Ole Timey Meat Market St. Andrews — Local services in Irmo

I'm a plumber and stay busy I called the Lexington store on North lake drive where I used to buy meats which I thought were over priced compared to their competition .any I told the worker on the phone I needed some soup bones and I specified Marrow bone three times also I said I wanted cut in 1inch pieces I told him I would stop by and pick them up I specified please have them ready for me because I was out doing ready i should have leservice calls and don't have time to wait for them to be cut up.he said no problem it would be ready when I got there and asked for the bones he said they were not I should have left then but I waited the 30 minutes it took him anyway I told them over and over I wanted Marrow bone when I got the bones which where 2 bones I didn't see any Marrow he stated it's because the are frozen so behind on my one work now I believe d him and paid them 26.00 for fiber bones which I found out after thawing I wanted these for my dogs I feel ripped e or thoff I could feed them steak for less I went to caughmans meat plant in Lexington got Marrow for a third of what they charged me and got what and how I...

Beef, chicken, and pork are great, as are the specialty salads and cheeses (e.g., chicken salad, feta dip). Seafood is variable in quality. Bought scallops and shrimp on Friday (usually buy directly from a guy who brings from coast, Shrimp Guy Jeff). Scallops from OTMM tasted old when cooked the same day. Shrimp, purchased Friday and eaten Sunday (as I usually could from Jeff), actually made me physically ill. Salmon has been iffy in the past, too. My wife's filet mignon was delicious--like insanely so. Steak kebobs were great, and super easy grilling option. Stick with the meats and not the fresh seafoods here. An exception on seafood---crab cakes are pretty good to immediately freeze and heat when needed (microwave or...

I used to frequent Ole Timey, but I am not happy with their prices going up and up not in relation to meat prices at other places. I still like them for some of their unique items, but these days I'd rather just patronize some of the local grocery stores who's meat tastes as fresh and at a fraction of the cost. The last time I visited was two visits a day apart. In that one day, $2.00 was added per pound to a certain cut of meat. I left and bought the same cut at literally almost half this new price. The meat I saw on day #2 was the SAME meat that was there on day #1.

I will give them praise on their customer service, variety of meats, and cleanliness, but for me it is just not worth the extra cash. To...