Great selection of meat. Place looks clean too. Good service…read more They even honored our special request how to pack our meat because we had to transport them on a flight. Professionally done!!

I never gave the Aussie Butcher much thought. It seemed weird and unpatriotic to patronize an…read moreAussie brand in NZ when there were equivalent alternatives. I've heard the cheesy radio ads and just clumped them in with the likes of the Mad Butcher. I was assigned sausage duty for a social club event at work and on recommendation I decided to inquire with the Mt Roskill location. The manager, (I think his name was Paul), was super helpful and gave us a great discount due to the quantity ordered. They had an extensive range of flavours which were all offered at the the same price and gluten free. We ended up going with 100% beef and the Garlic & Smoked Paprika options. The manager advised that they made sausages every Monday and Thursday and since the event was on Friday, we were getting them fresh as! When I went to pick them up all the staff were so incredibly friendly and the manager was so insistent that I soak the sausages in hot water for 10 minutes before grilling them that he gave me a bucket to do so free of charge. I was really surprised at the wide selection of quality yet reasonably priced meat and specialty cuts. At the social club event, the sausages were such a hit and inspired many people to talk about their deliciousness. The Aussie Butcher isn't super boutique but also isn't a cheap meat lot. You can tell they care about the product and are keen on providing reasonable prices. Totally a fan!

Bratwurst! If you have a mighty hunger for some fine European sausage then treat yourself to the…read moreepicurean delight that is Frankie's. There are 11 different flavours to choose from; from the basic frankfurter to the the Old Essex Banger, Spanish Chorizo and my personal favourite the Kransky, which is a mix of pork, herbs and Edam cheese. Not just the sausages but there are also a range of fantastic sides to get excited about. Potato salad, pickled gherkins (oh my gosh yum), mushy peas and chilli cheese fries! So you can really tailor your meal to your own personal tastes or a specific geographic area if the mood takes you. While I'm not really one for eating in food courts, the atmosphere and concept at Elliott Stables is really something quite different altogether.

A hidden treasure for budget minded foodies or those simply looking for great and unusual cuts of…read moremeat. The Pork Mart is nestled away behind the Car-fe at the Greenlane roundabout - the easiest way in is by driving through the Countdown carpark, There's head to toe quality meats on offer. I get my beef cheeks there, pork ribs cut several sizes, meaty bones for stocks, massive pork hocks as well as your standard cuts of beef, lamb, pork and poultry. I go there once a month and stock the freezer. They also have an array of Asian dried, frozen and canned goods.

The Mad Butcher is the perfect place to come if you're after good quality meat on the cheap. I find…read morethat since I am flatting I now need to find the best I can get for my buck, and the Mad Butcher Glen Innes is where I usually reside. At the Mad Butcher they always have great weekly specials, so it's always good to hop onto their website and check out their great deals for the week. The other night my flat bought 1kg of pork belly for only $12!! Amazing, and man did it taste good! They also had all the additional extras for sale too, this included gravy packets and apple sauce! We left there set and ready to cook a roast! Located behind the Mobile gas station, by the McDonalds and KFC is where the Glen Innes Mad Butcher can be found. There is plenty of onsite parking available at this location, however if it is busy there is also street parking available on Line Road.

I ordered my meat online for home delivery, will never do that again I think it's best to go in…read morestore and see the meat for yourself. Not very happy with the cut of meat they gave me I ordered lamb and was given pieces of meat with more fat then actual meat not cool at all.. I'm binnng this whole meat because waste the time cooking it I ordered meat and got fat

I have just recenty started shopping here regularly. Their blackboard specials are SO MUCH CHEAPER…read morethan the supermarkets!! They had beef steak mince on special the other day for $6.99/kg & have had pork spare ribs for $9.99/kg for the last three weeks!!! They sell french cheeses, biltong and frozen game meats too. Awesome!!!

It is no secret that I'm a lover of biltong, the South African delicacy made from drying spiced…read moremeat, I love it so much, but it is soooo expensive. I normally buy my quota of biltong at Fred's Fine Foods, but their crazy high prices have driven me away, so much so that I'm now looking for alternative butchers. I recently purchased some biltong from the Browns Bay Butcher, and I was impressed with the quality of biltong they sold. It was nice and dry, with ample fat on the side, the perfect mix for the perfect snack. I don't think it is as good as the biltong you get at Fred's, but at almost half the price, it does feel lighter on the wallet.

If you're conscious about your food supply, methods of farming and humane treatment of animals in…read moreyour food supply, then this is the place to go for your locally grown, natural and organic fruit and produce. I popped in for a look and ended up buying grocery items I hadn't been planning on buying. The selection of food and produce is vast. If you're a newbie to Farro, you'd best apportion a good half hour to peruse the selection of goodies. This isn't a supermarket with a layout more about restocking and cleaning. This is a celebration of the culinary delights, grouped together pragmatically. Unfortunately I was in a hurry and was unable to decipher their layout matrix. Prices are a dollar or two more than what you would pay for the same item at Pak n Save. Yet, they have all of the hard to find organic, gluten free and other specialty dietary requirements necessitated by my two anaphylactic children. I used to shop at this location when it was Huckleberry Farms. But it is just so much better now that it is Farro Fresh. An absolute delight.

The produce is not fresh and rotten. Overpriced. The staff are incompetent, rude and slow. A few…read moretimes they charged me twice for the same product. Please always check and take the receipt if you shop there. Staff are not wearing masks properly and very rude to the customers who is wearing face covering. They expect you to suffocate in black or disposable masks.

Aussie Butcher, thats my favourite local butcher. The meat is always fresh and its good quality,…read moreyou can also get bigger pieces of meat if thats what you are after. Personally they are much better than Mad Butcher. I also like that they have a free range section in store for pork and chicken. They also have a great range of tasty sausages. There are often good weekly specials instore. This particular Aussie Butcher is nice and handy on Mokoia Road. The guys who work there are so super friendly and helpful if you need advice on cuts of meat and stuff like that. With service like theirs why would you go anywhere else.

I hope that my frequent five star ratings of establishments does not diminish the veracity of what…read moreI type in these reviews. Writing reviews for me is more about giving my fellow yelp family the opportunity to visit these locations to sample, taste, buy and own the best of what is available whilst getting exceptional quality for their money and unparalleled service. I'm not about bargains, I prefer quality over quantity. And if it's good enough, large volumes can be consumed...I've been known to eat three meals in one sitting with dessert and the usual accompaniment of vino. Franklin Country Meats (FCM) is an fine example of a butcher that puts out high quality fare. If you're after volume at a cheap price, then I'd recommend you go somewhere else. If you're happy to pay a little bit extra for fantastic meat, then this is definitely one butcher to stop in at. A friend had recommended FCM to me some years ago. He stated that the meat doesn't shrink like other meats purchased at other butchers'. He named one franchise in particular which just happened to be the one that I 'used to buy' my meat from. That and a supermarket chain, both of which shall remain unnamed. I'd always thought of meat as being a means to an end...something that was served up but couldn't really be dressed up much more than what it was...because it was meat. I've always thought that if I wanted to eat an exceptional cut, it would have to be served up at a fine dining restaurant. It annoys me now, that I'd held this misconception for some years because the two best and most memorable steaks that I had ever eaten in the world were not at fine dining establishments. One was at a restaurant in Dahab, Egypt where the beast was slaughtered and prepared to be served the following day. What was surprising was that this restaurant did not purport itself to be anything other than a place for sustenance, nourishment and 'hydrating' after a spectacular day diving in the Red Sea. The other most memorable steak of equal standing was from a cafe that I happened across in Brussels, Belgium. It was a €5 Euro meal which had steak, pomme frites and salate. They didn't even ask me how I wanted it, and it was served rare! What an absolute delight that steak was. And if you've been to Belgium, you'd know that they do food fantastically. Now, coming back to FCM. The reason this review has come about in a roundabout way, is because I wanted to highlight that you don't need t spend top dollar to have the best steak in the world. Hotel Kostes, Paris. Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai. Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park. Le Méridien Etoile, Paris. London Hilton on Park Lane. The Grosvenor, Park Lane. Fantastic meals, I have enjoyed at all of these places, but you could have five star quality meat from Franklin Country Meats. Their pork marinated ribs are divine and they have gold medal, silver medal and bronze medal awarded sausages. Their casarole cuts are top notch and do not shrink when you slow cook them. All in all, the best of the best, except for the bacon and ham, which I go to Pokeno Bacon for. Love, love, love all the same!!!

From the owner: We have a large range of specialty Meat products.read more