The Cheese Barn – Matatoki (Thames)

First time here, What an amazing place, went for lunch and had a steak,bacon and cheese pie, it was delicious, coffee was hot as it should be, lots of outside seating under trees etc Plenty of parking 100% recommend going.

Had coffee,quick,rustic and great coffee.

Nice quiet place to have cheese platter. Their coffee isn't too bad neither!

I live for cheese and have been to my fair share of cheese barns/farms/factories. Unfortunately this was one of the worse ones. The view is amazing! I love alpacas almost as much as cheese, so that was awesome. First there is no mobility parking. I parked up right close, where is no parking, and put my tag up. There is a ramp, but it goes through a very narrow door and is blocked by tables and chairs, so I had to leave the strollator (walking frame on wheels with a seat) in my car, which made everything ache and hurt after. Inside was quite cluttered and made it feel very hot. I was dying for an ice cream, but $8 for a single scoop is very dear, so I passed. The flavours looked great though. The lady at the register was very friendly and patient, because I just couldn't make up my mind. I settled on a large flat white, carrot cake, and a small cheese board. I wanted to sit outside, because inside made me feel claustrophobic, but outside is just not compatible for bigger people, or people with mobility issues. The lose chairs are too small, and climbing over a bench with no bank is uncomfortable. Nevertheless, I sat on the bench. It took very long for the cake to come, probably 15 minutes or more. The cake that was already there, and sliced, and ready to go in 1 minute. They asked if I wanted whip cream with it, and I'm glad it did, because the cake was very dry. It's my favourite cake, but it was so disappointing. After another long wait, the coffee finally came. It was fine. Eventually the cheeseboard came and for $32 it was very expensive. There was a heap of dry crackers and bread. I asked the guy for some butter, and even that couldn't save it. There was a chutney, which was great. Then dry olives and dry gherkins. I decided to take it home instead of forcing it down. When I walked inside I saw patrons having a cheeseboard, but instead of olives and gherkins, they had 3 chutney looking or hummus type dips or sauces. I would have much much prefer that. I'm not sure what they ordered, because the only option is small or large, but I don't understand the inconsistency. The cheese was really good, but not worth the price. Even if Cinderella milked the cows herself and hand churned it, it's not justified. Apart from the view, the alpacas, and the taste of cheese at home after I dressed up that mountain of dry crackers with my own dips, and chutneys, I was disappointed.