The meat at this family owned shop for over 50 years is the BEST butcher shop on the Eastside! We've lived in Bellevue for 33 years and no one comes close to the quality, variety and customer service. It's worth the price to buy quality meats you can't find anywhere else (unless you go to Seattle). Highly recommend. read more

Super helpful people and incredible selection. We absolutely love the tritip and our family out east loves it so much that they ask us to fly it out to them ever trip east! Last time, the folks at Golden Steer were kind enough to let us buy 5 of them. (Sorry whoever was behind me in line). Highly recommend! Worth the trip. Worth the money! read more

Five stars service, selection, customer service, and quality. This is one of the best butchers on the Eastside. Educative / communicative when asking about cuts that I'm less confident about, and flexible in terms of orders. read more

Jackson stayed past opening for me and even spatchcocked my turkey. Literally saved Thanksgiving!! Greatful for Jackson and his top tier customer service and banter!! read more

With the current crazy Covid19 plagued times we are living in, I've made a concerted effort to support local businesses. Recently because of C19, there has been some meat shortages at the main grocery stores, so I decided to check out butcher shops in my area. Golden Steer fits the bill! They have a substantial selection of meat cuts, marinated meats, smoked meats. They also sell a variety of seasonings and rubs of all kinds, local beers, wines and even eggs! I love getting their rib eye (boneless and bone-in) - we keep it simple stupid (KISS), just a heavy helping of salt and pepper then throw it on the grill... It is full of flavor! We've tried the Maui ribs, it was good, but I think I will stick to non-marinated meats at this point. I look forward to trying their other offerings as summer grilling time is upon us! read more

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The pepperoni ropes are why I came and the the frozen meatloaf is very good as well just add mashed potatoes, gravy if you like and a vegetable dish of some sort. I wish they weren't in Bellevue and were closer but there was parking available and we missed the rush so that was cool. The service was good and it looked like a regular butcher shop. I recommend the place if are a carnivore like me. The pepperoni will go bad if you don't eat it within a few days so keep that in mind but there's all kinds of meat there and if you're in Bellevue then you are so fortunate to have this gem of. Meat shop in your neighborhood. read more

Used to be a good location, and has pretty good meats selection especially for beef cuts. If you're looking for specific cuts they will cut it for you or you have to order ahead like for goat meat. Love the location and hours, easy to find and polite staff. I'm very happy to support local businesses that actually do a good job. Their smoked candied bacon is delicious! I would have gladly given them 4 stars, but just cannot. Their stock is inconsistent, the smoker machines are either old or don't operate well and are frequently broken. My biggest frustration is their communication issues. They rarely if ever answer their phone. I've had to drive 25 mins each way multiple times recently because no one bothers answering the phone for new inquiries. I'm not wasting more time traveling to this place only to be told that they're out of something or their machines/phone is broken or come back another day. Really poor customer service experience, I hope they get their act together! read more

Go, get in your car and drive STRAIGHT THERE and buy some bratwurst & hot links. OMG . So so good! Everyone at the dinner table tonight was impressed. I have noticed a decline in good sausage all around the state which is a shame. Golden Steer Choice Meats has produced a product that fulfills our bratwurst dreams. Perfect meat to spice ratio, quality casing and they cook up beautifully. I even opted to cook them indoors tonight and holy smokes, they were gorgeous! Okay, enough about the meats. The staff there is great, friendly and knowledgeable. I'm never buying bratwurst anywhere else and now I also know where to get cherry wood chips for winter smoking. They have a bunch of wood chip variety, buns, sauerkraut, hot sauces etc. Perfect place to do some holiday shopping for the meat lover in your life! Cannot wait to go back, y'all rock. read more

Golden Steer Choice Meats - Delicious bratwurst & hot link sausages - Meat Shops Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

The meat shop on the Eastside right in Bellevue. Been here forever and many of us locals have been buying hi quality meats here for quite some time. Why? The best cuts, widest selection and really hard to beat the quality of the meats. Also, they do a heck of a job making their own sausages, pepperoni and beef jerky that you just have to try! It can be busy and there may be a line but it's worth it and that is why there is a line. If you are planning the best BBQ meal for yourself, friends and/or family start right here read more

Bought an 18# prime rib for Christmas dinner-- best we've ever cooked!! Go to Golden Steer for the best.

Finally giving up on this place after going here for 20+ years. The service has changed. Used to have nice, polite and friendly people. Now each time I go there is a younger gentleman that is condescending and not helpful at all. The final straw was getting a slab of pork belly (three times the cost from a year back, but that is inflation and Bellevue prices). I asked for skin off and get home to find out I have to do the removal myself. Pay $8.50 per pound and toss 1.5 lbs of skin because he didn't listen or didn't care is not a good experience. No reason to pay high prices for bad service. read more

This place always smells SPECTACULAR! Super friendly & knowledgeable staff. Highly recommend a visit. read more

Ordered our Thanksgiving meats here for the holiday. I was able to order over the phone and picked up per our reservation. They were fast, kind, and attentive. They had a wonderful selection of other offerings during my pick up. Our feast was a hit! Thank you Golden Steer for providing us quality meats for our holiday meal. We look forward to ordering from you again in the future. read more

Golden Steer Choice Meats - Ina Garten's turkey roulade. Best Thanksgiving ever. Incredible recipe with quality meat provided by Golden Steer. - Meat Shops Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I'm actually writing about the new Woodinville location and it's a welcome edition with meats and poultry sourced from multiple sources.. My first trip here and I got some hamburg which actually tastes unlike what you get in the market. Really good. I picked up two four bone beef ribs which I smoked for eight hours. Extraordinary. Best I've had. Half a pork belly which will get a seven day cure next week and hickory smoked which I'll report on later. read more

Called them looking for a cut of beef i couldnt find anywhere else. They said they didnt have any at the moment but occasionally get it and would let me know when they had it back in stock. I honestly forgot about it until a few weeks later i got a call letting me know they just got some in. It was all nicely packaged and ready to go with my name on it when i walked in. What great service! And the meat was delicious. Definitely give this establishment if you have something specific thing in mind joe shmoe grocery store doesn't have. read more

Great service and fresh produce! Be careful with pork - sometimes it smells too bad when cook.

Great butcher spot for what they promote on their website- jerky, beef, italian and breakfast sausage. I purchased their house-made Italian and breakfast sausage and ribeye bone in and boneless. Surprisingly, the winner of the lot was the breakfast sausage! All natural casings (not collagen), very flavorful, light and not over greasy when cooked. Staff was nice and informative, offering to make any type of cut if not available within their display. Additionally, they let me sample any jerky options that i might be interested in. The place (customer area, display of meats and from what i could see at the back) was very clean. read more

Been coming here for years for the beef eaters but just had a bad experience on the customer service end. Guy behind the counter pushed me into buying twice the amount of meat I asked for in the wrong cut. Asked him if they had a certain cut of beef and he responded "is that one not good enough?" And pointed to a stand alone, unmarked, cut of meat, as if I was supposed to know the cut of meat by looking at it. Said I would take it because I was stupidly embarrassed, and then his coworker pointed out that it was not actually the cut of meat I wanted and it was twice the quantity I had asked for. So now I have two pounds of ???, and I spent the whole ride home wondering what the hell just happened. Im sure it will taste good, but still a little irritating. I'll still buy meat here but I'll just send my husband in the future so I don't get bullied into large quantities of mystery meat. read more

So far everything I've bought here has been superb. Pork chops, top sirloin, and the bacon. Plenty of interesting local seasonings available. Staff is super friendly. Been open and well sanitized during the covid outbreak. read more

I've given this butcher shop 5 star ratings and I will return BUT... My last visit (Thursday, 9/2) was stressful. I was "served" by a cocky young man with brown hair, maybe late teens or early 20s (although I'm a bad judge of age.) I was looking for beef heart. He brought out a HUGE frozen heart that was so big it looked like it came from a Buffalo and advised me he couldn't "prep it", he had to sell it whole. I didn't want that quantity of beef (I couldn't have fit that in my freezer.). I then asked about chicken hearts and he brought out a 1-pound package of frozen hearts which I purchased. Of concern, this food-handler's mask did not cover his nose. When I mentioned it he commented that it slips off but he did not fix it. So I asked if he had been vaccinated to which he replied, "yes." Because of his attitude I asked which vaccine he'd received. After a little pause he said, "Johnson." As he turned away I glanced a little smirk on his face. I said aloud to a fully masked young man smiling (not smirking) coworker, "I don't believe him, do you?" He smiled and shook his head, no. I'm SO disappointed that this is tolerated! Frankly, I'm disappointed this is an employee and hope he's not related to the owner. I'd be surprised. I know employees are hard to find these days but they do not need employees like this turning away their customers with their lousy attitudes. I've always found this shop to have wonderful employees and management and shop there as often as possible (I buy all my meat there but there's only me so I can't buy that much.) I'd fire this guy today. Makes me mad just remembering that visit. Follow-up - I received a great apologetic message from the owner. He will deal with his "cocky" employee. With the exception of that one employee, this is a wonderful business that I heartily recommend! Go see them for the best meats in town! read more

Some people have Las Vegas. I have Golden Steer. This place is awesome! Great selection of meat! All of my "best of" dinners have been sourced from here. I am especially partial to their beef ribs (I get them in plate form) and their skirt steak (WAY WAY WAY better than anywhere else). On top of that, they have a great selection of beer, sauces, cooking wood and the lump charcoal they sell is primo quality. People who think local butchers can't compete have never been here. read more

Each and every one of these stars is for the candied bacon. Smokey sweet goodness with a kick to it. A pound for about $10... I brought a bowl of this bacon to my book club and everyone went crazy over it. It's going to be my new potluck go-to in a pinch and I can't wait to try their other offerings. We typically have gone to the meat store in Newcastle but based on this one stellar item, I'd travel across town to try everything they have including some hot sauces and bbq sauces they retail. The bacon keeps for a week in the refrigerator. read more

Good selection of meats to be found at Golden Steer. A bit unexpected in an aging strip mall in Bellevue. The interior of the store seems like straight out of Pleasantville. Though the selection is very modern. The beef is the big reason to come here. A lot of different cuts available here along with some nice looking gourmet burgers. Prices are a bit higher than your local QFC, though the quality is better. They also have a great selection of sausages and marinated meats. I did also see some Bavarian sausages and ham. Even salmon, though I wonder why it is sold here. May be better to just go to the Uwajimaya up the street for fish. Picked up some maple breakfast sausage links ($4.99/lb.) and some Maui boneless short ribs ($9.99/lb.). The sausage was decent as was the ribs. Not sure if I would make the extra effort to come here specifically though. I am fine with the selection at QFC. I guess I am not picky. The selection gets four stars, but I have to knock off a star for sanitary reasons. Grabbing the sausage with your bare hands does not fly for me. Come on, use some gloves. read more

I went to Golden Steer the day before valentines day to pick up some Tenderloins/Filets for my Girlfriend and I. They were $29.99/lb, so a little pricier than your QFC/Safeway steak, but oh man they were delicious. Especially coming from Brandt Beef. I assume they were PRIME grade beef, it at least tasted that way, and it was delicious. I spent $50 on the two steaks total, but if I got the same thing from Met Grill or Ruth's Chris, it easily would've cost $120+. I highly recommend Golden Steer, and will be making my way there more often to try out some rib eyes and porter houses they had which looked delicious. BTW the joint was very clean, the staff was very quick, knowledgeable, and friendly (very important for a first time customer such as myself). ~G *Correction*..so turns out the Beef Grade is CHOICE, but on certain days (like the day I bought my steak) given the marbling of the fat...looks like they had PRIME grade for sale..so works for me. read more

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I'm a concierge in the same block as this store. I introduced myself and then found that besides having a great selection of quality meats (including fresh goat) they even have wine, beer, eggs and other "staples' an apartment dweller might be keen to find in their "local." It's been fun getting to know the people who work here. The owner has been here something like 50 years which in Bellevue years is a century. So far I'm really fond of the goat, the frozen cordon bleu, the bulk Italian sausage, the stuffed pork chops and the meatloaf! read more

There aren't many specialty butcher shops like Golden Steer any more. They corn their own beef. They make their own sausage. They accept wild meats for processing. And they carry a wide variety of cuts of the ever popular beef, chicken and pork. If you have a meat lover on your shopping list, you will find some delicious treats for them here. Simply put, the service is excellent. Each time I've shopped here I've been given courteous, patient and knowledgeable assistance. read more

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I called ahead to get veal for a french ragout called a blanquette de veau. I paid $30 for 2 pounds and I had to remove about a quarter of it as it was fat and hard stuff. This meat looked like the kind I'd use for dogs.... I'm extremely disappointed because this dish requires veal meat of good quality (aka muscles only). Maybe they didn't understand what I needed it for but the price was not cheap! read more

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Best experience(s) with a butcher I have ever had. The quality of meat is always good and the people are always very good. They seem to be busy a lot so the option to call in a order is very good. Highly recommended. read more

I love this place! Everything I have ever bought there has been top notch, especially the sausages, casseroles and stuffed meats they prepare themselves. Everyone is friendly and helpful. read more

Golden Steer Choice Meats - Stuffed Pork Chop. Just buy it and turn on the oven. Amazing! - Meat Shops Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I have been a customer of Golden Steer for at least 15+ years! If you have a passion for pepperoni, count yourself lucky you live near Golden Steer! Even though I no longer live near GS, I still make it a point to stock up at least 2# anytime I'm in the area. Not only is the pepperoni the best, all the other products I've eaten from GS can't be beat. Al S. Scottsdale, Az read more

Went in for the first time today. Bought a ton of stuff, and just had the beefeater for dinner. Let me just say... Their cheapest cut of meat is the best steak I've had since moving to WA. Their cheap cut on my grill, and it outdid Ruths Chris and Daniels Boiler hands down. Can't wait for tomorrow's ribeye. read more

When you walk in the door it smells like heaven! The meat is high quality and delicious. We frequently purchase the ground beef and bacon. We have bacon burgers about once a week! The breakfast sausage and steaks are also delicious. After you try their meat, nothing else will compare. Have been customers for about 2 years. Wish we had found them sooner! read more

Was looking for grass fed beef and was disappointed to see that they only had grain/corn fed. Good selection of beef, but would have liked to have seen lamb/goat and more porc choices read more

Love their meats. Their bacon is the standard by which I judge all other bacon. Their Maui ribs are just so yummy. You can't go wrong with any of their sausages either. I ordered a boneless turkey this past Thanksgiving and it was awesome. read more

First things first, I LOVE me some filet mignon (beef tenderloin). It is my favorite cut of steak. I LOVE Golden Steer's filet's, they really have some top quality, delicious stuff in here. I've been cheap in the past and tried to get away with grocery store beef tenderloin, it is not nearly as good as the stuff Golden Steer sells. Now, if I want beef tenderloin for cooking at home this is the ONLY place I get it from. Second, this place smells AMAZING! To me it smells like childhood (however demented that sounds) because when I was a child every Saturday morning my Mom used to take me to the butcher with her to pick up meats. So when I walk in here and I smell the smokey, meaty aroma of yummy it just makes my heart melt too. Third, they have just about every type of meat you'd want in here. So many cuts, so many different things, so much choice! My husband loves all their different jerky selections. Lastly, the service is wonderful! This place is more expensive than the grocery store meat but I promise, this stuff is way better quality. Love Golden Steer! read more

I agree with the other reviews here. Golden Steer is *the* place for meat. I always buy my filet mignon at this place. It's $2.00/lb cheaper than QFC and far better quality. And the staff is friendly and helpful, offering advice and just chit-chatting. Good quality meat, good service, good price. What more can you ask for? read more

Rough chop chili meat - 3/4 of an inch dice, well marbled, great for an all day slow cooker chili Aged steaks - always a different selection, always cheaper than Whole Foods, Bacon - Awesome, light smoke, even a true pepper option. thick cut, long enough to wrap either fillet or hot dog. (Grilled hot dog sections wrapped in bacon is a crowd pleasing appetizer while the grill is heating up) Jerky and Sausages - made in house, great combinations of flavor, plenty of loose sausage options. Sauces, marinades, and sides - great selection of slow cooker box-packet-thingies with low salt and no artificial ingredients. Several sauces and marinades without HFC. read more

This place is fantastic. The building is easy to miss if you haven't been here before, the interior is very clean and doesn't smell (which could not be said for some sketchier butcher shops in Indiana), the guy working the counter was really very nice, the prices were competitive for the quality, and the Bock Wurst that we purchased were super delicious. We came here for Wurst to round out our Oktoberfest party details and I'm glad that we came all of the way out to Bellevue to do so. If you're thinking of shopping more locally for your meat, then this place should be at the top of your list. read more

I've been coming to Golden Steer off and on since childhood. Quality meats with friendly, knowledgeable service. I usually come for their awesome Italian sausages or beef jerky and landjaeger. Golden Steer has yet to disappoint. They also have beef/steak packages at bulk prices that I've been dying to try. Just need to get someone to go in with me cause I can't eat 30-40 pounds of beef by myself. read more

Have been several times. Family favorites are the pork shoulder ($2.39/lb) and the Maui flank steaks ($10.99/lb). Differentiator for Golden Steer is clearly the service, which is second to none. I've never had to wait, the staff is ridiculously polite and helpful and they even have a candy jar for the kids. I also like the bagged wood chips (apple/cherry/etc.), which I toss on the grill with some Wicked Good charcoal from Rich's, down the street. One moderately-annoying thing for me is the political crap I have to deal with in the store. "Imagine Peace" sign in the window, life-size Obama cut-out and John Lennon stuff everywhere. Three cheers for having a strong opinion and voicing it, but it's a little over the top when all I'm looking for is 5 lbs of sausage and a hamhock. read more