There are butchers, and then there are butchers. Feast Fine Foods at the Unley Shopping Centre is a…read morelarge traditional butcher with an outstanding selection of top quality meats. You can pick up Coorong Angus beef, Pure Suffolk, Hay Valley Lamb, Limestone free range beef and my favourite, Spear Creek Dorper Lamb, as well as many other local products. If you're looking for cheap by all means shop at Woolworths across the way (many others do). But if you want quality produce for your guests where they can taste the difference, this is a great place to shop. They also have a great website with loads of recipes and an online store where you can order meat to be delivered. Feast at Unley offers truly outstanding products and lovely, old-fashioned service.

"Fine" butcher We…read moretried the national award winning chicken, lime and chilli sausages for an Australia Day BBQ with an Asian nod to our multicultural influence. I don't eat meat so cannot comment on their red meat but Feast's stores have an excellent range of locally sourced, small producers. We can feel good supporting our local farmers who are providing unique produce and cuts. Very well displayed and tempting store and their staff are very happy to explain cooking methods and times. The sausages were yummy and I will be back to try their chicken, cinnamon and apple sausages or traditional gourmet chicken variety. High end prices but excellent quality product.

Welcome to heaven! Loaded with wine, chocolate, essential gourmet pantry items and a massive…read morechilled cheese room, this place is a veritable feast of deliciousness. I was in Adelaide on business so wasn't in the market to buy any cheese, but regardless the cheesemonger here was happy to chat to me about cheeses, and even gave me a few samples of some of the more interesting ones available. The staff here were so lovely and willing to share knowledge (and samples!) or a number of their products. I tried a number of their italian vinegars and settled on a rather good bottle of balsamic to slip in my suitcase to take home. If I were having a dinner party or picnic in Adelaide, then I would absolutely make a stop here for a chunk of fromage, a bottle of wine and perhaps a little charcuterie. It would also be a great place to buy a gift for a food loving friend!

Wow! Just Wow! That is pretty much my review there. But, I should probably explain…read more I am just so stuck for words in finding such an amazing store. The part that really has me so excited is that they have their own refrigerated cheese store and display room. With it's own sliding door entry and exit. I would describe it as walking into the Magic Cave at Christmas for the first time. The smells, the excitement, the overall overwhelming sense of happiness. In fact, (and I could be wrong) but I think that this might be the only refrigerated cheese room in a speciality store in Adelaide. That means you have to check it out. This is a glowing cheesy heaven. I should also mention that Bottega Rotolo stocks diverse range other items as well. Oils, condiments, Italian wines and food speciality items. Please note that all of the items you will find in this store are top quality. I think that this store is a great place to shop for presents as well. You can purchase a wide range of balsamic vinegars, teas, chocolates, the list goes on and on. But, let's get back to the cheese room. The range in this display room is really and truly grand. They stock a lot of high grade cheeses to the affordable kind. So there is something to suit all budgets. The best part is that this store offers educational experiences about speciality food items and cheese. This would be a great idea for a work group to do something social and different. There are various samples for you to try as well to assist in making your decisions. Do not hesitate to speak to the lovely and knowledgeable staff. They are more than willing to help and a re very passionate about their produce. I insist that the people of Adelaide try this store. You will, like me, will want to move into the store and just indulge on everything!

If you've tried Lucia's at the central market, you'll know what all the fuss is about when it comes…read moreto Lucia's. I was rapt to find out that they had opened a store in Mitcham Square, where you can buy the best of their sauces (bottles) and freshly made pastas, gnocchi, lanagne. Everything looks really good. It's a bit on the expensive side, but for what you're getting it's well worth it. I love the huge pasta shells, which work well with any sauce. They also sell other products, so stop in for a look.

When you say Lucia's to most people in Adelaide they think Central Market, coffee or pizza but…read morethese days they've branched out and have a fantastic gourmet grocery shop at the Mitcham Shopping Centre. There's a selection of all sorts of products on offer from cheeses to pasta and ready made meals. Lucia's also have their own range of products as well as a range of gift boxes that are unique to South Australia. You can buy everything from Lucia's pasta sauces to their coffee blends. My personal fave is Lucia's Balsamic Vinegar. It's a sweet, sticky delight that brings any salad to life. With a rich family history that started in Southern Italy, they say all of Lucia's foods are foods made with love and I'm sure they are but all I can say is I LOVE Lucia's.

Since I discovered The Meat Market, I've stopped buying meat from my regular supermarket chain. The…read moremeat here is fresh, good value for money and they have the best cuts in town! At my last visit, I couldn't resist the lamb and mint patties which later proved to be a hit with the family. I also grabbed a bargain with the twin pack chicken retailed at $8.95, which was perfect for a roast. I love that they stock Beerenberg products here and if you're running out of time and want to avoid another pit stop, pick up some pasta, vegetables and sauces here. For the blokes who love their roasted pig, a spit and mobile coolroom is up for hire. Perfect for those summer barbies. Excellent customer service, clean and bright aisle and the website is a must to go, for weekly specials and recipes. Check out their daily specials on Facebook and Twitter.

A life size black cow stands guard proudly displayed out front of The Meat Market which I'm sure…read morewill be turned into chunk size pieces one of these days with traffic the way it is on South Road! But until that day it stands as a land mark for customers turning into the off street car park. It is a direct to the public wholesale butcher offering a fantastic range of meat products any carnivore dreams of and at reasonable prices too. Be sure to sign up for their rewards card and e-mail list to get the latest specials on offer or just look up their website. There are ready to go prepackaged meat packs in the supermarket style fridges or ask for it still mooing from the meat counter display. Want it minced, diced and sliced? No problem, done. A few centre shelves stocked with herbs and spices serve as a quick meal idea and in case a quality butchers knife is required, look no further, they use them why not us. Open 7 days a week so you're never stuck for something to bring to the BBQ.

Super nice people here! I came in to pick my ham that had been ordered through work, but when I got…read morethere I found that they had run out. I spoke to one of the staff (possibly the owner) who said he had a few f the small hams available but didn't want to short change me. When I saw the 3 kilo leg he called 'small', I was more than happy to just take that home and said as much. He thought for a second and then asked me if I liked fritz. I said yes (because, honestly, who doesn't love fritz?) so he said, 'Alright, I'll make up the difference for you.' and gave me 500g of free fritz sausage. Absolutely wonderful customer service and I know the butcher I'll be coming to next! PS, fritz tastes lovely, I'll let you know how we got with the ham. Update: ham was fantastic. It did two Christmas lunches plus leftovers for a week!

Brilliant local butcher, although there are many great butchers in this area, Cimarosti Bros…read moreColonel Light Meat & Smallgoods is one of my favourites when buying for my meat eating friends. Cimarosti Bros smoke their own smallgoods and make their own sausages. Nothing is too much trouble for the team of friendly butchers, so what every joint of meat you need just ask and someone will prepare it for you no worries. They also stock local fish, squid and gluten free sausages in the fridge and freezer. Plus a range of local produce such as eggs, olive oil and honey.

Dropped in at Goodwood Fresh today and picked up two small containers of strawberries for $6 and a…read morecouple of sweet mangoes for just under $7. Keep an eye out for the small boxes on the floor framing the perimeter of the indoor fruit stalls. Packets of mini jelly cups ( my kids were thrilled to find them!), mixed nuts and snacks at fantastic prices can be found here. It's a perfect spot to finish off your fruits and fresh produce shopping as you scale the many food spots along Goodwood Road.

This is a swish greengrocers. The staff are as lovely and helpful as you would expect anyone…read morehanging out around the aroma of fresh produce daily to be. They're local and not owned by a chain so they won't shuffle you along and try to help you as best they can. Keep an eye out for specials by the door when you head here because there are absolute bargains to be had. The other day I picked up a tray of mangoes for $10. Like a lot of grocers, Goodwood Fresh is branching out into the gourmet food range. Beside their counter you'll find pre-made fruit and veg salads, dips, cheeses, oils and yoghurts to accompany whatever picnic or chardonnay mixer you might be organising. Gift baskets are also available, and Goodwood Fresh delivers in the local area.

I love my seafood, give me seafood and nobody gets hurt. Comprendo?…read more You can imagine my excitement when I stumbled upon Australasian Seafoods. Recommended by school mums, I was only to happy to come here and get my fix. King prawns fix! Going for $25/kg, these babies are huge and fresh out of the sea. For those of you who love your barrumundi, they go for $34.90/kg. I found snapper fillets going for $29.90/kg and boneless swordfish going for $29.90. Last week, I stocked up on some salmon cuts, which was oh so buttery and soft..certainly crumbled in my mouth after I fired up the barbie! Come here for fresh and affordable seafood. They do specials every week, so be sure to check out their outdoor chalkboard for the specials!

I have been going to this company for a lot of years for fresh, really good seafood. Regardless of…read morewhat is bought, it's always top quality. General warning: I have only recently learned that the so called Moreton Bay Bugs or Balmain Bugs are actually slipper lobster mainly from Thailand. I don't understand how they can use the Australian names to describe them. This is across the board, not only with Australasian Seafood.

A year on and still one of my favourite brunch haunts in Adelaide. The BLT is delectable. That…read morebarbecue sauce! The zucchini fritters. Every single one of the noms! Goodwood is so much better for this place. Seriously. What's more, they're now running a monthly dinner night. So far there has been burgers and tacos. What'll be next?

The bold name, coming from cockney rhyming slang for 'wife', immediately puts this cafes' best food…read moreforward with a cheeky grin. This little offering sits pretty on Goodwood road and wants to tell you that you're stupid for going anywhere else and spending more than the bargain basement prices they have on offer for breakfast and brunching, most hitting under ten dollars. The menu is short and sweet, speaking of sweet bring your sweetner since only raw sugar is on offer here *insert joke about T&S being sweet enough*. Having lunch with some friends I grabbed a large coffee which was hella large, hella yummy and hella quick. They tried the BLT (of which I nicked the cheeky eggs on the side) both simple and delicious whilst the steak snaga with caramelised onions, the special of the day, really dazzled. Really cool venue again heed warning if you're super duper picky as the menu is pretty thin. Best for a bright sunny day, with a coffee and paper on hand.