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For the meat eaters this is a award winning family butcher shop and a few months ago I had to wait…read moreoutside while they were filming for the great british menu series. On the meat counter a fine selection of meat.poultry and game and qualified butchers on hand to advise you. They stock a wonderful range of sausages and I have to admit the moroccan lamb is fantastic.Also inside is a deli section that sell cheeses and sauces and prepared meat balls and all sorts of delicacies. Outside is a wooden cart with lots of fresh veg on display for sale. The have a website and you can order online.

Don't you find something safe and secure about family run businesses? It must be far less stressful…read moreto be born into this world, knowing your path has been marked out for you. No confusion over choosing your options at age 14. No agony deciding what A' Levels to select. No University degree following which you have to write 200 job applications. Entering into the family business must be akin to an arranged marriage: you hopefully have a say but it is there waiting for you. It is a reliable plan which has worked out well for previous generations and it will afford you the same stability and success. Howarth's butchers is one such institution; a family run business in Urmston with a great reputation. Going there is like a trip back through time because the shop is kitted out with the look of a bygone era: huge red and white striped canopy and little carts of fruit and veg outside the door. The staff wear traditional butcher attire and will do anything for you. Howarths sell really good cuts of meat and their award winning Cumberland sausages will turn your boring bangers and mash into a designer dish. It operates a free refrigerated delivery service within a 15 mile radius and this has come in very useful for me on many occasions. A little pricier than other butchers but well worth checking out for all the carnivores out there.

If you're an epicurian who's always looking for the best ingredients, you might want to take the…read moretime to read about this historic butchers. This butchers has won multiple awards for their excellence. Their sausages in particular have been named the best in England: hazelnuts & apples and Moroccan lamb are amongst my favourites, but they are ALL good! They've got every type of beef, pork and lamb cuts you can imagine, the best chorizo I've eaten outside of Spain. Don't be put off by the location either - this place delivers free of charge so take a look at their website...I'm so excited about this find.

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.

Cheap eat Monday this week, which is a thing I've just made up, is courtesy of Gabbots, in the…read moreArndale centre. Although it says it has a new name, the plastic bag (no charge) it came in says Gabbots, so Gabbots it is. Situated near, but not in, the Arndale Food Markets (more on those another day) its a handy place to get away from the hipsters of the Northern Quarter and just chow down on some straight up food. Theres all the meats, and at least 2 types of chips available from their hot food counter, and you don't need to worry about if your food comes on a plate, as its all takeaway in plastic containers. Theres probably some bull in there as well, but refreshingly, no bullshit. The first thing your going to notice about Gabbots, it is almost impossible to tell what they serve, as the heaving mass of meat eaters obscures the front of house. Peak a look through the crowd, and you'll spot what you want. You've got all your basic meats, sausages, burgers, chilli con-carne. If your feeling in a healthy mood, you've got your chicken option as well. Its not one for the vegetarians. I make a compromise and go for the 'Zinger' burger, any resemblance to any other chicken live or dead is un-intentional. I pair it with curly fries, which may also be referred to as salt and pepper fries, a bit like the Chinese salt and pepper seasoning, but not quite as nice. You've got to know what you want by the time you enter the queue, it always looks long, but they don't mess around at Gabbots. I imagine its close to the atmosphere on the trading floor at Wall Street. Before you know it your asked if you are being served, and you don't want to still be deciding if you want some chicken wings on the side. You need to be decisive. Do you want butter? No. Salad? All of it (I'll pick the cucumber off later). Stick me some mayo on the burger, and ketchup on the chips. Grab a can of your chosen fizzy drink, diet for me, got to watch the calories. £3.80 all in. You grab the bag and a plastic fork and your off. Now your thinking, I don't want to go back to the office, I'll probably get asked questions, its really difficult to seem like you care when you've got a Zinger burger and fries to think about. This is where the second part of the trading floor is. Head to the Food Market, dodge pass the crowds and try and find somewhere to perch, or if your lucky sit. If you play your cards right, you'll negotiate your self the prime real estate of a window seat. Its not quite the Hollywood Hills, but it gives you something to keep your mind of what bullshit you will entail on the return to work. I end up with a chair, but only a view of Panchos, which makes me wonder if I should have pushed the boat out and stumped up £6 for their hefty burritos. But I'm content with my faux KFC and curly fries. It might not be Michelin star, but you know exactly where you stand with a Gabbots, and you've got change from a fiver. You might get a half with that later in the week. Overall: Three hundred and eighty pence out of five english pounds.

Gabbotts Farm is one of the top 5 independent butchers in the UK. I do my monthly shopping for…read morefresh chicken and meat at this store. I find them to be cheaper than the main supermarkets especially if I'm buying in bulk for the freezer.

Great butchers serving local produce as well as tea and coffee. We sat outside and had a pie each…read moreand two Americanos, all of which were great. The staff serve you quickly, but take the time to listen to exactly what you want. They sell bakery good and eggs as well as just meat, and the shop is very clean and well stocked. It's on the main crossroads in urmston, right near the station, so it's very easy to get to. Would definitely recommend!

This is a fantastic old style deli cum grocery store that is a stalworth in the area for many a…read moreyear. The have a very busy counter serving all sorts of meat products and at lunchtime they are extremely busy with supplying the locals with tasty homemade fresh sandwiches. You can buy a ham hock or ox tongue here if that takes your fancy.Also in stock is a variety of Irish and Scottish delicacies and fruit and veg which is displayed out front. It is well staffed by friendly and efficient ladies and gentlemen and is a pleasure to shop in.

They sell meat, the prices are cheap and the butcher is a friendly chap. Excellent. They do…read morevarious offers on multi buys but the best in my opinion is the 4 trays for a tenner... Over 3kg of chicken for £10. Makes you wonder why people don't support there local shops more often especially when it's cheaper. The place is clean. Definitely recommend.

Top wholesale butchers which is open for the general public…read more There's always great deals on quality low cost meats. I always buy the 5Kg packs of chicken breasts for £20. Approx 30 big breasts. Great for meat glazes, sauces and condiments too. Highly recommended.

This is a good Sainsbury's supermarket, serving Urmston town centre, located in Eden Square…read more Despite not being the largest or most modern Sainsbury's store around, the store and its' facilities are good, including an Argos, Lloyds Pharmacy and a Starbucks. I was disappointed by certain ranges in store, importantly the Free From range which was very depleted and lacked any real selection, which is not usually what one would expect from Sainsbury's. The checkout area is well set out, for manned and self-service checkouts, with all self-service checkouts supporting the SmartShop app where you can scan and bag items as you're walking around the store. The store's car park is shared by the Eden Square shopping centre, and parking is free for up to three hours, but you may have to park a short walk away from your car compared to other Sainsbury's stores. 3* - I'm sure this is a very useful and appreciated store by residents in the town of Urmston, even though it may not meet Sainsbury's standards in some ways, it is still a good store that I would return to if I'm in the area.

A fantastic new store opened in june 2009 in the new ASK development Eden Square. Its got a large…read morecar park and also next to the trolley,s by the side door a number of racks for attaching your bike. The store is well equipped and air conditioned with lots of friendly staff that are encouraging us to use the automated self service check-outs to pay for our items. The store has a nice on site cafe which I have yet to try.There is a very good selection of fresh fruit and veg and the store is open until 11pm on weekdays.