ABOUT US
What we are
A quality brewery and food venue (that loves coffee too). The Moruya Artisan Factory is set in the iconic historical building, the Old Moruya Cheese Factory built in 1930. After 50 years of private ownership, the Moruya Cheese Factory is now home to Quantum Brewery and GraniteTown CafeBar.
Offering more than an experience you can sit among our beautiful gardens in our stunning outdoor space. Inside the CafeBar you are surrounded by interesting vintage artifacts and memorabilia. Or take in the amazing views from the mezzanine CafeBar which looks over Quantum Brewery.
It is well worth a visit to see the sympathetic preservation of a significant historical building and the blending of the fabulous one-of-a-kind building into the next era. The fusion of the Old Moruya Cheese Factory and the new GraniteTown CafeBar and Quantum Brewery is open to the community for all to enjoy.
Where are we
We are located in Moruya in the beautiful Eurobodalla shire just 2.5hrs from Canberra and a short 1km walk from the heart of Moruya township. The Moruya Artisan Factory offers an insight into a significant local heritage building of the booming dairy industry of the 1930's to 60's. A time when The Old Moruya Cheese Factory stood shoulder to shoulder with Tilba and Bega Cheese Factories.
Pay it forward
Help us support our community's veterans and emergency workers (eg. police, ambulance, fire). We offer a pay it forward opportunity, simply purchase an additional coffee and we will pay it forward to one of our uniformed first responders.
Moruya Artisan Factory - Three Principles underpinning our Ethos
These 3 principles guide us as we strive to develop and maintain a financially sustainable operating model that will enable the continued preservation and maintenance of the The Old Moruya Cheese Factory.
Heritage - We will respect the heritage value of our amazing local history an showcase our historically significant site, increasing the public awareness and community enjoyment of The Old Cheese Factory.
Sustainability - We will strive to build a fully sustainable, multifaceted business that encapsulates the philosophies of The Old Cheese Factory Cooperative of 100+ farmers approach to cheese production. Self-reliance capture water off the roof into a well to use in the cheese production process.
Technology - We will strive to utilise modern technology to improve our production processes an challenge our minds to find new ways of doing what we do. Ventilation system to mange the cheese curing room temperatures before refrigeration and one of the first to install a cryovac machine.