Meat, meat, lovely meat. Meat to eat, meat meat meat…read more I adore meat. Love it. Can't get enough of it. And I respect it too. That means that I am loath to rely on the anaemic slabs of water-pumped, antibiotic-addicted chicken that line the fridges of Messrs Tesco and Saino. Yeah, I'll use them if they're going to be smothered and pulverised in a slow-cooked stew or curry. But if I'm braising a lamb shank or searing a fillet steak, I want quality. Axons, my friends, is quality. There's no denying it. Back when I lived in ye olde Didsy-B, I would scrape my pennies and every now and then I'd pop to Axons and treat myself to a particularly plump breast of corn-fed chicken, or a devastatingly juicy sirloin. The venison on offer here (seasonably, obvio) is truly incredible. Dense, dark and just that right amount of dank pungency. I honestly haven't had venison that good since I ate at a weird hunting lodge in teh Czech Republic. I am actually salivating right now, imagining that meat. The meat here is obviously more expensive than at the supermarket, but not prohibitively so. Expect to pay about a quid more for your workaday meats such as mince, but seeing as their mince has less fat and crap in it, you're getting about twice as much real meat. When it comes to meat, you get what you pay for, so please pay for the good stuff. Your tummy will thank you (even if Bambi doesn't...)

Though ladled with the unenviable title of 'award winning sausage maker' Axons Butchers have got no…read morebeef with anybody. Excuse the hammy jokes but this place really is making mince meat out of the competition at the minute. Whilst there is definitely something a little Sweeney Todd about the old style shop front, there really is no need to be chicken, the staff are extremely friendly and all too keen to help you plan out what you'll need or a dinner party or special meal.

For far too long I've been buying meat from supermarkets, due to convenience and cheaper pricing…read more Had it not been for my folks back in the Dale converting to shopping at their local butchers and me tasting the difference in quality, I'd have carried on regardless. Now living in Sale I'd been informed of Taylors by a couple of friends so left the chicken and red meat off my 'big shop list' and headed into Sale Moor one Saturday afternoon. Parking in the free car park down Warrener Street, it's just a short walk round the corner. It was full of customers inside but they have plenty of staff so it wasn't long before it was my turn. If you didn't know exactly what you wanted you might feel a slight pressure to make your mind up quickly, especially on busy days like this one. The selection on offer is mind-boggling, from choice cuts of beef and poultry to oven-ready products. They have one of the longest well-stocked display counters I've ever seen in an independent shop. I opted for four chicken breasts (which the butcher kindly diced up for me), gammon steaks and beef for a stir fry. All of this was ~£15 which is more expensive than the supermarkets, but as they only stock products from local farmers you know it's worth it. Tip: they accept payment by debit/credit card.

This is a top notch village butchery with top notch customer service so it won't surprise you to…read morehear its top notch prices. So ya pays yer money and makes yer choice. Give me this place over any supermarket butchery counter any day of the week. Just because it's a supermarket doesn't mean it's cheaper, not where quality meat is concerned and we need to think on about supporting these community places as they are part of the fabric of villages like this. The quality and the selection of local meat is superb, whether it's their great shop made proper pork & beef sausage selection around £9 a kilo, their great lamb through to fillet steaks at the upper end of £35 a kilo. It's a small butchery, 4 or 5 customers would fill it. Its popularity is best seen in the lead up to Christmas as people, including me, queue up outside for our festive meats and the free refreshments as we stand in the chill. There is some car parking at the rear too.

I think the people at Gabbotts Farm are confused…read more Yes they have, chicken, cows and sheep etc, but they are all dead and as such this is a butchers. Still, despite being somewhat map challenged, they are a very nice butchers- top five in the UK nice no less so, I suppose we can live with a little stupidity- it is the Arndale after all.

A butchers in the Arndale seemed strange to me at first and I walked past it lots before I finally…read morewent in. It has an excellent choice of meat at very low prices and the staff are very helpful in suggesting stuff and advising on how to cook it. It is hidden away a little so If you know where Aldi is its close to there near the main shopping centre exit on the upper floor of the Arndale. A special mention must go to this places morning/lunch time specials. They have some VERY cheap bacon/sausage sandwiches on a morning which are really good and also do hot baguettes/sandwiches/rolls on a lunch time which would can also pick up on a morning. They also have some really good salads which I would recommend trying as you get a lot of meat for your money and even more salad!!! There also very cheap at around £2 for a huge tub full!!!!

On a Saturday afternoon visit to Glossop we went on a hunt for some fine fine food - with my wife…read morealready declaring how good Mettrick's supposedly was when we drove past in the car. Another fine local business institution - a proper butchers shop with 3-4 different counter areas selling everything from meats to pies, fresh bakery bread and supplies to keep you going such as chutneys and jams. Now I'm the sort of the guy that come even a hint of chilliness in the air has to revert to Sunday lunch being 'Full English Roast' time and now we're into mid October a juicy piece of beef of pork was on my shopping list! I was impressed that at Mettrick's there were so many options in terms of what you could buy with me performing a full 180 and going for some oxtail for (1kg was £8 Oct 2014) a stew (my half made up West Indian oxtail slow cooked stew was awesome by the way...) The staff were friendly, said they could pretty much order anything I ever wanted in which was really refreshing in this day and age of cheap supermarket meat. A definite winner - hopefully I'll be picking up some bacon and burgers next time I'm in town!

The wife says it's fab I think the take away menu is fab ! Bacon butty for a good price yum yum,…read morevery nice!

Great produce excellent service absolutely tasty fresh fish cooked perfectly definitely be backread more

J W Mettrick & Sons is soooo in the 21st century. They won the award for best online butcher this…read moreyear?? At the Good Housekeeping Food awards (who knew that these existed, love it). They have competitions on their website to win free lots of meat. Also, they have a Twitter page. I'm in awe. Most people however just know them as the king of butchers in this area for their locally produced/ sourced meat such as High Peak Lamb. This is how butchers should be and I hope their grand digital aspirations do not cloud this noble mission. They have gone the way of most forward thinking butchers and also provide small lunchtime meals - from salads and cold meat sandwiches to hot snacks like their pies. Mettricks also do catering services in the local area.

I would be sending such reviews about this place but despite me being a 12 year old, i only went…read morethere once being a baby at like a couple months old. I remember only a quater about the place i would go there again but it sadly became permanently closed in 2017. Only one visit i had before it shut. But i think as i baby the service was pretty good i think. Ambiance is fine i guess but lonely and quiet. I didnt get food but my mum loved food such as meat and stuff there. I dont remember too much of my experience there as a baby. All i know is that my mum enjoyed it there.

Doesn't Bennett's look fancy? It always looks very empty though, perhaps because it has tried to…read moremake itself look upmarket rather than the family butchers with a heritage that it is. Also, it has stiff competition from the Fish and Meat Hall which it is right on top of - at the further end of Princess Parade. Still, they have a good selection here of lamb, matured beef, pork and chicken and competitive prices. They also charmingly have against the back wall, various accompaniments and other bits and bobs that you might need. On top of this, they do have a bit of a roaring lunch trade - lots of muffins with anything you want on, burgers and kebabs and in their hot counter they also have home made chilli, cottage pie and potato pie. Yum.

Best family butcher's business in Huddersfield. We go every week and so do my daughters family. Why…read more? because everything is prepared here. Black puddings and a large choice of pies are baked in this shop, that day in most cases. If you want to know were the animals are from and eggs its all local. Service from Nigel the boss and his staff is friendly. They make tasty sausage and shop made burgers that don't shrink when cut as they are not packed with fat. I bet your saying but tescos are cheaper. Well 90% of the time they are the same price or cheaper. When you cook your joint its all meat and every bit eatable. My experience most supermarket meat isn't Cut right and the middle is gutty. Sharlands is quality meat. You'll find them in Paddock and Holmfirth

We tend to use W H Frost Butchers when we've popped in (and parked up in) Chorlton Precinct…read more Bargains galore are to be found in this, less bohemian shall we say, area of Chorlton but you can get away with a lot of your food shopping here too. W H Frost provide a good selection of meats and are friendly as many of the good butchers are (I've been to one or two which certainly don't make you feel welcome!). They'll happily present your meat the way you ask for it and help advise on the best cuts. They also sell cold cuts and freshly cooked roast meats, handy when you just want a more 'honest' take away.

Suppliers to many local businesses, Frosts do some awesome meats, and some interesting other…read moreproducts. For me the sausages are amazing, although another reviewer hated them. A massive fan of pork pies, I tried theirs which isn't half bad! I get put off by the smug sales guy unfortunately and find myself often in the meat market nearby where I feel liked. For me Frosts is reserved for when I'm getting special meat that is worth being treated like an idiot for. All said and done, it's the produce that keeps them a firm favourite with Manchester restaurants and I can't say it's less than impressive.