LP's Quality Meats, Chippendale

MEAT!!! Did you guys know I used to be vegetarian? Well pescatarian to be more precise because I loved fish but yeah there was a while where the thought of meat just made my stomach do somersaults. But heeeey look at me now! Anywhos LP’s Quality Meats (Suite 1, 16 Chippen Street, Chippendale) has been open for a couple of weeks now and is run by Chef Luke Powell (he of Mary’s fame).


The inside of LP’s has a beer hall vibe with rows upon rows of communal tables. Some extremely hungry humans decided to come for lunch on a Sunday (make sure you check their trading hours, they’re pretty whack) and the place filled up quickly so get there early!


The Cured and Cold Cuts are all made in-house and sliced to order- Coppa Di Testa ($12), Bierwurst ($12), Belly Ham ($12). The belly ham is my fave, delicately sweet and fatty.


I really wanted the Smoked Salmon ($18) because hey Omega 3’s! The salmon with the aioli is pretty amazing but I heart the deep fried capers which gave a briny crunch.


Platter o’ meat! Sadly the famed mega Beef Short Rib ($32) was not available OR the Lamb belly stuffed with merguez ($26) when we went that weekend for lunch and it felt like I went through the five stages of grief! I started with denial, thinking the waiter was pranking me; then anger at the realisation that we’d come all this way for no rib; bargaining, asking the waiter if there was any leftover or was there any at all on the way; depression at no rib; and finally acceptance that we’d have to settle for the replacement. Since LP’s is still new, I’m not sure if they were just trialling a different menu for lunch or maybe they ran out but oh boy the sads!

The replacement for the beef short rib was the Beef Tri Tip ($28) and it was pretty tasty! Even though it’s a lean cut the tri tip was plenty juicy and I loved the tiny ribbon of fat on the edges with a smokiness that has us eyeing each other over the last remaining slice. Then there was the Lamb Shoulder ($24) (instead of the lamb belly) which had a higher level of smokey intensity to the ridiculously tender meat that just about had me swooning. The Smoked Chicken ($24/half) was crazy soft, like, pillow soft. Ok maybe not pillow soft but marshmallow soft? The chicken was the least smoky out of the meats but I loved it, especially with a swipe in the aioli provided. And last but not the least was the Toulouse Sausage ($14) which was fatty and sweet and deeeeelicious.


We ordered some Bread ($2/roll) which were fluffy and light and would’ve made for the perfect burger and we’d also ordered the Eggplant Salad ($12) but I took the worlds most blurriest photo so um my bad for the lack of pic. We were unanimous in our love for the eggplant which was smoky and all kinds of comforting.


If you’ve ever been to Mary’s you would know that we had to order the Mashed Potato and Gravy ($10) and in fact ended up ordering a second bowl! It was as perfect as I’d remembered, silky smooth buttery mash with a river of gravy, none of us wanted to share! Also, it totally made me want to duck over to Newtown and get a cheeseburger for dessert.


Oh yeah we ended up getting another round of Tri tip ($28). Don’t judge.


The Pouding Chomuer ($12) is the only dessert on the menu but it’s a pretty darn epic dessert! This hybrid cake pudding is pretty much drowned in glorious maple syrup and the scoop of vanilla ice cream attempts to bring the sweetness down a notch.


We were told there were some dessert specials, the first being a Trifle ($14). Now, I’m not the biggest trifle fan and this one sadly didn’t change my view of trifles either. There’s something about the combination of jelly and cream…


The second special was a Donut ($5) that we had high hopes for and while it was a perfectly fine donut, it wasn’t anything super special, just cream filled and topped with a single cherry.

I’m turning into an old person and found the music to be a tad on the loud side for a Sunday lunch and while I was mega disappointed with the lack of rib and lamb belly for lunch I will defs come back at dinner and try my luck!

LP’s Quality Meats
Suite 1, 16 Chippen Street,
Chippendale
NSW

Trading Hours:
Sun – Mon: Closed
Tues – Sat: 5pm – 11pm