The Phibsborough crossroads has three great butchers, but this is my favourite…read more Byrnes sell most meats, but are pork specialists. They sell pretty much every part of the pig, so if you need trotter or head, this is your place. The service is great; I went in to buy some shoulder for pulled pork, and the butcher told me to come back tomorrow, when he'd have a fresh cut. When I returned, he remembered me straight away and proceeded to saw up half a pig right where I could see it. Fantastic. Another thing...It doesn't smell like a butchers in there. It smells of smoked sausage and bacon. You will want to buy their bacon.

They always have great deals and theres loads of choice…read more High quality meat and very friendly and helpful staff.

Are you a red blooded carnivore who likes a nice fresh piece of meat? Tired of mass produced,…read moreprocessed, pre cut meat? Then Lawlor's is the place for you. It's got a wonderful selection of all kinds of beautiful meats that would bring the carnivore out in anyone. The shop is bright and clean and sets your mind at ease purchasing from here. If you're less of a landlubber and more of seaman/woman than the other half of the shop is the place for you with fresh fish that reminds you that we're actually living on an island, not far from the sea. So put that Donegal's catch back in the freezer and get yourself something that might actually have swam in the sea! If that's not enough to convince you to stop in their Chorizo and Pepper Chicken Supreme was a runner-up in the Specialty Foods 2009 awards.

Wow, Lawlors Butchers is some setup…read more The selection of quality cuts of meat and fish stock here is impressive. And so many staff manning the counters. They also have a huge selection of jams, pasta, sauces, pies. I could go on, but I won't. Fine meats and deli foods. We went for the 3 for 2 pink label deal. One pork shoulder and two chickens. We also got one of their yummy crusty white cob loafs, streaky bacon and soy sauce. The meat is pricey, but it's select breeds and free range etc etc. All that good stuff. The kind gentleman who served us generously threw in a cooler bag to put the meat in to keep cool. Mighty nice, but then again we did just spend 40 odd EUR on the above. Pricey, but really nice quality meats and food. Oh and we just had the pork shoulder - delicious.

Really friendly service with tasty meats and fresh fish on Fridays. As Annie L already noted, they…read moredo prepared meats in marinades etc so you can have a tasty meal in no time! A range of sauces and jams can be found inside the door and they're more than willing to offer suggestions. Also, they totally manage to drag me in by tending to have some burger/sausage samples out on a Saturday around lunchtime. The aroma wafts out and I stumble in only to emerge laden down with meat I didn't know I wanted/needed. Nothing like a friendly local butcher to make you more carniverous!

I wanted to get some meat for a BBQ and I came here. They have great cuts and choice. They do…read moreweekly specials and they also have cuts in a range of marinates which speeds up the preparation process. They also locally source their meat.

I seem to reviewing an inordinate amount of butchers (I really should make a list) but the more I…read morethink about it the more I realise I go to a lot of different places for different meats - everyone does something different better than every one else. In the case of Dunnes they do a dry aged beef hung for 4 weeks and is just about melt in the mouth, they also do the usual stuff you go to a butchers for but in y case I probably go somewhere else for that too!

This is an proper butcher shop, they break down the carcass themselves. everything is available,…read moreand if not a few days will see it got. Excellent pork shoulders and pork loins, superb dry aged beef, a proper beef aging room, the meat looks fantastic. As well as all the other sausages, minces etc. Especial mention of the boned and rolled chickens which make the best sandwiches ever! A treasure trove of product and knowledge, a pleasure always, and very reasonable.

I cannot fault this place. Such a great local butchers…read more Super friendly staff. Immediately wanting to have the craic with ye. I can just imagine them having the mega LOLs with the local Grannies. There's a sense of community when you walk into this butcher. That may sound odd but this is the feeling I remember as a kid walking into local butchers with my Mam around Stoneybatter and Cabra. The array of meat on offer is amazing. They have lots of deals with mix n' match products that are freshly prepared and wrapped in foil trays ready for the oven of regular packs of other meats for frying or grilling. BUT the main reason I come here? Their SAUSAGES! [and by that I mean their own brand breakfast sausage.] Best god damn sausages in the whole entire world in my opinion. I have even bought gifts of these sausages for presents for people living on the south side. Yes you heard me. I bought a pound of sausages as a gift. That's how good they are. I buy them every weekend. So if you are lucky enough to purchase sausages from here I recommend heading across to Clarke's bakery across the street and buy some still warm fresh bread to make a mountains of sausie sambos!

There is no local business that I'd rather support than this one! Etherson's Family butcher has got…read moreme hooked. In addition to their inciting selection of meats, (they do have a selection of fish in the back if you ask) their staff is extremely friendly and helpful. I visit this butcher weekly and have established a great rapport with the butcher staff. They recognize me before I'm even through the door, engaging in small talk. They are willing to go the extra mile, separately packaging meat per your request, dicing beef or chicken, stuffing pork roasts and providing sauces for your meats at no extra cost. If I ever have any questions of how to prepare, how long to cook, what sides pair well, they always take the time to help and answer any questions that I have. Additionally, they have a link from their website on easy meals to prepare using different types of meat they offer. They have a wide range of cuts of beef, pork, lamb and styles of chicken as well as some less common meats such as duck and quail. They have many accompaniments available in the shop as well so you can pick up your entire meal in one spot. I have signed up for their rewards card and I receive texts off them on a weekly basis informing me of all of the weekly specials. Not only is Etherson's Butchers the best butcher around, the quality of the meat for the low prices they charge far surpass anything else that is out there!

Now this is fresh meat for the lazy chef! I have never seen such a huge array of freshly prepared…read moremeats all laid out before me so that all you have to do is buy and fry (or bake or boil or what ever it is one usually does). This is the place to go for sausages - they are home-made and in mine own humble opinion, the best you'll find in the city. I have often wondered about their brochure though (leaving aside that a butchers has one at all!), they claim to be a deep freeze specialist... what does that mean? do they fix freezers on the side maybe?

It's lovely to see so much fresh food on Moore St. It seems silly to say it, but those stalls…read morearen't always selling the very best fruit and vege. At The Spice of Life, just under the canopy of the Ilac Centre, things are delightfully different. This halal shop stocks a lot of dry and tinned exotics that I've come to love...black rice and coconut milk, various pulses in massive bags and spices of every warming shade. The prices are right, the selection is varied and that shop front of bright, crisp ingredients. While there are a few ethnic groceries in the area to choose from, I'm drawn into Spice of LIfe as a respite from brown bananas and pitted aubergines stocking the stalls just at this shop's doorstep.

Excellent little shop, wide range of spices good quality, reasonably priced meat... never been made…read moreto feel particularly welcome though. Studiously ignored at the meat counter today and decided not to beg the staff to take my money. Learn your trade boys!