Off the beaten track ...which is to say this business is tucked away around the corner from Banks…read moreSt (Moore st is opposite the Catholic Church, this is a great place for a quiet coffee and a delicious biscuit. I challenge you to find a more crumbly melting morsel of moment. Mistress of Spice stocks colourful and whimsical kitchenware & wears (aprons, teatowels) as well as having a large wall freezer full of simply scrumptious curries. These are qwell balanced and not overly oily like takeaway curries too frequently are. The spices are flaoursome and balanced very cleverly against the textures and tones of the other ingredients. My favourites : lamb and spinach curry, mauritanian chicken and potato, byt then again the beef dansak is fabulous and my son swears by the butter chicken. Yes you do have to heat it but believe me it is very easily done. Dessert? How about white choclate coconut truffle or hold on! bread and butter pudding. Rode past on my bicycle the other morning and there were no less than 8 chaps sitting out front with their coffees. Not an Ashgrove housewife in sight! The morning school shift must have just finished.

Great product. Healthy option for those looking to change their eating patterns to a better way …read more Buy a whole range of goods from "the Source". Worth a visit or google their range.

I love this place and anyone who has dietary challenges will probably feel the same way. Simply…read moreGood has a massive range of flours, nuts, spices, snacks and chocolates all ready for you to measure to your needs. I use it as my monthly stock up for flours, grains and nuts and know that I can always find a specialised product if I'm trying a new recipe and need something like amaranth or spelt flakes, almonds in all their forms or even just to stock up on my spices (which they source from Herbies). We particularly have an addiction to their smoked almonds. Prices are reasonable and every time I visit this place is flat out which means the produce is fresh.

Simply Good is your bulk purchasing paradise for all simple, good and (mostly) healthy foods…read more Buckets of amarath, cous cous, harricot beans, chia seeds, almonds and more await you as you walk in to Simply Good. All in self-serve containers you can fill a bag or bring your own containers. It is a great place to stock up on pantry staples at a fraction of the cost of buying them from the super market.

My inner smug trolley radar was off the charts walking into The Source. Quinoa pasta? Natural Yeast…read moreFlakes? Pour your own apple cider vinegar into your pinterest-worthy mason jar? Yeah, The Source has that and more. Look past the plastic bulk bins to their contents. Rows of virtuous and healthy ingredients ready for stocking your kitchen pantry. Prices are by the kilo and you are welcomed to bring your own vessels to purchase products. As Jad A mentioned, there's a great range of paleo museli and a variety of flours for those who are looking to bake allergy-free. And perhaps best of all? The friendly faces of the staff and the store owner, Fiona, that greet you as you enter. Any questions? They're all over it and will lend a hand.

My partner and her daughter come in here all the time, so I decided to join them this time. If your…read moreinto "Organics" then this is place for you, from organic chocolate to dried banana and apricots , this place has it all. As you would expect , you do pay a little bit more. But there is a higher quality of produce. My partner bought the organic peanut butter, and to tell you the truth, it's the damm best peanut butter I have ever tasted.

I'm very sorry to see this store has closed. I was about to go in for more stock. I had been…read moreshopping in this store for over ten years and coming in from a rural area I was buying foods in bulk to take back home. The beans here have always been the freshest dried beans that have cooked the best I've found, cooking nice and soft and in a good timing, in all the years I have never had any problem with weevils or pests in Geeta's products nor ever any stones or even grit. I've purchased items such as beans, lentils, dals, rice, atta flour, spices, and spices likewise have always been fresh and pest free, and all have kept very well. Packaging has always been well labeled and priced and with expiry dates. Likewise I've never found any of the non perishable goods such as toothpaste, soap, henna powder, oils etc, as out of date or old stock. Green groceries too I have always found to been freshest. The store has always been clean and tidy, well stocked and easy to shop and the owner and staff have always been very helpful and friendly with us. My daughters and I genuinely loved our shopping experience at Geeta's and will truly miss the place now.

I was feeling rather adventurous so I decided to pay a visit to Happy High Herbs while passing…read morethrough West End. The interior is pretty much as one would expect: a combination of new-age funk and downtown grunge. The employees seemed accustomed to groups such as my own coming in to gawk and admire the stores unconventional nature. With a name like Happy High Herbs I couldn't help but look at every object with a feeling of excitement and suspicion. "What will do the job", I thought to myself as I inspected the packets of mysterious herbal powders that hung from the walls. I inspected a bowl of lollipops for a long period of time wondering if they were more then just your standard lollipop. Slowly I began to understand how this store works. It doesn't take a genius to realize that the "popular" products were selling out or there were simply none left to be had. One such example is the powdered wormwood used to create absinthe. I chuckled to myself imagining hundreds of Brisbanites bootlegging absinthe from their bathtubs at home. I'll admit, I was a little too shy to ask directly "which products will make me happy and high" and I also wasn't sure if I was actually interested in buying anything. With this in mind, for those of you who mean business shopping at Happy High Herbs I urge to either ask for assistance from the shopkeepers or to ask some friends what you should be looking for. Don't assume you'll jut know.

You can't help but notice that this unusual shop is here, mostly because when you see the words…read more'Happy Herb Shop' along with noticeably colourful decor your curiosity as to what's inside is involuntarily piqued. The combination of these characteristics also makes me feel like I should be sneaking in to the store unseen, but luckily there's nothing to be frowned upon (or to make you frown) in this place. In case you haven't figured from the name, these guys are the herb specialists, offering herbal solutions to pretty much any problem you may have. Their herbs come in a variety of forms; teas, skin care and I assume some are smokable. It's a small shop but the space is used well and it's full of hundreds of little bags featuring different mixtures of things grown in the earth designed to help you achieve a desired effect; detox, better sleep, laughter. It's certainly interesting and worth a visit.

When my friend moved from West End to Coorparoo, I had visions of the severe withdrawals she'd be…read morehaving from all things local and organic in West End. Turns out, Coorparoo is pretty well equipped. And if I recall rightly, West End doesn't have an organic butcher. Watch out--Coorparoo could be the next big thing! Allsop and England is a fantastic little butcher and everything in there is organic except the cheerios. Most of their meat comes from an organic grower in Roma and their chicken from an organic free range grower in Murgon, so you can be sure that your meat isn't travelling too far. They not only sell all your regular cuts of meat beef, lamb and pork, but also do a few things out of the ordinary like goat and duck. We bought a whole duck from there the other day and roasted it--amazing. The prices are reasonable, in fact really reasonable considering it's organic. I'd say it's definitely cheaper than buying Coles organic meat, for example. With so few organic butchers around, I would make a special trip just to go to this butcher. In fact, I'd like to make a habit of it.

ORGANIC BUTCHER. What more possibly needs to be said?…read more Eating organic meat has always been far more important to me than eating organic veggies (if you can do both, you get pats on the back). Luckily, today, I'm going to save you from a long winded, morally righteous rant about it. I'll keep to the basics which are said as simply as this: ORGANIC MEAT IS GOOD FOR YOU, THE ANIMAL, AND THE FARMER. SHOP HERE. ALL THE TIME. START TODAY. Allsop and England also like to keep it local too. You'll see the signs proudly exclaiming that they like "to keep it Australian". Most of their meat comes less than 10 hours driving distance away in Queensland, and so, in the grand scheme of things, these guys are really keeping it close to home. They don't really do 'fancy' here. They've got all your classic cuts, and meats, but nothing too over the top or flashy. They don't need to draw you in using tricks. They're local, they're organic. What more do you want? I am ecstatic to report that the prices are no more expensive than what you'd find at Coles or any other non organic butcher. Are you reading this properly? At Allsop and England, you essentially pay less to eat better meat. I hope I've made my point clear. This is your new butcher. It's good for you, your pocket, for the butcher, for the animals, for the farmers that supply the butcher. Feel proud to purchase your flesh goods here.

I discovered this butchers on facebook of all places! I was intrigued by the prices that people…read morewere talking and decided that I should try it myself. North lakes can be a bit of a maze to most (myself included) but Meatland is luckily not far from one of the Motorway exits. It is within eye shot of costco and bunnings. Parking is off road in a carpark at the front of the store. The shop area is much smaller than other wholesale butchers but stocks a large variety. I was impressed with the quality and the prices were fantastic, much more reasonable than the supermarkets. Today i picked up chicken breasts for 8.99/kg, and have previously been buying them in a supermarket for 14.99/kg. There was also a large variety of sausages to pick from and they stocked boerwors for those South African expats living in Brisbane. They had a mix of grain fed beef and also grass fed beef for those paleo people like myself. One tip when visiting this store is to bring your own jumper or jacket, and if you forget you can grab a quick $2 coffee or hot chocolate from the till area. Staff are friendly and enthusiastic about discussing cooking methods and recipes.

I normally get my meat from Meatland and usually take advantage of the Seniors Tuesday. Their…read morechicken Kiev's are large and very tasty and I purchase two a week for the house. They come in packs of two. I have not been able to fault any other goods that they sell there. I don't think I was just lucky I think that they just provide good product and the staff behind the scene and in the front office are helpful and very cheery.