cheesetique cheese & wine bar

love thewinecharms!!. great staff, good food. compared to other restaurants in the area that have high priced food and bad service but think they are hip, this is the real deal. the staff knows their stuff too. i love all of the stuff to create a great party at home as well. they have the cutestwinecharms too--wax nostalgic charms. you can actually remember which glass is yours because they are familiar characters!

most places like this arewineshops that also sell cheese. cheesetique is a cheese shop that also sells wine. the iberian ham is a curiosity (and $100/lb!), but get the italian san daniele prosciutto instead. it is far better and a quarter the price.

this was the perfect meal to heal a case of the mondays, not much is more comforting then grilled cheese and soup. the food was very good and the server was knowledgeable-both things we picked he listed as his favorites on the menu. portions were very hearty, i was full after my sandwich and ended up taking my soup to go. not only are they a delicious restaurant, they are also awineand cheese shop with an awesome cheese selection and gourmet goods.

what do you get when you cross a fancy cheese store with a restaurant/wine bar  awesomeness.  cheesetique in del ray (second location in shirlington) is unadulterated awesomeness. cheesetique is sort of like a restaurant mullet: business in the front and party in the back.  first, the serious part: the cheese shop/gourmet grocery store.   they have a huge selection of cheese and accompaniments (jams, jellies, chocolate, wine, etc.).  we had a blast browsing while waiting for our table in the back of the restaurant. that brings me to the party half of the restaurant mullet: thewinebar/cafe behind the cheese shop.  they have a full menu of cheeselicious goodies from grilled cheese to cheese plates and everything in between. with the help of our friendly waitress, we ordered a bottle ofwineand a sampling of plates to share with our friends.  we ended up ordering nearly everything on the small plates menu (burrata, carpaccio, caprese, crostini, flat bread), a grilled cheese, and a chee

all aspects of this gourmand experience was great,except the quote on the wait for a table, off by double the quotes time of 45 minutes. of course they are prompt on refills of yourwinewhile waiting,$$$$? wtf?

a specialty cheese boutique as well a cheese andwinerestaurant, cheesetique has been a hang-out staple in the del ray neighbourhood it has resided in since early 2008.

you don't look a day over 4. by an odd confluence i arrived at cheesetique during it's 5th anniversary as well as 1st thursday which seems to be a monthly block party in del ray a festive dog and stroller driven celebration. i came for cheese course after lunch down the street at evening star. i wish i had come here for lunch.

i had a cheese and charcuterie plate having already eaten, however the sandwiches, quiches and other plates looked much better: prepared with fresh ingredients and lots of smiles. the glass wines were acceptable for the limited menu and the service was great especially how harried the staff was with the multiple celebrations. i even got a tiny cupcake at the end.

the cheese case was wonderous. much better than whole foods, balducci's or even calvert woodley. my only complaint is that i wish more of the case cheeses were available for the tasting menu.

i will return to this slightly funky part of alexandria for morewineand cheese at this gem.

cheese cheese everywhere. it's small and quaint with a nice neighborhood feel and as you'd expect the cheese selection is good. for a few buck you can make you're own board where you can chose from a small selection of cheese and charcuterie. thewineselection is pretty good and while the menu is limited, the two entrees i tried (the street cleaner sandwich and mozzarella & pesto ciabatta) were both good. i look forward to going back and trying the grown-up grilled cheese.