Rayners Meats

This is what customer service is all about!
An old school butcher where they recognize their regulars and take time to give advice and answer questions.
They even know exactly what I am after when I ask for «meat to make biltong»
So you could go there just for the service, but their meat is top quality, as are their house made sausages, pâté etc
And did I mention they stock lots of grass fed and free range options.
In closing, they cost a bit more than a supermarket, but the experience and quality is well worth it.

Old school butcher — new school way!
My favorite butcher in Brisbane. Fantastic organic meats, incredible range.
The team here are very helpful and genuine — cooking tips galore, suggestions and a general authentically warm manner.
Tell them what you need or what you plan to do and look out — the most helpful advice I’ve ever had!

No this is not a butcher for those looking for a bargain. Yes it is slightly more expensive than «normal» woolies/​Coles meats, but that’s a LONG way from comparing apples with apples.
All meats at Rayner’s are free range, straight from the farm. So for a start, you need to compare prices with the supermarkets’ free range meats — at which they’re pretty much the same, or Rayner’s are slightly cheaper.
But the quality… a massive difference. My partner, who is from Finland, has always complained about how poor the quality of meat (particularly beef) is in Australia — spend some time in Scandinavia and you have to agree. At Rayner’s though, it is absolutely beautiful — you can tell these animals didn’t live or die in stressful conditions. Their selection of meats is very wide, and they’ll even do something special upon request (even if it takes a couple of days).
Having found this place, we’ll never be buying meats at a supermarket again.

When I lived overseas there wasn’t any of this supermarket business. If you wanted bread you went to a bakery. If you want vegetables you go to a grocer. And if you want meat, you go to a butcher. When I moved home I tried to keep this habit up in an attempt to support local business, but soon discovered that it’s just too expensive to do it that way, especially when you’re a broke ass uni student like me.
Rayner’s is one of the butchers that I go to when I’m looking for a specific piece of meat which may not be available in your average Coles or Woolworths (for example I once went in with a recipe involving spatchcock and they helped me out). They stock beautiful meat but it comes with a pretty hefty price tag. I’m happy to pay that sort of money if it’s for a dinner party or a special occasion, but I couldn’t buy my meat at Rayner’s regularly. I’ve also found the service to be only what is required rather than super accommodating, and on a few occasions have tried calling them with no answer during their opening hours.
If you’re looking for a particularly hard-​to-​find meat or if you’re willing to pay a bit more to support a local butcher, than Rayner’s has a fantastic selection.

I go past this place everyday on the bus. What originally brought me to Rayner’s door was the few times I’d spied whole rabbits for sale in the shop window.
When I finally went to Rayner’s to more thoroughly peruse their goods, I was pleasantly surprised. They’ve got quail, free range duck ($ 14.99 kg), duck parts, and other delightful meats on offer. Their sausage selection is also top notch: mint and rosemary and honey macadamia are two recommendations (both $ 13.99 kg). They also offer gluten free sausages! (enquire about price in store). If you’re into your more fancy kind of nosh, they offer pâté and the like as well.
The service isn’t terrific. When I was last in there, it was only myself and another lady ahead of me who were waiting to be served. After a couple of minutes of the lady waiting there, a man came to serve her. It took a lifetime for her to walk out with her goods, and I can’t fathom why– her order seemed simple enough. I had been waiting for ten minutes at this point, and I couldn’t bring myself to wait any longer in a practically empty butchery, especially when there were two other people out the back talking casually with each other.
It’s something of an expensive butchers, (a premium rib fillet will cost you $ 41.99 kg) but it’s also a butchery where you can find meats you wouldn’t be able to get so easily otherwise. If you’re after your usual cuts, then you could probably find cheaper meats elsewhere. However, if you’re looking for something a little different, I would make a bee line straight to Rayner’s front door.