Great meats @ affordable prices. Glad I stumbled upon this store while in the area. Too bad it's so far away.

This past Passover weekend, my family had a date with a brisket. Only problem was, we didn't plan ahead. So come the morning of our big date, we were scrambling to find what we needed. Since these succulent babies cook low and slow, we were up against an intense clock. Think The Amazing (meat) Race. My husband called from Metro. No dice. I called ahead to Pavao and asked if they had a 6-8lbs brisket cut available. Rodrigo, that gem, not only had one, he put it aside and told me to ask my husband to ask for him by name. This isn't the first time Pavao has saved a holiday or a BBQ for us. It's a clean, no frills butcher and deli that has all of your carnivore needs covered. read more

What a find! Was so happy to discover Pavao Meat's & Deli yesterday thanks to this very website/app/yelpiness from which you are reading this review upon. Rather than stroll to my local Dufferin Mall, I wanted to ponder the neighborhood and see if we could support a local business for our meat needs. I was right! Pavao seems to have everything that we could need and more, for a very reasonable price in comparison to a lot of Toronto's price lists. My boyfriend and I went around the store a few times (just taking in the options with wide happy eyes) and we were asked if we wanted help no less than four times. Maybe it was weird for them to think that someone would enjoy browsing a meat store, but they hadn't met me yet! I love perusing food shops and was pleasantly surprised to see many options that would be hard to find elsewhere like salted cod, Parisenne-cut potatoes and enormous pre-packaged beef bones, ready to make a mean stock. What did we end up with you ask? A raw half chicken that came pre-marinated in Pavao spices, a nice orangey red colour. Ready to grill, bake, whatever you want. We also got a package of those aforementioned potatoes and baked them all together - worked perfectly! All of this came to roughly $10! Happy! read more

Living in a part of the city where one is tempted to buy one's meats at big chain grocery store out of sheer convenience and all the new niche butcher businesses are terribly up-scale, it is nice to find a regular old neighborhood place to shop for your chops. I particularly like their mild Italian sausages but everything looks good here. I usually end up here at odd hours during the day weekdays, so I have never experienced a mob scene at the counter. The staff have always been friendly in a old European way (so not too friendly). read more

Great Portuguese butcher the best in the GTA. Clean and great staff. They also have a deli counter with cold cuts and cheese . The prices are great. They have great steak cutlet . read more

Pavao Meat's & Deli - Getting some beefs for Mannie's famous steak Sandwich's - Meat Shops Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

What a rip off the Mexican sausages at the Islington Dixon are. Eleven bucks for 3? These people don't know what good sausages are like. Take a trip to Superstore at Weston and 401 and take seven dollar fifthy cent with you and get three sausages and you would know what a sausages should taste like. read more

You have to take a number? I just flagged someone down, well technically the lady behind counter saw my confused look and desire to order something, made a small head gesture that indicated "did you need help" and I gestured back "hi, can I get some italian sausages". This meat shop is pretty cool, they got a lot going on. You can tell the people who come here swear by it cause they aren't just buying some sausages/steak for the grill and leave, they are here to buy plenty of meat for the long haul. I can't tell whether these prices are better/worse than anywhere else. I can say I doubt they are cheaper than a Chinese grocery store, but they got a really great selection if you know what you want. They got tons of prepackaged stuff and I like how they put when it was packaged on it, as I found they were packaged a while back and opted for the fresher looking not yet packaged products. They basically take your meat orders and then put it in a basket for you and leave it by the check-out for you. I'd come back here for more meat. Tip: Those sweet italian sausages aren't that sweet, but they sure are spicy! read more

Decent butcher shop and a few grocery items to choose from. Oddly enough I actually prefer their in-store location butcher counter at the No Frills in Dufferin Mall. Had some decent pork back ribs for a good price from here last time I stopped in, but also have had some previously uninspiring cuts of meat including one of the toughest pork chops I've ever eaten. Prices are average, food is average, and staff isn't very personable. I've come here a few times purely because they have parking (and the neighbouring butcher does not). 3 stars across the board. read more

Ah, the "Disco Butcher" ... you can not miss the ridiculous flashing lights that beckon you into this place. This place can be a little overwhelming, especially if you don't speak Portuguese, but they have good selection and incredible prices. This is not the butcher to go to if you want advice on the best way to cook your meat or to have something cut to your specifications (although I imagine if I spoke Portuguese I might have a different experience here, many of the staff don't seem to speak great english) but it has everything you could need at great prices. Seems a bit pricier than Il Nosso Talho up the street, but better selection of meats (Il Nosso Talho has much more in the way of grocery though.) read more

My mother usually shops at the NoFrills at 245 Islington Ave. She buys meats from your in-store butcher. She noticed that the prices had gone up but didn't think much of it. She said she was going to buy Picanha. I got to her house and removed the meat from the wrap and noticed there were only 7 pieces. I looked at the price and noticed she had paid $38... I thought that was a lot of money for a little amount of meat. I checked the cost per kg which was $30.55, this comes out to $14 per lb. I thought that was ridiculously over priced. I decided to call the Pavao on Dundas St. W and asked what the price was for Picanha per lb. The lady told me $9.99 per lb. $4 difference???? That's a lot. Especially since it's the exact same name. Then I called other Portuguese butchers in the area and the cost per lb ranged from $7.99 (Nosso Talho) to $12.99 (Talho Paulo Ribeiro) - Who is known for price gauging. The lady at the Dundas location said that the in-store butchers have nothing to do with their store - franchise. This is price gauging and I will contacting the franchise owner and will also be contacting Doug Ford and advise him that price gauging is still happening. You should be ashamed of yourselves, having different pricing per location. read more

I'm writing this review based on customer service as I never had the chance to actually place an order. Although I have an awesome butcher already I like to support my local businesses. I walked into this place one day looking for some steaks for dinner. I saddled up to the meat counter and patiently waited to be acknowledged, and waited, and waited. Then one after the other people were just walking up and shouting (in Portuguese) orders at the 2 guys behind the counter. After this happening about 4 times I raised my arms in astonishment and said "is anyone going to serve me, I was here first?" Even after this no one even noticed me. So I walked out and have never returned. It's too bad because there are times when I can't make it to my regular butcher and hate to buy meat at No Frills. read more

Wow! The woman who served me at this meat store was so rude & nasty! I will never be going to this place again! CUSTOMER SERVICE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN QUALITY OR PRICE!! read more

Meat is ok. If it's busy and you don't step up you will be over looked. Shinning star is the cashier with braces. She is very nice and tries to help those of us that dont know the way the regulars navigate ordering lol read more