Our priority is to do everything right by the cheese and cheesemakers.
This means we operate slightly differently and can take some getting used to. We hope you’ll understand.
People often ask if we carry a specific brand of cheese. Since we only work with small traditional farms, the answer will be no, unfortunately. We may not have what you want, but we can always show you something close in taste. Most times, people end up walking away much happier!
We’ll tell you the best cheeses to get every week. Sometimes there is some urgency to it because the perfect window for certain cheeses is very short.
Conversely, we sometimes won’t sell you the cheese you want even though you can see it on the shelf in plain sight. Rightfully, we should only be selling cheeses that are ready and peaking. If they are not ready, you are just getting less than what you deserve. And that would be bad.
Cheese Platters
Our cheese platters are a lot of fun – there are always 8 types of different cheeses and they change every week as new cheeses peak and become ready.
They are fun – because what you get is a surprise – but always good, and it is a nice way to be trying out new cheeses rather than going for the same ones all the time. More often than not, people discover cheeses they never thought to ask for.
If there are types of cheeses/milk you are allergic to, let us know and we will avoid them.
If there are cheeses you simply do not enjoy, let us know and we will avoid them too. Otherwise, let us surprise you!
We serve our platters according to the number of people having it, so just let us know!
Charcuterie
It is high time we introduced you to our charcuterie friends.
We have decided to let you in on what is the best of the best Spanish Bellota jamon. It took us a long time to find it and it was well worth the wait.
Like cheese where what the animal eats is important, the Iberico pig is 100% pure race and completely free-range. They exercise their prized legs and shoulders for a good chunk of the year, eating enough acorns in the dehesa to build up enough of the right fat and flavour in their fat to be worth eating. ‘Dehesa’ is ancient Mediterranean pastureland. It is an extraordinary ecosystem still untouched.
Every year, it is someone’s job to assess the number of acorn trees, wok out how much there will be available that season, and determine the right number of Iberico pigs to let into the acre. All to ensure the pigs get their rightful amount of acorns in their diet to guarantee the best hams.
It took a long time for us to find this. We’re happy enough to share this with you now. And we hope you will be able to taste the difference. And the truth is, hams are expensive to import. If you have to pay for this premium, we need to give you the best there is. Apologies if we took extra long to get here, we just needed to be absolutely sure you were getting the best there is.
Pairings
If you do come and sit for a cheese platter, be sure to ask us about our pairings for the week.
As the cheeses on the platter change every week, so will the alcohol pairings. This will always be in some combination of wine, sake, port, madeira – depending on what works best with the cheeses of course.
So that you are always on a new taste experience every time you come, we change out the alcohol selection frequently and you will hardly ever be tasting the same thing twice. If you drink alcohol, definitely do this at least once. It will make you rethink pairings.
Gift Vouchers
Gift vouchers in the form of Cheese Moolah are available at the shop.
They come in denominations of $20 and $50.
It’s the perfect gift for someone who loves all sorts of cheese.
Delivery
We do not have any delivery service but it is perfectly fine for you to send a courier to come pick it up for you instead.
Just send us a message on the items you need or better still, give us an open brief with a budget and we will curate a selection from the week’s best for you.
Private Event
Our little space has hosted many small team building events to birthday parties. It seats up to 10pax comfortably. Just send us an email at Enquiries@TheCheeseArk.com if you are looking for such a space!