I love love love this place, and here's why…read more.. 1. The butchers are delightful people. They'll remember your name, recommend the best cuts, and even tell you the best way to prepare the meat. 2. This farm has the highest organic rating you can get. The animals are all pastured, fed the best food, and treated as humanely as animals can be treated before you eat it. Imagine sheep wondering through an open field, chickens laying eggs outdoors in the grass. It's how animals should be raised AND it's better for you. 3. The meat is just delicious. You can't even compare it to that high street grocery store that passes plastic for chicken. I have never had chicken so tasty, steak so tender, or lamb so juicy. Plus, they sale organic bacon and well priced eggs I am a frugal person, but will pay extra to buy meat that is better for me and for the environment. Tip: their burger patties are the best I've ever had and only 1.50. Also, their spicy lamb sausage makes for an easy and quick week night meal.

Excellent butcher shop in Maida Vale. Meat is always fresh and high quality. Staff is friendly…read more This is my go-to butcher and you can really taste the difference!

Oh the irony. Why is…read morethere always a line at John Line? It's not the name. It's probably the fact that this small shop has 3-4 butchers who are cranking out cuts of meat with serious speed yet friendly service. I've never seen a main street butcher so busy. I guess people know a good thing. You also know that at this rate of turnover, the product is fresh. The funny thing is... everyone had a laugh at me for taking pictures. One sassy lady asked if I had a meat fetish. I said I heard she does. Oh snap.

Best Butchers on the Block! Meat is tender, eggs are fresh and Golden. Will be buying there for…read moreyears to come! And the Staff are hospitable and polite. Thankyou O'Farrell's..see you soon

Fantastic local butcher. The current owner has been in the shop for 30 years and the history of…read morethe place goes back much longer than that. Everyone that works there is very friendly and above all, knowledgeable about the meat they are selling. I went in for a brisket, which he didn't have because they didn't like what had been delivered, which is a great sign of quality. But he worked with me on what unwanted and found a beautiful piece of chuck steak, which will certainly suit the dish. I look forward to going back here in the years to come.

So I have lived a short walk away for so many months and never tried this place until recently. I…read morehad heard great things about this place but for whatever reason never got around to trying it out. AMAZING! I had no idea what I wanted to try as everything looked great. I asked the lady helping me which sausages were the best and a worker was putting sausages in the case said "Everything!!" He was right. Everything we tried was soooo good! We tried a bunch of different sausages, the beef bourguignon pie, and the shepherds pie. The beef bourguignon was for sure the stand out item. For the next few days my husband kept talking about the pies here because he liked them so much. Great service and wonderfully delicious products! Must try!!

Someday I'm going to marry Oprah and I'll be a stay-at-home husband…read more I'll say to Oprah, "we should buy a place in Kensington/Notting Hill." And she'll look down the back of the sofa cushions and procure me a giant wad of cash to do so. And then I will spend my days grilling tasty meat snacks, procured from C Lidgate. Almost everything they sell is so meticulously prepped that all you have to do is bake/cook/grill. Or if that's too difficult, you can buy a pre-made pie. If Holly Golightly was a carnivore, she would have stalked the windows here and not Tiffany's. The fare here is presented like fine jewelry. That's why I gotta marry Oprah. It's simply uncouth for me to go in and order just a single lamb chop.

A butcher right across the street from Smithfield Meat Market - which is the largest in the UK and…read moreone of the largest in Europe - not sure if I need to say much more? The butchers are very friendly, know their stuff and seem to like questions and recommendation requests. These chaps do trade/industry customers, but the store front is based on the busy walk up business by regular customers like you and me. You get a far shorter supply chain without the mass processing centres (and what can go along with that), and the meat sold here is handpicked by an expert butcher and cut in-store which delivers superior quality meat. They have a large selection of meats, and not all of it is on display, so ask if you don't see it. As you can imagine, cutting out several 'middle-men' also means all those saved margins are passed onto you. They also do sell small portions, if you want a skirt of beef, or two t-bone steaks, a single medium chicken, etc. But I've always bought in bulk (2-5kg), then divided it into single meal portions and then into the freezer, and suggest this for maximum savings and minimal trips to Smithfield Butchers. For example, large, good quality skinless, boneless chicken breasts here cost about the same as the basic brands of big name grocers which are small, pumped full of water and inferior quality. The 'steak meats' (e.g. rib eye, fillets, sirloin) are about half the price of big name grocers, and since you're buying a 1-4kg slab, you can cut your steak as thick as you want! Some of the best steaks I've had came from Smithfield Butchers, and the best Christmas Turkey ever! If you can make it to Smithfield Meat Market, this one is a no-brainer.

A butcher right across the street from Smithfield Meat Market - which is the largest in the UK and…read moreone of the largest in Europe - not sure if I need to say much more? The butchers are very friendly, know their stuff and seem to like questions and recommendation requests. These chaps do trade/industry customers, but the store front is based on the busy walk up business by regular customers like you and me. You get a far shorter supply chain without the mass processing centres (and what can go along with that), and the meat sold here is handpicked by an expert butcher and cut in-store which delivers superior quality meat. They have a large selection of meats, and not all of it is on display, so ask if you don't see it. As you can imagine, cutting out several 'middle-men' also means all those saved margins are passed onto you. They also do sell small portions, if you want a skirt of beef, or two t-bone steaks, a single medium chicken, etc. But I've always bought in bulk (2-5kg), then divided it into single meal portions and then into the freezer, and suggest this for maximum savings and minimal trips to Smithfield Butchers. For example, large, good quality skinless, boneless chicken breasts here cost about the same as the basic brands of big name grocers which are small, pumped full of water and inferior quality. The 'steak meats' (e.g. rib eye, fillets, sirloin) are about half the price of big name grocers, and since you're buying a 1-4kg slab, you can cut your steak as thick as you want! Some of the best steaks I've had came from Smithfield Butchers, and the best Christmas Turkey ever! If you can make it to Smithfield Meat Market, this one is a no-brainer.

One bite of the sausage roll and I started to have a mad craving for a beer lol. Soo juicy from the…read morefat! A little too rich for me actually, but those who are true carnivores would very much enjoy it. Subtle seasoning taste to it (could've had a tad more). Wished the pastry crust had more of a crisp also but let's be real the main role of it is just to prevent greasy fingers lol. Review is specifically for the stand at Borough Market. Several people in the queue on a weekday late afternoon and the queue went fairly quickly.

This was a spot on a foodie tour…read more We got sausage rolls and shared them. They were so good and the sausage was very fresh tasting. The outside was flakey and just yummy! After I finished my portion the glutton in me wanted more. Definitely recommend stopping here.

I love this place! Not only is the butcher fantastic, but they also know their wines and cheeses…read more My wife and I started going to the butcher after it was converted from Rosslyn Delicatessen a few months ago. Little did we know that it was going to become our favourite place in Hampstead. Each Saturday from 1:00 - 4:00 they offer a complimentary wine tasting. Through this event, we've gotten to know Avie, one of the partners that is responsible for distributing the wine. Avie is incredibly knowledgeable about wine and always makes a wonderful recommendation. He also recommends in-store goods that pair nicely with the wine. I've enjoyed tasting the foie gras, chicken parfait, chirizo, peppercorn salami, etc. - all of which are affordable and available in small portions (100-200 grams). We've also had the opportunity to meet Keiko, who works behind the cheese counter. She is equally as knowledgeable about the cheeses. As you can tell from this review, we've gotten to know the staff - and can't say enough positive things. They are all very helpful, kind, and the quality of goods at the Hampstead Butcher is unmatched. Tip: They have a great selection of Italian reds. I recommend the 2008 Poggiobello Pinot Nero from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Take home a bottle of this wine and pair it with some Manchego cheese and peppercorn salami.

Finally a butcher is back in Hampstead…read more Since the closing of the old butcher on Flask Walk in late 2007, there's not been a single place to buy quality meat in Hampstead. Desperate barbecuers like myself had to flee to Finchley Road for the Waitrose or brave the "meat" section at the Tesco Express, where I actually once saw meat with maggots in it. No joke. The meat quality here so far is excellent and the butcher clearly takes pride in his work. I got a few kilo of mince for burgers and it was both exceptionally lean (probably 98% I reckon) and tasty. I also picked up two sirloin cuts that were fantastic. Among the best meat I've had ever, including Argentina, Venezuela and Texas. This is now my go-to place for any meats now, Ocado be damned.