If you find yourself in this part of Wisconsin, Baumgartner's is a must stop. Beer, cheese, and…read moregood vibes! We got the tuna melt and the second best chili, both of which were lovely on a cold winter day. Service was awesome, plenty of fun things to look at on the walls, the entire restaurant was in good spirits.

Baumgartner's has great cheese, sandwiches and local craft beer. My husband and I visited to enjoy…read morethe famous Big Stinky sandwich. We both enjoy limburger cheese on rye with a nice slice of red onion and at Baumgartner's it is a staple. Of course we washed it down with some New Glarus beer. What more could you ask for....it was the most Wisconsin lunch ever. ;-) The atmosphere at Baumgartner's is casual. The staff are friendly and helpful. Need some local cheese, well, as the name indicates Baumgartner's has plenty of local cheese varieties to choose from. I'd definitely comeback the next time I'm in the state. Thank you for a great experience!

A wonderful local cheese shop offering a wide selection of locally produced cheeses, sausages,gifts…read moreand wine. Good selection of Wisconsin souvenirs. There is even a section of reduced cheeses! Definitely worth a visit!

So many varieties of cheese and souvenirs of Wisconsin to choose from. Tastings are available in…read morethis cute shop. The staff is friendly and helpful. Good stop in Monroe

The staff were great and everything is always nice. The pretty decorating is beautiful!read more

Located in the small town of Monroe Wisconsin,Swiss Colony is the catalog outlet for various items…read moreat great prices. They offer a variety of cheeses,sausages,jellies,candies,pastries and much much more. Inventory changes frequently. Plenty of parking. Closed on Sundays.

The Swiss Colony is only one of two that I know of that gives you $500 or more in credit in house…read moreto buy gifts--birthdays, Christmas, celebrations, what have you. Be warned, however, the items are expensive for what you get, and shipping is another 30% of the total for EACH item, and that can double if you expedite. Also, the pictures make the items look much bigger than they are. You can make very small payments (about 5% of the total you owe), but at 26% interest you can end up paying double or triple the cost for using credit over several months. Today 12/10/2025 I got what I paid for; all the items were in perfect condition, and shipping time was reasonable (one week) considering it's December. I would not recommend that you ship from ANY gift website with food in the summer, or where the temperatures are routinely above 75° F, as these are extremely perishable items.

I love Swiss colony! I have only received it as a gift so I can't comment on the customer service,…read morebut I always enjoy it!

This pub slash sandwich place was a fun experience. They have the stinky Limburger cheese here so…read moreof course we had to try it. It was actually really tasty it reminded me of a Muenster cheese. We also tried the 2nd best chili, that's what they call it and I agree with the name because while it's good it's really not a Texas chili nor a Cincinnati chili. 2nd best chili was more like beef stew meats tomatoes and kidney beans. It was kinda sweet but not overly. Onto the Pastrami on rye sandwich it was fantastic and my husband enjoyed the liver worst sandwich. They had a great selection of local and foreign beer. I had a delicious locally made root beer. I'd come here again if in the area. So go there and taste the Limburger cheese it truthfully is good.

This co-op factory handcrafts some really amazingly delicious and fresh cheeses. My favorite, so…read morefar, is their smoked Gouda. They offer their cheeses for retail sale from their store, located just northeast of Juda, Wisconsin.

I was roaming around in the area on a Saturday, when I decided to stop by in this place. I went…read morewith one of their special drinks - lucky charms latte. It was a nice flavorful latte. The lucky charms gave a good crunch to the drink. The display had some excellent chocolates and other sweets. I tried the peanut butter fudge, and it was really good. I was tempted to get a box of chocolate. They also serve CedarCrest ice cream. I wanted to try one, but the place got very busy.

Really good coffee, great banana bread, everyone is always very friendly and great service! Great…read morescenery around the downtown Monroe square.

I live far away and placed an order about a month ago for relatives in the Wisconsin area. Shipping…read morewas expensive, as others have mentioned, and the package was delivered 4 days before it was scheduled to arrive. With a company that charges this much and ships perishable products it would be nice if the shipping was reliable.

The Wisconsin Cheeseman is a good place to find edible gifts, and other things by mail. They have…read moretheir own in-house credit, with a usual starting limit of $400. All the gifts are under that, and many under $100 so it is easy to buy many gifts for the money. BE WARNED, however, the pictures make the gifts look three times bigger than they really are. Look at the net weight of each item carefully. The average price is about $18 a pound up to $25 a pound. Take for instance the one-pound sausage gift--it looks huge, about 18" across when in fact it is half of that, barely the distance between your thumb and little finger spread out (in ancient times, what they called a "span"). And the sausages themselves look huge, but they are barely 4" long! And the rule of thumb for every gift site is to get rid of older product first, so if you order here, it's a roll of the dice. You can call customer service and place an order that way and specify to please send FRESH product or they will get a bad review here. There is just no telling how fresh your gift will be and NONE of them look like the pictures. This holds true for every gift site, include this one's sister site, The Swiss Colony. They are not nearly as big as the pictures make them out to be so---don't be too disappointed now that you have the lowdown.