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.

There is plenty of butchers in town, well established ones as well as the ones based in the large…read moresupermarkets. This place has been around for a couple of years and has an amazing reputation. A friend of mine briefly worked in here so we all checked it out when it first opened and have been back lots of times. They have a massive selection of meats including the usual chicken, pork, lamb, beef as well as other stuff that you may not expect from a butchers. You can get ready made meals that you can stick into the old oven and there you go - you have a meal for as many people as you need. The prices are good and the staff are knowledgable and helpful. It's based right in Bloomfield Shopping Centre so there is plenty of good parking and ATMs near by.

You know you're a grown up when you get excited by a butchers shop. Or maybe it's because I can't…read morecook that I love McGees as this is a butchers which sells all manner of ready to cook meat and non meat meals which aren't heavily processed. You can get every day meals like a whole chicken ready prepared with potatoes and veg - just shove it in the oven and 2 hours later you've got a family dinner. There's also chicken gougons, stuffed chicken breasts and chicken stir fries ready done with veg and sauces. The beef is fantastic and only comes from one farm in County Tyrone which uses the most animal welfare conscious methods possible. I think that's important these days and I also think the beef tastes all the better for it. Quite often if we're entertaining, I buy the main course from McGees. I don't actually lie and say I have made it myself, but if no-one asks, I sure ain't telling. I have done stuffed pork fillet and rack of lamb which come beautifully prepared and just go straight in the oven. To complete your meal, whether a week day tea or a dinner party, McGees also do lush little garlic potatoes, chilli potatoes and packs of stir fry veg. Prices are great too, for example the complete chicken dinner is £7 which you really couldn't beat by making it all from scratch yourself.

Cavehill Road hasn't had a butchers for a few years, although this shop is small it has plenty of…read morechoice and lots of offers available with several different £20 meat parcels available. The guy serving seemed friendly and certainly wasn't pushing for me to make a decision while I pondered what to buy close to closing time. My 5 yr old wanted sausages so I bought half a dozen each of pork, pork & leek and beef. On cooking there wasn't too much fat coming out of them, skins stayed intact and the meat was nice and juicy. The whole family enjoyed eating them but the beef was a clear winner. As I try more products I'll update this review but first impressions are good.

There are plenty of good butchers in Bangor and this is certainly one of the better ones. It has…read morebeen going for a wee while now and it has a great reputation for beef, prok, chicken and fresh eggs. Really really good stuff if you need to pick up stuff for dinner and or a summery BBQ. There is a really reliable delivery service which is handy if you cant get the time to pop down to the shop which is located right at the heart of Ballyholme, on the Groomsport which means it is easy to get to by car and there is plenty of good parking right outside the shop. There are some other shops and an ATM right near by so its easy and convenient to get here and there is no real reason not to head to this wee shop.

Ballyholme local meats from the sign looks like a computer or technology shop, they have chosen a…read morerather strange font for their sign and this makes me associate the shop with something other than what it is. Despite its looks it is a great butchers, my sister lives just up the road and I have been sent down here on many occasions to get sausages for a fry or bacon for a carbonara. It is very reasonable in price and it is a great local service. The guys in Ballyholme local meats are really friendly, they even got to know my 3 year old nephew by name and if he wasn't with me would ask how he was getting on. It is this type of individuality that helps businesses sustain their customer base and I for one will certainly go back in for a favourable cut of meat.

Located on the Lisburn Road, Abbotts Meats is a high quality butchers offering great value meat…read more Conveniently located close to a fresh green grocers, Abbotts strives to deliver friendly staff and tasty fresh food. They also offer meat packs, such as a host of burgers, sausages, minced beef for £10 or a bit more for £20. With Tescos located further up the road, the tendency is for customers to go to a chain store for cheaper meat. But as with most butchers, the food is nicer, particularly the minced beef which is perfect for any cottage pies or lasagne. I would definitely recommend this butchers because despite the price of their food being that bit higher than supermarkets, their food is much nicer and it is better to support local businesses.

Abbotts is a local butchers on the Lisburn Road. Whilst for some things the meat here might be that…read morelittle bit more expensive than that of the Tesco's of the world it is of a much better quality. The butchers here know where every pick of meat has came from, how it was raised, fed etc, it's good to know these types of things. Abbotts itself proudly proclaims on a board outside that all it's beef comes from it's own farm. How much more local can you possibly get?! Their lamb kebabs are fantastic. They are really cheap at 85p for one and make a fantastic lunch. Really happy this place is close to me.

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.

Great Meat, great service and you know what, nice people. A good range of meat products in fact…read morejust about anything you could possibly think of in the fresh meat line. They also do their own baking and they sell the most amazing scones, in fact they are by far the best in Ballyclare apart from possibly Pots of Coffee . I could eat a dozen of the raspberry and white chocolate scones. Best time to get these is about 10.00am when they appear to be fresh out of the oven. Highly recommend this wee shop.

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