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    Royal Beef

    4.2 (32 reviews)
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    Closed 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Store front, June 2021.
    Jon M.

    Sad to write a bad review of this place, as most of the other reviews seem positive -so maybe my experience was an anomaly. I live in the west end of the city, so going here was a 36km round trip for me -maybe that made my experience all the more disappointing to me. Having used google to search for a Toronto butcher selling black (blood) pudding, I was pointed in this direction... their social media photos show an ample stock of both blood and white puddings -even better! When I got to the store, I was the only customer and despite there being 4-5 staff members, they all looked busy and despite hovering around the butcher counter with that "help me please" look, nada. Anyway, no blood or white puddings on any of the shelves. So my trip was a total waste of time -no products and no opportunity to even ask about them. I won't be going back.

    Yes I pick the ones with the fat in the middle but as you can see there's no marble in the actual meat put
    Brad M.

    I wish I never had to complain. I've been in almost all aspects of the food industry for the last 44 years. As in the high-end of it. I haven't been to Royal beef for well over two years. But I was there today I wanted a nice steak for my dinner are usually go to the Loblaw's just off of Lard drive which I believe has the best red meat in the city for a Loblaw's. so once I entered royal beef everything was well stocked clean lots of help so immediately I went to the butcher counter then everything that was Canadian.know if you gonna buy Canadian beef make sure it's Alberta which the keg and hys restaurant uses. Otherwise I wouldn't touch Canadian babe here's a lesson this noticing there's Canadian prime that was made up and Canadian Angus is the most on consistent beef you'll find anywhere. So what these people at Royal be for selling is AAA Canadian they say. There's very little marble in all of their products so the only thing I saw with some specs of marble Anna nice bit of fat in the middle where ribeyes $22.50 a pound. Which I don't mind paying for if I'm going to be eating one great steak it was good but it was nowhere great. I was there around 3 PM and the butcher there must've been 22 years old. I I asked him if he could cut me two ribs steaks about 2 pounds each only because I didn't like what they had to offer and the prime rib I don't believe it was a steer the eye was too small so it must've been Canadian cow. With absolutely no marble in the bones were French that's my favourite part French just when they do like a rack of lamb in there the bone. So this young but you said it's too late in the day I will not cut any more meat. So forth to mediocre ribeye steaks I paid $45.61 and each were under a pound I'm not going back there.I must've met I should've gone to Loblaw's only because they have much better meet but it was a Saturday and I know how blah blah Gets it would be a zoo. So that's my story place is clean lots of merchandise the winners have been changed to Saul Waze they cut back on their quality and raise their prices

    Green peppercorns in a can... can be used for Thai recipes perhaps :)

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    Best black pudding available in Toronto in my opinion. Absolutely delicious. They have a great selection of beef roasts too.

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    Seriously, the leek and bacon sausages... Not to mention the pies, charcuterie and pasta selection.

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    Finally tried Royal Beef today. Bought some Royal burgers and they were AMAZING! Definitely coming back to try more things in the future.

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    Meat is serious business. You sell me a bad piece of meat and I'm gonna snap like a rabid Martha…read moreStewart and beat you over the head with a day old baguette. Oh by the way, did I mention my husband was Italian? He knows knee caps pretty good. Budda boom budda bing. I'm a shopper who should come with a warning sign that reads "You fuck up my meat and I'll fuck up your meat". Witteveen Meats is my go to place for meats when I'm making my Saturday morning grocery run at the SLM. The meat case is absolutely pristine and that is a big selling point for me. Even on the customer side of the glass you'll rarely seem any smudgy finger prints. Meat cleanliness is an important sign and tells me that these are people I want to do business with. It was a frosty Saturday morning when my kindred spirit in meat, Shari M. and I hit up the SLM to stock up on our provisions and meat was one of them. I have been tutoring Shari in the fine art of making Bolognese sauce so she needed her some extra lean ground beef and some lean ground pork. I steered her in the direction of Witteveens which was perfect because it was kitty corner to the table and chairs we had managed to snag while giving some mouth to mouth to an absolutely perfect, juicy and fully loaded back bacon on a bun from the Carousel Bakery. Witteveen Meats is one of the largest, if not, the largest purveyor of meats in the SLM. They sell some beautifully stuff pork loins filled with everything from fresh rosemary to dried fruits. Their French prepped lamb racks are a thing of beauty. Korean short ribs are fucking amazing and only take 3-4 minutes on the 'cue. There is every kind of beef imaginable available on the butcher counter. Price is accordingly scaled....tenderloin, grain fed, Alberta beef, it's all over the place. Yesterday they had strip loins on for 8 bucks a piece. I bought two and turned them in to Beef Strognoff, enough for two meals. I also picked up a fresh air chilled roasting chicken for ten buck which is about to get sodomized with a beer can and strapped to the Weber later today. The best thing about hanging out at Witteveen Meats on a Saturday morning is the chance to have some potty mouth exchanges with Toronto Maple leaf hockey legend and all around bad ass guy, Eddie "Clear the track....here comes" Shack. He had Shari and I just splitting a gut laughing. Meat and laughter together, What a great way to warm up a freezing winter day.

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    Royal Beef - meats - Updated May 2026

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