The Big Cheese

We have loved going to the big cheese for years! Getting platters after a nice hike in the parking lot behind the shop. Tasty food including lots of options for vegans. Local cheeses and provisions. Recently we got catering for 16 people for Passover and it was DELICIOUS! Good price and wonderful variety of salads and lots of Israeli dishes. Our favorite was the eggplant. Will always recommend this place!

Every time I go to The Big Cheese, I really enjoy their tasty Mediterranean style food and delicious coffee. Really nice staff that work there. Overall, an enjoyable spot for breakfast or lunch!

This place is great. We stayed in town for 4 days and came here 4 times if that says anything. It was a delightful breakfast each time. The food was great and you couldn’t beat the price. They sell a lot of produce and other food items as well, which some can be quite pricey, but they are high quality. We bought some cheese and it was absolutely amazing. There is a really cute thrift store in the back. Just a few clothing items but fun to look at while you’re waiting on your food. Very dog friendly. They let us bring them inside and we loved that. I get it’s not some peoples vibe but eh, you’ll get over it. It’s great - keep loving dogs. Highly recommend and don’t neglect all of their cheeses!!

Quaint place. Food was good but took a half hour for an egg sandwich. Cook was new and not good. Bad food safety habits. She was eating while cooking our food. Witnessed her drop food on the floor and use. Grabbed salad with bare hands that she was eating with. Woman taking our orders with pony tail was very friendly and if it wasn't for her we would have left. She was pleasant and accommodating. The other woman kept arguing with her in front of customers. Very rude. Shop had produce, processed foods, coffee, cheeses. Also sold clothes in the back. Very disorganized place. No focus. It has tables inside and outside. They allowed pets inside, again unsanitary for food establishment.

Once in a blue moon I find myself in Rosendale during lunch time and I find myself going to the Big Cheese to eat. I thoroughly enjoy the food here and am appreciative of the very reasonable prices and healthy options. Most recently I treated myself to a coconut macaroon, after my healthy lunch, and it was quite excellent!

Just a fun 🤩 experience having a vintage clothing store and a great deli all in one place is kind of genius! Grab a drink cocoa hot tea coffee or something unexpectedly new… done ✔️ in Good 😊 Taste 👅 You’ll feel like a Big Cheese 🧀 Enjoy 😉

Had a large selection of groceries that can be purchased, the thrift section at the back of the store was cute. The food tastes good but the portion of turkey on my sandwich was sad. The “big cheese” panini hardly had any cheese on it, the turkey sandwich had two or three thin slices of turkey. The bean salad was very good. I requested bok choy on my sandwich and I did overhear the chef say to the other girl that this choice will be gross. This is a totally fine comment to make, only the open kitchen design makes it very easy to hear what they are saying.

What a fantastic spot in all ways. Wow! To everything. Fantastic and amazing. The food was delicious, the location is perfect, every single thing we tried was magnificent and beautiful. It’s hard to not buy one of everything to take home. It’s just too good.