Christmas at The Cheese Bar

Whether it’s organising cheese and wine night for you and your pals, putting on the cheeseboard on Christmas Day or finding the perfect gift for the cheese lover in your life – we’re here to help.

Welcome to your one stop for British Cheese this festive season!

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Restaurant Bookings

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The Cheese Barge - Paddington

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Pick & Cheese - Seven Dials

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The Cheese Bar - Camden

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Our festive Cheese Fondue Menu is available on Thursday evenings from Nov 24 – Mar 25

 

£30pp for Regular Fondue Menu (2 Course – Fondue, Side & Dessert)
£32pp for Special Collab Fondue (2 Course – Fondue, Side & Dessert) – Changes Monthly!

Minimum 2 people – Booking Essential


£10pp Deposit upon Booking
**Regular Menu not Available on these Evenings**

 

Key: P – Pasteurised, UP – Unpasteurised, T – Thermised, TR – Traditional Rennet, VR – Vegetarian Rennet

C – Cows’ Milk, S – Sheeps’ Milk, G – Goats’ Milk

The above refers to the cheeses within the dishes

To Start

Supplement Required

British Charcuterie Plate GF
£14
Seasonal British Charcuterie Selection, served with Fig Chutney, Cornichons & Garlic Crispbread
GF Option Available
Cheeseboards GF
4.85 / 3 for £14.25
British Cheeses with Individual Pairings, Your Choice from our List of 9!
Vegetarian Options & GF Crackers Available

Jan & Feb Guest Fondue - Mike's Fancy Cheese

Changes Monthly - £32pp includes Guest Fondue & Dessert

Guest Fondue: Mike's Young Buck Blue Fondue GF
Northern Ireland's answer to Stilton, a rich, indulgent fondue with double cream and brandy. Contains Young Bluck Blue, Smoked Drumlin and Templegall Fondue served with Potatoes and Coombeshead Sourdough (UP + P, C, TR)
UP, C, TR Fondue contains Alcohol, Egg. GF without Bread

Choose Your Cheese Fondue

All served with Coombeshead Sourdough, Potatoes & Cornichons | Min. 2 people per Fondue Choice

Cornish Kern & Lincolnshire Poacher Fondue GF
Cornwall's answer to Comté & an Alpine/Cheddar crossbreed combine in this savoury, super stringy fondue (UP + P, C, TR)
UP + P, C, TR, Contains Alcohol, Egg; GF without Bread
Mayfield and Yarlington Fondue GF
Based on a Moitié-Moitié (half and half) fondue. Rich, sweet and a little bit funky
UP, C, TR, Contains Alcohol, Egg; GF without Bread

Choose Your Side

Cauliflower (V) GF
Truffled Mushrooms (V) GF

Sides for Dipping

Cauliflower (V) GF
£4.0
Truffled Mushrooms (V) GF
£4.5
Deep Fried Tempura Pickles GF
£7.5
Contains Sulphites and Mustard

Dessert

Included in Set Price

Apple & Victoria Plum Crumble to Share (V)
Vanilla Ice Cream
Serves 2, GF Alternative Available

£55pp Set Menu – Pre-paid on Booking
Minimum 2 people – Booking Essential

(7 day cancellation policy)

GF & Vegetarian options available on request

To Start

Sharing Plates for the Table

Welcome Festive Cocktail
Coombeshead Sourdough, House Whipped Butter
British Cheese Boards
A selection from our list of 9
Westcombe Curried Cheese Curds
Graceburn, Butternut Squash & Spinach Fritters
Zhoug Dressing, Pickled Red Onion
Crumbled Caerphilly, Carrot & Sweet Potato Puree
Butter Braised Leeks, Garlic Crispbreads

Main Course

Designed for 2-3 to Share, Choice of..

Baked Baron Bigod
Truffled Mushrooms, Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Slow Braised Beef Chuck
Kirkham's Lancashire Poacher Aligot

Sides for the Table

Spenwood, Honey & Mustard Roasted Parsnips
Winter Leaf Salad, Confit Shallot & Toasted Seeds

Dessert

Choice of..

Pannettone Pudding
Fen Farm Mascarpone
Goats' Milk Panna Cotta
Winter Spiced Berry Compote, Toasted Almond

Available from 1st – 31st December
(or until they run out!)

On the Belt

Gorwydd Caerphilly (UP, C)
Traditional Welsh Caerphilly, aged longer to give a buttery & mushroomy layer beneath the rind and a crumbly lactic centre
Paired with: Brussels Sprouts & Pickled Apple (GF)
Vintage Keen’s Cheddar (UP, C)
24-month aged clothbound Cheddar. Christmas calls for a serious Cheddar hit & this vintage Keen’s is a little bit special!
Paired with: Piccalilli - contains Wheat, Celery, Mustard
Kirkham’s Lancashire (UP, C)
The only clothbound, raw milk Lancashire in the world. Moist & buttery with an almost fluffy texture & characteristic yoghurty tang.
Paired with: Fruitcake - contains Gluten, Egg
Old Roan (UP, C, VR)
Tart Wensleydale-style with a smooth, buttery finish & satisfying crumble.
Paired with: Pickled Red Cabbage (GF) - contains Sulphites, Mustard
Sherryloo (UP, C, VR)
We’ve teamed up with master cheesemaker Jake for the 3rd year running on this one-of-a- kind cheese - exclusive to The Cheese Bar! Waterloo cheese, washed in Cesar Florido’s Cruz del Mar Cream Sherry.
Paired with: Sherry-Soaked Golden Raisins (GF) - contains Sulphites

Off-Belt

Kirkham’s Sweet Brioche Sandwich
£9.5
Kirkham’s Lancashire (UP, C) with Orange, Cranberry & Port Jam!

For Dessert

Port & Stilton Affogato GF
£6.5
Cropwell Bishop Stilton & Caramelised Walnut Gelato, served with a shot of Ruby Port.

Xmas Tipples

Ruby Port
£7.0 / 35
Niepoort - Douro, Portugal
Booze-soaked figs & cherries, aged in small oak casks.
Tawny Dee
£7.0 / 35
Niepoort - Douro, Portugal
Young, authentic Tawny. Fruity, fresh, sweet & nutty.
Late Bottled Vintage Ruby 17/18
£9.0 / 43
Niepoort - Douro, Portugal
Plums, blackberries & dark cherry. Rich & complex.

Special Events

NYE on The Barge

See in 2022 with Cheese & Wine, on a Barge..

£50pp + 12.5% Service – Includes 3 Course Set Menu

Early & late sittings available – with a NYE Countdown for the latest sitting!

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Fondue Thursdays

December 21 – February 22
£23 / £25pp Cheese Fondue Set Menu

 

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:

Dec x Bone Daddies
Jan x Burritos Machete
Feb x From the Ashes BBQ

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Virtual Tastings

Okay, these are technically after Christmas – but make banging pressies if we do say so ourselves!

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Gift Vouchers

Give the gift of cheese this Christmas.

PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE DIFFERENT VOUCHERS FOR OUR RESTAURANTS & FOR FUNK/THE ONLINE STORE!

Restaurant Vouchers

Redeemable against food and drink at any of our restaurants.
These are not redeemable in Funk or on our online store!
Valid for 12 months after purchase.

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Funk / Online Store E-Voucher

Redeemable against food and drink in Funk or our online store.
These are not redeemable in our restaurants.
Valid for 12 months after purchase.

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Cheese & Wine Tastings

Looking for an alternative Christmas Party idea?

Look no further.

We’re running IRL & virtual tastings with our Head of Cheese.

Choose from just Cheese, Cheese & Wine or Cheese & Cider – with optional Cheesemonger-led Zoom sessions.

IRL Tastings can be held in Camden or on The Cheese Barge.

For Virtual Tastings, we’ll ship everything you need to you, your friends or colleagues – then talk you through how to taste like a pro!

And ALL from the comfort of your own home.

GET IN TOUCH FOR MORE INFO & PRICING!

What's Happening at Funk?

Christmas Pre-Orders!

We’re taking pre-orders for Christmas cheese!

Pop in and see us, give us a call or drop us an email.

*We will cut off pre-orders once we reach capacity, so get yours in early to avoid disappointment!*

Contact Us

Columbia Rd Xmas Wednesdays

Join us for late night shopping, carols & festivities – 5pm – 9pm!

Weds 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd December

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