The Cheese Room in Medway

Wonderful old building which the staff were happy to talk about. Food was delicious and reasonably priced, service was excellent

This place is incredible., food is amazing lovely atmosphere.

Spectacular food and friendly staff

Came here for a post dinner cheese board and bottle of wine. It was brilliant. Really knowledgeable and friendly staff, great food and lovely wine

Being a cheese lover myself I was excited to visit this place. The Cheese Room, located near Rochester Castle, is a charming restaurant specializing in all things cheese. The venue is in an old building with both indoor and outdoor seating, which adds to its character. We opted to sit outside, but the tables are a bit small, especially since the plates are quite large. The menu offers a great variety of cheeses, and we enjoyed the British Cheese Board and I tried the pesto sourdough sandwich. The food was good, but the service could have been more organized. It took a while to receive the menu, and when it came time to pay, we ended up going to the bar as we were in a hurry. The ladies' toilet, while clean, is quite small and a bit tricky to find. Overall, despite a few minor issues, we had a lovely time and would recommend it for cheese lovers!

Great cheese and charcuterie boards, good coffee.

Went here for lunch with my boyfriend and it is a beautiful quaint place to eat with a very lovely atmosphere. The food was good and the cheese platter we had was nice. The service was also good and the staff were pleasant. Would recommend for a different place to eat in the lovely town of Rochester.

Absolutely amazing food,flavours to die for,100% will be returning very soon,even the lager is top notch(Curious Brew👌),and to top it off, the service was spot on .

Visited on a Sunday for my Daughter’s birthday and had a great time . Large selection on the menu including non cheese . I had British Cheese board , my daughter continental board , Mrs C Camembert and youngest Fish & Chips with some sides was an excellent start. Very extensive drinks menu and we finished with dessert and I have to say the Sticky Toffee pudding was the best I had . For 5 of us including service £180. Staff very friendly and attentive and would definitely visit again .

Very nice food, would have liked more veggie options. The quality of the food very good. Very relaxed vibe. Service good. Would certainly recommend a visit. My only negative comment would be about the toilets - untidy and smelly

Sandwiches good, disappointed with the baked potato raclette and bravas dishes, just boiled bland tasteless quite hard potatoes. For some reason there is no Mac n cheese on menu anymore which was really nice. The soft drinks were warm. Shame

I wouldn’t recommend if you’re expecting for staff not to be surprised if there’s more than one baby in a single party. Way too worried about having the prams in an area where someone *might* sit; instead of you, the customer already booked and sitting down. If they’d have had the customers, we could have worked something out. A bit overpriced for five small lumps of cheese and french toast. I can see the appeal of the surroundings. The building is lovely. I think that’s what the owners are relying on to get the punters in. Prob wouldn’t worry myself with a future visit. Ole Rochester down the same strip however…I’d be there in a flash.

Very lovely cosy place, went for wine and cheese night with friends and we loved it, staff was very nice and friendly, food is really tasty, great atmosphere here, we loved it, I truly recomnd this place and we will be back.

Such a brilliant gem in the heart of Rochester, family run business for 2 decades. Always the best food and service. Thank you

Great cheese, smashing beer and a cracking atmosphere inside and out 👌 this is always a must for when family come to visit.

A lovely place been couple of times food is fantastic great atmosphere and relaxing staff friendly and helpful defiantly go again

Our favourite place in Rochester. I went for some drinks with friends this evening and we were served by Ella who was a delight x

Right next to the castle in a 16th century building, I couldn't fault the food at a very reasonable price. There inside and outside seating and booking inside is recommended. I had a sour bread toasty and shared some triple cooked chips. Both food and setting are first rate.

Me and my wife have had breakfast here a few times, although we have not booked the friendly staff made us welcome. The breakfast is absolutely fantastic, staff are very friendly as well

Came here earlier in the week and what a delightful experience. Service was great, wine incredibly tasty and don’t get me started on the cheese board! I will absolutely return!!

1st visit lovely food great staff the young guy that served us was very helpful will be back

Love the food and drinks but very slow and not so friendly Waited 30 minutes for my drink

I can see why this appeal but scratch the surface and it’s a typical over priced tourist trap with poor service and money saving ingredients on the menu that just means it isn’t what it should be or reputed to be. Part baked baguette have no place in any commercial kitchen especially one which claims artisan sourdough. As for the service on what was a very quiet day, early season it left much to be desired. Sadly disappointed as per review.

Just had an excellent meal here. What a great restaurant! Friendly, knowledgeable staff, lovely atmosphere, terrific food - such a range of flavours from quality ingredients. Definitely going back.

Lovely personable, friendly and service which is unusual these days. They know how to serve Wine was spot on! Definitely will be my summer spot. Thank you. Only feedback would be to have couple more bottles champs on menu but thats me being a snob. Hospitality at its best. Well played.

The most beautiful historic place in the town to rest, grab some drinks and eat. Menu is diversified from pork, beef, chicken, fish. Of course, do not forget to order a plate of cheese as the name of the restaurant/eating place. Nice presentation🌈

This place is epic, home to the best beer and the zestiest waiter, will defo be coming back with friends and family, Harry just does not fail to impress, love this place 💚

Another great lunch with amazing flavours, particularly Korean pork and kimchi. Excellent service and food arrived promptly and well presented. Have moved out of area, but Cheese Room Botanicals is the reason I come back.

Disappointed - we had booked a table for 14:30 on a Saturday. Unfortunately our 3 month old baby had his jabs the day before and was unwell. I thought I had cancelled the table online but it hadn't gone through. Next day I was charged £20 - if it was a table of 6 I would understand but there was two of us and it's a Saturday, one of the busiest days of the week for a restaurant and they would have covered the table. I did call and email to explain that I thought I had cancelled and my baby was poorly but I got no response. Appreciate small businesses need to make money but do not appreciate them happily taking your money before you walk through the door. Won't be going back.

I can't believe I've lived in Rochester for 8 years and never visited this little gem of a place. The cheese board and pork belly was to die for. The atmosphere was amazing too. Such a friendly and cozy place. Will definitely be back!

Very over priced for what you get!!! Cheese board was shocking, 4 extremely small pieces , couple of crackers more bread than anything , no grapes or apple No variety Not worth the money!

Great food, fast service, friendly staff 👌

Lovely staff and great selection of cheese boards gets very packed but it’s really lovely inside would recommend booking but otherwise everything is amazing

This place is to die for, however I do have a complaint that I wanted to avoid saying but I unfortunately have to. Firstly, the food is out of this world. The raclette potatoes are genuinely one of the nicest foods I have ever eaten. I've not stopped thinking about it since. Our sandwiches were so tasty and I'm really excited to come back to Rochester so we can visit again. Now for the staff. Firstly, your man Ragnars (I hope I spelled that right) needs a raise. He started his shift after we sat down and that guy did not stop moving. Cleaning tables, serving food, asking customers if they need anything etc. This was unfortunately brought down by your young staff member who I believe is called Julie. That's the name that was on the receipt but I might not have the right name. I really didn't want to name and shame and I've been sitting on this review for almost 2 weeks but something has to be said because it changed the atmosphere, as well as our frustrations. In the 45 minutes we were in the restaurant, I watched her perform about 3 tasks and one of them was bringing the bill to our table. The rest of the time she stood by the bar and didn't move, mostly talking to the other girl behind the bar who was on her phone. And it's not like there wasn't anything to do, it was a full restaurant. I was in hospitality for 5 years and it drove me crazy watching this when we wanted extra drinks and couldn't catch anybody's eye despite her being right in front of us. Ragnars came to our rescue. I don't know if she's new, or doesn't get paid enough, but something needs to be said. Sorry.

Great quality and nice atmosphere.

First time visit and would definitely come back. Very busy so we sat at the bar area at the front and watched the world go by. Tried the black pudding & cheese scotch egg and the ham & cheese croquettes. Both very tasty. As expected from the name, menu is very cheese based. Great selection of wines and gins.

Lovely breakfast served by Amy who was friendly and helpful. Food piping hot and delicious (perfect poached eggs 👌). I'd recommend.

We really enjoyed this place! Amazing building. Great atmosphere . Lovely cheeses. Really good service

Waited outside for my takeaway order which was classic £6 toastie as the store was getting crowded. A lady brought my order out and said what it was, I confirmed. She held the toastie ransom as she went back into the store to check the order was for me. Did she do this because I don’t look like the usually demographic that would get a toastie from the store? Because of this I won’t be going back again, she made me feel really uncomfortable like I was trying to con them out of a £6 toastie.

British cheese board is great and the local wines are excellent. We stopped in for Sunday roast (which they were no longer serving) and decided to stay for tapas any way. What an excellent turn of events.

Fantastic little place, very different from all the other pubs and restaurants in the area.

Stopped for Lunch, had no tables available but did have room at a high top in the bar. Had two platters and a bottle of wine and quality on everything was excellent. Service was excellent. Mix of quick, efficient, friendly and welcoming. Really can’t knock my experience here. Will visit again and highly recommend.

Staff were friendly and nice decor. Food tasted okay. However, risotto is very small and is not a main meal size. I think it should be added to small plates or made larger (I don't have a big appetite, but was still hungry)

The food was great but the women serving were rude and pathetic. Good beer

Absolutely love this place. Such a great ambience. Feels a little quirky but also rustic. Very cosy. Is a little pricey but food is lovely.

Had a Birthday Lunch here today. Absolutely gorgeous. The staff are pleasant and the food is awesome. I would like to revisit to try the Breakfast Menu and also the evening menu. I would highly recommend a visit.

One of my favourite places in Rochester, lovely food and drinks.

The tastiest breakfast ever - we went from one gorgeous flavour to another. We don't get to Rochester very often bur will definitely be visiting the Cheese Room Deli if we do

Absolutely delicious food. We've had breakfast twice here now. Very friendly attentive staff. Very tasty food. Highly recommend the gypsy eggs! Great full English as well.

A lovely little gem in Rochester. Cheeses are the speciality, but all the food is great. Nice atmosphere too and the staff are very friendly

Very busy place. Food was amazing of what we had. Vegan cheese and tomato with basil on sourdough toastie. Coffee cups can be nicer :) The decaffeinated coffee was weak so be sure to ask for extra shot. Gorgeous fireplace makes the atmosphere cosy on a cold Sunday morning 🌄

Love the setting it's like going back in time very friendly staff fantastic food will be going back very soon

Amazing food and beautiful boutique place to eat. Just a shame that our booking was refused desert as the kitchen had shut at 10.20 even though our mains were held up and not cleared by staff, we couldn’t of eaten any faster. I do feel if you’ve offered a booking at 8.30pm it must be made clear at time of booking that all courses must be ordered before a certain time. This was a special birthday celebration and once in a blue moon opportunity to escape the kids which was a real shame as we were really looking forward to our sticky toffee puddings. Praise to the waitress who did mock up a couple of cheese boards even though these weren’t on offer either due to the kitchen closing. This was a Saturday night.

Fantastic atmosphere, very old, very quaint, realistic prices. You got so much food on the cheese board, couldn't eat it all. Bread was fresh from baked loaves, waitresses were so polite and didn't keep bothering you all of the time, which I hate. Will definitely be going there again.

We have only visited twice. Once in mid summer and once in mid winter. Both experiences were great. The staff are very friendly and helpful. They work hard and give you good customer service without getting in your face. We had the cheese and charcuterie boards both times. There was a good selection of meats, cheeses and breads. being a Devonian, I had to have butter for my bread and that was delicious. If you are in Rochester, you must visit the castle, the cathedral and the Cheese Room.

Fabulous food & staff . Will return asap

Another lovley meal. At the Cheeseroom Botanical in Rochester. Friendly, jovial staff. Warm welcome with cosy atmosphere.

I love this place. They’re just doing it right. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, most often knowledgable about the menu and very helpful. Menu is well thought out and inventive, clearly designed by a good chef and executed well. Never had a bad meal here. I particularly enjoy that the menu is quite inventive and we always end up trying loads of small plates.

One of my favourite places. Excellent food and cocktails. Very good staff. Cosy atmosphere. What more could you want?!

A must visit. Everything from their cocktails to cheese board is amazing . Lovely friendly staff too

The best place ro go in Roxhester

This is such a great place for date night as its relaxed and also small enough to be personal great place to drink and chat for hours

Great food. Doing somthing different. Nice building too.

Very delightful place. Food excellent and reasonably priced.

Great place to go with friends or on a date. Well trained and knowledgeable staff, always friendly and professional. Would 100% recommend

My favourite place in Rochester! Friendly staff, cosy atmosphere and yummy but reasonably priced food. Can’t beat it 😊

Amazing knowledgeable staff, amazing food and great wine! The sticky toffee pudding is amazing!!! I literally live behind here and ill be a new regular. Best meal out in years 🙌🏻

Lovely restaurant with very friendly and fast service would definitely recommend the pork belly

A real stinker. Bored rude kids are serving food. 45 minutes to get served. Food was really really poor quality. Mum had charcuterie board bread and products stale. 2pm Sunday.

Fantastic spot near the castle with outdoor

Food is amazing would definitely recommend

Absolutely amazing! Would reccomend for anyone in the rochester area. Food was amazing and so was the service x

A great place. Food was exceptional and the staff were excellent. First time here, but will definitely not be our last.

We were sat at a table next to a noisy road. Cars we driving by at no more than a feet away. We were told we could only order Toasties, Sides or Broads. Really almost nothing to choose from. Food was Allright but very expensive. Not a good experience at all

Really lovely Reubins Toastie. Ive not had a Salt Beef with pickles sandwich since New York. This was absolutely yummy! Very nice service too. Sat outside & watcged the world go by. Its a popular place.

It was so good to relax in the sunshine with a cocktail - all the food was divine, look forward to our next visit!

Popped in for coffee but also had the sourdough toast with butter and marmalade. Absolutely delicious. I was able to sit outside and eat it. The staff were friendly and helpful.

First time visit today, decided to stop by this gorgeous place as from the outside looked quaint and pretty. When inside wow the place is beautiful. Old wood and the atmosphere feels so luxurious. The service is outstanding although so busy staff were smiling polite and really seemed to enjoy working , I know from experience this isn’t always the case, but the staff really gave off happy vibes. Then the food came and my goodness from presentation to taste every mouthful was out of this world. I’m not one for writing reviews but felt I honestly needed to share this gem of a place. If you’re passing you definitely need to check this place out. We will be back soon 😀

I’d like to tell you more about here than the cheese toasties but the problem is that they are so good I always choose them. There’s the original, the blue and pear and the three cheeses. The latter is best value but all are delicious. They are made with sourdough bread and you get three sandwiches in total. I haven’t tasted better. The coffee is good too. The staff are lovely, they take your order at the table and its fog friendly.

Good food, nice place, friendly service.

A very different assortment of dishes, all extremely well made and served. Not cheap but well worth visiting, recommended

The food was gorgeous, the service was a little slow, the setting was gorgeous and we were lucky enough to be put in a room of our own

Great place, with variety of food options that aren't your run of the mill offering. Great service and great setting. Thoroughly recommend

Lovely little restaurant situated in the heart of Rochester. Really cosy and beautifully decorated and the food is absolutely delicious. Will definitely come back!

Lovely place to go try some cheese and charcuterie. They even have a vegan cheese board

Good food, scotch get highly recommended, cheese is good, obviously. Table a bit low for legs only problem but I'm a giant so.

We came to Rochester to visit the Castle and Cathedral and stopped here for a bite to eat. We sat outside as it was a sunny day and shared a sourdough toastie, some chunky chips and some aubergine chips. The food was delicious and the staff were very friendly.

I have dined here a few times now as it is one of my favourite places since discovering it a year ago. Absolutely love the old charm feeling of the building and always a pleasure speaking with the staff who go above and beyond to fullfil your requirements. I've taken a couple of friends and my partner previously and everybody loves this place. Well done to the staff, you guys absolutely smashed it every time I visit.

Delicious food, everything is very nice!

Very pleasant historic restaurant.

Nice place, little disappointed they weren’t serving the roast as I saw on their website. But the food was lovely, service good and the atmosphere is great. Really cute little place and reasonably priced.

What a lovely little gem! It's so quirky inside, honestly the most friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and the food was delicious. The Cumberland sausage baguette was amazing!!! So chuffed to have found this place. Will be going again and the menu looked so good I have to try more.

The fish croquette with Thai green curry was very good.

I only stopped for a soft drink on a hot day (30°) with a couple of friends.

me and a friend stopped here for a catch up over a cup of coffee. but the atmosphere as well as the service were so long belt that we stayed for both lunch and drinks too. All thanks to michelle, our lovely server; she helped us with personal recommendations of the menu choices as well as being super informed on our dietary choices and what would suit us best. we are so thankful to her for everything and she really helped make this an incredible experience. food was lovely and we got the best wine thanks to michelle. so greatful. thank you

A little pricey, but great food. Large list of gins on the menu. Fantastic atmosphere and friendly staff.

Pretty. Beautiful terraces. Try the English platter with a Malbec with the family. A good moment

A lovely place to sit outside in the setting summer sun. Close to the castle, Rochester Cathedral and so many other historical buildings, many connected to Charles Dickens.

Lovely atmosphere, delicious beetroot salad but not a lot for the money. Friend did better with asparagus and a perfect poached egg and brie on top

Really friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great selection of gins and food, at great prices. The food is so tasty and presented beautifully.