I haven't been here in a long while, and only a few times at that, but decided to stop in today for memories sake to get some frozen meat for family meals next week. Figured I'd add this review to my list of places to remember and go back to. Really cool spot with an amazing assortment of meats. From duck to quail. Venison to veal. Boar to chicken. Frozen to marinated meats. Jerky, summer sausage, cheese, spices. All kinds of things alongside the unique frozen meat that you won't find in your everyday grocery run. The butchers are hard at work in the background providing excellent quality cuts to their customers (and no, the store doesn't smell like a butcher shop). It's a homey little spot as you go down the driveway that opens up into the parking lot. Great and friendly service. This run I picked up: frogs legs, rabbit, boar sausage, summer sausage. Some of tried in the past, and was craving something unique for the family meals. My aunt is a picky eater who will shy away from such things if she knew what it was. . . so I won't tell her. . read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Rabbit, frogs legs, boar sausage, and elk summer sausage - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

Nice local farm. Plenty of variety. There was meat cheese and bbq sauces. The prices were really good. The workers were friendly and helpful. There was cute goats you can pet and feed if you have a quarter for the feed machine. I definitely recommend this place for your meat needs. Shop local, save $$ and get great quality food here! read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

My experience in Sonoma County just keeps on getting better. I was recommended Bud's by a work colleague. Love the chicken apple and pesto sausages and the candied bacon. They have a very wide variety of different meats and it's all handled right behind those doors where the butchering happens. Maybe someday, I'll buy the tomahawk. read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Grilled some sausages. - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

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The place is so cool. Right in our own backyard and it's so beautiful and the people are amazing too. The food is so good. Love this spot. The staff is awesome. read more

They are super friendly here and have a great variety of stuff in their store to choose from, but I've primarily used them to process whole pigs for me. They have the best tasting process for smoked meats and those are always a huge hit when I serve them to anyone. My only suggestion is to maybe double check your cut list with them because I've had a few errors from that. My last pig, I asked for them to cut me double boned chops and they don't seem to be familiar with that cut as they left the chine bones on and made them very difficult to eat. This last pig I asked for slab bacon, but they still cut it into slices (and charged me a cutting fee to boot). Otherwise I've had great experiences with them. Everything is packaged well and boxed up nicely. read more

My dog will only eat food from here. Unfortunately it cant be shipped so I drive an hour to pick up his food. They also have large selection of meats and bones read more

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First, this place is amazing. The staff could not have been more kind and so customer service driven and so great to see in this day and age when customer service seems to have taken a back seat. I ordered a smoked turkey for thanksgiving and they confirmed and called me when it was ready. The one thing everyone should know is the turkey is not cooked. Maybe partial but we still had to cook it for about 3 hours for a 15 pound turkey. The upside to this is that I was able to tell my guest that I cooked the turkey and it was 100% true. Of course I gave Buds the credit when everyone was licking their lips telling me how it was one of the best turkeys they have ever had. It was flavorful. Moist. Juicy. Maybe a little too good. You would think 15 pounds would result in plenty of leftovers but it was like my guest went into scavenger mode and made most of it disappear. Anyway - job well done Bud and thank you for helping us make such a great holiday for the family!! read more

I absolutely love the options available and their pre-marinated meats are outrageously delicious to cook up. They always have the answers for my questions accommodate custom orders like pork belly. I absolutely love their set up and the hatchet handles as door grabs is a nice touch read more

Wow!! I live six hours away and am a little relieved it's not closer to my house as I would probably have meat every single night if I had ready access to Bud's. Instead of bringing my spouse a T-shirt from my weekend away, I decided to bring him a steak. Thankfully, he shared it with me. The cowboy cut ribeye steak was $19.99 a pound, which is amazing. It was perfectly marbled. The meat quality was tender. There's something really nice about fresh meat that does not have a lot of handling and transportion before I get it.. read more

Looked at several stores around Vacaville for ox tail segments for Christmas. No luck. Remembered Bud's from my time in Rohnert Park. Not only did they have all the oxtails I needed, each segment was perfectly trimmed and of great quality. Thank you, Bud's! read more

Went in looking for a specific meat and the young woman at the desk rudely said "no we don't have it" and when asked if they could get it she said "no we cannot". read more

We used to have our Sonoma County 4H Fair Hogs come here for processing. Not anymore. Why? For starters, we did not get the cuts of meat stated on the form when we picked it up. Example: The form stated that there were two tenderloins for two hogs. There were ZERO tenderloins in the boxes received. The other cuts of meats were gristly at best. This was not the meat of a well taken care of 4H hog. Bud's Meats swaped our savory 4H pork for their customer counter, skimmed off the top, and gave us the remaining tough, old sow meat from God-knows-where thinking we would not notice. Buh-Bye. read more

Not about anything others than meat The ambiance is explained by photos The service is as expected Really fun place to visit Not in a strip mall Pastures, vineyards, country To be visited to be believed read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Merry Christmas from Bullwinkle - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

Discovered Buds via Nextdoor while searching for a local raw dog food. It's been about two months now and we and the dogs love it! Great service, clean and friendly. The donkey outside is always a fun sight too. We call ahead to get 30-40lbs of dog food and can pick up same day. The food is high quality and well priced compared to other options. read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Charlie the ass - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

Love this butcher shop. Everyone is so nice and helpful. Just had about 60 lbs. of Jalapeno-Cheddar Duck Summer Sausage made. Turned out great like the last time. Also really enjoy their meat selection and sausages. Great stuff! Thank you! read more

Been meaning to go here for a while. Very well ran business hidden off Petaluma Hill Road. Need to go back for more. So far I've tried a few of their precooked sausages and beef jerky. Highly recommend! read more

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Absolutely love this place. If you are looking for a meat not normally found in the grocery store this is the place. It was the only place I could find rabbit readily when I was looking. Service is good, not too much to it for me though since I'm just buying and know what I want already. It is just a little out of the way but if you looking for something specific then you wont mind I'm sure. read more

this is my go-to place for a whole piglet to grill, love the place and love the team... piggy always happy happy happy read more

Bud's Custom Meats - 48 pounds piglet - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

I'm from Europe. We like to eat game. I actually can't eat the processed steroid/hormone-laden meat you get at any supermarket. To say I was ecstatic when I found Bud's Meat years ago would be an understatement. I told EVERYONE about Bud's. Then we became California refugees and moved to Nevada. 3 places kept us coming back Harmony for Dim Sum, De Angelo for Italian food, and Bud's. We either flew to Petaluma every 3 months or drove. We like to pick our cuts, walk out with a $300-$500 box of provision. We have a freezer box in the plane or car when we go. Two weeks ago we drove... 4 hours... to learn that one bastion holding up California for us turned into a shitshow as well. Freezers, %80 empty. No buffalo bangers. No wild game at all. NOTHING. My wife loaded what looked halfway appealing and we paid the Zombie $90. Zombie you ask? As Bud's was barely alive so was the Girl at the checkout. When I asked what was going on with the lag of meat, we drove for 4 hours, I got an answer you would expect from a corpse. With a dead stare in her eyes "Next time, call". She did not want to be there, she hated her life and dealing with customers. Not a point of salesperson at all. The next day my wife cooked dinner using one of the veal pieces. It had been re-frozen multiple times. It was rotten. It stunk up the house and had the consistency of a body dragged out of the Louisiana marsh. DONE! read more

Been going for years. Sometimes I forget about their hidden gem. Right off Petaluma Hill North after Penngrove. It's a must if you Fresh amazing meats read more

I come here every 2 weeks to pick up all the goodies for my family and my dog. - Pet food made of ground meat and organ meats. Raw bones for dogs or for making bone broth. Smoked bones for dogs. You can ask them to cut it into smaller pieces - They have the typical tri tips, ribeyes, etc. Some of their marinated meats are really good. They have au jus infused cuts as well which are super juicy - My favorite part is that they have game meats too. Duck, quail, pheasant, venison, goat, boar, elk, etc. - They also have organ meats, usually beef heart and liver. Occasionally you'll get a surprise like sweetbread (thymus) - There's a huge selection of sausages, either bulk or in 4 packs of sausages. Chorizo, italian mild sausage, chicken & apple, etc - Great selection of jerkey! Really good flavors all around - Good selection of rubs and spices The staff is always super friendly and will accommodate your needs, like if you needed a special cut or just smaller sizes. read more

High-quality meat for a great price! Recently, we started getting grass-fed beef from Bud's and it is delicious! When it's not in stock we go with the Elk. Wish we would have started coming years ago. Big selection of meats and butcher offerings. Amazing customer service. Definitely recommend stopping by! read more

Loved the selections of meats! Nice and clean shop, and has such a variety. Flavor of sausages are amazing--also love getting the bones for marrow. read more

13 years ago I wrote my original 5 star Yelp about Bud's. And the five star rating still is well deserved. Cooked a big cut pork chop last night. It was one of the best quality and tastiest I've ever eaten. Bud's now sells at the Santa Rosa Farmer's lane Saturday outdoor market. Don't have to drive to the Penngrove butchery, though if you do there will be a vastly larger variety of meats for your choosing. My 13 year old opinion still is valid: Bud's meats are better than Costco, Oliver's and Whole Foods. On par with superlative Sonoma county meats company, with Bud's having significantly lower prices. read more

This is the Disneyland Butcher shops. They've got it all and they do it all well. I've enjoyed this shopping for years.

Had not been in, in years and my husband and I drove by and stoped for some beef jerky. I honestly was very very unsatisfied with the beef jerky super thick very fatty and super rough it honesty had good flavor but was not happy with how rough it was we bought 3 packs and ended up throwing them away. :( read more

The lady that answers the phone here should not work in customer service, literally no service and acted annoyed she had to answer the phone and answer questions about trying to place an order, definitely not supporting this business read more

Good quality meats. The road going into the store is deplorable. We won't ever go back because of the pathetic condition of the road. It get's progressively worse every year. Our 2023 truck axle is now screwed up. read more

Since this pandemic it's been a challenge to find quality meats besides ground beef. This pandemic reminded me to look at local business more. Buds meat has a great selection of meats from goat pork lamb and beef to its Wild game meats like moose wild boar and fish. There's not only meat but also cheese and meat rubs and bbq sauces. The environment is very friendly clean and welcoming. Due to the COVID-19 situation the store only allows three customers at a time. This butchery was found by Bud Gamba and runs the business with his son Matt Gamba. They strive to provide 100% local grass feed beef and lamb. If your not a vegetarian and are in the market for some protein please be sure to stop by Bud's Custom Meats. Check it Out! read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Got my Tri-tip and Jerky sticks - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

I have had many Beef, Deer and Pig serviced here, over decades. I just opened a package of 2 Beef T-Bones. 1 is cut at 1 3/4" and is a proper slice across the entire steak. The 2nd T-Bone starts at 1 1/4" at the bone and reduces down to zero at the end of the steak. That's right, paper thin. Carpaccio. Worst end product I have seen in 50 years. How do I prepare this? We all know what it cost (space, time &$) to raise cattle and then have a "Bud's" come out, service and then process the meat. I am beyond upset. After decades of loyalty and patience with their issues over the years Bud's is out and we are not going back. read more

Bud's Custom Meats - Meat Shops Near Me - Penngrove, California

First time coming here after driving past the location hundreds of times. Verdict: phenomenal quality of what I bought initially today. I tried the bloody Mary hamburger patties, the pepper jack cheese sausages and the spicy pineapple sausages. All were beyond excellent!! I will be buying most, if not all, of my meats at Bud's from now on. read more

Spend a few minutes in there , so much to choose from, going back this weekend it is bbq heaven.

What a great place! Clean and hygienic like a doctor's office, better than a doctor's office. So many choices. Wish I lived close enough or had the freezer space to make this where I buy all my meats and sausages. read more

This is a great shop. Not only their selection of meats, exotic and familiar, but they do a great job on salmon. More like the smoked salmon I'm used to in the PNW. Note: remember to at least cut the head off before you drop it off, you're charged on the total weight of your fish. read more

I've been coming to Buds since about 2005 or so. One day I was driving in Penngrove and saw a sign to turn off the beaten path to a place with custom meats. I thought what the heck and went down the dirt road and walked inside and boy am I glad I did. To this day, its still basically a bunch of refrigerators and freezers, but the meat is top notch. I've tried all the varieties of meat, sausage, chicken, hangar steaks etc. What I keep coming back to is the Bloody Mary tri trip. Honestly the Bloody Mary tri tip is the best meat in the world and a hit at every BBQ. Every time I have a BBQ I always have people asking me how I made the tri tip and raving about how delicious it was. I come here all the time to pick up a bunch of them. Cook them on indirect heat for about 15 minutes a side until the internal temp reaches 130 to 135 and let it rest and carry over to 140-145 depending on preference. The people at Buds are always wonderful too. The employees always let my daughter meet the animals on the farm. They have chickens, sheep, goats, and other friendly animals. This review is long overdue. Buds forever! read more

The best deal in the Bay Area for raw dog food! They make it super easy, we place an order over the phone and we let them know how many pounds we need. Our dog comes with us (we live an hr away) to meet up with the dog on the farm (Buddy) - they're skipping in the fields while we do our shopping. It's the cutest thing! Super friendly staff. Pre-marinated meats for extremely good costs. We always pick up extra for our friends and family! Did I mention all of their beef is grass fed? read more

Today we did an experiment. 2 similar weight corned beef briskets, one from Buds, one from Raley's. Smoked exactly the same this afternoon, to make delicious pastrami. The Raley's cut shrunk significantly and was paler, less flavorful (see right). The Bud's cut was delicious, on the left. And worth it. Proves my theory that supermarkets commercial meat is jacked up with water. We are paying for water. It's not a good deal. read more

Our first time there. We got some venison sausage, bratwurst and ground lamb. The meat is delicious and the staff was super super helpful. We will be back. read more

Five. I just wished it was closer and or my wife would eat what they offer. I just bought some elk elsewhere and realized that it has been too long since I have been to Bud's...soon I hope, soon. read more

So excited to have found this place! First time in an the customer service was excellent! Showed us everything they had, explained how everything worked AND gave my daughter stickers. Tons of options. Can't wait to try out more! read more