Te Atatu Butcher is a neighbourhood butcher shop at 1/1-3 Rhone Avenue, Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland, rated 4.7 on Google. A good butcher works from whole carcasses rather than prepacked trays, so it pays to ask for exactly what you want — a thicker-cut steak, a boned and rolled shoulder, leaner mince for a particular dish. Secondary cuts such as lamb necks, beef short rib and pork hocks are often the best value and the most flavourful things on the counter, and regulars know to ask what came in freshest that morning. Telling the butcher what you are cooking is the surest route to a good result: they can match the cut to the dish, trim it how you like, and send you off with honest advice on cooking and resting times. For Te Atatū Peninsula households, a well-rated butcher on Rhone Avenue makes a handy alternative to the supermarket chiller.