The Farmer's Daughter - Sidney

Very nice business with a variety of cheese and other charcuterie needs! Friendly staff you browse, but is there if you have any questions on the way. Also for wine and cheese tasting in the beautiful alley.

The Farmer's Daughter was a great experience! My hubby and I enjoyed a flight of wine with cheese to start, then shared the duck charcuterie, followed by a delicious tiramisu dessert! The staff were very friendly and helpful, for my hubby and I no nothing about wine! Was a great date night!

Wonderful cheese selection and knowledgeable staff. We had a good time shopping there and I?d probably revisit to try other cheeses and other items on their menu if I were back in the area. Although I appreciated their variety, I was a little disappointed they did not have many locally produced cheeses though. They were also quite stingy with sampling, looking rather disappointed by the time we asked for our second samples prior to purchasing. It?s not that we were trying to sample without buying ? just that we were curious about these cheese with interesting names we can barely pronounce. Their grilled cheese was amazing though. Enough to warm up my impression of them after the sampling. I would go back just for that.

It was a nice lunch in a very nice small place. A few highlights: looks like Vancouver Island Marble countertop and the kind of wine fridge that keeps wine fresh (I can 't remember what it 's called). Both of us had a very delicious French Onion soup. It takes a while to get through it as it comes very hot. But the overall quality of the dish is high. No shortcuts with ingredients or assembly. We shared a 3 cheese grilled cheese sandwich which was very good. You could taste the herbs and it has a tasty bit of honey drizzled on top. And nice chewy bread. Best part was that our server recommended a red wine that matched up really well.

A superb establishment in every way. Glorious patio, great wine selection and platters TDF! Not cheap if you stop by the counter on the way out, but choice and quality are exceptional. They cater, too.