La Fromagerie Cheese Shop

Second time coming here and had again an awful service experience. This time, the person working at the cashier refused to heat up my sandwich and gave me a salad with just lettuce and no toppings. This is extremely frustrating and a shame to the shop, which actually has great cheeses

The smoked duck breast + manchego, arugula, fig sandwich is 10/10. Side salad is massive. Just a killer deal for ~$15.

The worst sandwich I had in San Francisco. My French Brothers are crying.

Nice sandwich and salads shop that sells various freshly made items. We had the duck and fig sandwich, there was enough seating and really enjoyed our sandwich. The sandwich was nothing fancy, with no sauces so don’t expect anything out of the ordinary.

I ordered Le Toulouse sandwich which has duck, figs, arugula and cheese from Spain’s sheep’s milk. Got their macarons as well! They had run out of their usual bread, and used a different kind of sandwich bread for the Toulouse. Still, both were really delicious—with a very surprisingly good mesh of flavours for the former, and the macarons being not overly sweet. The only issue I have with the place lies in customer service. When I signalled that I was ready to order, the servers though nice—lagged in their response to me. It seemed they were more interested in their own conversation rather than putting their customer first. So despite not having anyone ahead of me, I had to wait longer than usual just to order. Even though I would have loved to return and try a different sandwich, this kind of service left a slightly bad taste in my mouth, thus, less likely of an urge to come back. Nevertheless, good food.

Let’s throw this out there right away… I do not eat sandwiches to be healthy… I eat a sandwich to get “exposure” to healthy ingredients while enjoying mouth watering flavor full nitrate added processed meats and cheese….(actually less likely to spread DNA/disease) anyways…. The bread was fresh, flakey, powdery; quality The Cheese was smooth, round, the right amount of sting… I love how the shop smells of stinky cheese… I am a stinky cheese kind of guy. I did the Californian with Chips… the habanero salsa has just the right amount of kick, I can still feel it on my lips 12 minutes later. Ate the whole thing in half a block… good freaking sandich

Fished all morning out on Ocean Beach with Little Joe and Hop Sing, caught a lot of Perch and limits of Stripers and ended up giving them all away to a couple of needy families. It was cold, a little breezy and when the ocean mist hit you all you could think about was a hot grilled ham and cheese from La Fromagerie to warm you up! So the next time your fish dinner is interrupted by people that are more hungry than you...give them your fish, and go get a big fat grilled ham and cheese from La Fromagerie...the best in the city! 5 stars all day long. ☆☆☆☆☆

Truly amazing. Croissant sandwich was simply phenomenal and the grilled cheese was great too. Absolutely wonderful food.

If you have missed the chance to speak in French there are lots of folks here! What a yummy sandwich. I would come again if I'm the area

Got the California @12.99. Which is on the lower end in terms of cost for lunch in FiDi. But their website has the sandwich listed for $9.99. Kinda bummed it's 30% more when I got there. Taste wise it's good. It's not amazing but I was aight. 3/5 The filling was skimpy. Middle was more filled, but when you get to the end of either side of the sandwich, there's barely anything besides bread. 2 slices of deli turkey, barely any avocado. 2.5/5 The good thing is that they're fast. I went there on a Monday 1:30pm. No Line, barely any wait to get my sandwich. Almost grab n go!

Quelle honte... la pain au chocolat n'est pas meilleur que celui de Starbucks. Les fromages sont beaux, mais si c'est pour vendre de la patisserie mediocre, mieux vaudrais s'abstenir. Cheese might be great, put pastry sucks. Rating is for the pastry.

Do yourself a favor and get their grilled cheese and tomato bisque combo - it'll drown your sorrows. It comes with a side salad and chips rendering this a full package. Highly recommend.

Prepandemic, this was one of my favorite sandwich lunch spot in Fidi! I visited recently again and got the toulouse sandwich, which is the smoked duck breast and manchego sandwich. The sandwich is just as good as I remembered it but it didn't seem like it had as much protein as I remembered, which was a shame

I ordered the Californian Sandwich. I will say all the ingredients that they use are so fresh & the cheese is super tasty. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because it was a lil skimpy on the meat. I ended up combining both halves to make the sandwich not so bread heavy. I had this delivered though our office ordering system called Forkable so the sandwich also came with chips, an apple & a stroopwaffle.

Came for a quick breakfast and was craving a croissant and why not here in downtown sf. Service was quick for my croissant while my friend had to wait a while for the panini to warm up. By far one of the best croissant I had heated with the Dijon spread. The place reminds me of Paris deli shop and it was a no nonsense just make me a breakfast item place. We sat outdoor and enjoyed the people watching as people stroll out of the street of sf. Will return and try not the other deli items.

Love the La Mancha salad. It's a kale salad with smoked duck breast, manchego, figs, pear, pumpkin seeds and a apple cider vinaigrette. Fantastic combination of textures and flavors. First of all, the thinly sliced smoky duck is perfect and you can buy it sliced at the store for your charcuterie boards and sandwiches. This should be something more widely used as it is absolutely delicious. The smoky duck, sharp and creamy cheese, sweet figs, tart pear, and toasted pumpkin seeds all complement each other and the dressing is fantastic and has a good balance of sweetness, mustardy tang, and some needed acid. My only minor complaint is I sometimes wish they added more duck - can sometimes feel a bit skimpy - but overall an excellent meal and one I will keep ordering. $15 for this salad in today's SF prices is also a pretty good deal but it does seem to be the victim of shrinkflation with the ratio of kale to everything else increasing. I only give them 4 stars since I have only had 1 item and due to the ingredient balance being slightly off but definitely delicious!

One of my favorite lunch spots! The salads are delicious and there are a lot of interesting options for a relatively affordable but very delicious meal. The service is good but I wouldn't say the most friendly, but it really doesn't matter since the food is pretty great. I look forward to coming in to try their breakfast one of those days. Heard great things about them.

Excellent menu and wine choices. Happy hour is a plus. Fresh food is made to order, and service is outstanding. I love this quick stop for cheese and wine any time of the day when they are open.

We ordered takeout and I got the Californian Sandwich, which has turkey, avocado, arugula, cheese, and a special sauce. The food was finished as promised and so it made pickup pretty easy. However, I thought it would have been best had the bread been toasted or at least was crispier than it was. Found the bread to be a little tough, and it was a ciabatta roll. I could have made due without the arugula or the sauce the sandwich was on, which was a spicy sauce that I don't think tasted very good. I just thought that for a hopefully basic sandwich, there was a lot going on with it and so it could have been better. The menu is large and I found that the sandwiches were on the more complex side in terms of toppings and garnishes.

My go to lunch spot!! For the price, you can get a filling sandwich and salad. I've tried almost every sandwich on the menu and have loved every single one. They taste so fresh and don't weigh you down afterwards. One of my favorite things is the salad. I love that they put so much stuff on top of it! Really makes paying the extra money worth it. The service is so quick and there's never a long line either. Would recommend!!

This post is about service. I walked in this morning just a second before a young lady came in and started to peruse the cheese case. Male employee walks over to her first and asks if she needs assistance and she replies that I was there first and she was still looking. He reluctantly looks at me and I ask for a chocolate croissant. He places it in a bag, i pay and he hands me the bag. Did not say thank you for coming or ask if he could heat the croissant for me. Felt pretty cold. Still gave him a tip.

La Fromagerie is basically the only reason I come downtown into work nowadays. The quality of their meat and cheese are amazing. My favorite thing is if you order a sandwich, you can get a Manchego Kale side salad for only $3.99. The order online, pick up in store via Ritual is seamless too. I've had all of their sandwiches - they're delicious. You can't go wrong. Due to the crazy lunch rush, I recommend ordering ahead of time or else you might have to wait in a long line. My star rating: 5 - must go!!! 4 - liked it, give it a try! 3 - it was alright 2 - I probably won't go back 1 - turnaround and run

Was visiting San Francisco recently, and my partner and I came here for breakfast...on several occasions. Food (rating 5.0/5): I won't write down everything we ordered because we came several times during our SF visit. I think that already tells you a lot about how much we liked this place since it's the only place we ate at more than once while in SF. We ordered different things each time we came and were satisfied every time. The ingredients are fresh, the portions are filling, and the cost is affordable. If I lived in SF, I would come here regularly and try everything on their menu. Service Notes: They're a bit slow because they make each sandwich by hand and there were only ever 2 workers there max, so it could take a while if you're behind multiple people in line. The workers there are friendly though. TLDR: Overall the quality-to-cost ratio of the food is phenomenal. I highly recommend this place.

From what i can see online this place seems to have cheese boards which is nice for company events but i stopped in for lunch. The staff was friendly which was nice, and there was one vegetarian sandwich option which was the friday option "alpes" which consisted of a cheese sandwich. The taste was good though it was supposed to taste like raclette and tasted 95% like swiss and .. the sandwich was small! 9.99 was cheap actually but they added salad and chips to make it look full but it was the smallest bread sizes ever. It was filling enough because its cheese but come on guys.. better make a 12.99 sandwich with normal sized bread. In the pictures it doesnt look too bad but..

I almost fell in love with La Fromagerie since it has three different locations throughout my home town. The one that hadn't closed yet was the one I went to in the Financial District. Goat cheese, duck breasts, and other French specialties makes La Fromagerie different from other comfort food cafés. Its catering service turned out excellent in my workplace. For lunch, Provencal and potato chips. Never thought I were given generous portions to fill the whole clamshell. If I were to choose grilled cheese sandwich, it'll take more time than a cold cut hoagie. Love the goat cheese when it's cold. Seeing one French owner doing his job was never a problem to me. Might come back to buy a plastic bag of real flavored macarons. Too bad I had to pay using my credit card since the other La Fromagerie in Dogpatch was robbed of its cash. Therefore, I respect their safety measures. Ç'est la vie!

Delicious and legit cheese shop, with amazing European imports and fantastic croissant breakfast sandwich! Really nice spot in the fi-di! Service was fast and friendly and felt a little bit like I was In Europe! Love this new spot

Cute, authentic French shop with gourmet cheeses and sandwich & salad options. I came close to closing time and ordered the Toulouse sandwich (because I love a good roast duck) but the shop was out. I settled for a Parisian instead. Service was very friendly but the sandwich was underwhelming. It was mostly cold ciabatta bread. The ham, butter, cornichons fillings were all a bit flavorless unfortunately.

It's my favorite salad place in town because of their duck breast and cheese. The dressing has a balance of savory and sweet, the kale works very well with the manchego, diced pears, pumpkin seeds and fig. Duck breast has just enough fat so it's not too greasy. I do think however a bit less olive oil on the dressing would be perfect. Servers are quick. There is only one communal table inside and some outdoor seating on the street. I've always ordered to-go so it was totally fine.

La Fromagerie is my favorite place when I need a quick lunch at work. It's a blessing to have La Fromagerie nearby because the food is consistently good and affordable. This time I got the La Mancha Salad: They give two (!) containers of dressing which is a blessing since this salad is pretty sizeable! I feel like we never get enough dressing when ordering to-go, but you won't have that problem here! The duck confit is delicious, and they don't skimp on it, either. The slices are super thin, so it's not overwhelming. My favorite part of the salad is the dried figs. The fruit juxtaposes with the sharp cheese and smokey duck. Flawless combo! I also got a side of chips, and they are standard potato chips. Tip: The sandwiches here are insanely good!

Great place to get Cheese Boards and Charcuterie in SF! They now have Grazing Boxes, which are perfect for a picnic or small gathering! I got the Ultimate Cheese and Meat Grazing Box, which includes Mimolette (Cow's milk), Chabichou (Goat's milk), Manchego (Sheep's milk), Double Cream Brie (Cow's milk), Serrano Ham, Chorizo Iberrico, Local fig jam, Grapes, Strawberries, Cherry tomatoes, Walnuts, Pear, Greek Olives, Kale, and Honey. My favorite was the Mimolette Cheese! The Chorizo Iberrico must have run out because they replaced it with more Serrano Ham instead. But overall, they do a great job of making the boxes look colorful and presentable! I also really like the variety of ingredients they use in each box--really well-balanced! The shop itself is super cute, and they offer different additions for your cheese and charcuterie platters like crackers, cookies, pate, snacks, and other specialty items. La Fromagerie also sells sandwiches, gift boxes, and does catering as well!

Yummy vegetarian sandwich with great flavors for a reasonably cheaper price. I really loved the different combo of roasted veggies and sauce they used which makes it to stand out than any other regular sandwich spot. I didn't like the French lemonade soda very much due to the artificial flavors, would have preferred a fresh lemonade instead.

Just had an awful Italian sandwich. No taste. Rude service and too much money. Don't understand the great reviews

It was a great grilled cheese sandwich. I wish they didn't make me wait soooooooooo long for it. It was worth it but I don't know if I'd return.

Overall, great salads and sandwiches, little known gem in FiDi. Food (4/5): The Italian sandwich and la mancha salad are my favorites from here. Portions are ok but quality of the ingredients is great. Service (4/5): not really much of a sit down spot although there are chairs outside. Most people just take out but cashier is usually friendly Ambiance (3.5/5): nothing really special but a nice small shop

What is going on with the quality control of your salad? So many yellow leaves in my today's order.

I've had The ham and cheese Italian And Californian Ham and cheese is so underwhelming. If you've had ham and cheese at La Baguette in Stanford mall, you'll be disappointed with this. It falls real flat here with the choice of ham and cheese used. Italian is good but not great. The thick ciabatta against the conservative amount of prosciutto, basil doesn't work here. You have to layer on the prosciutto or change up your bread Californian is very very good though. There's a good balance of everything inside and feels complete.

The sandwiches, kale salad and variety of cheese are so delicious. , the service is excellent

This is for a pickup order via doordash. They accepted the order, market it complete and when I went there 30 min later, the store was closed (the order was placed at 2:45p and the store had closed at 2p). Boooo!!!

I love La Fromagerie! I'm regular. I usually order the Le Californien on MealPal. Unfortunately, I have lactose intolerance. I can't have very much dairy, but La Fromagerie is one of my favorite lunch spots. I usually order the sandwiches, but the salads look great, too. I remove the cheese slices and nibble on it separately. Le Californien has natural turkey, Point Reyes Toma Cheese, Habanero mango hot sauce, avocado, roma tomato, wild organic arugula, extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper. This is a great healthy sandwich. The mango hot sauce totally makes it! I've also had the Le Toulouse. Mmmm...Smoked duck breast is sooooo good! Le Toulouse has local smoked duck breast, Ossau Iraty (sheep's milk cheese from France), fig jam, dried figs, wild organic arugula, extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper. The dried figs add something special. I wish La Fromagerie had more side options aside from chips. I also wish they had more comfortable indoor seating. Otherwise, it's pretty great. Overall, this is a fantastic lunch spot, especially good for takeaways!

Best sandwiches in the city! Ordered the Le californien sandwich for delivery on DoorDash. The meat, cheese, bread, and fillings are all incredibly high quality (even the arugula haha) and price is very reasonable for the filling portion size. I wish I lived closer to FiDi, I'd come here all the time! Last year I got to try many different types of their sandwiches through catering at a work event. Even the vegetarian options are delicious. I hope they can open up more locations across the city.

Received their charcuterie board as a engagement gift and loved their fresh high quality meats and creamy cheeses that came with it. Everything was packed perfectly and delivered safely (thanks GH!) The gift box also included a French red wine to pair and two bags of macarons which were delightful and definitely makes me want to visit the store personally to grab some more and try other fresh delicious cheeses!

This used to be my favorite place to come for lunch while working in the office. I came at least twice a week. Now the quality is awful. Didn't get the additional toppings I paid for. Also didn't get a regular topping that should have been included (fig jam). There were potato chips crumbs in my salad. Lastly there was hair on the cheese. Sadly, am never coming back.

Nothing endorses a French sandwich spot than standing in a long line behind five guys speaking rapid-fire French. No, they weren't talking about anything interesting. As I waited and eavesdropped, I noted La Fromagerie serves breakfast and also has a Happy Hour. The delicious selection of cheeses and paté in the refrigerated cabinet looked promising. I added a black pepper paté de campagne ($9) to my order to take home. The sandwich (Le Parisien, $10) was delicious. While I was initially disappointed it was made with ciabatta bread instead of baguette, it had great flavors of ham, aged gruyere and cornichons (little pickles) and the bread was soft and delicious. I chose a side salad instead of chips and trust me, not only is it healthier and more satisfying, it was a highlight: curly kale, diced apple, halved sweet, black figs, small pieces of cheese and chewy seeds in a light olive oil based dressing. Delicious and absolutely worth the $3 upcharge. A ten-foot communal table allows for inside seating and some small tables outside are under a building terrace with a row of columns like a mini Rue de Rivoli. La Fromagerie is a solid lunch spot if you're downtown. Someone tell me how their Happy Hour is!

I like cheese like the next person, but I'm not an over-the-top cheesethusiast and don't really get La Fromagerie. The food is good but I just don't see this as a repeat-often or walk 10 blocks spot. The three salad options are not super-inventive, though they are each laden with hunks of cheese. The regular sandos are fine but kinda pricey. The bread is almost better than the cheese, which is always good. The grilled cheeses are kinda overkill over-wrought with fancy cheese combos. The full bottles of wine for sale are random for this FiDi location. I guess it's nice they carry those, but do they sell them often?

A lovely cheese shop but also wonderful FiDi lunch spot plus they cater too if you need a nice cheese and charcuterie platter. Lunchtime offers a small variety of sandwiches on fresh ciabatta bread - each paired with a corresponding cheese of course. From fresh burrata and prosciutto for the L'Italien to the turkey and avocado La Californien sandwich with the appropriately sourced toma cheese from Point Reyes. Highly recommend adding a side salad because it's a treat by itself. A well balanced kale salad that's sweet and savory between the manchego cheese and the figs and pears. Really solid lunch spot all around and probably a regular spot if you're a big fan of all things cheese.

I needed something close to the building I was working at and happened to run across this spot. Great. Fast service. I ordered the Californian and it was delicious

Let's be real - I rarely order salads at restaurants, because I don't find them to be good value. Call me a foodie, but it's not hard to buy all the components (even the fancy ones, like candied nuts and dried fruit) at Trader Joe's and make your own dressing. But alas, I was in the area for a business meeting and didn't want to blow my diet. I figured, if my friend is going to pay for my lunch anyway, why not? I haven't changed my overall opinion about salads at restaurants - but I've made an exception for the "La Mancha" salad at La Fromagerie. What makes it different, you may ask? It's not the flavor balance (which is excellent, but not unheard of - figs, pear, and manchego) - but the smoked duck breast. After all, it's not like I can pick that up at Trader Joe's, can I? I'm sure I could procure it at one of the fancier supermarkets in the city (Bi-Rite perhaps) and hack together my own version, but I find the flavor, portion size, and price (under $15, which is a solid price in FiDi) worth it by far. Normally, I find restaurants in the area more about convenience over value - but La Fromagerie nails it on both. A solid spot for a business lunch!

Annoying! Every time I provide a price range for a cut of cheese they are always over and are not very accommodating about trying to get close. Today I asked for between $8-$10 slice and they guy rang it up as $21- like WTF??? Had to ask about having it cut in half and ended up paying ~$13. Sandos are good.

I walked by La Fromagerie and the smell of the melting cheese drew me in... this authentic French café has a small selection of sandwiches and salads made of the freshest ingredients. Very impressed. Had the Italian (prosciutto, burrata, basil & tomato) with a side salad ($3.99 extra made with kale, figs, pears and house dressing) which were really good. With this first experience, however, was an unfortunate malfunction: the power for the register went down (block wide) and they were unable to accept payments other than exact cash (they were unable to open their register) which turned away a few clients. I was lucky to get in before this happened. They did their best and kept going with a smile. I look forward to coming back to try their grilled cheese sandwiches!

Friday afternoon I was craving a sando so I ordered and picked up at the Montgomery location and all I can say is wow wow wow!! What a great sandwich, I ordered Le Californien and it was so delicious , so much so that I saved 1/2 and took it home with me to the east bay , then Saturday Morning it went in my backpack to be consumed on my 6 mile hike through the San Pablo Reservoir. It was just as tasty on Saturday morning as it had been on Friday afternoon. Not wet or gross just perfectly perfect . Thanks for an incredible sandwich!! I will definitely be back .

Simple menu, high quality ingredients. Their sandwiches are top notch, using great combinations of flavors. I tried the Toulouse because I've never tried smoked duck breast before. The balance in the sandwich was excellent, it's clear that the each sandwich had quite some thought going into it. Try it if you're in the area.

This place is amazing! It's a one stop shop for all things cheese. They serve breakfast, lunch, and an after work happy hour (with wine!) I always find myself coming back here because there's never a wrong time to enjoy cheese! I have enjoyed: - The Pou Tou Crossaint Sandwich ($7.00) : This is the perfect pick me up to start your morning. Soft melty goat cheese with rosemary ham and fig jam. - The happy hour $29 : Your choice of wine (red, white, rose) and a selection of cured meats, cheese, and fixin's for 2. It is definitely worth the value. I wish they provided more bread. The rose was pretty average. For me it's all about the cheese! I have also purchased cheese from the deli section to create my own cheese plates at home. They have an expansive selection at a fair price. I created a plate consisting of a goat, sharp, and brie variety based on the staff suggestions. I got: The Humboldt Fog, Scharfe Maxx, and Delice Bourgogne. The service has always been amazing. I have just started getting into cheeses and the staff here are always patient and knowledgable.

I am a sandwich girl, and I have been theorizing the perfect sandwich for as long as I can remember. That's why I am delighted to say that this place serves my kind of sandwich! The type of sandwich I like has good bread, cheese, veggies, and slightly salty meat. It also has to be clean, as in it can't be soggy and dripping with sauce. Their Toulouse sandwich (and probably their other ones) fulfill all of these categories! Their bread is fresh, satisfyingly carb-y and holds everything together really well. It is genius to use arugula because it is tastier and more nutritious than lettuce; smoked duck breast and cheese from France tastes delicious; and for a bonus, the figs add a unique and sweet touch. I recommend adding chips too to complete the whole package. This is also great place to buy wine. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful in helping me choose one. I can't wait to try it!

La Fromagerie is on my regular rotation of lunch spots. Get the duck salad. You won't regret it. Pro-tip: if you don't modify your salad, they give you a pre-assembled one, which generally comes with less kale. I always modify (no cheese, dressing on the side), and they fill the container to the brim with kale.

One of my favorite lunch finds! I've been a consistent customer for a while now and truly appreciate the fresh, quality, tasty food as well as the fast and friendly service. My favorite order is the Le Italien Sandwich with a side salad, sometimes I honestly just crave the side salad itself. The other sandwiches are also quite good, but nothing really compares to the Le Italien for me texture and flavor-wise. I really enjoy the La Mancha salad as well, the flavors of the dressing really go well with the smoky, fattiness of the smoked duck breast. I prefer this salad over the sandwich counterpart, I feel like you can appreciate the ingredients better as a salad. All other salads are pretty good too. I usually don't get breakfast during the work week but really enjoyed trying the Lyonnais breakfast croissant. Truly a decadent, buttery, cheesy mess. I've ordered caviar chips and some truffle gouda from here as well, both great. It's a treat to go here! I personally never leave disappointed. Already craving my next meal there.

What a wonderful cheese shop! The truffle Gouda is amazing and the selection of cheeses is decent. The cashier Edward was helpful in giving advice on which cheese I should pair with my charcuterie meats. He was also quick to help as I was in a rush to get back home. Great place for your cheese needs, will come back again to try more of the selection!

Got the La Mancha salad based off all the recommendations here, and it lived up to the hype. I'd recommend getting the dressing on the side (also as recommended here), because it is pretty heavy, and if they put as much as they give on the side on the salad, it's probably too much for most people. I'll be back soon to try out the sandwiches!