The Chipperfield Larder would grace any busy town high street, fortunately for us it is near to the crossroads at the bottom of The Street in Chipperfield. Vas Panayi and his team made up of family and locals work hard to make the shop ‘everybody’s larder’, catering for a wide variety of tastes and needs, always on the lookout for new and interesting products to appeal to their customers.
The shop provides a vast array of delicious sandwiches, hot paninis, filled jacket potatoes, pasties, sausage rolls, baguettes and cakes, all of which can be ordered over the phone and prepared for you when you arrive – perfect for picnics on The Common! They are also happy to provide platters of sandwiches, homemade pies, quiches, cold meats, cheese, home-made desserts and cakes for many different occasions. Alternatively, there are tables and chairs outside where you can enjoy any of these and a delicious Italian cappuccino or latte from the new coffee machine. In response to customers’ requests, the shop now stocks a selection of seasonal vegetables.
Vas spends time sourcing good quality local produce such as eggs, bread and home-made cakes, as well as stocking a fine selection of world cheeses, award-winning ham and bacon from Dorset, olives, antipasti, olive oil, pasta and sauces from Italy, and a selection of ready-made French cassoulets and soups. Recent additions to the shop include fresh hand-made chocolates, caviar and a soft ice cream machine which has proved popular with the children this summer!
At Christmas the shop is an Aladdin’s cave of festive treats and Vas is happy to take orders for hams, cheeses, smoked salmon, quiches, desserts etc. The Larder’s beautiful basket hampers are a perfect Christmas gift and can be filled with your own choice of foods and gifts at any time of the year.
The shop opens Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm and Saturday 9am-4.30pm. Extra parking is in the Catholic Church car park in Dunny Lane, by kind permission.