Milk the Cow Licensed Fromagerie

Dear Valued Customers, Team Members & Suppliers, after 12 long years of Milk the Cow, we are heartbroken to have to let you know we are closing both our St Kilda and Carlton fromageries, effective immediately. The economic climate we have been operating in ever since the Covid shutdowns is proving too hard, and despite trying many different avenues to rectify things these past years, we have now been forced to make the difficult decision to enter the business into liquidation.

We opened in 2012 with such enthusiasm for hospitality and we loved being able to provide our customers with a unique dining experience and share our love of amazing cheese and boutique beverages. We are so grateful to all our customers who have supported us through the years, you are the whole reason we started Milk the Cow in the first place. To our staff who have joined us from all over the world to learn and share their cheese knowledge and provide great customer service, we thank you for being an irreplaceable part of the journey. And to our suppliers, thank you for working with us through thick and thin, we know many of you are fellow small family businesses who have been struggling alongside us through the past few years.

Unfortunately, as of today no future reservations will be able to be honoured. As we begin the process of liquidation, we ask for your patience and understanding while we navigate these next steps. In regards to any vouchers or subscriptions, we will be working with the liquidator on how to best deal with these and we will update anyone affected when we can.

We are truly sorry to anyone we have let down, this is the part that shatters us the most. We honestly tried our hardest for it to not come to this. We know how difficult current circumstances are for everyone, and we wish our industry colleagues and all other small businesses and their teams out there the very best of luck getting through it... Hopefully there are brighter days ahead.

Sunday afternoons in the sun! ☀️ It’s been awhile. Open all day at both locations, come down anytime. 🧀🍷😋

Ooey gooey Mac n Cheese, laden with three different types of artisan cheese and topped with a Panko Parmesan crust… 😋

‘‘Tis the season for deliciously warming Glühwein to welcome you in from the cold, ours is served in vintage teacups you can wrap your hands right around on wintry nights.

Still the best fondue face we’ve ever seen captured in a pic! 🫕

The perfect weekend afternoon snack 📷 Photo with thanks to

Brie gets better when you bake it. We add pistachios, cranberry, honey, fig and bathe it in sparkling French wine and cognac. Un-Brie-lievably delicious.

Voulez vous Croque Monsieur avec moi? Ce soir? 👀

It’s not too late! We still have a few reservation times left for Mother’s Day tomorrow. No set menu, no minimum spend… just good old fashioned cheese and wine with our full a la carte menu available at both fromageries. Book your table now via the link in our bio.

It’s not too late to get a cheese hamper delivered in Melbourne Metro for Mum. Order before 10.30am Friday for Same Day Delivery to Inner Melbourne Metro - check the website for details on included suburbs! Mums love cheese ❤️🧀💕

Not much beats a fondue for the ultimate comfort food. We have three distinctly different ones including your classic Swiss recipe, a cheddar and beer one and our infamous Grundlegend - set with French sparkling wine and drizzled with Cognac… Available always at both fromageries.

Cheers to the weekend! Though she’s served in a perfectly elegant teacup, our Henrietta’s Blend cocktail still packs a punch - gin, rosé wine and creme de pêche make for a floral, fruity mouthful. Comes perfectly paired with St Maure French goat’s cheese.

We’re open from 3pm today at Carlton, until late. Pop in anytime for your cheese fix! Our St Kilda fromagerie is closed, reopening tomorrow for business as usual.

Getting that fondue feeling on this faux Friday night! We’re open at both fromageries all evening for imbibements, cheeseboards and hot pots… 🧀🍷

It’s a Burnt Basque Cheesecake kind of night. We top ours with wild cherries 🍒

What a tablescape! 🤩 Photo with thanks to

Cocktail O’Clock! ☕️+🍸+🧀 =😋

Starting to feel more like fondue weather! 🫕 On the menu always at both fromageries, we’re open 7 days a week for your cheese fix.

Father-daughter duo Gavin & Amy Shaw are on a mission to make everyone a gin lover. In aid of this very worthy mission, we’re inviting them to our place for two spirited nights of Gin & Cheese Matching. Join us for a guided flight of four of Hillmartin Distillery’s award-winning, smooth gins, perfectly paired with four artisan cheeses from our cabinet. Gavin & Amy will talk us personally through their processes and products while our cheese experts lend their knowledge on picking the perfect cheese and gin matches. Tickets just $65 per person, book your spot now via the link in our bio. Dates available at both St Kilda & Carlton!

Flights from above as captured by .snowden.artist - Open tonight for cheese and wine fixes 🧀🍷

Open tonight at both fromageries with our full menu including our Raclette, melty cheese over potatoes, prosciutto and cornichons. Walk in anytime!

Open today and every day this long weekend for Gin Flights, Wine Flights, Beer Flights and any other cheese fantasy you may have… book your table via the link in bio or walk in anytime.

Our $10 Menu is still rolling strong at both fromageries! If you’re getting an early start on your Easter long weekend, pop in to see us for $10 Bitterballen (Dutch cheese croquettes), $10 Goat Cheese Madelines, $10 Cheeseboards, $10 Boutique Wines, Beers… and more! Weekdays 3pm - 6pm, walk-ins forever welcome.

We’re open at both fromageries all Easter long weekend! Book your table via our link in bio, or walk in anytime.

Soaking up the St Kilda atmosphere with a cheese flight in the sun! ☀️🍺🧀🍷Walk-ins always most welcome, and if you’re in town for the you can find us just a short stroll from Gate 10 on Fitzroy Street! 🏎️🏁🏎️🏁 🇦🇺 Photo with thanks to Dave S via