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    Vic's Meat

    4.3 (31 reviews)
    ModerateButcher
    Closed 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Wagyu Scotch fillet 5+
    Tony L.

    I wanted to try some Wagyu steak while in Sydney, and since we were staying in a hotel with a kitchen, I stopped by Vic's for some meat to cook. Vic's is located at the Fish Market, but away from the hustle and bustle of the fish stalls. After looking at the selections of steak, I settled for the Wagyu Scotch fillet 5+. Although my hotel room had a full kitchen, the cookery wasn't the greatest. However, I had salt, pepper, and a pan, that is all you really need with a good steak. It was not covered in fat like the Kobe beef that you see in the pictures or on television, but it was really good. It was definitely one of the best and most tender steaks that I have had before, at a decent price as compared to the States. If you are looking for a great meal, head to Vic's for the steaks and pair it with some fresh seafood at the fish market.

    Kim N.

    A meat shop in the Sydney fish market? that's brilliant! What's even more brilliant is inside the Smokehouse/Grill is a small counter that is their Wagyu Bar. If it wasnt from the folks at Aria, I would have never known about this. You sit around the counter like a combo old school sushi, teppan or izakaya space in tokyo. The chef speaks like 5 languages and his south american assistant speaks 3. Crazy right? I guess they're poised for whatever type of tourist hits them up. But it's completely uncrowded and only 3 other people sat with us for lunch. Rangers, Blackmore, and many other fine Australian Kobe lineage beef was on service and it was all delicious. Im going to say that compared to what I have had in Japan, Hobart Beed maybe the best price performance value in the world now. Service is super friendly and the food is superb. Great little secret in the market!

    Pork belly burger with potato salad and a side of burnt ends. With a beer and red wine! Looking out from the patio.
    Danielle G.

    Delicious. Do yourself a favor and go here along with the fish market. Get yourself some surf and turf. We did the pork belly burger, potato salad and burnt ends with a beer and red wine. Everything was amazing. The burnt ends were so good. I could eat them everyday! My wine was even good. The guy working there suggested it and it was good and inexpensive. The staff was nice and so helpful. If we would have not done the fish market, we would have selected our own steak from the butcher for them to cook but we didn't have enough stomach room for that. Such a cool and unique place!

    Smokers !!!
    Grace S.

    Great BBQ (hot food side), I tried their waygu beef burger & it was delicious! Came here on NYE and it was surprisingly not too busy. There was an on-going line but there was always an empty table the whole time I was there. Staff was friendly , which is nice. On the other side, they sell cold meat , quite a large variety for a small shop. The wagyu steak looked really good (and expensive). I will definitely come back to buy some cuts to try next time!

    Kong's Cave (Kong is the giant smoker)
    Benjamin B.

    Our BBQ, Who art in BBQ Hallowed be Thy BBQ; Thy kingdom BBQ, Thy will be BBQ, on BBQ as it is in BBQ. I'm talkin' both types of BBQ here, the Australian 'chuck another X on it' patio kind, and the American slow-roast-in-a-smoker kind, because this joint caters to both. Vic's Meats have been around for ages and they're all kinds of great, but now they're even gooder great - they've taken up residency at the Sydney Fish Market, making it a one-stop shop for all your cookin' fixin's. There's the butcher part, which has prime cuts at really competitive supermarket-type prices, and also a serve-yourself biltong station. And then there's Kong's Cave on the other side. Kong is the gigantic Yoder SMoker they brought over from the States. It's the size of a diesel engine and pretty much the best thing you'll ever see when it's fired up, which it almost always is. The menu when I went was limited to two things for $10 a pop: 1. pulled pork burger 2. beef brisket burger I went pork, and it was like Meg Ryan from that movie scene was in my mouth doing her thing while the guy across from her I forget who it was looks on awkwardly. The burgers come wrapped up in nice paper with a Smokin' Hot sticker to hold it closed and the napkin holders say "Wipe The South Off Your Mouth" which tells you everything you need to know about my new home. Does it compare to American BBQ? Who the hell cares, it's ours, we own it, they can do what they want and I'll keep eating.

    150 gram "Marble Score 11" Wagyu 9+ score
    Ken U.

    Had this on my list of things to eat since it opened but I was either too full from eating the fresh seafood at the markets or too busy to drive there. I finally made it to Vic's Meat Market and with the DJ out front blazing my entrance theme, I was ready to satisfy my cravings for smokey BBQ meats. First up, I ordered a pulled pork and beef brisket sandwich to share. The pork was shredded, juicy, and slathered with sweet and tangy BBQ sauce. Finished off with creamy coleslaw to balance the sauce out and nestled between two soft burger buns. Damn the pork was good, but when I got my hands on the other half of the beef brisket sandwich...I just went to heaven. It was tender, juicy, and had the tasty Australian beef flavour that you just can't get anywhere else but what took it to another level was the burnt ends of the beef. After the first bite, all I wanted was to eat more beef brisket. Then something else caught my eye, written on the wall was a list of 9+ marble score Wagyu beef from NSW, VIC, and QLD. I overheard the teppanyaki chef explaining to the customers walking past that it was a Wagyu tasting bar. Hell yeah I'll have one steak please, I ordered the "Marble Score 11". I didn't even bother telling the chef how I wanted the steak cooked as I just relied on his skills to prepare the perfect steak for me. The steak came pre-sliced cubes, seasoned simply with salt and pepper and garnished with finely sliced carrot, cucumber, and radish. The steak was simply divine, it was amazingly tender and bursted with flavour when I bit into the meat. I didn't need the soy dipping sauce that accompanied the dish, but it actually did lift the flavours of the steak. To add to all this great food, was the beautiful Sydney spring weather, views of the wharf, ambience, and the chance to talk to the chef as he explained the different types of Wagyu sold by Vic's Meat Market. As I write this I am in a meat coma but it is well worth it, definitely having salad for dinner tonight.

    Brisket sandwich
    Amelia L.

    I've had this on my list for weeks and finally got around to it. I'd only heard wonderful things about the mind-blowing brisket sandwich - but I've got to say, my world was not rocked. According to my friend, it was an off day so I'm keen to go and try it again (or maybe the pulled pork). The restaurant area was really cool though, and was pleasantly calm - I was expecting it to be mayhem. Parking's a little crazy, and is $3 for the first hour.

    Cheeseburger
    Howard C.

    This review is for their BBQ, not for their butcher Came here because friends raved about the burger and brisket... Came away with a pleasant experience, not mind blowing but pleasant. Have to say some friends set the expectations high for this place so my experience was going to be skewed no matter what. At $10 for a burger you really can't go wrong here, because the burgers are high quality and pretty tasty. My fatass ordered the beef brisket and cheeseburger to eat in one sitting. So just to note, if you're pretty hungry you can polish off two bad boys easily as the portions aren't too massive. The brisket was good, tender and juicy and tasted right with the burger. I prefer the brisket over at Jazz City BBQ but this brisket was delicious nonetheless. The cheeseburger was more of a miss for me. It's wagyu but the meat consistency was a little mushy, the best comparison I can give is if you've ever had a Jimmy Dean sausage patty, it's kind of like that except beef instead of pork. I'd be keen to try the pulled pork burger and come back to order the beef brisket burger again.

    Damon B.

    IT was like watching a sophisticated caveman in a suit eat (and we were technically in a "cave"). The Apprentice decided to order the $85 Emperor's Cut steak sandwich - a 150g piece of prime Rangers Valley wagyu -a wonderful cut of scotch fillet with a nine-plus marbling score (which sells at the butcher's next door for $249 a kilo), while I was deciding between either a wagyu burger or smoked brisket sandwich. The Apprentice's steak sandwich is rumored to be the most expensive steak sandwich in Australia and is available from the Vic's Meats' Wagyu Bar at the Sydney Fish Market. He caressed it, he kissed it and with every loving bite of rare wagyu The Apprentice would smile and then grunt in a deep baritone that could rival Jim Morrison's voice. He had wanted to try the Emperor's Cut ever since he read about it in one of our daily newspapers and now he was at the cave and it was in front of him and it was becoming a part of him. I wasn't worthy of such a piece of beast and ordered from next door at Kong's Cave - which offers American-style smokehouse meats (think Carolina, Tennessee and Texan BBQ styles). Here you can get a smoked brisket sandwich; a wagyu cheeseburger or pulled pork sandwich (all for $10) or upsize to a double wagyu cheese burger ($15). The smoky goodness doesn't stop there - you can get chicken wings ($8), beef short ribs ($30), pork ribs ($40) and lamb riblets ($12). There's also some fine Young Henry's beer available as well as American Dr Pepper or Barqs root beer on the soda tap. If you order from the Wagyu Bar you can get a class of Penfold's Grange! Kong's Cave is named after a purposely built two-tonne smoker named Kong. Kong hails from Kansas City and apparently is the largest such smoker in Australia with the capacity to smoke 200kg of meat (Vic's Meats smokes with ironbark and applewood). Kong smokes everything from pork butt for the pulled pork, to the beef brisket, the chicken wings and the wagyu to feed the masses yearning for some smoky-flavored carnivore barbecue. Vic's Brisket Roll is full of slices of salty, peppery smoked tender beef in a soft roll topped with fresh slaw and a deep tomato sticky Texan-style sauce. It was good, very good. It took me back to the Lone Star State but I just needed it to be a bit bigger - as big as the heart of Texas bigger. And The Apprentice's steak sandwich? Well, unlike my roll which was wrapped in paper, his was served on fine china and included a couple of varieties of crisp lettuce. He reckons the Emperor's Cut was the chocolate of meat - it just melted - the best steak he has ever had and was worth every silver dollar. For his sake (and wallet's), I hope the experience was more Lindt than Cadbury. PS: Next door is Vic's walk-in cool room which is full of organic and prime meats for sale - including whole beasts. There's also a meat "candy bar" - where you can pick and mix set up where you can make your biltong and jerky varieties and pay by weight. Prices are reasonably good especially considering you are getting some of the best meat available in the country.

    Beef short rib
    Ingrid H.

    Meat. They have a fancy walk in butchery where you can see the butcher people butchering. This aint no supermarket meat aisle, its the real deal. It looks expensive and kinda is. But this meat is so gosh darn good, it's worth the trek. They also have a Smoker/ meat gorging facility just outside. I got the smoked beef rib, which was around $32, thinking I could eat it all on my own. I was wrong. Thankfully they let me have a take away container to haul my sorry, defeated arse back home to chew on it another day. They also sell Young Henry's tinnies ( but who doesnt, these days?) for about the standard 7 rods a pop price. Sit and gorge or some protein whilst looking out over the fish market.

    Alexandra B.

    Picked up some free range kangaroo steak for a great deal! Super friendly staff, and a nice, calm atmosphere compared to the fish market across the street.

    Beef ribs
    Sylvia J.

    Holy sweet mother of brisket! It took me a while to finally try Vic's, going to fish market to have not-fish somehow just doesn't seem right to me. Sheesh have I been been missing out!! Their meat is smoked to perfection. We had the brisket sandwich and the cheeseburger and they were both crazy tender with just the right about of bite, sandwich that with soft, fluffy sugary buns and wash it down with young Henry on tap. Mate, high five. I'm going back next weekend, the fella next to me had this ridiculous looking beef short ribs that was giving me the come hither look (the ribs, not the fella). I'll keep you guys posted. UPDATE- 7 days later, I came back for the beef short ribs, smoked wings and another round of brisket sandwich (I tried to resist, I failed). They're all amazing, all of them. Even the sides are delicious. Dang.

    Vic's Burger Kit

    Awesome butcher, always has been. But during this COVID19 lockdown, they expanded their delivery and packaged options. Our absolute favourite is the Burger Kit. You get everything you need to make 6 perfect cheeseburgers. 6 Angus beef patties, 6 delectable potato buns (yes potato based, as are Krispy Kreme doughnuts). American cheese that melts without the oily grease, perfect streaky bacon and the special burger sauce (like BigMac sauce, but better). Hands down better than any burger in any Restaraunt in Australia we have had. We have ordered 3x and everyone agrees. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

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    According to my friend, it was an off day so I'm keen to go and try it again (or maybe the pulled pork).

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    Gourmet Butchery

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    It is unfortunate that giant supermarkets have now made a trip to the local butchers somewhat…read moreunnecessary and inconvenient. Now, there are butchers in every supermarket. That is why I consider it to be a novelty to have a butcher a few steps from my house. I like to go to my neighborhood butcher when I am making a special meal or am looking for something specific. This place is truly gourmet. They have top-quality meats of all kind. This butcher also carries a small range of gourmet packaged foods. The butcher (I never can remember his name!) is always there to recommend a specific cut for your recipe, or an entirely new recipe for that matter! I am forever grateful of his advice to me when it comes to roasting chicken breast. When you roast the breast bone-in skin-on, it will never be dry and remain tender. I always use this recipe whenever I make a Chicken Salad or a simple bowl of pasta with Chicken Breast. Now that it's almost Christmas time, I need to preorder my turkey!

    I grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles so the local butcher is not a familiar sight. I was…read moregenuinely uncomfortable walking in to the butchers. At first I even stood i on the sidewalk and just window-shopped the meat (like that was better.) Once I screwed up the courage to go inside I found some sausage I wanted and the butcher behind the counter was very helpful. It's the first time I have wanted the attention of a service person to offer help so badly. Anyway, now I've done it once I think I'll go there it again. Excited to see what it all tastes like.

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