La Fromagerie

neelmistry

29th October 2009

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One of the best places for Brunch in London. Extraordinary.

Fokusmarokus

12th June 2009

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Been in cafe de mal neto.

lenalouise

28th March 2009

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I've been meaning to go to la fromagerie for a long while but being lactose intolerant (albeit not a strict one) has meant I've been putting it off. I used meeting a friend for brunch as an excuse to try it out. We shared a plate of smoked salmon and their farmhouse breakfast complete with all the extras - yoghurt, coffee, sicilian blood orange juice....

The food was so so yummy, simple but delicious. The quality of the food is so high that they don't really need to do much to it. The blood orange juice was amazing aswell, just the right balance of bitter and sweet. The cafe is lively but not to the point where you can't hear your friends talking and it's not too busy that you would feel uncomfortable relaxing with a newspaper. I wish I could come here more often but it's kind of pricey for breakfast, it's almost equivalent to a meal out in a nice restaurant. Maybe one day I'll brave the consequences and go and gorge on their cheese...

Niamheen

12th September 2008

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La Fromagerie is a fantastic cheese shop with a cheese room and lots of other bits and pieces - seasonal veg, great meats, chocolate, cakes, honey - all presented beautifully. It’s one of the few places in London that sells buffalo ricotta, which for a lactose intolerant like me, is a real treat.

You can eat there too around an enormous rustic table or in the new extension to the side. There are big bowls of salads, platters of cheese, salamis and meats, a wide choice of wines & juices. It's lovely.

I tease myself by receiving their mailing list of Slow Food and other events. The last time I went, I went to purchase not to eat. I was looking for some Bayonne ham but they didn’t have any, so I was advised to try the Granada ham, which was good at that time of year. They gave me a little taste and it was all I could do to stop myself grabbing the leg and running with it, so I got 12 slices and tried to stop myself pulling it off the slicer as it was sliced. Whilst waiting and reviewing the other meats I decided that I would try some pata negra chorizo also. I wasn’t disappointed.

La Fromagerie is one of those special places full of treats and indulgences. It's not an everyday place, but for those days that aren't everyday, it's really special.

mazphd at 16/09/08

also for those extra smelly days. Mmmm cheese.

Niamheen at 22/09/08

Mmmm cheese indeed! Even after a week in Italy, I am craving La Fromagerie :-)

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joslyoung

10th September 2008

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It really is one of the best. While I still use Neil's Yard when I'm in the West End (I just find the staff there really friendly and helpful), the north London shop is ace and I use it frequently. Like all proper cheese shops, it's not cheap, but the range is fantastic, and the enthusiasm is faultless. You can't call yourself a cheese lover and not shop here, even if it's just the once.

yvonnep

With this cheese shop, you are really spoiling me 21st August 2008

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I love this place, it's decadence personified. It's centred around the cheeses, which are located in their cheese room, which has a controlled temperature to keep the cheeses at their best and, for this reason, only allows 6 people in at a time. You can also eat there, it gets really busy but they've just opened an extension so it's easier to get a table there. There's also alot of other treats: meats, pulses, chocolate, sweets, fresh produce. They've the very best of everything and it's well worth a splurge.

mazphd

Unconventional posh nosh 19th May 2008

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Oh this place is sublime! What an experience! Fortunate enough to be taking part in Food 2.0 a cookathon for 'charity' and Action Against Hunger hosted amongst others by TrustedPlaces, as contestants we spent the morning souring the best for the raw materials for some fabulous dishes!

So it was inevitable that I was taken in hand and led into La Fromagerie. I will now be a regular here whenever i come to london! First, the ambience (on a Sunday) was busy and vibrant with palate led fusion of tempting flavours crammed from floor to ceiling. Little delicacies to tempt and delight your senses from the charcuterie plates with seasonal dishes to the aroma of the cheese maturing cellar.

And its the cheese maturing cellar that is the real niche. A slide-to glass door is your entrance into the cool clime of the cellar. Don't tough! The friendly and helpful staff are on stand-by to advise, tempt, lead tastes and spur you onto to your perfect cheesey purchase. we opted for a Rocquefort. splendid. smelly, robust and slightly tingly on the tongue. What more could you want from a lazy Sunday morning for the ingredients of a perfecto brunch!

But why wait until you get home? There's also small tasting café! yum.

gastro1

Best Cheese Shop in London 29th February 2008

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Fantastic range of well kept cheeses beautifully chosen by a knowledgable buyer.

With branches in North London as well as South Kensington La Fromagerie sets the standard that even the old guard like Paxton's should follow.

The key here is how the cheeses are kept (away from industrial fridges) in conditions we are used to encounter only in France.

gilka

la fromagerie 3rd January 2008

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I wanted to go to this place ages ago and did so yesterday...
(02/01/08)
This place is lovely. There is a main long table in which you will be seated next to other people and even might chat with them if you feel friendly... there are also some tables for two. We had 3 dishes:
1. chorizo soup
2. leek pie
3. salad with parma ham,butternut squash, nuts, lettuce and other stuff...
we also had a small cheese plate at the end.
The food was great- small portions but very tasty and fresh.
The coffee was high quality as well!

Browners

Best Cheese Shop Ever 5th December 2007

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Is it possible to fall in love with a cheese humidor? It seems yes! I got to sleep and wake up dreaming about La Fromagerie! But maybe that's the cheese doing the talking!

La Fromagerie is just around the corner from work. We frequently get our lunch in Waitrose and pick up a scotch egg from the Ginger Pig and some cheese in La Fromagerie.

The last time I went the initial reception wasn't exactly warm but after a quick chat about cheese and a few samples of goat cheese to test my palette out we were getting along like long lost friends. I was given a tour de force of the cheese world being told to stay away from the brie because it was out of season and inferior to a cow's cheese that oozed off the table and tasted of farmyard. This description brought a huge smile of pride out in both of our faces as I was given extra bits to nibble.

I love this place and really want to have lunch here when I get a chance.