Continental Butcher

Love this butcher. Our favourite in Northcote. They have some exceptional meats. Really terrific flavored sausages and chicken.

The Continental Butcher is not so much continental as just another butcher. Sure, they sell pork and fennel sausages, but who doesn’t these days. They also probably don’t marinate their chicken wings in teriyaki sauce. But there is nothing that I can tell that particularly makes this butcher continental. The Continental Butcher doesn’t really seem to offer anything other than what you can get at any supermarket or market stall.
There is nothing particularly bad about the fact that this particular butcher is nothing too special. It is reasonably priced and I do prefer to buy from these guys rather than from the supermarket. It’s just that I sometimes lament the fact that you can’t get some more interesting cuts from butchers, as well as maybe some more interesting kinds of meat. When I first saw the sign mostly written in Greek with the only English words written «Continental Butcher» I guess I was expecting something a little bit rustic and old school.

Want meat? Meet Northcote Shopping Centre’s Continental Butcher. A does what it says on the awning butcher that is handily located right next door to Aldi and selling — you guessed it! — a pretty awesome selection of meat.
There’s obviously nothing wrong with going to nearby Coles to buy meat, but Continental Butcher is arguably cheaper and just as good and if you’re after sausages? There really is no question. Continental Butcher is the place to go.
Selling a standard range of different cuts of chicken, pork, beef etc, Continental also does a fine line in some pretty gourmet sounding sausages containing things like fennel and sundried tomatoes. The flavour? Pretty good for not-​too-​expensive sausages. A little gristley but good all the same.
Ok, this place might not be glamour incarnate but when you’re selling bits of dead animal razzamatazz isn’t obligatory now is it?! A great local butcher; if you’re a Northcote local you should check it out.