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| - I love cheese, especially the variety of cheeses that you can get in Quebec. I'd always heard awesome things about La Maison du Cheddar, but getting to the Outremont area is a challenge for me, so I never had the chance to go until the last time I was back in Montreal. I'd heard that they have awesome fresh cheese curds (one of my fave cheeses!), including sundried-tomato and pesto versions. We went on a sunny September Saturday afternoon after hitting up Lesters (review to be posted soon). The shop itself it really cute, lots of cheese, cheese products, and accompaniments (like olives and jams) for sale. They have a small take-out/eat-in? counter at the back. They also only had one employee working, possibly the owner. Unfortunately, there were two people ahead of us, and they both wanted to taste-test a variety of cheeses. Now, I think it's really cool that they let you do that. BUT, as a customer, could you maybe not be so selfish and realize that you are completely hogging the single employee's attention?? She tried probably about 5-6 different cheeses, taking up probably 15 minutes. All I wanted to do was buy cheese curds. Ugh! Anyway, when she finally left, I ordered a small carton of cheese curds (about $5) and the employee went to go get a fresh bag for me. Turns out that this is the exact same kind of cheese curds that you can buy at Metro (the one in Westmount anyway) - I know this because my mother-in-law once bought us the same bag from there! Felt a little ripped-off, but at least now I know that I can get the same quality fresh cheese curds at a much more accessible location. On the plus side, La Maison du Cheddar does carry this fabulous cheese, 14 Arpents, that supposedly has won several awards. It is delicious - creamy like brie but with a very unique taste - I highly recommend it.
Anyway, all in all, while I did like La Maison du Cheddar, my experience there was meh - there are so many places that sell cheese in Montreal that I don't feel that I need to go back there.
P.S. They do accept credit cards as payment. Always a bonus.
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