Good variety of meat at reasonable prices. Was hoping to find some offal, alas not much on offer…read more Probably not much demand in this day and age. Bought some Welsh lamb chops and a couple of small black pudding rings. The sausages looked a bit tired, the British beef selection looked appealing.

The Arndale's saving grace is some of the food stalls tucked away in its market area. The High St…read moreMeat Market is decked out in red and is two or three times the size of a normal butchers shop. There's so much meat here! Also, weirdly, loads of eggs. Back to the meat. If you'd like something a bit better than those tired bits of packaged meat you buy in your local supermarket, then this butchers is a good place to start. Alongside your normal buys like chicken breast and sausages you can also get Welsh lamb chops and Scotch beef fillet. And the eggs. Six free range eggs for 99p. Good times.

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!!!!

Great meat selections and burgers! Go there on Sundays so that they have a charcoal grill outside…read moreto prepare your food! Highly recommend this place for beef lovers!

YES! This is what Manchester has been waiting for! A proper butchers shop within the city centre…read moreselling high quality cuts of meat and other premium produce all sourced locally. I love The Butchers Quarter - every time I come here I'm greeted with so much enthusiasm and joy it's just so refreshing! The guys who work here are clearly passionate about meat and they can answer pretty much any question that you have. They offer advice on how best to cook the meats that you're buying, how to prepare them and how to get the most for your money. They'll let you know where the meats have been sourced - all from local farms - and give you anything else you want to know. The gym pack is £35 which is what I buy on a weekly, sometimes every two weeks, basis. It consists of 10 chicken breasts, 2 pork chops, 2 rump steaks, beef steak mince and beef stir fry. I always but sausages from here too! You can also get wines, cheeses and cold cuts from here - so you can tick off half your shopping list before you leave. The meat is premium quality and I know this because it doesn't shrink when you cook it. It's excellent. It's a must go for your meat!

Very helpful. Bought lamb chops, sausages and 2 beautiful Fillet steaks…read more Absolutely delicious

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.

Based in the Fish Market at New Smithfield Market is J&B Wildes…read more One of many Fish, Poultry & Meat sellers based here. Open from 2am till 10am you will normally fins this place bustling with traders normally from Shops or Restaurants (its not unusual to see people with orders of £1000 and over being done here). I no longer buy my heavily injected chicken breasts from Tescos or Asda any more. Here i buy 5KG boxes (normally 20+ breast's pending on size) for no more then £24 (prices depend on daily trading price). Theres loads more to choose from as well. But beware its mostly wholesale which means buying bulk. But with free parking at Smithfield if you have a van or a car & freezer space then this is a great place to get fresh butcher, fish monger quality meat before it reaches your butcher or fish monger.