nice to meat you! a…read morerare journey out of sydney's city centre in search of the lululemon outlet led me to chance upon alexandria and what this area has to offer! a paradise for meat lovers awaits! the entrance is via the f&b section and a turn to your right will be where bright coloured, free to wear, winter jackets hang. this can only mean it's going to be cold within, past the solid black sliding door! i opted not to and would not recommend you follow me if you are not in the least bit liking the cold. it's a great reason to celebrate the cold within as you know for sure the meats that you buy here will be nicely chilled! like a kid in a candy store feeling, warms you. where do i begin? fear not as the previously sentient beings are well organized, classified and displayed for your easy selection. from regular everyday beef to japanese wagyu, goat to lamb, venison, veal, roo, free range chicken and ducks, angus or aged, all abound. the best for me and travellers alike have to be that most meats on display are all nicely vacuum packed, just grab and go! you can also take in the freshly butchered canvas of meats hanging beyond and in the background as proof of the pudding. Or envy the huge aging box encompassing even more choice cuts! and when the cold bites and/or the basket fills, exit the cold room for other non chilled products! hoofs, hearts, liver, pet mince, tongue? the frozen section will amaze! they also have cheeses, cured meats, sauces and other produce. as for the meats you buy, a full range of bbq paraphernalia will get you ready immediately for a cook off! once ready to check out, the quick moving line will get you out the door in no time. just grab cardboard boxes, if you need, for your bountiful loot and don't forget to return that jacket you took when you entered! it was definitely nice to meat you!

If you want Meat this is the pace to come... MEAT! Meat…read moreGALORE!! #MEATATARIAN!!! Definitely do NOT bring a Vegetarian, and Vegans?! forget about it! They might pass out... (Me trying to be funny) I reckon if there is a cut of meat that exists they have it or will know about it. This place is huge, very well kept, spotless, brilliantly organized and most important of all...does not smell!! When you get here, the entrance is something else...literally like walking into a giant Meat Locker! They have jackets for you at the front to keep you warm while you struggle to choose your cut of meat from the enormous selection...Brilliant! Then there is the selection...again just amazing, memorizing, so much to choose from! So are the prices... High quality meat at affordable prices! The Australian Meat Emporium truly feels like a wholesaler that is open to the public, not just one of those catchy or quirky gimmicks. Just like their website states: "Australian Meat Emporium says is a retail outlet selling the finest Bindaree Beef products directly to the public at affordable prices". I'm just not sure what Bindaree Beef is...guessing something good? They also work "very closely with producers of other species of meat such as Cowra Lamb, Arcadian Organic Meat, Rangers Valley and B.E Campbell's Bruemar Pork." Australian Meat Emporium used to be called Establishment 218...just in case your were wondering

Sensational Sausages the sign says. Up in the window in large letters they brag about their…read moreflavoured bangers, they ignore their top quality meat and talk and their sangers! Well if you try their flavoured sausages you'll understand why. Not just beef but lamb, chicken, duck and pork - all are utilised as well as fresh herbs. Wonderful and flavourful combinations that will keep you going back. The prices are high but knowing that they were made by a butcher and not mass produced makes them special. If you want to buy them for a barbecue, make sure you're no doing the cooking or they will disappear before you get any yourself.

Great traditional butchers - love the banter with the guys behind the counter…read more The chicken satay sticks are great and the marinated beef flat roasts are excellent value for the BBQ and most importantly the usually have a great range of dog bones - the cannon bones are great value and come pre sliced in half - my labradors just love them! On the weekends they have a BBQ going outside and giveaway samples of their sensational sausages which come in many flavours

You need to have the baked pork and lamb from this place! The crackling, the smell, the taste…read moreamazing. Get in early most weekends, as the pork often sells out by lunch. Also if you want to just get ones off the heater around Christmas, forget about it. Despite mountains of roast pork they are all for pre-order. They also have a huge deli meats, cheese and raw meat products too. I have to say they stock pretty good meats. Also their service are great, all so friendly. Takes eftpos too.

Towards the end of the week my phone usually starts to beep and beep and beep. Its a network of 48…read morecolleagues on a contact list who have lost interest in working and develped an interest, in some cases compelling, in drinking. I ignore it and put my phone on silent knowing that one of my Friday evening jobs will be to delete 48 e-mails. But I have to be careful, somewhere in there will be an e-mail from my butcher with the weekend specials. Not just any specials either, Allan has his own farm and his meat is spectacularly good. Aged for a long time, it is simply the best butchery on the upper north shore. Last weeks special - boned legs of new season lamb $25 each. Allan is banned from the MLA because he makes too much sense - that means he has to talk to his customers and he does it with aplombe. He is the heart and soul, liver, kidneys, tongue and cheeks of this place. Allan gets "Love a Chat" to woman the BBQ out the front. She is the star of the show. Told Keeno and I the other day that she had taken her labradoodle to the vet only to learn that he was mostly Lab - but no doodle. She reckons the pet shop saw her coming, she wondered why he didn't look look like the others - they just snuck in a bitsa and hoped no one would notice. Too late now she concedes, he's part of the family. The whole time shes been chatting with Keeno I've been eating BBQ pork, Morroccan Snags, Sang Choy Bow snags, and whatever else she's got going on the hot plate and sampling all the different sauces. Its like a free lunch. Bangalow Pork, snags etc.. its all fantastic. I once bought a whole pig for the spit and drove it down to the farm stowed right next to Chloe (our dog) who went absolutely nuts the whole trip.You can get goat here but if your not quick Allan will tell you its name before he tells you how to cook it. (Slowly, very very very slowly) But really its the beef, standing rib roast, scotch fillet, sirloin on the bone, rump, and T bones. It is a joy knowing the cattle is grass fed and farmed by the guy talking to you, if you can break away from Love a Chat that is.

Good quality meat and chicken at a competitive price and great service with convenient parking.read more

Dural Poultry and Meats has wonderful poultry. They dress the poultry on the premises and they sell…read morefor much better prices than the supermarket. They sell loose or in 2 kilo bags. They also sell marinated chicken. Great if your having a party. They also sell the best cuts of meat and inexpensive mince steak. When they opened they sold just the poultry but everybody in the area kept telling them to put in meat as they were very convenient to people in the are which is a fair way from shops. They had a dispute with the council and it took them a couple of years to get a licence but they were finally successful and all the locals are now very happy. And, the word has spread. People drive from Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill to shop there.

We bought rib chops and sausages for our tea. The meat was beautiful. There are also deli items…read morehere like cheese and olives and cured meats. We will put those to the test later this week. They also have other deli items including Himalayan salt blocks or tiles. It is conveniently located in the shopping centre near the food court. There was a butcher in this location before but as the advertising said they "gave them the chop" Hopefully, this mob don't end up with the same treatment as they are in competition with a couple of supermarkets.

Great quality meats and knowledgable and friendly staff who are happy to tell you the best way to…read morecook your purchase.

I have been using this butcher for a few months now. Best that I have been to in a long time. Will…read moredefinitely be staying with them. Great range, really helpful advice and the best quality. Their sausages are the best.

Marathon Meat House in Baulkham Hills has got everything including a few smallgoods, such as cheese…read moreand salami. They also have a small selection of deli items such as olives and sundried tomatoes. But whoever designed the shop made space for a wonderful display but they forgot the customers. The counter is so high that I can't be seen by the staff on the other side. I love the choice and quality but I very rarely shop there as I am passed over by other customers and I'm not the only one. All the items are put into a basket for you to take to the cashier but if you're short, just getting the basket over the top of the cabinet can be difficult, especially if the girl serving you is equally challenged. Lovely meat but I can't be bothered taking a tall friend with me.

Great variety and price. I can go in there when I'm not sure what to feed the family and come out…read morewith great ideas and a wholesome family meal at a good price. They have the freshest meats and are always willing to cut up large pieces or dice meat even smaller. They also have a wide selection of already marinated meat or chicken some already on skewers so that's half the job done and cutting down on cooking time. There's a good selection of cheeses and olives etc that I can add on the table that make a difference. I think all the counters at the fish, chicken and meat stores are high, but they have never handed me anything over the counter. It's glass so they see straight through and the staff always take my purchase to the checkout. The staff are always friendly, and willing to help. The bakers delight is just accross from there so I can be in and out with my meat and fresh bread &/or desert in 10 minutes without fighting long ques in the supermarket and trying to figure out if the meat in the plastic is fresh or just red from the light. Great to have a family butcher back in stockland.

This butcher is in a weird location. It's on its on amongst real estate agents and a lighting shop…read moreon Seven Hills Rd. You would think that they wouldn't have a very good business but they do and it must be because of their great meat. Buying groceries you can go to any supermarket but people actually go back to where they used to live to go to a great butcher. All the meat here is halal and they offer more than beef and chicken. If you want a nice piece of goat which I know is a cultural thing, not many anglo saxon Australians eat it, they have it. They also wholesale direct to the public so if your looking for a side of beef for your freezer, they will package it up in selected cuts for you.