The Cheese Shed in South Oxfordshire

Stopped by here for the first time having heard positive reports. Great concept but the offering was underwhelming. The pistachio and rose pastry was tasty but rock hard. Couldn’t work out whether this was how it was supposed to be or stale. Coffee was served in paper cups when, for the price, crockery should have been used. Toilets were portoloos.

Have been before toasted sandwich with thick sliced bread and plenty of cheese great. This last visit thin sliced bread with little cheese ! New year cut back!!!

Quirky pit stop for coffee and excellent cheese toastie on cycle ride round Henley. Coffees were warm too and reasonably priced.

The 'hot' chocolates and coffees were lukewarm. The Danish pastries were hard and stale. There was no cutlery. The worst bit was the toilets - 2 x Portaloos outside which were filthy and vile.

Great atmosphere, best cheese toasties ever. Set in a beautiful location with lovely walks or cycle rides.

Honestly can't understand the miserable buggers reviewing this place... citing 'lack of choice' at a place that specialises in cheese toasties... really? £6:50 for a fresh made toastie with a huge amount of cheese, hot, gooey and delicious.. just slip into that cheese coma and enjoy

A miserly amount of cheese in our toasty and no garnish. Just a small sandwich on a paper plate in a bag for £6-50! Given they make the cheese the profit margin on this is immense. £5-99 for a smoothie, most expensive I have seen all year. Even the staff didn’t look or sound happy. My first and last visit. What a shame as the concept is great but execution very poor. Suggest the owners visit The Blue Tin to see how a friendly, tasty and great value for money outside cafe runs.

Firstly, they have 2 spots for disabled parking but If you have a walker like my elderly parent it is an uphill gradient of some distance over wood chip. You don’t realise it is wood chip in the restaurant until you get there. Nightmare for wheels of any sort. No seating near entrance. Delivery vans draw up right outside entrance and the drivers climb over a low wooden barrier. Removal of this would allow a drop off point. A wooden walkway was not wanted by them as then wood chips would collect on them. Broom to sweep them off?? Really it should have something on website to say not suitable for disabled access. The entrance has a sharp policemen’s hump which would cause considerable discomfort anyone with arthritic spine or hips. Otherwise interesting idea and ha a lot of potential. Enjoyed the food and drink offered.

Visited on a rather rainy day while walking in the area. Luckily there was a table in the barn. You’ve got to like cheese toasties as there’s a complete lack of choice. Our cheese toasties were nice enough but nothing special - especially as they were £6.50 each. There was no choice of bread - white bread only. The toilets are portaloos. Having now been once I won’t be returning.

The toasti was fabulous but would have liked more choice of bread. The potaloos were clean but there was no water to wash hands. We reported this but was told this us always the case. Its not acceptable to be selling food in a rural setting with no facilities to wash your hands.

Love this place - food, drinks, decor, dog-friendliness, everything. My only suggestion would be to offer a ‘half toastie’ so that one has room for a smoothie, cake, ice-cream too. When I suggested this to the girl at the till, she looked at me like I’d just asked for a gluten free, vegan option 😳 🤣

A very simple concept of a converted cattle shed with tables inside and out. Cheese toasties made with cheese made on site and was delicious. Great place to go with dogs.

This is a very simple cafe, with only one hot snack, a cheese toasty, made with there own cheese and it was the best toasty I have ever had. Hot and cold drinks, cakes also. Small shop selling the 3 cheese that are made on the farm. Very busy even on a wet and windy Easter Monday.

My brother and sister in law live in Henley on Thames, and my brother-in-law, knowing and sharing our love of cheese told us we simply had to visit the Cheese Shed. So we have actually visited on a number of occasions now. As others have already said, the cheese toasties are out of this world. As are the cronuts too however! Lovely coffee and a little shop area where you can buy cheese, pickles, artisan breads etc etc. I am just grateful for the sake of my waistline that I do not have the Cheese Shed on my doorstep. Can I also add, they are dog friendly! So this is a perfect place for me. They have outdoor seating as well as the undercover 'shed' area. As a final note. their Witheridge Hay Cheese formed part of mine and my husbands wedding cake, it received a huge amount of compliments and I know my brother in law has since shown the staff at the Cheese Shed. Witheridge is a semi-hard cheese that is matured in hay- apparently Nettlebed Creamery were the first to mature cheese in this way in the UK. It is delicious, so make sure you pick some up to take away. The Bix and the Highmoor are pretty delicious too by the way!

I love this place. They don't do much, but what they serve is the best, their famous toastie. You can also get cakes, ice cream, hot/cold drinks. Setting is charming, rustic , wooden tables, benches haybales etc in and outside a farmshed/ in their courtyard , next to the local church . In the summer the courtyard is a sun trap. There's a giany marblerun on one wall for the kids. Cheese toastie is super crispy , oozing with their own produce. You can't better, it's yummy simplicity. I drive here from Windsor for a cheese toastie, kid not. Their smoothies are delish too. Staff all have delightful , engaging personalities, serving customers with oodles of charm. Makes me so happy when something is simple and perfectly done. 5*

Love the idea, the place and the great cheese. Cake also great. But you have to be prepared for a long wait for food or drinks so don't go if really hungry! Need more coffee and toastoe makers 🙂

We regularly visit here with family or friends. We have popped in for coffee, cake, toasties, events, cheese supplies… There is always a wonderful atmosphere and we love the decor. A must visit if you have not been yet!

What a fantastic place to stop by, Great selection of cheese made on site.Have a coffee and try there incredible cheese toastie.

A lovely rustic interior/exterior - our kind of place with strawbales and a farmyard feel. Looks great! We bought overpriced toasties (£6!!) which we were told would take 15 mins to arrive - it took 55 mins. Wouldn’t have minded if they were cheaper. Drinks...

Went here on a sunny Sunday afternoon in October. The atmosphere was relaxing with good decor, seating inside and out. However, it took one hour for our toasties to arrive - surely it doesn’t take that long to put some cheese in the middle of...

Great coffee but for £6 I expect a mega good toastie, not a couple of slices of mothers pride. Please go to velolife to see how it's done.

I had tried one of the cheeses earlier in the week so as I was close by I went for a coffee and toastie. Yes £6 but really delicious. Yes it is a barn with straw and the creamery works close by but it is...

Came for a Father’s Day catch up with our son and daughter-in-law. Coffee was nice and hot. We all had a cheese toastie which was ok but thought was expensive. Nice treat but probably won’t visit again.

A wonderful country setting, with lovely views and perfect walks/dog walks in several different directions from the Creamery/Cheese Shed. Toastie was delicious and filling, and cakes and pastry delights so tempting; and of course wonderful cheeses too. Thoroughly recommended.

I feel very sorry for the neighbours of this place, music was absolutely blaring out. Stopped for a quick drink as it was hot, but the ambience (scruffy barn with a view of working farmyard, obvious poo smells and the blaring music put us off...

Had a cheese toastie x2 with my wife here for £10 I believe they are £6 each now. Will not be going again.

Lovely find! Cheese toasties were delicious and the kefir smoothie refreshing. The barn is open and filled with cable drum tables, hay bales and warm blankets. Fairy lights strung across the space and rustic decorations make for a pretty setting. Filled with walkers, cyclists and...

Quite unusual - literally an open sided cowshed. Straw on the floor, smelly (over used/ever cleaned?) sheep fleece blanket like things to keep you legs warm. There is not really a menu - so you have to like cheese toasties. Toasted cheese sandwich was quite...

We'd been eating nettled creamery cheeses via our local farm shop for some time and heard that they had opened up a place for toasties so decided to investigate . Its a shed with an open side ( so wrap up warm ( blankets provided...

Our first visit here was back in October when we learnt about this place. It’s a great outdoor venue for coffee, good cakes and cheese toasties. You can also purchase their cheeses here in the little shop, which may I add are delicious! A lovely...

Coldest day of the year and we visited the Cheese Shed! Amazing toastie in a lovely setting with blankets provided to help us keep warm. Definitely be back.

Outside farmyard setting which is fantastic in the summer. This is cakes, coffee and smoothies. The farm is a cheese producer and sells the cheese in a toastie . We like the cheeses, but the toastie is pretty tasteless

We have eaten here quite a few times after walking in the area. They only serve cheese toasties, cakes and drinks. The cheese toasties are made with their own cheese. They are very tasty. You order then get a seat and wait for your number...

A beautiful location for a walk and a light bite to eat and/or a drink. The best cheese toasties you will ever eat! Loads of hot and cold drinks to choose from. Also, a good selection of sweet treats, cakes etc. Fab location to take...

What a lovely find in Nettlebed ! Great coffee and very tasty selection of local cheeses. Very friendly service and definitely a place to call into.

Very disappointed! Cheese toastie was burnt and they served the wrong coffee( not what I had ordered) . They didn't seem that bothered and didn't offer to change to correct drink. Probably won't be going back .

A brilliantly executed temple to the Cheese Toastie! Ample parking, a cool rustic environment with inside and outside seating, delicious toasties, high quality drinks (Hot Chocolate was recommended) and fast and efficient service made for a great experience WELL DONE! PS We took our own...