Where to buy good steaks in Dublin

gerry87

Does anyone know where to pick up really good quality steaks in Dublin? Any renowned butchers, or can you buy the raw steak from a good steakhouse? Thanks.

breakfast roll

I love the Aldi rib eye steaks, 11.99 for 2. They are yum yum

5T3PH3N

Not in Dublin, but if you can get out to Kepak in Clonee you can buy some the finest steak in the country from the shop there.

foodaholic

+1 for aldi's dry age steaks,
also superquinns dry aged one are great too

yoshytoshy

The butchers beside clearwater tesco finglas are great.

They always have a large selection of fillets ,lovely and fresh. They also have loads of other spice meats etc ,all their meat is fresh, lovely red colour.

Corsendonk

You can't go wrong with argentinian beef. Never had a bad one yet.

Seaneh

Just look for dry aged beef (most irish beef is dry aged) anything past 3 weeks aged will be nice, 4 weeks will be damned good, 5 weeks will be amazing.


5 week dry aged beef will look like this
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olaola

Another +1 for Aldi's rib eyes. They're fantastic.

If you're in D8 or around Rialto - Ennis Butchers have fantastic steaks.

gerry87

Thanks for the replies. I was looking to give them as a present (weird, i know) so I might have a look around for some aged ones like Seaneh suggested. Would all butchers have these on offer? I was thinking of trying in http://www.fallonandbyrne.com/section/117

TrueDub

yoshytoshy wrote: »

The butchers beside clearwater tesco finglas are great.

They always have a large selection of fillets ,lovely and fresh. They also have loads of other spice meats etc ,all their meat is fresh, lovely red colour.

The one in Charlestown Shopping Centre, off the St Margaret's Rd, is just as good, if not better. It's McArdles Meats.

nosietoes

There is a great butcher on Camden Street
Can never remember the name but it is just past the veg shop heading away from town and its main feature inside is a massive wooden butcher's block. While the meat in the cabinet looks bog standard, if you ask him he'll bring out some proper aged steaks for you. Apparently the majority of Irish shoppers don't like to look at delicious deep wine/purple coloured meat

bryaner

nosietoes wrote: »

There is a great butcher on Camden Street
Can never remember the name but it is just past the veg shop heading away from town and its main feature inside is a massive wooden butcher's block. While the meat in the cabinet looks bog standard, if you ask him he'll bring out some proper aged steaks for you. Apparently the majority of Irish shoppers don't like to look at delicious deep wine/purple coloured meat

100% Correct

gerry87

Thanks all. I rang the guy on camden street he said he didn't do it. So i gave up and popped into the butcher in Donnybrook for some 'normal steaks'. Turns out his were 32 week dry aged so perfect!

Seaneh

gerry87 wrote: »

Thanks all. I rang the guy on camden street he said he didn't do it. So i gave up and popped into the butcher in Donnybrook for some 'normal steaks'. Turns out his were 32 week dry aged so perfect!

32 day, not week, I'd hope.

gerry87

Seaneh wrote: »

32 day, not week, I'd hope.

Uh oh... so you're saying rotting isn't good??

32 day i think!

breakfast roll

Corsendonk wrote: »

You can't go wrong with argentinian beef. Never had a bad one yet.

Have never tried Argentinean beef before but would love to. Where can you buy it in Dublin?