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cooper90

hi guys just thought id let you all know! I went to the butcher shop across from the la touch last night for a few steaks, got 3 sirloins for 21 quid! Absolutely fantastic, I don’t work for them but just thought I give em a little praise, as he seems like a nice bloke with good produce! well worth a try even once! ill be back next week for a few more I think!

heavyballs

cooper90 wrote: »

hi guys just thought id let you all know! I went to the butcher shop across from the la touch last night for a few steaks, got 3 sirloins for 21 quid! Absolutely fantastic, I don’t work for them but just thought I give em a little praise, as he seems like a nice bloke with good produce! well worth a try even once! ill be back next week for a few more I think!

i like their steaks but that's not great value,it's about normal,drove past today and on the board they had steak(sirloin)for 5.50 per lb,so you must have got some monster steaks

darsar

€10 for 1kg steak in Joe Doyle shop in Kilcoole. 25 chicken breast for €20 too.

The shop is in the industrial estate when you turn right at Centra coming in from greystones end.

cooper90

very monster!

heavyballs

darsar wrote: »

€10 for 1kg steak in Joe Doyle shop in Kilcoole. 25 chicken breast for €20 too.

The shop is in the industrial estate when you turn right at Centra coming in from greystones end.

have tried it,wasn't mad on the quality though,the best around imo by a mile is the shop in Delgany,in sayin that when i'm havin a bbq i use Doyle's,got a bag of rashers for a teenner,so many i couldn't even count them

heavyballs

cooper90 wrote: »

very monster!

wtf,?

ciaran67

Kilcoole's butcher, Farrallys in Delgany and the Steak Shop down by La Touche are all brilliant IMO. We're very lucky to have such wonderful produce on our doorstep. They should be used as much as possible over the supermarkets. Support your local produce!

Ooh and the superb organic eggs from the farm next to Eden Wood.

Dr.Silly

ciaran67 wrote: »

Ooh and the superb organic eggs from the farm next to Eden Wood.

Oh ? Where exactly is this ?

Huntthe

The Beef in the Steak Shop is excellent.

The egg lady,heading for Kilcoole , take the first right after the roundabout (pass by the new houses there) the second house entrance on the right.

She also can get you a turkey, goose etc...

cuddlycavies

darsar wrote: »

€10 for 1kg steak in Joe Doyle shop in Kilcoole. 25 chicken breast for €20 too.

The shop is in the industrial estate when you turn right at Centra coming in from greystones end.

Yep, it's excellent. Their four fillet steaks for €20 are excellent. Very interesting re the organic eggs. Those chickens are very free range. You see them grazing all the time. And I saw a flock of Guines fowl about a mile from the farm.

ciaran67

Dr.Silly wrote: »

Oh ? Where exactly is this ?

Yea as Hutthe says above, heading toward Kilcoole from Gstones, turn right at the Kilquade turning and after passing the new estate and the entrance to Eden Wood, they're about 4 or 5 houses up with a sign on their wall offering organic eggs on right side of the road.

I didnt know they could get turkeys.

Blandpebbles

Donnybrook Fair. Superb meat and poultry. Never once been disappointed in the quality.

Avoid Tesco at all cost, had several packs of meat go off within a day.

ciaran67

Blandpebbles wrote: »

Donnybrook Fair. Superb meat and poultry. Never once been disappointed in the quality.

Avoid Tesco at all cost, had several packs of meat go off within a day.

I cant stand any wrapped in plastic sweating meat.

Got a lovely piece of bacon from Farrellys yesterday. And a nice cabbage.

Huntthe

I try to avoid Tesco like the plague. Buy very little in there these days. The special offers aren't. The fruit and Veg is cat. They drop suppliers regularly. They add nothing to our economy or standard of living. Just a personal opinion of course.

mmcm888

Agree with Tesco meat being very poor quality. I've taken to buying meat at the Steak Shop - much better quality & taste, for a similar if not better price and I'm supporting the small guy.

dr ro

got rotten olives from deli counter last week in tesco. Went back when i noticed, the next day. The lady had a look at the brown(supposed to be green) shrivelled and dry olives she'd given me and said they looked fine to her! I noticed 5 other bowls of rotten olives. I argued and decided to get prepacked olives in replacement. No apologies from anyone. Went back today, had a good look before deciding to get the same ones as they looked fine. When i got home i found 5 rotten olives in the bottom. They'd covered the rotten ones with fresh ones and are still selling them. That's tescos for you.

DK32

every little helps

Okalu

I agree re TESCO. Has anyone noticed the fish counter? I have never seen anything remotely fresh on it! Must agree re the Steak Shop, fantastic quality steaks, good value and supporting the little fella is always good!

ciaran67

Okalu wrote: »

I agree re TESCO. Has anyone noticed the fish counter? I have never seen anything remotely fresh on it! Must agree re the Steak Shop, fantastic quality steaks, good value and supporting the little fella is always good!

Only thing Tescos is good for is the wine. Much cheaper than anywhere else.

Huntthe

ciaran67 wrote: »

Only thing Tescos is good for is the wine. Much cheaper than anywhere else.

Spot on there, they really up their game in that Dept.

ciaran67

Huntthe wrote: »

Spot on there, they really up their game in that Dept.

and managed to make stupidquinn bring their ridiculous prices on wine down aswell.

cuddlycavies

Yep. Oceans Edge Pinot Noir from NZ €7.49. Would have been impossible three years ago.

dr ro

where can you get fresh fish in greystones

Huntthe

Cavistons just up from the Happy Pear. Buy whats on special to get it at a very reasonable price, quality wise as good as anything.

Welsh Wizard

Farrellys is in a diffrent league all together..
They now do venison which is lovely..

Here is their website..
http://www.farrellysbutchers.ie/

Huntthe

Welsh Wizard wrote: »

Farrellys is in a diffrent league all together..
They now do venison which is lovely..

Here is their website..
http://www.farrellysbutchers.ie/

For what ?

ciaran67

Huntthe wrote: »

For what ?

Meat and nice veg aswell

I'll 2nd Cavistons for fish. Donnybrook Fair has some good stuff aswell but not as good as Cavistons.

Annasopra

Donnybrook fair is good but it's very expensive

greygardens

Got our organic eggs at weekend, thanks for great recommendation, (The farm beside Eden Gate) great value, freshly laid that morning and my boys got to watch the hens run around.:)

Blandpebbles

You will find that Donnybrook Fair Meat is cheaper than Tesco across many items.

Caviston's is ok for food <snip>

d'Oracle

Huntthe wrote: »

For what ?

Meat.

They are hands down awesome.
We buy most of our meat there.
€35 goes a long way with their specials.
Which is great considering how much meat I go through.

Huntthe

Unusal to find everthing top notch in the same shop.I'm a bit sceptical.

Blandpebbles

Only ever bought one piece of chicken in Farrallys. You go in, nothing really on display. I don't want to have to be a Ninja Blackbelt in Meat cuts to order.

Welsh Wizard

Think you'll find that the display counters take up most of the shop. :rolleyes:

Blandpebbles

Empty display counters mostly.

Welsh Wizard

Well 1 of 3 things could of happened here..

1. They were either opening or closing
2. You went up on a Sunday
3. A trip to specsavers is needed.

Can't belive Im having a dicussion about display counters here, but anyways, go up and try again, I think you'll find them full to the brim..

I'm outta here..:rolleyes:

ciaran67

Blandpebbles wrote: »

Empty display counters mostly.

Are you sure you've got the same shop? Every time im in there its full of meat. I actually prefer when i ask for a piece of bacon and he pulls out a large piece from the fridge and cuts me off some. They've also redone the shop with some local veg on sale. Not only are they more than helpful but very funny and always some good banter with customers.

d'Oracle

Blandpebbles wrote: »

Only ever bought one piece of chicken in Farrallys. You go in, nothing really on display. I don't want to have to be a Ninja Blackbelt in Meat cuts to order.

Your loss.
Enjoy tesco.

eilo1

got my first steak from the Steak Shop yesterday and it was amazing!!!!
I will definitely be going back.

turfthrower

Picked up a steak for dinner yesterday from the Steak shop - the second time I've been there, and as before, it was excellent. A very big sirloin steak, aged for three weeks, cost €6.50 - and it was absolutely stunning. (Flash fried for a minute and a half on both sides and then left to rest, served with herb butter, home made chips and onion rings and a side of spinach. Epic.)

This is obviously only my opinion, but while you may be able to pay less elsewhere (can you?), you won't get as much quality for your cash.

mr honest

turfthrower wrote: »

Picked up a steak for dinner yesterday from the Steak shop - the second time I've been there, and as before, it was excellent. A very big sirloin steak, aged for three weeks, cost €6.50 - and it was absolutely stunning. (Flash fried for a minute and a half on both sides and then left to rest, served with herb butter, home made chips and onion rings and a side of spinach. Epic.)

This is obviously only my opinion, but while you may be able to pay less elsewhere (can you?), you won't get as much quality for your cash.

i frequently used this shop before but for some reason they changed the butcher there and the displays are nowher near as good now he really knew his job and was great at giving you tips at the best ways to cook your meats i tryed it a few times since but for me its not the same its gone backwards i now use farrellys and have to say the are fantastic can;t do enough for you i can;t understand if a guy is good why change but then thats just my opinion

Huntthe

mr honest wrote: »

i frequently used this shop before but for some reason they changed the butcher there and the displays are nowher near as good now he really knew his job and was great at giving you tips at the best ways to cook your meats i tryed it a few times since but for me its not the same its gone backwards i now use farrellys and have to say the are fantastic can;t do enough for you i can;t understand if a guy is good why change but then thats just my opinion

The chap who worked behind the counter has changed. The Butcher is the same as is the meat. The fellow there now is very pleasant as is the young chap. Will be sure to pop into Farrellys to see the nice display.

Alun

When they first opened I went there a lot, all the way from Bray, but no more. To me when the new guy appeared behind the counter it went down hill in some respects .. too much the way of pre-prepared stuff with lots of otherwise good meat coated in all kinds of gloopy industrial marinades (you can spot the empty 5l plastic containers at the back of the shop sometimes). I want my butcher to sell meat, not do half the cooking for me. I may still occasionally go there just for the steak, but I'll do my other meat buying somewhere else.

mr honest

Huntthe wrote: »

The chap who worked behind the counter has changed. The Butcher is the same as is the meat. The fellow there now is very pleasant as is the young chap. Will be sure to pop into Farrellys to see the nice display.

have to dissagree there with you the person behind the counter has a major part to play if people like and get to know them they trust them thats why people make an effort to shop in certain places i am not saying the guy there now is not friendly i am just saying the place looked much more inviting with the displays the other guy had and i personally found him to be very informative he seemed to know all about his job if i knew where he was know i would be inclined to shop there .i am a great believer in going to people who give good service anyway i am delighted with the guys in farrellys jusy expressing an opionion regarding butchers in our local area.

ciaran67

mr honest wrote: »

have to dissagree there with you the person behind the counter has a major part to play if people like and get to know them they trust them thats why people make an effort to shop in certain places i am not saying the guy there now is not friendly i am just saying the place looked much more inviting with the displays the other guy had and i personally found him to be very informative he seemed to know all about his job if i knew where he was know i would be inclined to shop there .i am a great believer in going to people who give good service anyway i am delighted with the guys in farrellys jusy expressing an opionion regarding butchers in our local area.

I find the guy down there at the Steak shop to be very nice indeed. The Farrelly bros are also friendly, helpful and v funny.

d2ww

whatever happened to Moran's the fishmongers?

d'Oracle

d2ww wrote: »

whatever happened to Moran's the fishmongers?

Gone back to where they were in the old shop.
Nothing like it was, though.

ciaran67

Blandpebbles wrote: »

Only ever bought one piece of chicken in Farrallys. You go in, nothing really on display. I don't want to have to be a Ninja Blackbelt in Meat cuts to order.

For whole chickens you cant beat Tescos Organic birds for 7-11 euro. Couldn't get over how expensive chicken was in Ireland before the Newry Express brought them down.

groovy 09

d2ww wrote: »

whatever happened to Moran's the fishmongers?

Cavistons !

groovy 09

The steaks from The Steak Shop are gorgeous, 30 day aged rib eyes melt in the mouth.

Not gone on the butchers in Kilcoole, not great quality.

ciaran67

groovy 09 wrote: »

Cavistons !

oooh not 'arf!

proper fish!