For a special occasion, if you want good meat, if your breakfast needs a little something better…read morethan usual, I recommend Frank Parker. Their meat is always very good, their sausages are fantastic, they do the usual traditional types and you can taste the quality. Even if you don't come in for an expensive cut, you are going to enjoy what you eat. I like the service, and so do my kids who always come in with me when I go and buy some meat there (they always walk out with a lolipop).

Frank Parker's Butchers is fantastic. Quality meat at reasonable prices! The service is brilliant…read morealways polite and very welcoming. I would recommend this to anyone who loves gorgeous meats!

This is a real butcher's where you can get any cut of meat, all locally reared and they even…read moreproduce their own bacon and sausages. The staff are knowledgable and always helpful. I'd forgotten what a real butcher's was like until I discovered Coates' and now wonder why I have put up with supermarket meat for so long. They also have shops in Borrowash and Duffield so why not give them a try.

Been using thus shop for a few months now. I had heard lots of good things. I have to say have not…read morebeen left disappointed !!! The quality of the produce is 2nd to none and alot of independent traders could learn a few things from these guys. They have a huge range of meats and cuts and they are all served with a smile!!

I love animals and I also enjoy meat, which is why I support humane farming. I would rather pay a…read morelittle extra on meat than buy cheap mass produced, battery famed products. I refuse to put the latter into my body on health and moral grounds. I really like this butchers. It has an old fashioned feel to it, a time warp from the 1950's. The butcher's are very helpful with any questions you may have about where the meat has come from and what is the best way to cook it. I asked him yesterday how to get the crackle crispy on belly draft and he told me that he will score it for me and told me to pour boiling water over the skin before cooking. This will ensure that I get a nice crispy piece of crackling to go with my pork dinner. They sell lots of ready cut and marinated meats that are great for mid week meals. They stock the finest steak or venison for a dinner party. They also offer a wide selection of game birds and will prepare anything you request. I would seriously recommend buying your meat from here and not from the major chain supermarkets. It is healthier and a more humane way of sustaining a diet that contains meat.

Johnstan's is a class act as far as family butcher's goes. For one, they offer 25 varieties of…read moresausage, all which are made on the premises, as well as what you'd expect from a standard butcher and so much more. And all the products and cuts displayed in a way to rival a Selfridge's window dresser's efforts! At Christmas they stock good sized fresh turkeys, and at Winter-time there are whole pheasants, heads, bright plumage and all, hanging from the canopy outside. As I write, it is Spring and the sun is having a go at shining. So I return home with seasonally apt fodder in the form of free-range Spring loin lamb chops for a one-man barbeque.

My Dad was a lovely man but not the forgiving sort - as a result he refused to go in this shop for…read morenigh on twenty years because he was convinced they'd short changed him. As a child whenever we walked past this shop (which was often as it was next door to our local chippy) I would hiss 'low snakes' at the window. It's worth noting that I was also a vegetarian in those days so y'know butchers weren't my favourite places anyway. It's a rather different story these days - I am quite the black pudding buff and I love a nice bloody steak so figuring that Dad would understand I popped into this place to see what kind of thing they offered. Organic meat and home made sausages featured heavily. They had an impressive display of faggots and it all looked pretty high quality. However the staff were a bit grumpy - I wonder if this was because they'd seen me taking photos outside or whether perhaps they recognised me from my 'low snakes' days. Either way - and it pains me to say it - this is an impressive shop.

Probably my favourite butchers shop in the whole of Brum. I used to live just up the road and would…read moreuse this place all the time. My sister, who now lives in Lichfield, will STILL travel to this place. That's how good it is. The staff really, really, really know their stuff - this is a proper butchers. Whether you are picking up something for dinner that night, or else stocking your freezer, you can't really go wrong here. Yes, they are a little bit more expensive than what you might find in the supermarket, or else in the city meat markets, but when you taste the produce you will see where that extra money has gone. If you are on a budget, try their faggots, which are amongst the best I've ever tasted.

Although Cotteridge is a fairly busy shopping area (you can't call it a High Street as such as the…read moreoutlets are shoehorned either side of a couple of small roundabouts) there aren't that many shops to chose from. It's a surprise therefore that it can support two independent, family-run butchers shops. This one is slightly better than the Peter Gumbley outlet around the corner on Pershore Road and also doubles as a deli, with a fair selection of meats and cheeses. This place starts and finishes earlier than its rival around the corner, and if you go in after 3pm you are more than likely to find them clearing up for the day as they close at 4pm. All in all, though, a very good butchers.

This is a good quality butchers and I have been in here a few times and always left feeling happy…read morewith my purchases. The meat is all British and the guys that work there are very friendly and willing to help. I have often asked them for cooking advice and what cuts of meat they would recommend and they have always been helpful and informative. The prices are moderate, if not a little pricey, but that does not bother me as I know that the meat is fresh and is of a high standard. It is also very clean and tidy inside, which is a good sign for me. There has also always been a queue when I have been in which shows the popularity of the place. Overall, I think that this butchers is worth a visit if you live locally or are just passing through.

This shop has been a fixture of the Cotteridge High Street map for as long as I can remember…read more Immediately recognisable as an old school butchers by the red, draping awning hanging from the shopfront, this is the sort of butchers shop we'll all miss when and if they eventually succumb to the financial might of the big supermarkets. On weekends the queue can snake around the small customer area of the shop, which tells you about it's local popularity and the quality of the service. The meat is usually of a high quality and there are often some interesting seasonal offerings in the window display to tempt you off the high street - their pre-prepared BBQ meats being a good seller. Prices are reasonable and the service is exactly what you'd expect from a long-established local butcher. Good stuff!

very friendly does lots more than sell meat menu advice he always comments on my hair as i alway…read morepop in after the hairdressers for my sund joint the beef is sublime never had a bad cut of meat from there my very fave is the lamb burgers they are delish i refuse to visit a supermarket for their trashy cuts and i spend less any way brill long may they continue support your local butcher

With shops all over the Midlands, Walter Smiths is one of only a handful of butchers in Harborne -…read moreI must admit that as a rather sensitive, vegetarian child I would refuse to go into this shop until relatively recently - but if you like decent cuts of meat and want to buy a lot of it then Walter Smiths is the place to go. As well as offering 'award winning' sausages - including a black pudding variety that is really very tasty (my sensitive, vegetarian days are very much over) they have a hot meat counter with sumptuous pies, pork and stuffing baps and chicken legs. They also do vegetable packs - think turnips, spuds and leeks for hearty casseroles or carrots, onions and peas for wholesome stews and they sell seasoning and sauces to go with most cuts of meat. You can order your turkey from them at Christmas and they are happy to offer tips on cooking chops, steaks etc.

There are a handful of Walter Smith outlets around Brum and it's always a reassuring sight to see…read morethe familiar sign on a High Street. The Walter Smith outlet has been supplying me with animal flesh for over a decade, and since the main supermarkets in Harborne are now a Waitrose (which used to be a Safeway when I first moved there) and a Marks and Spencer, Smiths provides one of the only ways of getting your meat fix in B17 without re-mortgaging your house. The staff are friendly and helpful and, as you'd expect from a long-established butcher, they know their meat. They have a hot plate selection, too, which is dangerously tempting (and smells great) when you're on a mooching trip on the Harborne High Street.

the meat from here is the best around. not so expensive…read moreeither if im honest. last meat i bought was a huge joint of topside and my inlaws who live near london will be getting some to take home as they loved it!

This butchers has recently being refitted and it looks fantastic. They sell outstanding meats and…read moremeat products. The pies are amazing. They can also do pig roasts for special occasions. Not only is the meat outstanding byt the service is fantastic along with the advice that comes with it about cooking the meat. It is situated in the town centre and is always busy which is a good sign