What a selection of cured meats and fancy cheeses. We got way too much for our hikes. You can…read moresample whatever you need to try. Unique beers as well I would definitely recommend coming here the ladies working are extremely knowledgeable and passionate about their jobs. Paid parking nearby.

A very small but well-stocked cheese and charcuterie shop. Very knowledgeable about cheese and all…read morethe folks are very friendly. Lots of nice options for jams, olives, pickles and various types of cheese. Each day they have baskets with pre-made sandwiches that you can grab and go. And if you have time, walk down the street to Strata and check out the great knife selections you can use to make your board!

Everything went well. Their prepared sandwich selections are to die for. Through out the store we…read morealways come across items that hit a home run. Go & explore this beautiful upscale store!!!!

Most people visit The Cheese Iron for their sandwiches (understandably so; we've had them, and they…read moreare delicious!), but for me, the beauty of this place is in its cheese and deli meats. We make a lot of fresh pasta at home, and they always have the freshest ingredients to take our recipe to the next level. For example, many Italian recipes call for guanciale (Italian cured pork), and we could never find it locally until we visited The Cheese Iron. We had to settle for pancetta until we found this gem of a spot. Their focaccia and baguettes are delicious, and their cheeses are always fresh. They also are the only place we've seen locally that carries Lioni Latticini burrata, which is, without a doubt, the best burrata we've ever tried. We stopped buying commercial burrata altogether after trying that brand. Plus, their customer service is unmatched -- everyone is always welcoming, friendly, and helpful. Those little (and big!) elements continue to bring us back to The Cheese Iron. I'm so, so happy The Cheese Iron exists in Scarborough.

We drove here only to learn they'd discontinued selling cheese. What a waste of time and gas.read more

On our mini road trip up to Portland, we stopped here for what turned out to be a very eventful…read morerest stop! Here, you'll find plenty of farm fresh cheeses and tasty flavored milks to sample and purchase. When we visited, they were doing a cheese demonstration (and of course, some sampling of said cheese too!) and they happily fed us and answered our questions as we were all huddled around. Silvery Moon Creamery is part of the Maine Cheese Guild (www.mainecheeseguild.org) and you can find a ton of other awesome local farms just like them by visiting their web site. Enjoy!

Maine-ly Drizzle is such a special place! My husband and I walked and were greeted right away. The…read moreyoung man, forgot his name unfortunately, was so kind, allowed us to try different oils, and went above and beyond! This place has many oils and balsamic vinegars to choose from. They also carry many gourmet products including spices, salts, organic chocolate, all natural pastas, sauces, Jams, jellies, and fun unique gifts. I love this place and it's worth the drive from Portland!

STELLAR SERVICE! So many combinations of oils, vinegars, honey, jams, spices, etc. I had so much…read morefun with the tasting. Zucchini relish is our favorite. We have a box shipped to SoCal where we live. Such a warm, inviting, and cozy atmosphere

This is a cute little farm stand one thing I would recommend is to maybe add more things. But still…read morea wide variety of items, nice music.

I don't know how I found this little gem, but consider me a big fan of Frinklepod Farm. I've…read morepurchased a few items there in person and signed up for the soup club this fall. So yum! Also looking forward to a cooking class this month. When they open up again, head on over. Such a fan! :)

Garlic-Herb Lemon Chive…read moreBlue Cheese Honey Maple Sea Salt Cilantro Lime Truffle Salted Caramel Pumpkin Spice Peach Habanero Cranberry Mandarin One might assume those are cheese flavors. But they're not... they're butter flavors. And that's what sets Casco Bay Butter apart from EVERY OTHER BUTTER COMPANY IN THE WORLD. They don't just make butter... they make butter with pizazz. They've entirely reinvented the wheel here with options that are mindboggling... and mindbogglingly good. I've had samples of their product before at fairs, but had the chance to check out an Open House they recently hosted. I ate: blue cheese butter and walnut short bread cookies, peach habanero butter peach cobbler, cilantro lime butter cornbread, and truffle butter on crackers like it was some kind of spread. I may have brought myself one step closer to a heart attack, but "non, je ne regrette rien." (And when I got home, I had salt potatoes alternatively submerged in lemon chive butter and garlic-herb butter.) Casco Bay Butter isn't cheap, but this is one of those cases where you really do "get what you pay for." I believe it's $6 per 5.5 ounce tub. It's made from entirely from all natural and organic dairy made here in Maine/NNE; and the owners are some of the most genuine and kind people I've met. Buy local, folks. (And don't tell your doctor you're eating butter with a spoon.)

If you ever get a chance to try this butter do. It is lite creamy and just delicious I had the…read morecranberry orange this morning on toast. And it was roll your eyes good

Amazing selection of fresh fish, frozen specialty proteins (like way steak), huge wine selections…read moreand cheese. George and staff very pleasant and accommodating. A nice find. Will return.

This place is GREAT! Awesome caviar selection I mean next level. Fresh fish and seafood as well and…read morea ton of tinned and canned seafood, really nice wide variety of cheeses and salumies and snacks. Looked like a really nice wine selection but have to be honest never made it past the caviar menu. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff! Great at offering suggestions, explaining and educating on what you want or looking for or just looking to try something new. Great location, easy access and plenty of parking. They have online shopping and will ship! This is THE place for all your seafood options for special occasions or just a Tuesday snack! It's literally our last stop on way home from Portland.

You scream. I…read morescream. We all scream... for site made ice cream on a working Maine dairy farm ! This is a special place... a farm on a hill with their own farm shop featuring glass-bottled milk, sandwiches, and most importantly... Ice Cream ! Starting mid-April or so, they open up "The Barnyard" which is a nice little petting zoo for the kids... and occasionally a "Goat Yoga" spot for adults... which is just so uniquely crazy it almost makes me wish I did yoga. Not into yoga...? I get you. Lucky for us, they also have a hardware store / lumber yard, so you could feasibly come for Mocha Chip and stay for the 4x4 milled posts, and that's not an experience you'll soon get at a national big-box lumber store. Or a Baskin Robbins, for that matter. This place is an experience. The farm is gorgeous, the staff are friendly, the animals are fun, the lumber yard is definitely there, and the product... well that's where it's at... it's excellent. There are a few working dairy farms like this one dotted around the state, and I encourage you to check out each and every one. Smiling Hill Farm is that extra special sort of place, where it's only a few miles drive outside of Portland, but it feels worlds away and it's so, so worth the effort to get to. They also have ready-to-go quarts in the freezer, their various dairy offerings, and rotating, seasonal farm shop fare. Support your local farmers! Also... I've found the local barn cats to be super friendly and just a treat to hang with. YMMV

How have I never been here? Working farm - a lot of different animals for the kids to see. Cows,…read morealpaca, sheep and more. Goat yoga, milking days and pumpkins for sale. We came for the ice cream... We weren't disappointed. Well, I was a tiny bit just because the ginger ice cream I wanted to try was sold out, but that's okay. The ladybug (strawberry with chocolate chips) and butter pecan were both delicious. It was a nice day to walk around and enjoy the farm while finishing our treat.

I visited the updated store this week. The interior is clean, polished, and easy to navigate. The…read moreaisles are better spaced apart, and everything is easier to find. There is now a designated coffee and pastries stand in addition to the preexisting hot foods station that serves breakfast sandwiches, lunch sandwiches, pizza, and some deli salads. The new owners and employees are very kind and helpful. I understand that some people may feel upset that their beloved store has changed, but the core goodness of this place has not.

I really wasn't sure what to expect when I walked in here because we were expecting more of it a…read morebakery. We didn't try any of the food, but that's because we were going to eat. However, we loved all the options of drinks and even the candy/ snack options were great. I would definitely be back.