Australia has a pretty limited marketplace with regards to food shopping, but this locally owned…read moregrocer seems to be bringing something to the table. It has a bit of a warehouse feel, and some clearance sales lying around, but also a fairly respectable selection, including things that aren't all that easy to find; some nice vegetarian specialty items and a decent international section. They have ample fresh fruits and vegetables and a lot of dried beans and grains, so we're not talking unhealthy food either. The location is reasonably convenient, near the hospital with ample bus access and a train station on the other side of the hospital. Some of the sale items will understandably be a tad sketch, buy you can certainly find some deals here.

As you'll see in my review of the Gabba Fruit Market, I'm a little bit attached to it. However, I…read morewas driving past Mother of All Fruits the other day and decided to check it out. I've gotta say, I was pretty impressed with the range and presentation of fruit and veg. Tucked just inside a Spar-owned shopping centre, Mother of All Fruits occupies a huge floor space. Most of this is taken up by rows of fresh produce, but there's also a section for packaged and frozen goods. The range of fruit and veg is great and their herbs come in huge bunches for around $2.95 each. There are also lots of "bucket" specials to be had where you get a reduced price for buying a large amount. For $30, I filled a green bag and walked out with a tray of 20 bowen mangoes. Pretty good value, especially the $10 tray of mangoes. Whilst extremely well organised and well presented, the only thing I don't like about this produce store is that it feels a little too much like a supermarket. I remain faithful to the Gabba Fruit Market, which has a more local feel to it and has a less hectic carpark.

You walk into the Rock'n'Roll Market Place with the intention of buying fruit and veg for the week,…read morestocking your fridge with nutritious fresh produce. Instead, you become sidetracked by all the lovely deli products on offer and before you know it, your basket is full of French cheese, home-style lemonade and artisan ice-cream. (Oh and there might be a cucumber or carrot someone in there.) Rock'n'Roll Market Place is a really fun place to shop if wanting to treat yourself to some nice, fancy foods, but not great if all you want to do is get your basics for a reasonable price. The fruit and veg there is a bit too pricey for me, but the quality is good and all the food is displayed well. Staff are extremely friendly, making this a pleasant place to shop and with a baker and butcher either side, it's conveniently placed. I would say it's a good place to shop for a weekend treat or special picnic.

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The Jan Powers Farmers Markets at Stones Corner run every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month…read more The markets take over the whole street, which is pedestrian only. Although all the stalls have umbrellas and marquees, on a hot sunny day there's quite a lot of direct sun and it can get pretty hot. The preview reviewer got the times wrong - they run from 6am to noon. I'm glad to see a good use for the Stone's Corner area, which was previously inhabited by a few odd cafes, discount outlets and a huge amount of empty shops. These markets are pretty much like all Jan Powers Farmers Markets - if you've been to any of the other ones, you'll recognise most of the stalls. The quality of food sellers, and fresh produce is pretty high and lots of great deli products - the Eumundi Smokehouse makes amazing chicken chorizo sausages!

I'm a fan of Jan Powers Farmers Markets and I love that there are more and more of them around…read moreBrisbane. As Rhiannon says, the suppliers don't tend to change that much but I'm OK with that as long as I can get fresh, locally made goats cheese and snack on a kransky or 3. You pay a bit of a premium for some things, however taste and quality is extremely apparent in food so if you want a really special meal pay a little bit more. Also, I always manage to find a chinese style stall at the back with cheaper veg so I can still fulfil my bargain hunter instinct.

Always great produce and love the secret deli tucked away at the back. (Okay maybe it's not such a…read moresecret). But they have a great range of cheeses, small goods and anti-pasto. Balsamic semi-dried tomatoes are DELICIOUS! Oh and pick up some truffle brie while you're there as well.

Great avocadoes - I can always rely on it at Feast on Fruit. Sometimes a touch higher in price than…read moreothers, it's not significant because the fruit, veg and continental smallgoods are really good quality - no seconds here. I don't buy everything at this place, for example, I buy much cheaper juicing apples at one of my locals, but Feast on Fruit has consistently lovely stonefruit in summer and always good tomatoes and fresh herbs. Being situated right near the door of Morningside Woolies probably means the prices have to stay competitive or better, but that proximity to the yawning mouth of the multinational doesn't stop the queues at Feast on Fruit.

My Sunday isn't complete without a trip to the Gabba Fruit Market. It's a little bit out of the way…read morefor me, so I like to make one trip and stock up on all my fruit and veg for the week, so as to avoid shopping at Coles and Woolworths. The produce at the Gabba Fruit Market is fresher and often much cheaper than that sold in the supermarkets and if you shop according to what's in season, you can fill a couple of green bags for around $30. They also have a great sales rack, selling produce that's nearing its expiry. I hate to think how much the supermarket giants must throw out just so that they can have display shelves full of "perfect" or under-ripe produce, but it's so nice to see places like the Gabba offering its old produce to customers who are happy to slice off the mushy bits and, of course, get a bargain. The Gabba Fruit Market also sells a small range of packaged, canned and other goods such as dairy products and bread. They often have great specials on staples like canned lentils and dried pasta. Make this part of your weekly ritual too!

With a respectable collection of dry goods, dairy and, of course, all the fruit and veg you could…read morewant, this top-shelf greengrocer really is a practical alternative to the supermarket. You'll find reasonable quality fruit and veg at very cheap rices: eg. * Watermelon @ 69c/kg * 3 avocados for $2.50 * 1kg bag of red onions for $1.99 * 5 ruby grapefruits for $2 * Jap pumpkin $1.29/kg And the list goes on. The specials no doubt change but you can rely on finding a bargain here. Last I went there were some pretty good specials on dry goods, like two boxes of cous cous for $3 and jars of olives for $2 each. The counter staff are pretty nice, just watch out you don't get bowled over by one of the burly guys wheeling around stock in trolleys.

Upon discovering Charlie & Liz's, I've decided I would happily catch the bus from New Farm to West…read moreEnd every week to buy fruit and veg in order to stick the finger to the corporate grocery giants. You might ask why I would go this effort? Well, I'll tell you. At this "Self Serve Fruit Mart" the produce is fresher, the prices are lower and service is friendlier than any Coles/Woolworths experience I've had. Not only that, but the produce is all seasonal and chances are the farmer who grew it is benefitting much more from the stock sold. I am a HUGE believer in supporting local business, so if you're in, around or even ever in West End, I would highly recommend you pick up your weeks groceries from somewhere like Charlie & Liz's Self Serve Fruit Mart. Not only will you save money, but what you spend will be feeding the local economy and helping more locals out.

I often walk past this fruit and veg shop and whether I need anything or not, my eyes linger on the…read morebeautiful displays of fruit stacked up on the footpath. My legs keep going but my head and neck kind of lag behind, the voice in my head saying, "Maybe I NEED some of those mangoes or perhaps a pineapple." Whilst this is a nice little fruit and veg shop with temptingly displayed produce, I'd never do all my fruit and veg shopping here as it's too small and too expensive. I try to do a bulk shop on the weekend at either The Gabba Fruit Market or the Davies Park Markets, where you really get value for money, but if I forget something, I'd much rather pop into Charlie & Liz's than go to Coles. It's a handy little store, in the middle of Boundary Street, the produce is good and supporting small businesses is always good.

I usually combine a visit to COCOS fruit and veg with a purchase from here. Theses guys have the…read morereliably cheapest chicken wings, drums etc in Brisbane, along with $20 kg eye fillet of ok quality. ( cryovac odd shapes... but its the meat you want yeh ?) They often have other good specials esp pork as well and some interesting sausages. Always friendly and helpful ( although most butchers seem to be ... must be somthing that comes from handling their meat all the time)

Friendly staff. Lots of parking. Lots of choice. Staff was a little slow but i think he was…read moretraining. Assume the food is good if this review stays 4 stars. I'll be back if not.

When my friend moved from West End to Coorparoo, I had visions of the severe withdrawals she'd be…read morehaving from all things local and organic in West End. Turns out, Coorparoo is pretty well equipped. And if I recall rightly, West End doesn't have an organic butcher. Watch out--Coorparoo could be the next big thing! Allsop and England is a fantastic little butcher and everything in there is organic except the cheerios. Most of their meat comes from an organic grower in Roma and their chicken from an organic free range grower in Murgon, so you can be sure that your meat isn't travelling too far. They not only sell all your regular cuts of meat beef, lamb and pork, but also do a few things out of the ordinary like goat and duck. We bought a whole duck from there the other day and roasted it--amazing. The prices are reasonable, in fact really reasonable considering it's organic. I'd say it's definitely cheaper than buying Coles organic meat, for example. With so few organic butchers around, I would make a special trip just to go to this butcher. In fact, I'd like to make a habit of it.

ORGANIC BUTCHER. What more possibly needs to be said?…read more Eating organic meat has always been far more important to me than eating organic veggies (if you can do both, you get pats on the back). Luckily, today, I'm going to save you from a long winded, morally righteous rant about it. I'll keep to the basics which are said as simply as this: ORGANIC MEAT IS GOOD FOR YOU, THE ANIMAL, AND THE FARMER. SHOP HERE. ALL THE TIME. START TODAY. Allsop and England also like to keep it local too. You'll see the signs proudly exclaiming that they like "to keep it Australian". Most of their meat comes less than 10 hours driving distance away in Queensland, and so, in the grand scheme of things, these guys are really keeping it close to home. They don't really do 'fancy' here. They've got all your classic cuts, and meats, but nothing too over the top or flashy. They don't need to draw you in using tricks. They're local, they're organic. What more do you want? I am ecstatic to report that the prices are no more expensive than what you'd find at Coles or any other non organic butcher. Are you reading this properly? At Allsop and England, you essentially pay less to eat better meat. I hope I've made my point clear. This is your new butcher. It's good for you, your pocket, for the butcher, for the animals, for the farmers that supply the butcher. Feel proud to purchase your flesh goods here.

Lamb, beef, chicken, pork... it's all good. Salm Meats is a tiny butcher off Old Cleveland Road,…read morenot far from the Westfield. This butcher has great cuts of meat and super friendly staff that are happy to advice you on different cuts. I was having people over recently for a BBQ. I bought chicken for home made chicken and veggie kebabs, half a dozen eye fillet steak and beef sausages. All were really delicious and cooked up wonderfully (if you ask my boyfriend he will say it was due to his superior cooking skills).

probably fair quality but pre packaged sliced meat variety has far far too much sodium (salt). it…read moreprobably needs it to sustain such a long shelf life. i will cook my own from now on and i can control the salt content

Sorry to be the hater here, but I don't know what all the fuss is about. All about Fruit makes me…read moreseize up with fury. Having been born into a line of farmers, I can only look upon picture perfect fruit with contempt. Do you know the amount of fruit that is thrown out by farmers because city people don't think it looks good enough to eat (even though it's absolutely edible in every way)? Too much! In my opinion, All About Fruit is raved about because they know how to market fruit well. The stocks are always plump and full, some of the fruit looks like it's dosed with a light water spritzer every couple of hours. It actually looks too good to eat if anything. Some of the stock is arranged by colour coding, and so it's as stimulating to a consumer as a rainbow coloured mobile is to a baby. All about Fruit is over priced, and I daresay it's because their fruit isn't local, and they pay top prices for the prettiest fruit (while perfectly good fruit and veg goes to waste on the farm, grrr). My advice would be to go somewhere cheaper where fruit and veggies look like they've come from nature rather than a manufacturers, and it doesn't cost you a pretty penny. Buying staples shouldn't make a big dent in your pay check.

Feeling fruity? Well, it's finally summer time and all the yummy fruit come back into season and…read morewhat I'm really referring to are the mangoes- my favourite! I love buying fruit, the colours, the freshness and the choices at 'All About Fruit' seem endless. More importantly, they stock some of the biggest mangoes I've seen this season and they are all perfect for eating right here, right now. The staff are fantastic, they have a real knowledge for fruit and really take pride in the store. They were more than happy to suggest fruits to use for a unique and delicious salad. It had peaches, an assortment of melons and nuts and salad leaves. All the fruit are displayed neatly and attractively. You just want to buy one of each for the sake of it. They also have one of the biggest varieties of fruit I've seen. One of the coolest parts about this fruit store is they have an additional 'All About Fruit JUICE' extension where they make a range of delicious summery fruit drinks. You'll find all the fruit you need at this corner fruit shop.