The Cheese Barge

All aboard The Cheese Barge – a 96ft double decker vessel moored on The Regent’s Canal.

Our Main Dining Room plays host to a seasonal cheese-focused menu,
from a whole half kilo Baked Baron to our infamous Westcombe Curried Cheese Curds.
Expect cheese plates with innovative pairings and small producer wines.

Or join us between 3 – 5.30pm for Cheeseboards, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & snacks.
*The Terrace is closed from Oct – Mar!

 

Bookings & Deposits

For bookings of 7+, please email paddington@thecheesebar.com

We take a £10pp deposit for all regular reservations.
This is taken at the point of booking, and comes off your bill on the day.

We have a 48 hour cancellation policy. Rescheduling after this is at the Manager’s discretion.

Get Your Cheese Fix..

Got a voucher? Email us at paddington@thecheesebar.com to book in!

Lunch Reservations

From 12pm – 3pm, Mon – Sat
& 12pm – 3.45pm on Sun

 

£10pp Deposit

1 hr 30 mins Sitting Time

 

INDYTUTE VOUCHERS ARE VALID FOR THESE RESERVATIONS SUN-FRI ONLY!

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Dinner Reservations

From 5.30pm – 11pm, Mon – Sat

 

£10pp Deposit

1 hr 30 mins Sitting Time
(2hrs for groups of 7+)

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Sunday Dinner Reservations

From 5.30pm – 7.15pm

 

£10pp Deposit

1 hr 30 mins Sitting Time
(2hrs for groups of 7+)

 

INDYTUTE VOUCHERS ARE VALID FOR THESE RESERVATIONS!

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NYE at The Barge

Ring in 2024 with cheese & wine, on a Barge!

 

£55pp Set Menu – Pre-Paid on Booking
Includes 3 Courses & a Welcome Drink

 

6pm & 9pm sittings – with 9pm staying for midnight!
Vegetarian & GF options available on request

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FONDUE THURSDAYS!

Fondue Thursdays are Back!

Every Thursday Eve from Nov 23 – Mar 24

 

 

Fondue Set Menu with Monthly Changing Guest Special

Nov: Snackbar’s Freddie Janssen
Dec: Chick N’ Sours
Jan: Decateur
Feb: Chatsworth Bakehouse
Mar: Koya

 

 

*Regular Menu not available on these evenings!

 

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Afternoon Cheese

Move over Afternoon Tea..
Join us for Afternoon Cheese
3.45 – 5.30pm, Mon – Sat

 

Full Menu not available at these times!

 

£10pp Deposit
1hr 30mins Sitting Time

 

INDYTUTE VOUCHERS ARE VALID FOR THESE RESERVATIONS!

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Indytute Vouchers

Indytute vouchers are valid:

 

Monday – Friday: 12pm-4pm (available for either Lunch or Afternoon Cheese Reservations)

 

Sunday: All day from 12pm (available for Lunch, Afternoon Cheese or Sunday Dinner Reservations)

 

Please EMAIL US – we’ll send you a code to waive the deposit when making your booking.

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Our Menu

The below menus are samples.
Everything is made fresh in house & therefore dishes are subject to availability.

This menu is served from 12-3pm & 5.30-9.30pm

 

Key: P – Pasteurised, UP – Unpasteurised, T – Thermised, TR – Traditional Rennet, VR – Vegetarian Rennet

C – Cows’ Milk, S – Sheeps’ Milk, G – Goats’ Milk

The above refers to the cheeses within the dishes

British Cheeses

£4.85 Each / 3 for £14.25 - GF Crackers Available

Driftwood (T, G, VR) GF
Paired with: Honeycomb & Rosemary Sugar
Bix (P, C ) GF
Paired with: Pear & Brandy Jam
Clothbound Cheddar (UP, C) GF
Paired with: Cornichons
Katherine (UP, G) GF
Paired with: Quince Jelly
Gorwydd Caerphilly (UP, C)
Paired with: Fig Chutney
Maida Vale (P, C, VR)
Paired with: Ampleforth Beer Chutney
Yarlington (P, C) GF
Paired with: Spiced Hibiscus Poached Pears
Cropwell Bishop Stilton (P, C, VR) GF
Paired with: House Pickled Cucumbers
Lanark Blue (UP, S, VR) GF
Paired with: Red Onion & Port Marmalade

Small Plates

Coombeshead Sourdough
£4.0
House Whipped Butter
Westcombe Fried Curried Cheese Curds
£9.0
Chilli Honey (P, C)
Tempus Charcuterie Plate
£14
Seasonal British Charcuterie Selection, Garlic Crispbreads, Fig Chutney & Cornichons
GF without Crispbread & Fig Chutney
Cornish Gouda & The Kernel Stout Rarebit Stuffed Courgette
£8.5
Tomato & Chilli Jam (P, C)
Contains Fish, Alcohol
Gorwydd Caerphilly, Vadouvan Butter Confit Leeks
£9.5
Carrot & Sweet Potato Purée, Crispbread (P, C)
GF without Crispbread
St James Halloumi GF
£9.0
Romesco, Oregano (P, C+G, TR)
Contains Almond
Graceburn, Winter Squash & Spinach Fritters
£9.0
Zhoug Dressing, Pickled Red Onion (UP, C)
Contains Egg
St James Ricotta & Spiced Lamb Pasty
£10
Cucumber, Red Onion & Dill Yoghurt (UP, S)
Contains Egg
Smoked Lincolnshire Poacher Spätzle (V)
£12.5
Petit Pois, Shallot (UP, C)
Contains Egg
Yarlington Tartiflette
£14
Pork Lardons, Wild Mushroom, Pickles (P, C)
Contains Pork, Alcohol

To Share

Kirkham's Lancashire Aligot GF
£32
12-hour Braised Beef Chuck, Roasted Sprouts (UP, C)
Contains Alcohol
250g Baked Baron Bigod GF
£32
Coombeshead Sourdough, Garlic Roasted New Potatoes, Truffled Mushrooms, Ampleforth Beer Fruit Chutney (UP, C)
GF without bread & chutney

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Green's Fior di Latte Mozzarella, Smoked Bacon & Chilli Honey
£9.0
(P, C, VR)
Keen's Cheddar, Montgomery's Ogleshield & Mixed Onion
£9.0
(UP & P, C, TR)
Cropwell Bishop Stilton & Ampleforth Beer Fruit Chutney (V)
£9.0
(P, C, VR)
Add Bacon
£2.0

Sides

Kirkham's Lancashire Mash GF
£6.0
(UP, C)
Spenwood, Honey & Mustard Roased Parsnips (V) GF
£6.0
(T, S, VR)
Winterleaves Salad (V) GF
£6.0
Confit Shallot & Toasted Seeds

Dessert

Milk Chocolate Cheesecake (V)
£6.5
Clove Poached Orange, Dark Chocolate Sauce
Contains Egg
Port & Cropwell Bishop Stilton Affogato (V) GF
£7.0
Stilton (P, VR) & Caramelised Walnut Gelato with a shot of Ruby Port!
Contains Alcohol, Nuts
Fen Farm Mascarpone, Cinnamon Baked Toffee Apple (V) GF
£7.5
Toffee Sauce, Spiced Nut & Seed Crumble Topping (P, C)
Contains Almond, Pecan, Walnut

White

Served in 125ml / 500ml / Bottle

Frentano Bianco
£7 / 27 / 32
Cantina Frentana
Abruzzo, Italy
Picpoul de Pinet
£- / - / 35
Chateau de la Mirande
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Garnacha Blanca
£- / - / 39
Abrazos by Reverte
Navarra, Spain
Kamptal Kollektiv White
£8 / 32 / 40
Kamptal Kollektiv
Kamptal, Austria
Albarino Abadia de San Campio
£8.5 / 33.5 / 42
Bodegas Terras Gauda
Rias Baixas, Spain
Riesling
£9.5 / 38 / 47.5
Andi Knauss
Württemburg, Germany
Macon-Villages
£- / - / 52
Maison Guillot-Broux
Burgundy, France
Aus den Dorfern Weiss
£- / - / 56
Rosi Shuster
Burgenland, Austria

Red

Served in 125ml / 500ml / Bottle

Frentano Montepulciano
£7 / 27 / 32
Cantina Frentana
Abruzzo, Italy
Cotes-du-Rhone 'Mathilde'
£- / - / 38
Clos Saint-Michel
Rhone, France
Moristel Joven
£8 / 32 / 40
Bodegas Pirineos
Somontano, Spain
Di Majo Norante Sangiovese
£- / - / 42
Terre degli Osci
Molise, Italy
Cuarenta Malbec
£9.5 / 38 / 47.5
Bodega 40/40
Mendoza, Argentina
Langenlois Pinot Noir
£11 / 44 / 55
Alwin & Stefanie Jurtschitsch
Kamptal, Austria
Blaufränkisch
£- / - / 60
Rosi Schuster
Burgenland, Austria

Orange

Served in 125ml / 500ml / Bottle

Solara
£8.5 / 33.5 / 42
Cramele Recas
Vrancea, Romania
A Changing Selection Available by the Bottle

Rose

Served in 125ml / 500ml / Bottle

Piquepoul Rose
£7.5 / 30 / 37.5
Les Vignobless Foncalieu
Languedoc, France
Corbieres
£- / - / 42
Chateaux Ollieux Romanis
Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Sparkling

Served in 125ml / Bottle

Prosecco DOC Spumante Bio
£8.5 / 40
Cantina Bernardi
Veneto, Italy
La Perle Brut
£- / 55
Domaine de l'Ocre Rouge
Dions, Southern France
Cremant d'Alsace
£- / 68
Domaine Rieffel
Alsace, France
'Les 3 Terroirs' Blanc de Blancs 2016
£- / 80
Michel Gonet
Champagne, France

Sweet & Fortified

Served in 70ml / 375ml Bottle

White Rabbit
£7 / 35
Niepoort
Douro, Portugal
Ruby Port
£7 / 35
Niepoort
Douro, Portugal
10 Year Old Tawny Port
£11 / 50
Niepoort
Douro, Portugal
Pena del Aguila Fino en Rama
£7.5
Bodegas Cesar Florido
Chipiona, Spain
Cruz del Mar Amontillado
£8.0
Bodegas Cesar Florido
Chipiona, Spain
Cruz del Mar Cream
£6.5
Bodegas Cesar Florido
Chipiona, Spain
Jurancon La Magendia
£9 / 45
Clos Lapeyre
South-West France

Beer & Cider

On Tap - 2.3 Pint

Powerplant Lager
£6.0
Two Tribes
London
Pale Ale
£6.0
The Kernel
London
Crafty Apple Cider
£6.0
Herefordshire

Spirits & Cocktails

East London G&T
£7.0
East London Kew Gardens Gin
£8.5
East London Vodka
£7.0
East London Rum
£8.0
Aperol Spritz
£9.0
Negroni
£9.0
Floral Gin Fizz
£11

Alcohol-Free

Yamilé
£6.5 / 35
Muri
Lucky Saint
£6.5
Low alcohol unfiltered Lager
330ml
No. 2 Sencha Green Kombucha
£4.5
Left FIeld, Eyemouth
330ml

Softs

Coca Cola / Diet
£3.5
House Lemonade
£4
Selection of Teas
£2.5
Coffee
£3.5

Our festive Cheese Fondue Menu is available on Thursday evenings from Nov 23 – Mar 24.

 

£30pp for Regular Fondue Menu (2 Course – Fondue, Side & Dessert)
£32pp for Special Collab Fondue (2 Course) – Changes Monthly!

Minimum 2 people – Booking Essential


£10pp Deposit upon Booking
**Regular Menu not Available on these Evenings**

 

Our regular Fondue menu is available any time for groups of 6+
– 3 days notice required, please email for short notice!

 

Key: P – Pasteurised, UP – Unpasteurised, T – Thermised, TR – Traditional Rennet, VR – Vegetarian Rennet

C – Cows’ Milk, S – Sheeps’ Milk, G – Goats’ Milk

The above refers to the cheeses within the dishes

To Start

Supplement Required

British Charcuterie Plate GF
£14
Seasonal British Charcuterie Selection, served with Fig Chutney, Cornichons & Garlic Crispbread
GF Option Available
Cheeseboards GF
4.85 / 3 for £14.25
British Cheeses with Individual Pairings, Your Choice from our List of 9!
Vegetarian Options & GF Crackers Available

November's Special Guest Fondue: Snackbar's Freddie Janssen

Changes Monthly - £32pp includes Guest Fondue & Dessert

Guest Fondue: Durrus, Coolea & Lincolnshire Red Fondue
Served with Kimchi Sriracha, Deep Fried Pickles, Seaweed Potatoes & Coombeshead Sourdough (UP + P, C, TR)
Contains Alcohol, Soya, Crustaceans, Sulphites, Gluten, Mustard, Sesame
Guest Side: Dill Pickle Hash Browns
£4.5
Contains Mustard, Sulphites
Guest Special Drink: Pickle Back
£7.0

Choose Your Cheese Fondue

All served with Coombeshead Sourdough, Potatoes & Cornichons | Min. 2 people per Fondue Choice

Cornish Gouda & Lincolnshire Poacher Fondue GF
Cornwall's answer to Gouda & an Alpine/Cheddar crossbreed combine in this savoury, super stringy fondue (UP + P, C, TR)
Contains Alcohol, Egg; GF without Bread
Mayfield & Yarlington Fondue GF
Based on a Moitie-Moitie (half & half) fondue - sweet with a touch of funk! Made with Yarlington Mill Fine Cider(P, C, VR + TR)
Contains Alcohol, GF without Bread, Vegetarian Option Available on Request

Choose Your Side

Cauliflower (V) GF
Truffled Mushrooms (V) GF

Sides for Dipping

Cauliflower (V) GF
£4.0
Truffled Mushrooms (V) GF
£4.5
Beef Meatballs (GF) GF
£8.5

Dessert

Included in Set Price

Apple & Victoria Plum Crumble to Share (V)
Vanilla Ice Cream
Serves 2, GF Alternative Available

£55pp Set Menu – Pre-paid on Booking
Minimum 2 people – Booking Essential

(7 day cancellation policy)

GF & Vegetarian options available on request

To Start

Sharing Plates for the Table

Welcome Festive Cocktail
Coombeshead Sourdough, House Whipped Butter
British Cheese Boards
A selection from our list of 9
Westcombe Curried Cheese Curds
Graceburn, Butternut Squash & Spinach Fritters
Zhoug Dressing, Pickled Red Onion
Crumbled Caerphilly, Carrot & Sweet Potato Puree
Butter Braised Leeks, Garlic Crispbreads

Main Course

Designed for 2-3 to Share, Choice of..

Baked Baron Bigod
Truffled Mushrooms, Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Slow Braised Beef Chuck
Kirkham's Lancashire Poacher Aligot

Sides for the Table

Spenwood, Honey & Mustard Roasted Parsnips
Winter Leaf Salad, Confit Shallot & Toasted Seeds

Dessert

Choice of..

Pannettone Pudding
Fen Farm Mascarpone
Goats' Milk Panna Cotta
Winter Spiced Berry Compote, Toasted Almond

Group Bookings

Get in Touch

Opening Hours

See you soon..

How To Find Us

Contact

Address

Paddington Basin
Sheldon Square
London
W2 6DL

paddington@thecheesebar.com


Phone: 07862 001418

Directions

 

Find us on the canal at Paddington Central, next door to London Shell Co.

 

Paddington is the nearest station.

 

If you’re coming on the Hammersmith & City, District or Circle Line, exit the station and turn left – you’ll see us just along the towpath.

 

If you’re coming on the Elizabeth Line, exit to the left of the platform, walk straight ahead & turn right onto Bishop’s Bridge Road.
Walk to the bridge and you’ll see some stairs to the right. Walk down the stairs onto the towpath and turn left, you’ll see us up ahead.

 

If you’re coming via the Bakerloo Line, or national rail, you’ll need to come through Paddington Station. Walk straight down Platform 8, up the ramp at the end and follow it round to the right. At the end, turn left, head past Costa and up the stairs to your right. Turn left at the top of the stairs and you’ll see us straight ahead!

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