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Cool River Cafe & Patisserie

Locally sourced ingredients, homemade patisserie & full flavoured barista coffee | Matlock, Derbyshire UK

🐣🐰 A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OUR LOVELY CUSTOMERS 🐰🐣

We have some delicious specials available at the cafe today! 
As well as many sweet treats that the Easter Bunny and Chef Chris have prepared for you all! 

You can check out our ALL DAY Breakfast and Lunch menu at www.coolrivercafe.co.uk 

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You guys blized us of our sweet treats yesterday!!! 

Chef Chris has been a busy bunny cracking out lots of sweet treats and filling the cabinet ready for the Easter rush. We are fully stocked with all your favorite tray bakes and treats. Come say hi and grab your weekend Cool River fix! 🐰🥚

​🐣 Easter Weekend Hours:
​Friday – Sunday: Open as usual from 9:30 AM
​Easter Monday: Closed (our usual day off to recover!)

​We’re anticipating a very busy one, so please get your table booked if you’re planning to join us. We truly hate to disappoint anyone, and the diary is filling up fast! 🏃💨

Check out our ALL DAY Breakfast and Lunch menu and all things Cool River Cafe at www.coolrivercafe.co.uk 

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The Results Are In... and they are delicious! 🏆

​We were thrilled to welcome The Peak Boys Breakfast Club back to the cafe this week. After previously enjoying a breakfast with us, they surprised us by presenting us with The Golden Sausage Award! 🏅

The Club did specifically mention that along side the consistent quality of  breakfast, the service they receive has always been exceptional! Huge thank you to our hardworking team. From the kitchen to the front of house, they work hard daily to ensure every customer feels right at home 🫶

Check out our menu at www.coolrivercafe.co.uk and ​stop by soon to taste an "award-winning" breakfast for yourself! 🍳

Also, a shout out to our brilliant meat supplier Robin Maycocks Butchers and Bakery who have worked along side us from the beginning in 2013 and supply us with incredible and tasty herb sausages and smoked bacon and much more meat over the years!

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'A tremendous Bistro night' 🍾🫶

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night! Your comments and feedback means the world to us! 🌏 🥰

These are a few snapshots of what we served up! 

Missed out this time? 

Keep an eye on www.coolrivercafe.co.uk for updates of our next Bistro Night and details of how to join The Bistro Club! 

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Saturday Night Plans? Sorted. ✨

Join us this Saturday, 21st March, for an intimate Bistro Night. Chef Chris has curated a truly exquisite 5-course menu designed to delight the palate and celebrate the season.

​From the first course to the final sip, it’s an evening of delectable food and wonderful company you won't want to miss. 🥂

​📞 Reservations: Call 01629 580467 or pop in to see us.
Limited tables available.

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Last Saturday’s vibes: Intimate, elegant, and delicious. 🥂

​We had the absolute pleasure of catering Danielle’s hen do at the stunning Coach House, Tissington. Chef Chris took over the kitchen to serve up a bespoke 3-course feast:

​🌱 To Start: Feta & Spinach Tart with a vibrant Red Pepper Coulis.
🥩 The Main Event: Pancetta-wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Dauphinois potato & cider sauce OR Pan-seared Seabass with pea purée, fondant potato, salty Samphire and sauce vierge 
🍋 The Grand Finale: Warm Treacle Tart paired with cool crème fraîche ice cream and a crisp raspberry tuille.

​Planning a celebration? Let Chef Chris bring the restaurant experience to your home.

​🔗 Find out more: www.coolrivercafe.co.uk 

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💐 HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 💐

​Thank you to everyone who joined us for our special Mother's Day Afternoon Tea. The cafe was full of love, laughter, and—of course—plenty of treats.

​We have to give a special shoutout to Chef Chris's new creation: a decadent Chocolate Mousse set on a Hazelnut Dacquoise base (baked hazelnut meringue) and finished with a flawless mirror glaze Topped off with a Raspberry Tuille 🤤

Yes, it was as tasty as it sounds!!! 

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Chef Chris is currently a whirlwind of flour and sugar! 🌪️🍰

​Prepping for a massive Mother's Day weekend. If you are joining us, you are  in for a serious treat. 

​From tower-high scones to all our sweet treats, the kitchen is smelling absolutely incredible. 

PoV; The scones are looking 🔥 today.

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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’re getting ready to celebrate all the incredible women in our lives 💐❤️

​We are already looking very busy between Friday 13th and Sunday 15th March. To ensure you have the perfect table for your celebration, we recommend making a reservation to avoid any disappointment. We’d love to help make your weekend extra special!

​📞 Call us: 01629 580467
🚶 Pop in to see us in person
🌐 Visit: www.coolrivercafe.co.uk

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Chef Chris heading up the front cover of Derbyshire Life magazine

This special edition magazine was for the Food & Drink festival at Elvaston Castle. As well as the front cover, we had a full page write up explaining a bit more about Chef Chris and what Cool River has to offer  

Chef Chris on YouTube

On our YOUTUBE page, you will find many videos of Chef Chris, talking you through a number of Cool River favourites, for you to try home… 

You will be treated to some insider secrets and expert tips!

Don’t forget to tag us on socials so we can see your creations!

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