The Butcherie — Local services in Brookline

I am so thankful that when I moved to Brookline almost 10 years ago I would not have to take two trains to get from Boston to this amazing kosher meat market anymore. I was blessed to move to apartment that was right around the corner from where they are located in Coolidge Corner Brookline on Harvard st.where they are conveniently located. The staff is always friendly and helpful and I have always gotten delicious prepared food and many other gourmet products and baking goods to make most of my Jewish Holidays a Shabbats a success. I also have been very happy with the catering department who helped me with birthday Party I had a while ago where I ordered several kinds of the Butcheries prepared salmon and salads and it was very big hit with my guests. My favorite specialty desert of theirs is of all time is their Channukah sufganiya Boston Cream filled donuts which I just ate and prompted me to write this review! I just had one and I wanted to let everyone know that these donuts are the best donuts I ever ate in my life and they are kosher! I would highly recommend anyone to the he Buthcerie for any of their Kosher meat needs o any other kosher item they need to keep kosher in their home while not being deprived of taste or choices. We are all blessed to have such a gem here in Coolidge Corner. Sincerely, Tzedeck.com A very...

Been a customer at this store for a long time. They do a lot of things well. Others, not so much. I have to tell you about one such thing -- sorry to be a Karen, but somebody has to do it. I would definitely want to know if I were a customer.

One Friday morning, I noticed a man with a 75-pound dog shopping. The store DOES allow service-animal dogs into the store, BUT (1) the dog did not appear to be a service animal and (2) the man did not appear to be impaired. If the dog was not a service animal, then the store committed a violation.

Here's the most important thing: EVEN IF the dog was a service animal, the man was allowing the dog to sniff bread products wrapped in plastic near the floor, and within reach of its snout. I don't care how much you love dogs--that's definitely a food safety problem. Maybe you're the kind of person who doesn't mind munching on bread that a dog has "inspected" with its nose and mouth. But if you're not that kind of person, this is something you might want to know.

I don't know if the Brookline Health Department is going to do anything about this, or, for that matter, the Butcherie itself. In case you ever shop there from now on, though, you might want to think twice before buying any food product that's less than two feet...

... & my 3 ☆s is generous. The Butcherie, is unfortunately, pretty much the only one-stop shopping place for those of us committed to a kosher life. It does offer a wide range of standard grocery goods & meats, wines, prepared foods & Israeli imports. The renovated space (after the fire in '16) presents a fresher face, however, its commitment to quality, cleanliness & service remains as marginalized as ever. The report that a package of their knishes, whose out-of-date stamp was not discovered until the next day - Shabbat - was met with a shrug of indifference. The request for four rib steaks cut evenly - not 1/8" at one end & 3/4" at the other - was dismissed without further comment. Etc etc. Simple courtesy to customers & basic cleanliness are deemed to be "unreasonable expectations." Since when have rudeness & grime become "kosher?" Yes, I still shop here - albeit less & less … & with vigilant caution. Instead I spend more time seeking out the kosher food I need at markets that share my standards for freshness & quality ... AND even respond to my inquiries respectfully! They make me feel like they appreciate my business. Wow....