I J Mellis

I love cheese more than most things in life. This shop is one of my happy places, there is always a happy welcome and you are positively encouraged to try before you buy.
As well as an amazing range of cheese you can pick up meats, fresh pasta, bread oatcakes and chutneys.
I just wish there was a shop in the city centre but it is an excuse to venture to the lovely west-​end.

The staff are so knowledgeable and welcoming, never making me feel stupid for not being a cheese expert. They are more than happy to share their expertise and samples of their wonderful cheeses.

Full of fine Scottish and English Cheeses as well as some fancy French and others. The service is exceptional, taste as many as you would like and they will let you order as much or as little as you need.
Fresh Breads, Cured Meats, Chutney’s and more are available. I J Mellis was a highlight for an American wanting to try as many Scottish flavors as time allowed in Scotland.

Walking by Mellis cheesemongers, you can’t help but take a long sniff! Enter to meet knowledgeable and friendly staff, feeding eager shoppers with samples of awesome cheeses and provide recommendations — off to a great start!
I must admit I don’t shop here too frequently, more for a special occasion (and definitely at Christmas). But that’s not to say it’s prohibitively expensive, the prices reflect the quality of the produce. As well as cheeses, you can pick up deli items like chutneys, quince and jams, fresh bread, oatcakes, etc.
Plenty Scottish produce available, as well as the international cheeses you’d expect in a proper cheese shop. Definitely worth dropping by this long-​established cheese shop!

Love this little shop, could spend a long time here! Every cheese I’ve tried so far have been great, the wide selection and friendly staff always bring me back. This strip of Great Western Road has some great wee food shops.
It’s quite pricey, but to be honest any good cheese shop is. However you really get what you pay for, a member of staff will lead you through the types of cheese you might like and let you try them before you buy any. And I bet each one you try will be delicious! When my mum and I go, we always want lots of little bits so we can try 3 or 4 types from one visit, and the staff are always happy to show off a wide selection.
On the last visit we got a hard goats cheese that was a particular highlight. And a smoked Scottish cheddar that made the perfect veggie carbonara!
If you’re in the area, make sure to pop in! They also sell a selection of chutneys, crackers and cured meats. There’s going to be something for you!

Absolutely loved this place. The cheese mongers were very friendly and picked out a selection of excellent cheeses for our trip to a local Scotch distillery. I have to say that I had the BEST cheese of my life there. It was a Shropshire Blue cheese. It was amazing.

I adore this little cheesemongers come deli.
The staff that I have encountered have all been super friendly and so knowledgable. Most of the time I leave stuffed full of cheese and meat samples, because they are so keen for you to try everything they have on offer.
The shop it’s self is reasonably big, with plenty of room to show off their gorgeous range of delicious cheese and cured meats. Also on offer they have a nice selection of fresh breads, crackers and chutneys and jams to pair with your cheesey purchases.
Well worth checking out if like me you are a bit of a cheese fiend.

Jumped on the subway to Kelvinbridge for a wee jaunt down the West end. I had no intention of buying cheese but when one happens to pass a genuine cheesemongers, one does not pass it by.
So, following a quick withdrawal at the cash machine I nipped in and enquired about some mild blue cheese to get stuck into. I am definitely a cheddar man but fancied something different. Being from East Kilbride, my only opportunity to try cheese is at Morrisons and the idea of asking them to open up different varieties and let me taste at my own leisure would likely go down like a lead balloon. Therefore, I was very pleased that the assistance in IJ Mellis was more than happy to chat about my impending venture in to the murky world of stinky cheese.
I was impressed with her (sorry, names aren’t my strong point) suggestions and bought a chunk of Shropshire Blue and the Irish Cashel Blue, after a couple of tasty bites. Strong red and creamy, salty cheeses respectively. A wee box of Arran oaties was also purchased.
I’ll definitely be back in to sample more products, including the delicious looking cured meats!

I LOVE THIS SHOP!!!
the staff are really knowledgeable and friendly and just keep trying to feed you free cheese — what’s not to love.
It is on the pricey side and I pop in here for a wee treat rather than my weekly cheese shop. I enjoy every second of the experience when I pop in and savour it :)
They have a big selection of cheeses to try and also have a wee meat counter at the back of the shop where you can buy Italian sausage, Ayrshire bacon and parma ham etc. The staff are happy to give you advice and its clear they enjoy their jobs

Cheesevana!
The most adventurous i ever used to be with cheese used to be was some brie, however over the last while i have gotten really into my more interesting cheese. And this place has some absolute crackers (no pun intended).
This is where we go to get the smoked & blue cheese for Inn Deep.
Highly recommended, one of the guys has a fantastic Moustache too (worthy of that 5^th star)
All that is left to say is some cheese related jokes:
Which cheese would you use to entice a grizzly down from a mountain?-
Camembert!
What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?
Nacho cheese.
What does cheese say to itself in the mirror?
Halloumi.
What type of cheese is made backwards?
Edam.
What is a lions favourite cheese?
Roar-​quefort

I know nothing about cheese beyond the fact that Dairylea is really not actually cheese and that some of the cheeses you can purchase in here, are. So armed with this lack of knowledge I marched into Mellis with shopping list whcih read:
Hi Chris, (it’s more of a friendly letter with items to be purchased, rather than a plain old shopping list)
I do hope you’re having a good day so far! Now, before I (me/​you) tell you the stuff you need to buy, I just wanted to remind you to remember to put the bins out tonight. Got that? Ok, we shall continue.
Cheese. You need to buy cheese.
All my best,
Chris (me/​you).
Yeah, you guessed if peeps, he (I/​me) totally passed the buck and pretty much just shoved me into the shop with no info at all… whit a baw! Luckily for me these guys are the experts in cheese. Cheesperts if you will. So, with a vague idea of what I required (something to go with wine, something with whisky, something with gin… ooh vague!) I was shown (read given) some samples to try and involved in a bit of back and forth on the merits of each with each of the drinkies.
Long story slightly shorter, I left with 6 cheeses after trying about 12 (ooofty!) which were readily recieved and munched at the Unilocal event later that night. Now, I didn’t get any names, but the young English lass who helped me could not have been any more smiley and cheer filled.
I left with a smile on my face. Boom

Not a stranger to Mellis’ cheese this was my first visit to the shop and what an experience that was. Excellent customer service including full knowledge of each cheese and tasting samples. The only problem is how to restrict the purchases!

I.J. Mellis isn’t the most extensive cheese shop in the world. It is heavily concentrated on UK cheese, so don’t go in expecting to buy fresh ricotta or burrata. That said, this is a great shop. Every person behind the counter is friendly and knowledgeable. This is ‘the’ place to go in Glasgow if you want lovely local people to help you buy lovely local cheese.

In March of 2008 I visited a friend living in Glasgow. In 10 days, I went to this fantastic cheese shop 3 times. I introduced my friend to Taleggio and the beauty of stinky cheese. It was a bit of a challenge converting pounds /​grams into dollars /​pound, but I didn’t think the cheese was as expensive as some indicate. Maybe I’m used to paying for top shelf cheese?
My favorite of the trip was St. Bridget which we used for grilled cheese sandwiches. Of course I have never seen it stateside, even at the local specialty shop, whose selection is probably 5x greater than Mellis.
My friend is now moving to a small town in England, which should I ever get to visit, will hopefully have some new food destinations for me, but I’ll definitely miss being able to stop in this cheese shop. No sub zero refrigerated plastic wrapped examples were present, just large wheels sitting on a table at room temperature. Can’t get away with that in the States.

You can smell it before you even get in the door, but don’t let that stop you!
I love cheese, and, I should probably put that on my CV somewhere. I. LOVE. CHEESE.
Even the stinky ones.
Here’s a few tips about Mellis’s.
First, be sure to talk to the staff and tell them what you’re looking for. There’s a couple of benefits of doing this. First of all, they’ll help you find something suited to your taste. Secondly, they’ll help you find something that goes with the meal or wine you’ll be having.
They’re very knowledgeable about their cheeses, so trust them. If they suggest something you’re not used to, don’t say no just because you don’t like blue cheese (or whatever). They won’t have you try something they don’t think you’ll like.
Which brings me to my second point: If you’re going to dinner at a friend’s (which I often do); tell them what’s for dinner, or if you’re not sure, tell them what wine you’re bringing as well. The staff will ask some questions to get a better idea of what you want. Do you want something melty? Something soft? Or maybe a cheddar?
Then, not only will they help you pick a cheese which will go with your meal, but they’ll help you pick a second cheese that will go with the first.
If you tell them where you’re going, or what you’re planning to have the cheese with, they’ll get out their little pear knife, and have you taste different ones until you find the ones you like. You’ll never choose blindly, and that’s a good thing.
Here’s another tip: If you’re just wanting to buy something for the sake of having it and not a special occasion, look behind you. There’s a little display of discounts there, which are usually on sale. I once bought a pot of really melty, stinky stuff and it was divine. And cheap.
And once, when I went in with my gift certificate (they won’t give you change, so you have to use it all), they gave me a half a dozen eggs for 20p just so that I could use my gift certificate up to the penny. Now that’s service!
Parma ham and other meats are sliced right in front of you, so that you can choose the thickness and amount that you want, which is way way wayyyy better than buying a pre-​packaged selection from the supermarket.
And hand-​made oatcakes? Pretty cheap for oatcakes and so delish they can be eaten on their own.
I love cheese. And I also love I J Mellis.

I was torn whether or not to give Mellis 4 or 5 stars. And here’s why;
The shop itself is fantastic and the service is second to none! When I was in just before Christmas bying some nice cheeses for a wee after Christmas dinner cheese board they gave a one on one service and I got to taste everything I was buying (the Camembert they sell in here is the best I’ve ever had) and I was really impressed with this. However I only bought maybe 300g of cheese and I only got a few pennies back off of a 20quid note! Not to fear though, this place is perfect for such times as Christmas when you are willing to spend a little more on the things you wouldn’t usually otherwise. Their cured meats are also a treat.
If you’re a cheese virgin bring a clothes peg as this shop kicks up some serious stank!

Quite simply the best cheesemonger in the city, Mellis is now a West End institution, as indicated by the quite astounding whiff which hits you when you stroll past.
It’s not only the unrivalled selection of cheese which makes this place so loved, but also the extremely friendly staff who are more than happy to help non-​connoiseurs compile a well matched cheese board or choose an appropriate gift based on what you can tell them about the recipient’s tastes.
Stocking plenty of accompaniments as well, it’s a one-​stop shop for all your cheese requirements. You pay a little more for it, admittedly, but when it’s done with this care and knowledge, it’s worth every penny.

I love cheese. I’m not exactly knowledgable when it comes to different types but it’s one of the few food types I’m fairly adventurous with and so am delighted when I turn up somewhere and there is a cheese board on offer. Yum! My cousin provided such cheeses on a recent visit and the conversation turned to cheese and I discovered she had purchased it all here.
I had previously walked past without really paying much attention but now I was desperate to check it out. It is expensive as you would expect but if you want to impress with a varied cheese board or just want to spoil yourself then this is definitely the place to go. A big hamper would make a fantastic present too (hint hint).

It’s getting to that time of year again, when the queues stretch literally for two blocks outside J. Mellis. You won’t find a better cheesemonger in town, and doesn’t Mr Mellis know it.
I never really noticed just how big a deal cheese becomes at Xmas until I saw the queues here, and it prompted me to give it a try myself. I went for the unusual combination of French saucisson and a nice bit of Wensleydale, and after it I can safely say that despite the sometimes stomach turning smell, I’ll definitely be back.

Anytime I walk past this shop, I have a sharp intake of breath as I forget that as a Cheese specialist, it has a rather strong smell. Not a bad smell, just… well, cheesy.
I finally went in the other day and wow! I was stunned by the wide selection of cheese available — it’s incredible! They’ve got cheese from all over Europe, and accompaniments, like Salami, and antipasto — I tried a fair few samples, to be honest. Totally worth it. Each cheese comes with a back story of how it was made, along with other interesting facts.
My favourite of the day, most definately, was the Brie de Meaux — I love Brie, and this was just scrumptous! Perfectly ripe, and not too overpowering, all in all, an amazing cheese!
Pricing? Well, it is a cheese monger, so anything you buy will be more expensive than your average supermarket cheddar, however, I must admit, it’s completely fair for the quality and quantity you receive.
So if you’re looking for cheese, these folks know their cheeses.