Happy Australia Day

[Cell]

I've never heard of a Scottish butcher (none in my city that I'm aware of) - you are so lucky Ros. 

Scotch pies are something a little different from 'normal' pies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_pie

The Triple J 100 countdown was blaring in my house most of Australia Day, so I did some gardening and spent some time visiting family. 

Hi,
what region are you in?

If in Sydney there is this butchers http://www.hillsbutchery.com.au/  , minimum order is $50 by the looks of it( They also  have a nation wide delivery service )
NSW again http://davidslarder.com.au/
Brisbane there's a shop  in Loganholme - sells Haggis's and Scottish pies) http://www.highlandflingproducts.com/locations.
Many of the  "all in one" little  British shops sell Scottish pies and black pudding too.
There's an Irish chip shop near me - he sells fresh  black pudding , scot's pies and sausages in his fridge (only place I can get my cheese and onion pasties from - I'm a vegetarian  )
Over the years I have seen the local butchers at the Westfield malls  around me start to sell Black pudding and stuff, one had a Haggis's for sale around the Christmas holidays last year

Kind Regards

[Ruskie]

Thanks Cell. I am in Brisbane, and yes I have heard of the Loganholme shop, but it's not a butcher as such I don't think. Oddly enough I was talking about this with my OH the other day and mentioned that we should go there.

I do wonder how popular it is with it not being an area I would expect there to be many Scottish (or English) people. Presumably they export to other areas.  I must check it out. 

There is a traditional British chippie and small 'grocery'/souvenir shop about 1/2 hour drive away. I believe they are opening an café soon. This is an area with a fair few expats. (had fish and chips a couple of days ago actually and jolly nice they were too). 

[Cell]

Thanks Cell. I am in Brisbane, and yes I have heard of the Loganholme shop, but it's not a butcher as such I don't think. Oddly enough I was talking about this with my OH the other day and mentioned that we should go there.

I do wonder how popular it is with it not being an area I would expect there to be many Scottish (or English) people. Presumably they export to other areas.  I must check it out. 

There is a traditional British chippie and small 'grocery'/souvenir shop about 1/2 hour drive away. I believe they are opening an café soon. This is an area with a fair few expats. (had fish and chips a couple of days ago actually and jolly nice they were too). 

Hi,
I don't think you'll find a Scottish butcher here in SEQ. - The one (which is not a butcher) in Loganholm is set off the motorway - I've never been there, because he closes early, and the only time I'm travelling that way is going down to the GC to the theme parks. Hubby tried to get to it once, to buy me a birthday present..(can't remember what I was craving at the time - may have been walkers crisps) - but it closed early. (this is going back yeas ago).

The biggest shop for selling British foods is the in one Birkdale (but they are expensive) south side for me, and not worth the traffic
I'm closer to Redcliffe - there's a little shop in Redcliffe that sometimes I go to buy my "monster munch"
Kind regards

[Ruskie]

Yes Cell, the Birkdale one is the place! Very small shop VERY expensive and some pretty awful souvenirs too - some of the same English food items can be bought at Coles and IGA for far less. I wouldn't be surprised if some of their food items come from the Scottish place at Loganholme.
 
The fish and chip shop (run by the same people) is very authentic and prices aren't bad either (google 'Chumley Warner').

They are opening an English café next door to the souvenir shop. Can't wait!

Also in the same shopping centre is an English style curry house (the guys who run it come from Birmingham). I've eaten there a couple of times years ago - it's good (pretty expensive) but not as good as your typical high street curry house in the UK. I'm very disappointed in the Australian curry houses - and there are a lot of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent in Australia so you would expect good things. I think English Indian is something different (and a whole lot better!)