M J Dalton Butchers has the appearance of a traditional butcher all the way down to the sawdust on…read morethe floor. It's clean and friendly and does a sideline in condiments and conserves. But what it's most famous for is the selection of exotic meats that are flown in from South Africa. These include crocodile, springbok, wildebeest and zebra. It's clear that they are aiming for the speciality niche in the Bristol market, as they also offer quite a selection of eggs, with pretty speckled quail eggs in a basket on the counter. Then there's things like chitterling and homemade faggots listed on one of the several sandwich boards outside, and don't forget the pork and beef dripping, white and black pudding and tripe! But the best item, to my mind, is the 'handraised pork pies'! Someone please tell me how you had rear a pork pie! Joking aside, this butchers is great. I tend to go for the more conventional cuts of meat (and by their own admission most other people do too - they say they stock things like crocodile and zebra for the novelty value so that people can try it once). I also like a bit of black pudding every now and then, and it's good to know that there's a butchers with an exhaustive selection of stock in Bristol, so that I can guarantee that I will always get what I want.

A family business well established for over twenty years in Bristol, Daltons is where I come for my…read moresausages without a doubt. The sheer selection in this old school butchers shop is second to none. Prime cuts of beef, pork and chicken are supplied to local schools, nursing homes and restaurants as well as the hungry locals. Pigeon, pheasant, partridge and venison are some of my other favourites gracing the menu board alongside veal and rabbit. They don't just buy the stuff in and knock it back out, but they live it. They know it. Behind the scenes are some of the cleanest most professional kitchens I have ever seen, where they make all their delights fresh and on the day - just try their 4oz lamb and mint burgers for a mere 50p! With ostrich, camel and crocodile meat as well as quail eggs being standard runners - you simply can't walk past this well stacked, well planned shop.

I am so glad to see this shop get such great reviews! They really deserve it and offer such a…read moredelicious range of sausages; like some sort of sausage pick and mix. They are also one of the cheapest meal options in St Nicks Market at around £2.80 for an amazing sausage baguette with leeks, onions, mustard and red (eugh) or brown (yay!) sauce. You can also mix and match your sausages, so if like me you can't choose between the lamb or pork (with cider and mustard) you can just get both. I think the pork wins it, but only by a nose (or a snout, weyhey, I thank you!). The man who owns the sausage shop is so lovely and welcoming. I have eaten a lot of his sausages (...er) and this has never changed; he's never had an off day being a nice guy. The sausage sandwiches/baguettes are quite hard to manoeuvre into your mouth, because the sausages are so big and juicy, so there is the option to have sausage and mash. This is a great option for lunch as it's so filling you are sorted until tea time.

If you like your sausage full of meat (fnarr fnarr) then this is the stall for you. Locally sourced…read morepork, beef and venison sausages with a range of herbs and spices. Ones to try:: Lucifer - whooo mamma hot and spicy but very tasty St Nicks 1743 - their own secret blend is actually my favourite - quite traditional pork and herbs but full of flavour Gloucestershire Old Spot - from the spottiest of pigs and a nice basic sausage if you don't like anything too fancy Works out pretty cheap considering the size and density of the sausage too. If you want to get stuffed by sausages (OK I'll stop now), then they also have an on-site bbq for a sausage and mash for lunch - for big appetites only!

If you like meat, nothing beats going to a local butcher's and ordering the cut you like at the…read moreprices you like. Bob Wherlock is the best. Juicy sausages of twenty different flavours (the jalapeno ones knock your socks off), thick steaks, roasting joints and stewing meat and more. They know what they're talking about and can advise on the best meats and condiments for your dinner party or Sunday roast. The cheeses are lush too (although quite basic English cheddars, red leicesters etc). A serious word of warning. The meat-eaters of Southville know all about the delights of Bob Wherlock. Consequently, I have queued for a very long time on a Saturday morning to get served (over half an hour sometimes). The people snake down North Street waiting for their sunday roasting joint or chicken. The Christmas turkey rush is even worse - but that's a sure sign it's very good meat. If that's not enough to prove to you how great this place is (and you've yet to taste the meat) Bob himself recently won a local food hero award. Well deserved.

Great local butcher shop in Southville - it isn't the cheapest butcher but they do have some nice…read morecuts of meat, choices of sausages and lots of pies. If you're not sure what to have then they are ready with good ideas and happy to explain what the cut means. They are generous with their portions, and the quality is very good. They have choices of local meats clearly labelled if you want to keep it close to home.

Totally agree with the other reviewsfab shop great for foodie lovers and lots of little bits for…read morepresents, onion marmalade, chiili jam , cheese biscuits etc. Staff are helpful, funny and know their stuff..easy to spend way to much though so be warned!

Traditional butcher that has added a wet fish section and a cheese/delicatessen section. The range…read moreof products is excellent and the service is second to none. A little pricey but you have to pay for quality.

A butcher is about as traditional a shop as you can get, in my opinion. Changing lifestyles, more…read morenational supermarkets and political / cultural issues have all threatened the humble British butcher over the years. Dave Giles in Bishopston, a family run business, has been in the game for well over 20 years and still going strong. For me I love the feel of the place - the atmosphere. Nowhere else can you buy pots of pure beef drip or goose fat like you used to. All the pork is free range and they strive so hard to keep everything fresh, local and organic. Christmas time is a treat on its own, as a Dickensian turkey buying scene opens up every cold winter's day. Dave Giles is a good, traditional British butcher and well worth the trip.

Dave Giles Butchers is sadly, as far as I know, the only butcher that sells organic meat on…read moreGloucester Road. Others used to stock it, but are now only carrying cheaper cuts, probably another saddening upshot of the credit crunch. Thankfully Dave Giles is pretty central to the street, and there's on-street parking close by. It's also a few doors down from Pawson's greengrocers, making a shop for the evening meal an easy one. Established in 1990, Dave has been around for a while. When I called in recently to pick up some lamb chops, he was there with his assistant chopping up chickens with dexterity, talking as he worked. He's an affable character with a good sense of humour, and takes real care with everything he does. His window display is simple but effective, and daily signs are created in beautiful script, letting passers-by know exactly what's on offer. If it's extremely fresh, top quality meats you're after, Dave Giles is the man that you need to go and see.

I'm used to my butchers being a predominantly red and white room, quite open planned and with some…read moreblood splattered gent in the background going berserk with a meat clever. Quite a surprise then to be confronted by such a well dressed student type displaying his selection of high class meats. Fair play to them this shop is very well stocked indeed. Not only have they pushed the boat out with such delicacies as the honey roast pork chop but they're also registered game merchants so can bang out partridge, wood cock and all the old favourites. Surprisingly for this neck of the woods they're not too dear, and I can't think of anymore game-related puns.

We had their meatballs this evening. wa wa wee wa. Delicious…read more The Clifton village butcher is a very reasonably priced butchers, that sells very reasonably priced, high quality meat. They have a display window that shows their picks of the day, which has all their home made kebabs, meatballs and other marinated goods. They sell an enormous range of chutneys and other flavourings that you can put on the meat that you buy from them.

I went here recently to pick up some BBQ items some sausages & burgers. The quality of the meat is…read moretop notch and they have a wide variety of flavoured sausages and beef burgers. The taste of D Prings products are truly awesome if you wanna impress people with your BBQ skills half the battles in selecting the right meat. The queues are quickly serviced so you don't have to wait long. The butchers were friendly enough and the price was very good I go there whenever I want a good BBQ selection. The best cuts are always available so if you want it just ask, they'll come back with a great steak. I had 8 1/4 pounders and 12 sausages for just over £5 that's great value for money.

Ahhh, butchers. It takes me back to shopping trips with my grandmother, these places do. There'd be…read morea monumental trek up Cathedral Road that would seem to take weeks, but knowing my grandmother's hatred for physical exertion, probably only took an hour or so. We'd maybe stop into a cafe for egg and chips and my nan would, of course, know the owner. We'd go to a couple of pound shops. Not to look about, mind you. But because my nan wanted very specific things from there. And then, before heading to the bus stop, we'd go to the butchers "to pick up something for our tea". That was the routine. And now that I'm an adult myself, I can't help but smile whenever I dive in to grab a steak "for my tea". Of course, that smile also comes from the fact that in this particular butcher, it's not uncommon to see the meat cut right in front of you if you go at the right time of the day. There's something visceral and satisfying about watching your food being sliced up right in front of you. It's like being primal by proxy. And the prices on top of this... they're just the greatest thing ever. Buying a steak big enough to beat a man to death with for pocket change gives an immense amount of satisfaction. And then heading back to the cave with a hunk of meat over your shoulder? You feel like a hunter. What's not to love?

This is a great Butcher's shop. It always top quality for everything you buy…read more They sell the good old things, like Bath Chaps, and they make their own faggots that taste like my Grandmother's, they are to die for. They make their own sausages, all different flavours. Christmas you need to order your meat, anything you ask for you get, Gammon, Capons, anything, you can pick it up any time you like, they open really early and close late, the prices are really competitive for the quality. I would reccomend it to everyone.

There is a great wealth of Halal food places in Eastern which is fantastic…read more A friend of mine who's just moved to Bristol used to speak about his difficulty in finding Halal meat, or a variety of sources, but after a my discovery in Eastern he has been very pleased. He cooked me a meal with meat from Pak Butchers (I should know where it came from - had to give him a hand with all his bags of shopping when he went there!), and I though it was pretty good, weather or not it was everything he cooked it with, or if it was down to the meat is something i'll never know. I did think at the time that he was paying a little too much, but I gues you pay for the quality of the meat. Also a sub note... anyone fancy giving me a hand next time I have to carry my friends shopping? ... I nearly put my back out!

Serving the Islamic communities of Cardiff and Bristol Pak Butchers are now front runners in Halal…read moreand hand slaughtered meat and poultry. They offer a massive range of meat that is for both wholesale and retail. I'm not a huge meat eater so shops absolutely ram packed with the stuff aren't really my cup of tea, but you can swipe up some pretty unique numbers such as King Fish and whole mutton. It does seem to be a shop geared mainly at the many restaurants on St Marks rd that offer Halal meat, so it's little wonder they are so keen on hygiene. With more food storage and health and safety certificates than you can shake a stick at, when I do need to buy meat this is definitely a safe bet.

Scrummy and yummy are just two non-words that can be used to describe O'Celeiro, the speciality…read morefood shop in St Nicholas market. Specialising in food from Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Spain it's so wonderfully different from anything else the market has to offer. As well as pate, pasta, oils and coffee, there's a deli section serving cheeses and fish from across the globe. And it's not just their food which is worth a visit, but their selection of alcoholic drinks, including Casal Garcia (also known as 'green wine') from Portugal. Perfect for presents, or for turning boring meals into something special.