Howick Meats is a free range butcher at 68 Vincent Street in Howick, Auckland, rated 4.9 from 38 Google reviews. Regulars praise the quality meat and friendly service, singling out the eye fillet, rib eye and sausages made on the premises; the shop opens Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm.
The butcher's craft rewards a customer who asks. Good shops cut to order — a steak trimmed a particular way, a roast tied for the oven — and will often point you to a cheaper cut that suits the meal just as well. Making sausages and bacon on site is a fair sign of a shop that does its own butchery, and free range pork says sourcing matters. The counter is also the best source of cooking advice, so ask what suits the pan or the slow cooker.
Over forty years on Vincent Street, Howick Meats remains the neighbourhood butcher for Howick, delivering throughout Auckland for larger orders.