"The authentic, original farm shop." In the middle of nowhere, my sister swore by this place so we…read moreswung by it on the way home from Ards Shopping Centre. I say we swung by it, that makes the journey sound simple, but it was anything but. We travelled about 50 (slight exaggeration) winding country roads and at one point I began to question the existence of this farm butchers and in turn began to question my big sis's sanity. We finally found it and I had to eat my words...again... The blurb on the website says; "Known locally as Drumhilla Farm, our home is on the farm, our shop is on the farm and our heart is on the farm. We take pride in our top class breeding, state-of-the-art facilities and an exemplar farm." This is absolutely bang on, we did get a warm welcome and we came away with some top quality meat at an even better price. I was informed that the butchers has loads of contracts with local restaurants, so if you have eaten out in North Down you may well have sampled the top class meat Corries offers. The farm shop is your best bet if you want to replicate the restaurant experience in your own home, they always have deals on for instance when we went in they had Chump Steak - 3.79plb 8.36pkg Mince Steak (5lb or over) - 1.99plb 4.39pkg. You can not really argue with these deals. Corries is well worth the trek and you will reap the benefits of your journey when you sit down to a tender slab of meat at the dinner table.

I would say this is probably the oldest and best established butchers in Bangor. I remember a…read morefriend of mine refused to eat sausages from anywhere else in Bangor which speaks volumes for its legendary status within the town. I have memories of going in here with my mum and there being sawdust on the floor which I always thought was a nice old school touch. The prices are pretty normal and you will pay that little bit extra than in Tesco or Asda but I think its worth it to support a local business. You will struggle to get parked right outside but it is situated right on main street so there is plenty of parking about.

I love any butcher or butchers where they compliment you from the minute you walk in until you…read moreleave. I go to The Finest Cut for two reasons - firstly it is an award winning butchers and secondly they sell slimming world products - a really amazing idea as you know what you are getting and you know that it is good. When I went in the first time and asked for slimming world products the guy was like 'you're not on a diet?' I didn't hear anything else he said as I was trying to get over the counter to snog him! After I had asked for slimming world sausages, burgers and kebabs I also bought 'men's meat' for him indoors! I couldn't believe the prices - the place is a bargain! They don't take cards though, so make sure you bring cash. Highly recommended!!!

This is an award winning, meat packed, scrumptious, clean and fresh butchers that i would recommend…read moreto anyone who wants a decent cut of cow hide for a decent price! Very popular among the local residents and very much a family run business. This butchers offers hot food from its deli counter during the day, unusual bottled drinks, cheeses, sauces, meats as well as great bargain hampers for family feasts. The butchers has won many awards of excellence such as The Bridgestone and The Guild awards. The master butcher, Nigel McCreery, boasts a family history of more than fifty years in the trade - and the skills certainly show in the well run establishment and the tasty produce. I noticed a bargain hamper for families which is something I have never seen before. A chicken, steak, mince, burgers, eggs and more all for just £20.00 - no wonder this place is always busy and has been going so long.

Veggies beware, Primacy Meats Food Village kind of give the game away with their name. It started…read morelife as a butcher and farm shop and is mostly a carnivore's paradise. That said there is plenty of fresh fruit and veg in the shop as well. Although Bangor has an abundance of butchers, this one has joined the growing trend of having a coffee shop/restaurant attached. The food in here is good quality using on site ingredients for good prices. You can get a hearty feed for £5. Unlike other reviewers I find Primacy to be one of the cheapest butchers in Bangor (maybe its more to do with what I buy) and they have good meat packs available which offer decent discount for bulk buying. Some of the other products on offer in the shop can be pricey though. I also think their meat is great quality and well tasty. The staff are all great. Friendly and happy to provide help and advice.

Primacy Meats used to be a small family run butchers with a small farm shop that probably stocked…read moreproduce 2 years past its sell by date. But within the last 3 years it has grown, matured and developed into a super butchers. It now boasts a coffee shop, gift shop and fruit and veg shop, its like when one of your friends comes into money and completely changes. They get a brand new house (shop) build big iron gates and lose all personality. Although I think I may just be bitter because I felt a certain affinity with the old Primacy meats. It is rather over priced compared to its competitors and it feels like it is trying to hard to be the best. With the awards it has won there is no wonder that it has developed an ego. Northern Irelands Butcher of the year 2009 is one of these accolades but trust me if you want reasonably priced meat I would stay away from the Primacy. The staff are friendly and polite and they will even throw in an extra dog bone with your purchases. But if they get any more expensive the dog will be missing out and I will be chewing on the bone. It is a great location, out of town and if you fancy something different for lunch then you should visit the coffee shop, it is a little more reasonable. Parking is fantastic but it does get busy in BBQ season and you may have to queue out the door.

This is a great wee butchers. Although there are many on the road this one is slightly different in…read morethat most of the produced is pre packed so it feels a little bit more like a wholesaler. The staff are friendly and helpful and they have some amazing deals. There is a great selection of unusual flavours in relation to their sausages, chicken and pork chops that you wouldn't normally see and their selection of steaks is excellent All in all a great place to stock up on your weekly meat goods

Corrie's is a family run butchers in the center of Newtownards and it prides it's self on the…read morepersonal service it provides to its customers who come back again and again. Young Gareth is a pal of mine simply through heading in here. They are very helpful with everything and even advised me on special low fat cuts of meat when I told them I was on a diet. The steaks and other meat cuts are the best in Newtownards which explains why the shop is always busy. A very friendly feeling greets you as you enter and they will suggest the right pieces for a dinner party or just a Wednesday night stew. I remember being in recently and after discussing the diet with the butchers they recommended how to cook the pork chops I was buying to cut the fat content. I also bought a cheesecake which I had a tiny piece of - raspberry ruffle - homemade and it was so nice!

You know a butchers is authentic when it has its very own awning and Corries has got one! The…read morebutchers inside also wear those straw hats and aprons, no they are not scarecrows but that's the only way I can describe them without the correct terminology. Corries also has great offers on, today they had Milk for 89p and some Chump steak for 3.49, random prices eh? They are so old school they do not believe in round numbers. This place is always absolutely jam packed but I suppose that only goes to suggest that it is the best butchers in the area. Despite how busy it is the staff in their outfits always treat each customer with the same warmth.

First things first... go try the steak!…read more OK, so once you've tried it, tell me, will you ever find somewhere with such good quality for such a great price? No way, me thinks not. Go to, say ... Sainsbury's, one premium steak there £12? OK, At Orr's ... It's £2! The quality elsewhere won't be any better, not by a mile and you've just saved £10 at the local butcher. Handy! Go buy a bottle of nice wine or a bunch of flowers, whatever tickles your fancy. It's win, win, win! Orr's stock the best of the best. I would munch down on chicken olives if my life depended on it as long as they were from Orr's. Try their pork and leek sausages...I won't buy them from anywhere else! It's just a let down once you've tried them from here. Same goes for their chili sausages. The same probably goes for everything they sell. If I had the time and or money I'd have worked through it all by now. If I ever manage to do this I'll be sure to let you know. Though I'd maybe have died happy if I accomplished this. Family run, high quality butcher. Local produce sold and replenished daily. Beautiful, tasty, out of this world meats. Go now, you won't regret it (unless maybe you're a vegetarian? In which case, go right next door!)

I hadn't been down this far in a long time, and whilst partaking in a mammoth picturing-taking…read moresession, I found myself drawn to a street I hadn't even been near in months. Stuck in the middle of a wide variety of old-looking shops is a fantastic little butchers, one which should (but never will) blow every supermarket and chain store out of the water. With every cut of meat you could possibly want, this place had a queue of about ten people waiting to get served. Anywhere else that would be deemed bad service and you would complain. However, a long queue in a butchers is a healthy thing because it shows that people trust it first and foremost, and don't mind paying over the odds for some great food. I would definitely recommend it, not solely because it sells some really top quality meat (especially the steaks) but because it is much better to support local produce rather than processed rubbish that gets shipped in from somewhere dark and dingy.

This is definitely one of the very best butchers in the area. At McMaster's all the produce is hand…read morereared on their own farm which gives peace of mind as to where the meat has come from. The business is family run and extremely friendly. They offer everything you would normally see in a butchers, plus flavoured skewers, vegetables stuffed chickens, gluten free produce, and meat packages providing fantastic value! Aside from their shop in Whitehead, they are also at Larne Market each Wednesday from 8-1 and Carrickfergus Market each Thursday from 8-1