It's not often I get excited about a butcher. I mean, I do love my meat, but the process of getting…read moreit is usually more of a hassle than anything else. Bertie's, on the other hand, is different. Bertie's is more like a speciality food store - championing the 'paddock to plate' cause. They use free range meat and butcher the entire carcass - which means you can literally pick any cut you like and ask for help on how to prepare it. The same amount of thought is given to the condiments and accompanying food and booze - all very high quality and appear to be from local or speciality producers. What keeps me coming back though is their lunch offering. They make a daily selection of salads, usually vegetarian, but you can select a freshly cooked meat to add as accompaniment like pulled pork, roast turkey or lamb. In winter, they make deliciously rich soups that you almost need a knife and fork for.

Selling delicious organic meats in a beautifully presented environment. Bertie's has recently just…read moregone under the knife for a bit of a makeover and what a spectacular job they did. Adding small goods, pantry staples and seasonal vegetables means you can pick up a meal in one go and know it will be delicious. Bertie's isn't discount any more but the meats taste amazing and are worth every cent.

I'm in the butcher shop, I ask for 800g of mince. She wrapped it up, and said $12 please. I knew…read morethat doesn't sound right, because it's $24.99c/kg so at 800g it's always around the 20 dollar mark. This has happened before where they have given me only 500g. This time another server suddenly says to me with an attitude, I don't have to buy it. I don't know what he meant by that, so I asked him and said I don't understand. He refused to answer me and just walked off out of sight. And this isn't the first time that this has happened either. I guess the words five and eight sound so similar. Then they gave me two receipts, one for 500g and another for 300g. I'm beginning to think there's more to it than meets the eye can see. By splitting your order maybe they make an extra few cents from it. I don't know, I can only speculate.

If you want to be conscientious about the meat you eat, both from a health and an ethical point of…read moreview, then Hagens is a great option in the Queen Vic Market. Despite being small, they have a wide selection of meats from chicken thigh on the bone, special cuts of steak and even bacon. We have been buying meat here for a few weeks now in an attempt to eat better quality meat in smaller portion sizes. Hashtag smugtrolley. What really stands out here is the super friendly service. There's none of that agressive yelling you get at some of the other stalls, and the staff make a point of really being present when you're deciding what to buy. It really does make a difference in the buying experience. A word of warning: eating ethical and organic meat will cost you more so be prepared to curb your portion size unless you want to go broke. The other day I sent the other half to buy the meat while I bought the fish. He got 2 chicken breasts, 200gm of beef mince (we only needed a small portion for some samosas I was making) and 6 slices of bacon. The price? $30! I honestly had to check his receipt when we got home because I didn't believe it cost that much! Just as well the meat is great quality and delicious hey?

While the products are excellent, the service is atrocious. If you're going to make a customer wait…read morearound for a 10-2 delivery, don't call at 2:20 to tell them you won't be there until 3pm. Show some bloody courtesy and let them know earlier.

What an amazing find. I have ordered my Christmas turkey from this shop for the past three years…read moreand they have not disappointed. The turkey is delivered to my door on the day I requested (usually Dec 23rd or 24th), which means it only has to sit in the fridge for a day so no need to rearrange my freezer. They have never missed a delivery in three years. The turkeys are absolutely perfect, delivery people friendly and notify you when they are getting close. I would highly recommend this company and will be using them for as long as I am cooking Christmas dinner! Well done Corner Chicken Shop! Give yourself a pat on the back. You deserve it.

Now, I know there is something intrinsically disgusting about the idea of a butchers shop that…read moresells hot, ready to eat meats, next to the cold, freshly killed carcases displayed on ice. But somehow, at the Corner Chicken Shop this doesn't bother me at all. It all just comes down to the amazing taste of their fried chicken ribs. These chicken ribs (I know, I didn't know that was a thing either) are mind-blowingly awesome. You know when you haven't had KFC for a while, and you have an idea of how good their chicken tastes, until you actually go there and it's disgusting? Well this chicken actually tastes like that idea. It's what KFC wishes their chicken tasted like. $3.50 buys you a cup full of these babies, which is not quite filling enough to be a meal, but a bit too much to just be a snack. In any case, I could become happily obese if I got to eat this deep-fried goodness every day.

Guys.. I love this butcher! If they had a store in Brunswick East, it'd be my local for everything…read moremeaty, chickeny, porky, lamby.... OK, I'll stop now! Conveniently located on the GF in the Well in Camberwell next to Coles, Rainbow Meats offers a broad range of fresh and delicious products. The staff are very nice and knowledgeable. Rainbow's pricing is quite reasonable - you'd be able to pick up a massive piece of chicken for about $4 and a juicy Porterhouse Steak will cost you about $7. In addition to the plain traditional steaks, chicken breast, thighs, lamb rack, cutlets, sausages, angus burger patties etc; they also offer chicken breast marinated in breadcrumbs, sweet chilli pork meatballs (which look very tasty), kebabs and heaps more. If you're a Camberwell local or reside around the area, make sure to pay them a visit and have a look at what they have. It's worth it and, if you decide you like them and see yourself coming back, don't forget to get one of their loyalty cards. It allows you to earn points and redeem them for discounts later on.