food is delicious and it's great that there is so much variety! 10/10 recommend!

Fantastic place to just come, buy a coffee, sit and have a chat. My first time here, was quiet enough. Light airy environment and fantastic staff. Paid £5 for a cake and coffee but quality the service and the taste makes it worth it.