When on a provisions run to Fairfield village, the highlight of my journey is a visit to Domenics Butcher.
The prices, range and quality of the meat is so far in excess of the dismal and unappetising argon inflated, wizened and ancient MAP packaged offering by the supermarkets in the area its just ridiculous.
In all seriousness, it’s like there is an unwritten rule that supermarkets have to exclusively rank looking, sad meat at crazily expensive prices that are daylight robbery.
Well, night time robbery under cover of darkness anyway- as Domenics is shut at night, and the supermarket rankness is the only option available.
No wonder so many young, hip professionals and yuppy latte sipping hospo workers in the Northcote / Darebin area have gone vego in droves like a plague has washed over the north.
Clearly, they haven’t visited Domenics.
Anyway, there you can pick up nice, juicy porterhouse and T-bone steaks on special for a very reasonable $16-$20 a kilo, lamb chops for under a tenner, and the pre marinated meats, while a bit more, are just to die for… or revert away from veganism, if that’s your thing.
There are few other competitors on the high street, but they seem to not be as well laid out, or more expensive.
http://www.fairfieldvillage.net.au/#!supermarkets–fresh-food/c22fs
This is just my impression though- I’ll write up some musings on the other places next time I wander down that way to confirm.
Also, i’m clearly not the only one with this same opinion.
http://www.homely.com.au/melbourne-greater-victoria/questions/who-is-the-best-butcher-in-Melbourne