The Old Cheddar Cheese Company

On a recent trip to Busselton, we stopped off at the Old Cheddar Cheese Factory and sampled their cheeses. The lady who was serving offered us 250gm blocks of cheddar and pickle onion cheese (in Aldi packaging) for $5, saying it was a discounted price because her boss had told her to sell some excess stock of the cheese they had started to sell through Aldi stores. We ended up spending about $20 in cheese, thinking that we were getting a good price, buying one of their ‘special packages’ and the discounted Aldi cheese. About 30 minutes up the road we stopped off at Bunbury Farmers Market, and were very disappointed to see that the cheeses we had just purchased as a ‘special package’ were muc...

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Arrived at the restaurant and found the parking lot almost empty. The tasting room was not being attended to. I enjoyed trying the displayed cheeses, especially the chili cheddar which had a spicy kick. I recommend sticking to single flavor cheeses as the ones with two flavors were not well balanced, with one flavor overpowering the other. The service was finally friendly. We decided to order a coffee, but it was a bit of a disappointment. It was very strong, similar to Turkish coffee, even though it was made from a barista-style coffee machine. There were a lot of grounds at the bottom of the cup.

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Best cheese factory by far and have been to plenty. Friendly staff. Better signage to find it from both directions would be good. The cheeses were great, took a lot home. Had a platter for two and couldn't eat all of it. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

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If you are thinking of dropping in - best check their WEBSITE first to see if they are open - at the moment they are closed until further notice and not contactable.

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This was one of the best cheese places for tasting cheese. No hard sell, the lady was happy to help us

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