When it's so convenient to pick up my weekly meat supply along with the general grocery run at…read moreWoolworths or Coles, a butcher has got be pretty special for me to make a specific trip. I've been driving across town to Prime Specialty Meats at James Street for years. For a long time, it was the only place I could get good quality quail and duck meat - essential if you're an Asian cook. Nowadays I go for their excellent range of salamis and sausages. Also, when I'm feeling like a fancy dinner but I'm too lazy to marinate anything, their nutty rump stir fry is fantastic with rice and mixed vegetables.

These guys make me wish I had a LOT more money. They are definitely a prime butchers - everything…read morein this store is the best of the best. The only problem is you pay for it. Saying that, I'll pay whatever they charge for their Bangalow ham. It is the crack of deli meats. They also sell a wide range of speciality meats such as duck and their hand made sausages are tres tasty. Oh and the staff are cute. What's not to like?

McDowall Quality Meats is an independently owned, family run butcher in the northern suburbs…read more They're extremely cheap, and pride themselves on selling local meats. They've got celebratory signage and flashy highlighting over the meats which are from Kilcoy (4 hours away). This was the first thing to get my vote. If you're looking for something a little more unique, they offer a mean cranberry/apple/pistachio pork mini roast for $16.99. The macadamia satay chicken wings for $3.99 also get the tick of approval. The service is very laid back and friendly, and it's just one of those places where you really get a kick out of supporting a local family that supports local industry.

If you're looking for really good quality meats and smallgoods, as well as probably the best…read moreBiltong and Deoewors in South East Queensland, I'd suggest giving Steyn's at the Aspley Hypermarket a go. I've never been disappointed and honestly, if you like dried meats, you really need to try some of theirs. I've sampled a lot of different biltongs around town and I won't buy mine from anywhere else now.

My regular local butcher, the guys are always helpful and up for a chat! Really well priced and…read moregood quality product as well, the meat is always fresh.

From the owner: G E Mallan Bulk Meats have been supplying quality wholesale meat to Brisbane and surrounding areas…read morefor over 25 years.

Meat Your Lifestyle is right next door to Coles. It's easy to go to Coles and buy all of your…read moregroceries there, but if you're anything like me, you'll buy your meat from the place next door, because they've got a better selection (no kangaroo here though, sorry) and they're cheaper. And you're supporting small local business. Win! Their platter of rich, red, iron laden meats just makes me salivate. They've got all of your standard cuts: eye fillet ($29.99 kg), scotch fillet, T-bones, rump, as well as diced meat, and two versions of mince. Then there's ossu buco cuts, and $2 bags of lamb off cuts, and $2.50 bags of neck chops (good for stocks, soup, or delicate treats for your dog). Chicken and pig can be found in various manifestations in the other fridge. The major drawcard for me is the varieties of sausage they sell there (all priced at $7.99). Worchestershire sauce sausage? Herb and garlic? Spanish chorizo sausage that isn't actually chorizo sausage (it's a bit of an odd one, I know)? How about sun dried tomato sausage? Your barbeque will be the most flavourful in town if you shop here, I promise. The service is quick and no nonsense, and you can't argue with the prices. Do yourself and small business a favour, and get your meat goods at Meat Your Lifestyle.

There's nothing I love more than buying my meat from a butcher and negating all the nasty packaging…read morethat comes with supermarket-bought meat. Meat Your Lifestyle has a great range of beef, pork, lamb and chicken, and gives its neighbour, Coles, a run for its money. Whilst not on display, they also have specialty meats written up on their chalk board, like peking duck, so be sure to ask if what you're looking for isn't in the cabinet. My favourites are their osso bucco for only $6.50/kg (great for tenderising in a slow cooker) and their free-range eggs, the cheapest I've come across in Brisbane. I also like their whole free-range chickens, costing around $7/kg. They come with their innards removed, making it quick and easy to stick them in the oven. The only downside is that they don't seem to sell free-range chicken breasts and the chicken breasts they do sell are so big, you have to wonder about the steroid content. Service is mixed, depending on who you get. Some employees there can be a bit abrupt, others really friendly. Either way, it beats Coles!

A great selection of meat, big space and small army of knowledgeable and friendly staff make this…read moreone of the best butchers in Brisbane. An online voucher promising 10 kilos of meat at an extremely affordable price led me into Brisbane Bulk Meats and my experience in store and the quality of the product will see me go back. It was a typical summer day when I went to pick up my prize and the cool environment that greeted me as I entered this local butcher immediately put me in a good mood. The cheery gentleman that greeted me with a loud and exuberant hello only exacerbated that feeling. As he collected up my assortment of lamb, pork, sausage and steak he chatted cheerily as all about him what seemed like a dozen staff filled trays, helped other customers and washed up. The whole experience left me feeling good about the fact the food I was about to consume was coming from such an experienced and efficient team. And after cooking up some of their hamburger patties and pork steaks I feel even better.

I recently shopped here for the first time and just couldn't find anything that interested me. I'd…read moredone my fruit and veg shopping next door at Rock'n'Roll and went into the butcher to grab some meat, looking specifically for free-range chicken breast and some sort of lean pork filet. They had a strange butterflied cut of pork that had a lot of fat on it and I couldn't see any free-range chicken. Despite not finding any meat that interested me, I did find well-priced free-range eggs, only $3.50 for a dozen. Don't pay $6 next door in the fruit shop! Service was fast and friendly and it seems to be a clean, well-kept butcher. Their range of meat just didn't take my fancy.

I dont often get meat from a butcher but when I do I always go to Toowong Village Meats. The staff…read morethere are always kind and friendly and give good advice. Their beef eye fillet is extremely tender and practically melts in your mouth once cooked. They are well priced and have a good selection of meat available. Toowong Village Meats is, as you would expect, in Toowong Shopping Village next to Fruity Capers and near the food court on the ground floor.

The meat is fine but the butchers have a habit of handeling the meat with bare hands then handeling…read moremoney and eftpos machine creating cross contamination. When i questioned them about this practice they looked at me like i was crazy then said they had been given the ok by the health deparment to do this because the food will be cooked. Sorry but not good enough food hygine for me. Maybe i am crazy but won't be going back.

Ismail's Discount Halal Meats is one of the only halal butchers in the inner city of Brisbane. I…read moreknow there are a number of halal shops and butchers on the south side of town (Underwood, Sunnybank, Mt Gravatt), but Ismail's is the only one I know of in the city or Valley or inner suburbs. Located in the McWhirter Building, Ismail's Discount Halal Meats stocks a great range of chicken and beef sausages that are extremely tasty. They also stock beef salami and mortadella, which is very hard to get from most of the regular butchers or delis. My husband doesn't eat pork, so we're constantly on the look out for alternative deli/sandwich meats. The staff are always friendly and accommodating to any specific requests you have. We've asked them to cut the leg of lamb or rump steak a certain way, depending on what the recipe calls for.

Ismail's Discount Halal Meats is one of the original tenants of McWhirters, they were there long…read morebefore the apartments! The reason they survive is they know their niche and they fill it. They have all sorts of halal meats and meat products, and are traditional butchers in that they will offer advice on cuts and debone etc if you ask. It can be a less than inviting environment for a white girl on a summers day, but I guess that's more about respecting cultural appropriateness than anything else.