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14 Church Street · Ashbourne

Impromptu

noun — something done without being planned. Here: breakfast or lunch, no booking needed.

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Programme

  1. I.
    Breakfast

    The full English: egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, beans and toast.

  2. II.
    Lunch, with a French accent

    British café cooking with French specials — moules frites among them.

  3. III.
    Coda

    Open daily. Walk in; tables aren’t reserved in advance.

A full English breakfast on a marble table: fried egg on toast, sausages, bacon, grilled tomato, mushrooms and a pot of beans, with toast and a curl of butter
A white bowl of mussels in a creamy sauce scattered with parsley, with a plate of chips and salad behind

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Address
14 Church Street
Ashbourne DE6 1AEDerbyshire
Hours
Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 4pm
Sunday, 9am – 2pmAs listed on Google. Worth checking Facebook before a special trip.
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Café ImpromptuThe café’s own Facebook page
Ratings
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7363 Google reviews · 399 on Tripadvisor
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Café Impromptu

A café on Church Street, Ashbourne, under a slate-grey sign lettered in gold. British cooking with French specials, seven days a week.

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Café Impromptu’s dark grey shop sign in gold script, with flowers and ivy trailing from the planters above
Dogs welcome

So says the café’s own FAQ.

No booking

Tables aren’t reserved — just walk in.

Dietary needs

Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options.

A full English breakfast on a marble table: fried egg on toast, sausages, bacon, grilled tomato, mushrooms and a pot of beans, with toast and a curl of butter

Visit

Address
14 Church Street
Ashbourne DE6 1AEDerbyshire
Hours
Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 4pm
Sunday, 9am – 2pmAs listed on Google. Worth checking Facebook before a special trip.
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Café ImpromptuThe café’s own Facebook page
Ratings
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7363 Google reviews · 399 on Tripadvisor
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Spécial du jour

Moules frites

Fresh mussels steamed in white wine, garlic and shallots, finished with double cream and parsley. Served with fries.

Other French specials have included beef bourguignon and coq au vin.

A white bowl of mussels in a creamy sauce scattered with parsley, with a plate of chips and salad behind

Café Impromptu, 14 Church Street, Ashbourne: a British café with a French flair. Breakfast, lunch and the afternoon in between.

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Dish descriptions from the café’s own website. Specials change — ask on Facebook what’s on.

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Address
14 Church Street
Ashbourne DE6 1AEDerbyshire
Hours
Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 4pm
Sunday, 9am – 2pmAs listed on Google. Worth checking Facebook before a special trip.
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Café ImpromptuThe café’s own Facebook page
Ratings
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7363 Google reviews · 399 on Tripadvisor
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British café. French flair.

Traditional British cooking with French specials, on Church Street in Ashbourne.

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Côté anglais

The Full English

A full English breakfast on a marble table: fried egg on toast, sausages, bacon, grilled tomato, mushrooms and a pot of beans, with toast and a curl of butter

Egg on toast, sausages, bacon, grilled tomato, mushrooms, beans.

The French side

Moules frites

A white bowl of mussels in a creamy sauce scattered with parsley, with a plate of chips and salad behind

Mussels in white wine, garlic, shallots and cream, with fries.

Visit

Address
14 Church Street
Ashbourne DE6 1AEDerbyshire
Hours
Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 4pm
Sunday, 9am – 2pmAs listed on Google. Worth checking Facebook before a special trip.
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Café ImpromptuThe café’s own Facebook page
Ratings
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7363 Google reviews · 399 on Tripadvisor
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Come in. No need to book.

Café Impromptu doesn’t take reservations — tables are for whoever walks through the door on Church Street. Dogs included.

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Walk-ins welcome
Dogs welcome
GF · Veggie · Vegan
Café Impromptu’s dark grey shop sign in gold script, with flowers and ivy trailing from the planters above

Good to know

  • The café is accessible; the toilets are upstairs.
  • No car park of its own — it’s in the centre of Ashbourne, with free and paid car parks nearby.
  • Tables outside on the pavement in good weather.

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Address
14 Church Street
Ashbourne DE6 1AEDerbyshire
Hours
Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 4pm
Sunday, 9am – 2pmAs listed on Google. Worth checking Facebook before a special trip.
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Café ImpromptuThe café’s own Facebook page
Ratings
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7363 Google reviews · 399 on Tripadvisor
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire

A table for breakfast on Church Street.

Marble tabletops, a pot of tea, the full English. 4.8 out of 5 from 363 Google reviews, and 4.7 on Tripadvisor from 399.

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A full English breakfast on a marble table: fried egg on toast, sausages, bacon, grilled tomato, mushrooms and a pot of beans, with toast and a curl of butter
Monday – Saturday08:30 – 16:00
Sunday09:00 – 14:00

Visit

Address
14 Church Street
Ashbourne DE6 1AEDerbyshire
Hours
Monday – Saturday, 8:30am – 4pm
Sunday, 9am – 2pmAs listed on Google. Worth checking Facebook before a special trip.
Facebook
Café ImpromptuThe café’s own Facebook page
Ratings
Google 4.8 · Tripadvisor 4.7363 Google reviews · 399 on Tripadvisor
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