The Old Cheese Shop Of St Andrews

Didn't visit the shop but took my kids for lunch at the bistro. 2 stars not one as service was excellent. However, small mediocre food at a high price and enforced service charge left a bad taste. Would not recommend unless you have an appalling palet, large wallet and small appetite.

Good selection of cheese from around the world. Very pricey though.

Great choice of delicious cheeses. Knowle gable staff

Had a "Bake" here which was the best part of £9. Expected a baked potato with the selected topping with a nice side salad. The bake was a little oval shaped casserole dish with about half of a reasonable sized baked potato chopped up with the chosen haggis topping layered on top and microwaved (they appear to have 3 microwaves behind the counter tucked away in the corner). The side salad consisted of some salad leaves and some shredded beetroot. At this price I would have expected a little more "salad" in the side salad. Quite overpriced in my opinion but tasty enough. The best option on the menu looked to be soup and sandwich which looked to be chunky bloomer style bread, and I think that was about £6 which seemed better value.

As a place to eat I'd say it was mediocre, but the main business of it seems to be the cheese (obviously) and they had a decent array of cheeses from all over and from what I overheard they can send orders anywhere. If in St. Andrews and a fan of cheese worth a look in.

Whatever you do, don't miss this wonderful shop in St Andrews. The lovely owners have a great knowledge of cheese and they stock a wide range of cheeses and some exceptional ones that are hard to find elsewhere. However, they offer a great mail order service too! The owners are clearly passionate about their business and in giving their customers great cheeses and great customer service. I can't wait to go back!