Bruny Island Cheese Company

As I stand here in the heart of Bruny Island, tasting the fine creations of the Bruny Island Company, I am reminded that quality and passion unite us all. This place, cozy and unassuming, is more than a cheese shop; it is a haven where cheese and wine enthusiasts come together, bound by a shared love for craftsmanship and flavor. The warmth of the atmosphere, the kindness of the people, and the rustic charm of this spot in nature—here, one finds a sanctuary from the rush of the world. Today, I leave with a block of the C2, not merely a cheese but a testament to excellence, to the spirit of unity, and to the simple joys that nourish both body and soul.

Ordered the cold cheese platter. It came with three kinds of cheese, some sourdough bread, and three kinds of pickles. The cheese is nice even when eaten on its own. The sourdough is, hands down, the best sourdough I have ever eaten in my entire life. The pickles were also refreshing and a good palate cleanser. We had to order another sourdough. Some may say sourdough bread is an acquired taste. But not theirs, their sourdough was completely loved by all five of us without exception. Utterly amazing.

[Highly recommend to visit this place] Highly recommended place to visit in Tasmania, especially when you are planning to take some gifts back home. This is a really famous cheese shop where they process and make their own cheese. As well as being able to sight how their cheese are made and processed, they allow you to taste varieties of cheese options that vary from smooth to strong. A lot of options to pick but my favorite one out of many was the C2 cheese which has an extra crunch texture to the cheese. I would love to come again next time I visit Tasmania. Very high quality products, staffs are very friendly and welcoming, this is a must try place! NB: As it being rural, it may be difficult to pay using bank cards sometimes depending on the internet connections so make sure to bring some cash 😊

What a wonderful spot! Had a cheese platter and paddle of beer. The cheese, condiments and bread were amazing. Not a huge beer fan, but they all tasted pretty decent. Service was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Well worth the visit.

Dining Experience @ Bruny Island Cheese Company. . The Bruny Island Cheese Company has a strong connection to Tasmania, seeking to make the very best Tasmania cheese that reflects the seasonality of the island. . The Cheese C2 was the 1st raw milk cheese produced in the country, and is a classic cooked curd cheese aged for 6 - 12 months. The Cheese C2 has a hard firm texture, with a natural rind and mild nutty cheesy sweet flavour. . The Cheese George is made from unpasteurised cow's milk, aged for 6 - 8 months. The Cheese George has a semi-hard crumbly texture, with a natural rind and sharp savoury salty cheesy flavour. . Sampled the Cheese Platter (AUD $55), which was served with Cheese C2, Cheese George, and Cheese O.D.O. (One Day Old), the latter of which is made from unpasteurised cow's milk, aged for only 1 day. Marinated in olive oil, garlic, red chilli, black pepper, and chives, the Cheese O.D.O. (One Day Old) has a soft sticky texture, without any rind and milky sweet salty earthy sour peppery spicy vegetal flavour. . The Sourdough Bread has a spongy soft texture with bready sour sweet flavour, while the Smoked Wallaby has a chewy lean texture and robust meaty savoury smoky flavour. Served with a trio of condiments, the crunchy Beetroot Relish lends vegetal sour sweet earthy flavour, the juicy Bread & Butter Pickles lends vegetal tangy zesty sweet sour flavour, and the grainy Kasundi lends vegetal earthy sweet salty spice flavour.

Great cellar door serving up a variety of soft and hard cheese as well as craft beers. There is quite a fair bit seating space available. The staff were all friendly and were very knowledgeable. We were able to sample a few different types of cheese while the staff explained the differences in the production method. We got a cheese platter to share (which included ODO, Raw Tom and C2) and really enjoyed it! We’ll definitely be ordering from their online store.

Second time to Bruny Island Cheese Company- this time we did the cheese & beer tasting. My mum had done it before on a tour but was happy to do it again. Absolutely LOVE the restructure that the experience has undergone in the hands of Vico. She is so evidently passionate about providing an engaging, informative and enjoyable experience. The whole team at Bruny Island Cheese are wonderful and such a passionate, talented lot. 100% recommend if you get the chance! Keep up the tasty work guys (and thanks for the beers & cheeses. Look forward to visiting again)

Sensational! The creamiest tastiest cheeses and beer you'll ever have. The black pudding smoked beer is a dream - and goes perfectly with the soft cheeses on offer. The hand make and hand brew everything. - we visited this place as part of a tour, but anyone can pop in to try sample and purchase their incredible Jesus and beers. 100/100 - Hamish John Appleby // APPLEBY PHOTOGRAPHY

As I stand here in the heart of Bruny Island, tasting the fine creations of the Bruny Island Company, I am reminded that quality and passion unite us all. This place, cozy and unassuming, is more than a cheese shop; it is a haven where cheese and wine enthusiasts come together, bound by a shared love for craftsmanship and flavor. The warmth of the atmosphere, the kindness of the people, and the rustic charm of this spot in nature—here, one finds a sanctuary from the rush of the world. Today, I leave with a block of the C2, not merely a cheese but a testament to excellence, to the spirit of unity, and to the simple joys that nourish both body and soul.

Ordered the cold cheese platter. It came with three kinds of cheese, some sourdough bread, and three kinds of pickles. The cheese is nice even when eaten on its own. The sourdough is, hands down, the best sourdough I have ever eaten in my entire life. The pickles were also refreshing and a good palate cleanser. We had to order another sourdough. Some may say sourdough bread is an acquired taste. But not theirs, their sourdough was completely loved by all five of us without exception. Utterly amazing.

[Highly recommend to visit this place] Highly recommended place to visit in Tasmania, especially when you are planning to take some gifts back home. This is a really famous cheese shop where they process and make their own cheese. As well as being able to sight how their cheese are made and processed, they allow you to taste varieties of cheese options that vary from smooth to strong. A lot of options to pick but my favorite one out of many was the C2 cheese which has an extra crunch texture to the cheese. I would love to come again next time I visit Tasmania. Very high quality products, staffs are very friendly and welcoming, this is a must try place! NB: As it being rural, it may be difficult to pay using bank cards sometimes depending on the internet connections so make sure to bring some cash 😊

What a wonderful spot! Had a cheese platter and paddle of beer. The cheese, condiments and bread were amazing. Not a huge beer fan, but they all tasted pretty decent. Service was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Well worth the visit.

Dining Experience @ Bruny Island Cheese Company. . The Bruny Island Cheese Company has a strong connection to Tasmania, seeking to make the very best Tasmania cheese that reflects the seasonality of the island. . The Cheese C2 was the 1st raw milk cheese produced in the country, and is a classic cooked curd cheese aged for 6 - 12 months. The Cheese C2 has a hard firm texture, with a natural rind and mild nutty cheesy sweet flavour. . The Cheese George is made from unpasteurised cow's milk, aged for 6 - 8 months. The Cheese George has a semi-hard crumbly texture, with a natural rind and sharp savoury salty cheesy flavour. . Sampled the Cheese Platter (AUD $55), which was served with Cheese C2, Cheese George, and Cheese O.D.O. (One Day Old), the latter of which is made from unpasteurised cow's milk, aged for only 1 day. Marinated in olive oil, garlic, red chilli, black pepper, and chives, the Cheese O.D.O. (One Day Old) has a soft sticky texture, without any rind and milky sweet salty earthy sour peppery spicy vegetal flavour. . The Sourdough Bread has a spongy soft texture with bready sour sweet flavour, while the Smoked Wallaby has a chewy lean texture and robust meaty savoury smoky flavour. Served with a trio of condiments, the crunchy Beetroot Relish lends vegetal sour sweet earthy flavour, the juicy Bread & Butter Pickles lends vegetal tangy zesty sweet sour flavour, and the grainy Kasundi lends vegetal earthy sweet salty spice flavour.

Great cellar door serving up a variety of soft and hard cheese as well as craft beers. There is quite a fair bit seating space available. The staff were all friendly and were very knowledgeable. We were able to sample a few different types of cheese while the staff explained the differences in the production method. We got a cheese platter to share (which included ODO, Raw Tom and C2) and really enjoyed it! We’ll definitely be ordering from their online store.

Second time to Bruny Island Cheese Company- this time we did the cheese & beer tasting. My mum had done it before on a tour but was happy to do it again. Absolutely LOVE the restructure that the experience has undergone in the hands of Vico. She is so evidently passionate about providing an engaging, informative and enjoyable experience. The whole team at Bruny Island Cheese are wonderful and such a passionate, talented lot. 100% recommend if you get the chance! Keep up the tasty work guys (and thanks for the beers & cheeses. Look forward to visiting again)

Sensational! The creamiest tastiest cheeses and beer you'll ever have. The black pudding smoked beer is a dream - and goes perfectly with the soft cheeses on offer. The hand make and hand brew everything. - we visited this place as part of a tour, but anyone can pop in to try sample and purchase their incredible Jesus and beers. 100/100 - Hamish John Appleby // APPLEBY PHOTOGRAPHY

Our second pit stop was at Bruny Island Cheese Company. They're an artisan cheese shop with a brewery inside too. It's a two minute drive from Get Shucked. We dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 3:30pm). The space is beautiful with a lot of seating outside amongst the trees and nature. Service is a bit spotty as it took awhile for us to get a cheese tasting flight. There's a lot of things to peruse once you're inside; cheese, fresh breads made on site (sourdough bread for $7.50 AUD), honey, muesli, granola, sauces, jams, oils and more. Beers are on tap (7 types) with a guest tap (Bruny Island Cider when we went). You can get a tasting paddle ($12.00 AUD) which lets you try four pre-picked flavours. For non drinkers, there's coffee and shakes. The chalkboard menu outside had about half a dozen options; platter, ploughman's lunch, oven baked otto, sourdough pizza, sourdough croque monsier, toastie and sourdough fruit toast. Saw a platter and pizza come out to a table that looked scrumptious. - Cheese tasting flight ($5.00 AUD) - you get to sample four types; tom (semi-hard), george (semi-hard), saint (classic Camembert) and 1792 (washed rind). All were tasty but our favourite was the 1792. It was aged on aromatic Huon Pine boards. Another fun spot to grab drinks and enjoy good food. You could easily spend a few hours wining and dining here.

We picked up a bunch of goodies for lunch before our hike to flute cove. Two sticks of bread, cheeses and wine. It was a perfect lunch alongside the road top payout with our unshucked oysters.

Seldom does a multipurpose restaurant/bar and food/beermaker reach perfection, but this comes pretty close from what I can tell. It's a beautiful space, it has the beer was the best I had in Australia (I've had about 60 different Aussie beers), it's right off the main road and it has a wood fired oven. The also make local cheese (note, I don't actually eat cheese, so I can only comment that it looked amazing). If you like beer stop here. For a flavorful heavy beer that packs a punch, have the metric stout, but don't plan to drive after, as it is 10% ABV.

My wife and I stopped by on a food tour of Bruny Island and really enjoyed all the hard and soft cheeses they offered. I normally only like hard cheese bu their Brie was really good and I had a few types. They also have a beer company on site so this place is perfect.

This stop was one of the highlights of Bruny Island for me. More than just cheese is what you will find here. They have honey, sauces, beer and wine. Some nice gifts or just stop for a snack. One thing they could do is have a wine and cheese tasting. It goes hand in hand to me yet you can only buy a cold beer but only wine bottles for take away. They should really capitalise on that market. Cheese was splendid! Several varieties to sample for free and all were delicious in their own right! There is cute indoor and outdoor seating. Some days you can view them making cheese. Otherwise enjoy all the native birds and other nibbles you will find here.

I'm glad I saved writing this review for a day I was feeling pretty tops about cheese, as I've had past strong miserly feelings about this location and they're just not fair because you know what? Bruny Island Cheese is tops. It's just really good. If you ever get to the point where you have ranked favourites for a cheese company, that means they are Pretty Dang Good. Don't forget that. My most recent stop at the factory was just a couple of days ago, when a friend desperately needed a caffeine top-up. The coffee here is bloody delicious and you can enjoy it on a stunning Bruny day nestled into beanbags on the tiered decks out the front of the shop, where things are a little quieter than the hustle and bustle of inside. Inside, however, is where you get to taste all the cheeses. Do not hesitate in scoffing the ODO (my current favourite) or that one wrapped in vine leaves (my previous favourite, recently bumped down to #2). Only one toilet between a bunch of tourists passing through probably isn't great, even on a mildly busy Friday (I dread to think of a Saturday or Sunday) I hung around for what felt like ages (doesn't it always feel longer when you're waiting?). The only other thing BICC is lacking is an amazing Bruny view, but drive a minute either way and you'll soon find that again.

Excellent staff who were always gracious and attentive at this fabulous little find on Bruny Island. We stopped for a bit of a look any maybe a coffee but were transported to a world of delightful cheeses and a range of above standard drinks. Cheese platters with a few extra treats, needless to say we stayed awhile and even purchased cheeses to take home and Mathew Evans glorious book Winter Food on Puggle Farm.

The cheeses is good, the beer smell honey. I love the fruit paste which it included in the cheeses platter. Kids cheeses finger is too sweet for me

One word: delicious! Some of the best cheese I have ever had and the pizza I had was divine. Would definitely recommend. It is also such a beautiful setting. A must on Bruny island.

I'm a bit of a cheese head and so finally getting to visit visit this place after years of enjoying their cheese back in Melbourne was a highlight of my trip to Bruny Island. We got there late in the day - around 3.30pm - and the kitchen was soon due to close. Not such a big deal as we only wanted a cheese board. I shouldn't say "only" because it implies that the cheese board was just some basic affair, which is most certainly wasn't! What came out was a board filled with three gigantic chunks of cheese of varying textures and flavour along with pickled cherries, olives and a house made baguette, thinly sliced. There would have been easily 300gm of cheese there! Sitting on the outside deck drinking local cider and trying to defeat this board of fromage was a relaxing way to spend the next hour. The One Day Old (ODO) was my favourite - a fresher, softer cheese marinated in richly flavoured oil that allowed the quality of the milk to shine through. Unfortunately on the day we visited there wasn't a larger selection of cheese available for tasting (due to being so close to Christmas when production stopped for a little while), but I'm told there's usually a wide variety to try before you buy and staff are happy to discuss each cheese in great detail so you can understand how they're made and matured. The cheese board won that day. We took the last chunk home, along with house-baked fruit buns, to devour for breakfast the next day.

Great stop in Bruny Island. The cheeses are simply incredible. They are even baking their own breads onsite now. Highly recommended.

On our way back to North Bruny through the neck, we wanted to stop at the famous cheese factory. I was expecting a more overpowering smell but while I could whiff it from the carpark it was actually a nice smell and once we got in I couldn't really smell anything which speaks volumes for its cleanliness and presentation. We decided to stay for lunch and I'm glad we did. As I've been saying, service makes ALL the difference and John, the coffee man there, just made the whole thing a lovely experience. Warm, friendly and informative whilst being unobtrusive, a rare combination. We started off with a coffee. John came up with the cups with a shot in them and poured the milk in, creating a heart at the last flourish and just... made the whole thing an experience. Coffee was good, had that slightly bitter first taste which disappeared after that first sip. While we were sipping coffee, they announced they were hooping up the cheese so my sister and I went to investigate. You could watch through glass windows as three smiling staff proceeded to scoop up what seemed like curds out of whey in white buckets with sieve holes in them then place them on the metal table with a sink for the whey to run off into. Pizza was next. Amazing home made thin base with lovely tomato, melted (excellent) cheese and their own olives with prosciutto on half of it. The whole thing just had snap to it and the prosciutto was exquisite, really made me think about Europe and the times I have visited France, Italy and Germany. It wasn't razor thin or transparent. Just enough that you had to give it two chews and let it melt into salty oblivion in your mouth. To finish it off was the famous cheese platter. We got five samples, all of which were marvelous and perfectly suited five people. The little ramekin of pinot cherries were delightful, slightly fizzy and wonderful for cleansing the palate for the cheeses. By the time we were just about finished, John was cleaning up the table behind us and we had a chat with him then got up, bought a loaf of the home baked bread, some cheese for tonight's risotto, a jar of the olives and another of the cherries and I bought a bottle of the elderberry and elderflower concentrate ($30 for the two bottles) and we all left in high spirits. Thank you for giving us such a lovely experience. Highly recommended. 4.5/5

I'm crazy about this place. If you're in Hobart, you absolutely have to make the quick 30min drive down to Bruny Island, jump on the ferry and go exploring! It's a fantastic area, and this should be your #1 spot. Fantastic cheese, bread and wine, and a beautiful place to relax!