A Wonderful Experience!! It is The Hidden Gem in South Tampa. The food is Amazing along with the Perfcet selection of Fabulous Wines and a Full Bar. The staff and Bar Owner Sam are on point with Service and interaction with making you feel a part of enjoying your experience at Bar Ten/Cheese Please. It's a must goto Hidden Gem in South Tampa!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Platter
Candice R.
Very disappointing. We were super excited to go to the new location of Cheese Please. We really loved the old location next to Pane Rustica; it was super cute, classy, and the service and options were top notch. The new location on MacDill was very disappointing needless to say. The atmosphere wasn’t bad, cute. We sat at the bar on a Saturday. The bartender told us they were charging $15 a person because they were having live music that night. That right there was $45 just to sit down. We listened to two songs and left. Not really an actual live band. Just a guy singing to prerecorded music. Similar to karaoke. Staff were in Hawaiian shirts. I wouldn’t consider this in line with a wine bar vibe. One bartender was wearing a shirt with bob Ross’s face all over it had been doing shots with guests and seemed like he’d been drinking. He ordered a sandwich for himself and was just stuffing his face at the bar. Just didn’t seem like a very professional thing to do in front of guests. The wine selection was very small for a wine bar. Food menu consisted of a lot of fried items. We ordered a charcuterie board and lebnah. The charcuterie board was pretty small portions and the actual quality was just okay. Lebnah (which I’m a huge fan of) tasted just like plain yogurt drizzled with light olive oil and some old bay with a side of rock hard chips. I would not order again. If you want authentic quality lebnah go to Byblos down the road. Service was fine. I think a quick shift meeting /training would go a long way before service to help ensure staff are educated on the actual food items they have (if your out of items, recommendations on food so when a guests asks the server can answer questions about the product).There are so many other options nearby that offer free actual live music with much better quality of service, options of wine, craft cocktails, and fresh food. For three glasses of wine, a tiny charcuterie board, and lebnah it was $150. We most definitely will not be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sophie’s Choice
Cheeses are paired with their jams which are amazingly yummy. Their bread is warm and equally tasty. You should check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike
Great charcuterie board and excellent. Bartender/owners were awesome, very welcoming and very helpful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Platter, Prosciutto
Beth Anacreonte
If you haven’t checked out Cheese Please / Bar Ten’s new location, I highly recommend you do so. Having the best of both worlds with coffee in the morning, cheeses and their amazing grilled cheese sandwiches and access to the full bar makes for a great new spot in the neighborhood. I can’t say enough for what they did to help my husband with a surprise birthday party for me! So many of our neighbors who hadn’t been in to the new space loved it! I hope everyone continues to support this local business! Go check them out!
I had never been to a place like this. The owners took time to explain some nuances and made recommendations. Food was amazing. Atmosphere was terrific whether you planned on going to the bar or sampling a few flights in the restaurant . They weren’t just patient with us- they were beyond kind and exceeded any expectation I walked in with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard P.
11/10 RECOMMEND! My GF and I visited Cheese Please for our first time last night, and for their very first night at their new location (i.e. Bar Ten). I cannot say enough good things about this place! The food/drinks, immaculate. The service, immaculate. The overall atmosphere in general, immaculate. We were lucky enough to meet the Owner, Sam, along with Vern (our bartender) last night. Sam even went above and beyond and not only built own charcuterie from scratch (we trusted all his choices), but also had a few drinks with us. We plan on being regulars and will most definitely be back! Thank you all for the amazing food/service and hospitality in general.
Joan Anderson
What a fun place to have a great glass of wine and high quality nibbles in an atmosphere where conversations can happen at a normal volume.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meiomi Pinot, Cheese Platter
Beth S.
Love it!!! It's nice to sit at the bar and enjoy a glass of wine and grilled cheese sandwich!!
Joshua Mann
Good charcuterie options - very tasty. Could use a slightly larger selection of wines and maybe suggested pairings, but that aside... it was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Cheese Platter, Glass of Wine
Great little place with great service. We really enjoyed our experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Cheese Platter, Glass of Wine
Dale Saville
Ain’t your moma’s grilled cheese sandwich - Primarily a wine and cheese shop, there’s an intimate back area where you can dine. In addition to the cheese and wine selections, they offer 6 types of grilled cheese sandwiches that are unusual and extraordinarily flavorful. For example, “BATMAN & ROBIN” consisting of Danish Havarti, fresh mozzarella, salami chunks, and a pepper jelly. Wait staff is friendly and attentive. Don’t let the small entrance make you miss out on a big, flavorful selection of food and wine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dale S
Primarily a wine and cheese shop, there’s an intimate back area where you can dine. In addition to the cheese and wine selections, they offer 6 types of grilled cheese sandwiches that are unusual and extraordinarily flavorful. For example, “BATMAN & ROBIN” consisting of Danish Havarti, fresh mozzarella, salami chunks, and a pepper jelly. Wait staff is friendly and attentive. Don’t let the small entrance make you miss out on a big, flavorful selection of food and wine.
Tracy P
When we are in Tampa we love to frequent Cheese Please. Their cheese selection is superb. We love to grab a glass of wine at their bar in the back and try a few selections of different cheeses with accompanying jams. Their sandwiches are also among the best I have had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jill Cass
We attended Cheese Please for a buisness meeting last night.The service was great!The grilled cheese was not !I had the Ocean 12.The bread was wonderfully toasted and crisp. I'd be surprised if there was cheese on it. Very disappointing for a grilled cheese sandwich.The salami was a very small amount with a tad of onion jam.For dessert we had the nutella sandwich, absolutely delicious.The bill was $90.00 for five grilled cheese which were forgettable and two nutella deserts.Would not return on our own to dine out.
A Wonderful Experience!! It is The Hidden Gem in South Tampa. The food is Amazing along with the Perfcet selection of Fabulous Wines and a Full Bar. The staff and Bar Owner Sam are on point with Service and interaction with making you feel a part of enjoying your experience at Bar Ten/Cheese Please. It's a must goto Hidden Gem in South Tampa!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Platter
Very disappointing. We were super excited to go to the new location of Cheese Please. We really loved the old location next to Pane Rustica; it was super cute, classy, and the service and options were top notch. The new location on MacDill was very disappointing needless to say. The atmosphere wasn’t bad, cute. We sat at the bar on a Saturday. The bartender told us they were charging $15 a person because they were having live music that night. That right there was $45 just to sit down. We listened to two songs and left. Not really an actual live band. Just a guy singing to prerecorded music. Similar to karaoke. Staff were in Hawaiian shirts. I wouldn’t consider this in line with a wine bar vibe. One bartender was wearing a shirt with bob Ross’s face all over it had been doing shots with guests and seemed like he’d been drinking. He ordered a sandwich for himself and was just stuffing his face at the bar. Just didn’t seem like a very professional thing to do in front of guests. The wine selection was very small for a wine bar. Food menu consisted of a lot of fried items. We ordered a charcuterie board and lebnah. The charcuterie board was pretty small portions and the actual quality was just okay. Lebnah (which I’m a huge fan of) tasted just like plain yogurt drizzled with light olive oil and some old bay with a side of rock hard chips. I would not order again. If you want authentic quality lebnah go to Byblos down the road. Service was fine. I think a quick shift meeting /training would go a long way before service to help ensure staff are educated on the actual food items they have (if your out of items, recommendations on food so when a guests asks the server can answer questions about the product).There are so many other options nearby that offer free actual live music with much better quality of service, options of wine, craft cocktails, and fresh food. For three glasses of wine, a tiny charcuterie board, and lebnah it was $150. We most definitely will not be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cheeses are paired with their jams which are amazingly yummy. Their bread is warm and equally tasty. You should check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great charcuterie board and excellent. Bartender/owners were awesome, very welcoming and very helpful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Platter, Prosciutto
If you haven’t checked out Cheese Please / Bar Ten’s new location, I highly recommend you do so. Having the best of both worlds with coffee in the morning, cheeses and their amazing grilled cheese sandwiches and access to the full bar makes for a great new spot in the neighborhood. I can’t say enough for what they did to help my husband with a surprise birthday party for me! So many of our neighbors who hadn’t been in to the new space loved it! I hope everyone continues to support this local business! Go check them out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Olives, Honey Comb, Sweet Onion, Cheese Platter, Freakshow Petite-Petite Syrah, Prosciutto, Chardonnay, Blueberry & Lavender, Jelly, Nutella, Baguette, Brie Brule, Nutella Sandwich
I had never been to a place like this. The owners took time to explain some nuances and made recommendations. Food was amazing. Atmosphere was terrific whether you planned on going to the bar or sampling a few flights in the restaurant . They weren’t just patient with us- they were beyond kind and exceeded any expectation I walked in with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
11/10 RECOMMEND! My GF and I visited Cheese Please for our first time last night, and for their very first night at their new location (i.e. Bar Ten). I cannot say enough good things about this place! The food/drinks, immaculate. The service, immaculate. The overall atmosphere in general, immaculate. We were lucky enough to meet the Owner, Sam, along with Vern (our bartender) last night. Sam even went above and beyond and not only built own charcuterie from scratch (we trusted all his choices), but also had a few drinks with us. We plan on being regulars and will most definitely be back! Thank you all for the amazing food/service and hospitality in general.
What a fun place to have a great glass of wine and high quality nibbles in an atmosphere where conversations can happen at a normal volume.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Meiomi Pinot, Cheese Platter
Love it!!! It's nice to sit at the bar and enjoy a glass of wine and grilled cheese sandwich!!
Good charcuterie options - very tasty. Could use a slightly larger selection of wines and maybe suggested pairings, but that aside... it was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Cheese Platter, Glass of Wine
Restaurantji Recommends
Great little place with great service. We really enjoyed our experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Cheese Platter, Glass of Wine
Ain’t your moma’s grilled cheese sandwich - Primarily a wine and cheese shop, there’s an intimate back area where you can dine. In addition to the cheese and wine selections, they offer 6 types of grilled cheese sandwiches that are unusual and extraordinarily flavorful. For example, “BATMAN & ROBIN” consisting of Danish Havarti, fresh mozzarella, salami chunks, and a pepper jelly. Wait staff is friendly and attentive. Don’t let the small entrance make you miss out on a big, flavorful selection of food and wine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Primarily a wine and cheese shop, there’s an intimate back area where you can dine. In addition to the cheese and wine selections, they offer 6 types of grilled cheese sandwiches that are unusual and extraordinarily flavorful. For example, “BATMAN & ROBIN” consisting of Danish Havarti, fresh mozzarella, salami chunks, and a pepper jelly. Wait staff is friendly and attentive. Don’t let the small entrance make you miss out on a big, flavorful selection of food and wine.
When we are in Tampa we love to frequent Cheese Please. Their cheese selection is superb. We love to grab a glass of wine at their bar in the back and try a few selections of different cheeses with accompanying jams. Their sandwiches are also among the best I have had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We attended Cheese Please for a buisness meeting last night.The service was great!The grilled cheese was not !I had the Ocean 12.The bread was wonderfully toasted and crisp. I'd be surprised if there was cheese on it. Very disappointing for a grilled cheese sandwich.The salami was a very small amount with a tad of onion jam.For dessert we had the nutella sandwich, absolutely delicious.The bill was $90.00 for five grilled cheese which were forgettable and two nutella deserts.Would not return on our own to dine out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4