Great service and good fish and chips. Staff are friendly and I would highly recommend trying…read more Thanks, will be back

Easily the best takeaway fish and chips I've had in along time. Delicious calamari rings alsoread more

Every neighbourhood needs a butcher, they're a staple of the community. For centuries it has been,…read morebutcher, baker, candlestick maker. These have been the necessary elements to creating a successful village. Someone to give you bread, someone for the meat and then a black smith so you can see at night as you eat your meat and bread. And today, in Leichhardt, we have Elvy's Meats. A friendly community butchery with the familiar faces behind the counter, the delicious cuts inside the fridges and a large lump of dead animal ready for cutting up and cooking. The meat is fresh and delicious and the the owner is always willing to help out with either bits of bone and gristle for an exploding corpse you want in a film, or to put up a poster for a radio play you're putting online. It's a community butchery and it wouldn't be a community without a butcher! (Unless you're vegetarian, then I'm sure you'd get by hunky dory.)

Best butcher ever!! Top quality meats and a wide selection. Staff help you with recipes and cutting…read moremeats to perfection just how you like!

This is the place to go if you're a tea fanatic. Immediately when you walk through the doors, you…read morecould smell the fragrance. It's a delight to be in here because you can find an assortment of things such as tea kettles, teapots, teacups, anything tea related really. Service was super friendly and helpful. I love that they let you try a few of their teas and you can smell most of them too. I definitely will be back next time to buy some tea to bring home and perhaps a tea set.

I love T2, I think they make amazing tea. And it doesn't matter your taste, they'll have something…read morefor you. And this store also has extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff. I buy all my loose leaf tea from here. Whether black, green or white. Sometimes there is a bit of a wait to buy tea, because there are a lot people who come here and just ask questions. I don't mind, but I avoid coming here around lunch time because you can wait forever in line. They also have a cafe just outside where you can have a cup of tea and some sweets. Honestly, I have never tried the cafe, so I have no idea if it is any good. Try the Arctic fire if you want a non-sweet black infusion tea. Or the Creme Brulee if you want a sweeter black tea. I also love all the variations of Chai.

A quality butcher in Balmain. For quality mince to make spaghetti bolognese I always come here; or…read moreeven for those mince patties. High quality meat, it must be organic, and the great news it is - better for you as well. Just way too fresh and why bother with the overpriced processed meat at the supermarkets. It is so worth paying extra here for better quality and more filling meat with personalised and pretty good service; well the latter has ben the case every time I have come to this establishment. Also I am not much of a bacon person; in fact I really despise bacon or any pig related meat; yet when I was at a friends house for brunch one Sunday morning I decided to give the bacon a go as it smelt so fresh as it was being cooked. Tried it; divine and I had to ask this particular friend of mine where she brought the bacon from, and she told me it was from TJ's here on Darling Street. It was like wow. The only butcher where I will literally "bring home the bacon" from while I was living in Sydney, and on those occasions when I come back to Sydney to visit and stay at the family home in nearby Rozelle.

With the decline of traditional butcher shops, and the rise of meat in supermarkets, butchers have…read morehad to compete hard. The strategy at TJs is to aim for quality. So the meat you get here is top notch, organic, extremely good. And yes, it is incredibly expensive. The butchers are really friendly. One of them, Darryl, has known me since I was a baby. He remembers my name, and always asks about my family when I come in. Here's to hoping that TJ's won't get squeezed out by big chains.

On a recent return to Sydney we wanted to experience some neighborhoods outside the typical visitor…read moreareas. On a recommendation of some friends we took an early ferry to Balmain East and worked our way up Darling St. to explore the neighborhood. Several lovely shops and places to stop for a quick pint but two places really stood out to us. Darling St. Meats was at top of the list. I'm a carnivore who loves to grill, smoke, fry, or even tartar just about anything so when I have a chance to visit a local butcher I'm in. I think this is how my wife must feel when shoe shopping. First thing i noticed is how clean the shop was. Immaculate and fresh! Second was the staff. Chris and Rick were both eager to answer questions and share their passion for beautiful meats and sausages. We ended up getting a dry aged steak which was delicious. Also took home with us some of their house made ham glaze that we are going to use for Thanksgiving. Wish we could have tried much more!

The best family and locally run butcher in Sydney. Their meat is the best I have ever had; grass…read morefed and free range. No nasty marinades only fresh herbs and ingredients. Check out their Dry Aged Cabinet.... seriously good. And they deliver for FREE.

Sunday morning they flock in to the Parkway Hotel. and by that I mean a constant flow of foot…read moretraffic cause you see most of the time the car park is full. People come and spend the day with friends and family, milling, chilling, laughing, enjoying all that life has on offer. Streetfood from all around the world to sample, insane range of organic produce, Henry and his books and always with a joke (never ever be afraid to say "boom boom" at the end!), kids dancing and prancing to the musos. The smells and sounds of a community that comes alive each Sunday. I admire those folk who shop rain hail or shine. I have seen them stream in, getting soaked but never ever ever passing up their weekly organic need. The stallholders remember each by name, and if you're lucky you may just get to meet a few new friends while you're there. The indoor market provides refuge from the heat and warmth in winter. A wholistic healing type vibe with Power of the Soul, hairdresser (who i can personally attests LISTENS to what you want and delivers exactly that), clothing, jewellery and the odd bargain or two to be had.

I'd heard about how amazing the Frenchs Forest farmers market was for some time before I made my…read morefirst appearance today. I have to agree it's a pretty fantastic food market. There are loads of organic products and fresh produce but there are also some really unique food stuffs that aren't common at other farmers markets around Sydney. In particular Kombucha, Green Drink from Peppercorn Creek Farm, Addiction Food (amazing gluten, egg, dairy free brownies), saffron pasta (the do squid ink and smoked salmon pasta too), Acai berry juice and haggis to name a few. The best coffee as a friend advised is from Afloat in the far south east corner. They use Bonsoi soy milk and Belgium chocolate. Delicious. Ask for extra hot if you like it hot otherwise it comes warm. Though I didn't try one the organic egg and honey cured bacon roll smelt pretty amazing. Other highlights are the Chinese massage (shoulder for $10), beeswax candles, the free range butcher (no preservatives in meat, whole ducks from $9.5/kg), the pastry stall (with an on site portable oven so they really are fresh!), plant based deodorant, gourmet gluten free pies, raw honey, sugar cane juice, real fruit icy poles, hemp skin care ranges, nurseries, orchids, quality cheap cook books from some of the best chefs in Oz. It's a good market. When you first walk through the gates the smell of freshly popped corn captures the senses. The site the markets are held at are ok. There is some green grass space and a few trees but it's really just a big car park with loads of stall in. For this reason I prefer wondering around the North Sydney Farmers Market but Frenchs Forest definitely has more variety.

The dude at the cash register at midnight Saturday 21st of April 2018 cleaned my cousins grazed…read moreknees, he didn't have to and I have never had more respect for a stranger 10/10

I was invited tonight as a plus one to join the yelp event for brassie bread and it truly was a…read morecelebration of food and it's origins! They had lamb on the spit, pizzas made with single origin wheat, Brasserie's famous single origin bread, and Australian wine, beer and cider. During the night they presented speeches telling us where the wheat comes from and why it tastes so good and why this bread is better for you than most! It comes from a single source grain that can be traced back to the farmer and the region where it was grown. Overall the night was amazing! The food was plentiful and flavorsome, the staff were kind and friendly, the bread truly was the hero of each dish. To top it off, there served an organic cordial served with real fruit (pear and blueberry was the favourite)! Tasty tasty tasty!

Every superhero has one thing in common a single origin story be it Spider-Man bitten by a…read moreradioactive spider , Superman coming of age and earth atmosphere activating his superpowers or Batman suffering great injustice and spending the rest of his life seeking vengeance. Brasserie Bread's superpower is owed to its single origin. The sourdough bread only requires three ingredients - Flour, water and salt. But any of these ingredients isn't good enough for the bread specialist. It needs to be the absolute best and they want to know exactly where it's grown to the very field. The source of this flour comes from Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia. The bread was served up as sliders with Lamb and two kinds of different coleslaw. Both were equally delicious but credit to Brasserie Bread for making sure the Bread was the Batman of the mix, sorry Lamb your the Robin. The bread was like eating a cloud, so soft and sweet like a brioche bun. The bread was also served in cheese which was equally as scrumptious. The idea of serving cheese with honey never occurred to me. Killer combination that worked so well together. Brasserie Bread created a special pizza using only their single origin dough again. This was amazing and something I would definitely order as takeout if they considered it as an option as currently they don't do it. They kept the pizza basic with potato option as well as a cheesy one. Brasserie Bread also offer a wide range of drinks and cordials which were something different and special that would be nice for a picnic. The building is quite impressive and you can watch what happens from the very begging of the bread making process as its right here they make the bread and supply it to many cafes around NSW. It's a warehouse feel to the place but very beautiful and open. Brasserie Bread does indeed have the super power of making some of the damn beat bread I have ever tasted period.