St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company

Since 2008 the St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company’s varieties of Anster cheese have been developing a wider following, but a pilgrimage to the place they’re made is a treat in its own right. This fresh and strikingly new café on the Stewart family farm – where cheesemaker Jane sources the milk from husband Robert’s herd of Holstein Friesian cows – has a great aspect to the south, looking down towards a panoramic view of Anstruther and the mouth of the Forth. Inside there’s a well-stocked deli corner and a viewing gallery where the public can watch the cheese being made, while the firm but delicately crumbly mild, mature and smoked versions are available to wrap up and take away or as a cheeseboard alongside oatcakes and chutney. Other standouts amidst the extensive menu include a rich ‘cheese savoury’ of sliced potatoes, bacon lardons and caramelised onions or a twice-baked cheese soufflé, both made with Anster. Cakes and sweet treats, meanwhile, are baked on the premises.

• High point: Great cheese and much more in an idyllic spot
• Low point: You’ll need a car to get there

Listed in The Larder – in the shops now or buy online.

This new café on the Stewart family farm – where cheesemaker Jane sources milk from husband Robert’s herd of Holstein Friesian cows to make the St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company’s Anster cheese – has a great aspect to the south, looking down towards a panoramic view of Anstruther and the mouth of the Forth. Inside there’s a well-stocked deli corner and a viewing gallery where the public can watch the cheese being made, while the firm but delicately crumbly mild, mature and smoked versions are available to wrap up and take away or as a cheeseboard alongside oatcakes and chutney.