I grew up in the Greater Lawrence Area, Thwaites always was and still is a great place to shop. Their pork pies and their tomato sausage pies are the best! (The other varieties are notable too!) The butcher shop has the freshest and best cuts of meat. All around a winner. As for ambiance, Thwaites is like a warm hug. It's a "Mom and Pop" store in the best sense. My only regret is that now I have over an hours drive to get there but it's still worth it! Patricia D. read more

Love Thwaites market old fashioned food with old fashioned customer service. A gem of a place. Everything is delicious. And the people are always happy to you. Go there. read more

I got meat pies for an English friend and he loved them. He said that they were authentic!

Thwaites is delicious! It's convenient and close. Always made fresh daily and satisfying read more

Thwaites Market - Me satisfied after eating Chicken pies at thwaites - Grocery Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

As a neighborhood market, it's cute! As a handmade handheld pie place?... oh my god these things are good.

Most fun pies I've found since moving to the area. This place is sort of a combination corner store/pie shop/butcher shop and the small, personal size, pies are the highlight. They have a large variety, hot and cold, and we got two warm case pies (Quebec style tourtiere and chicken) two warm case Scotch eggs, and two cold case items for later (steak and kidney pie and shepherd's pie). We loved all of these. The Scotch eggs were cooked just right and balanced the sausage coating and egg perfectly. Our favorite pies were the chicken and steak and kidney, but we loved them all. It was kind of funny when the owner (?) checked to make sure I knew they weren't kidney beans in the pie - haha! I guess be aware if you don't already know. Staff/owner very helpful and friendly and even made sure I had the "key" to tell which pies are which from the markings (see image). The gorton we got from their sides cooler and had with breakfast. Excellent and the other sides, including mashed potatoes, all looked good. We like a bit of green with our meals so added broccoli one day and salad the next to balance out the pie. All around great options here. Parking was easier than I imagined from the maps. What seems like quite sufficient parking out front. Final note - be aware these are individual hand pie style - tender and flavorful but designed not to make a mess so if you are looking for a ton of gravy in the pie these are maybe not your style or at least you may want to add gravy. They do sell large pies as well. read more

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Blatantly overcharged me for 2 pies and a Powerade. Then charged my coworker who ordered the same thing a completely different price than I paid. And once I actually ate the pies the chicken was good but the pork was honestly scary. Wouldn't come back. read more

After reading reviews about this market and their meat pie's I had to take a little drive out here. It's located on the corner of a pretty busy street. There's a decent amount of parking with signs so it's very helpful. Inside the market they sell all types of things including meats you'd buy at a butcher shop and of course the pies. So they have warmed pies and ones that you need to bake to warm up when you get home. your choice. I decided to try the teriyaki pie, Shepard's pie, then asked them what's the most popular. They told me chicken and pork are the most popular pies, so I tried those two as well. All the pies were make really well and baked to perfection. My only gripe was the fillings were toooooo salty. I don't know if I have to get use to it but to me I had a hard time eating them. I even tried squeezing some lemon on top to counter act the saltiness but it didn't work. I'm going to give them another try and just hope and pray they accidentally put too much salt. The pricing though was very reasonable for the pies. read more

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Delicious pork pies; it's a must try. It was very reasonably priced. Staff were friendly and helpful.

First time customer, ordered the Spicy Italy. The sandwich was full, not skimpy like other places nearby. This place was crowded, but moved like a well oiled machine. will be back, highly recommended... read more

Their British style meat pies are amazing. Lots of great side dishes as well. I've never been disappointed...

Friendly service and a long history. Those are the positives. I tried a pork pie and was very underwhelmed. Small, (size of a hockey puck), dry, flavorless, and value for money just isn't there. read more

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Arrived near closing and was the only customer. The service was excellent by way of friendliness, direct eye contact, and offering assistance. Food is a great - hummus, falafel, flat breads and fresh pita. Clean, fully stocked and very easy parking. read more

Did you ever try KOA Pies on A st. In Southie. They we're billed as Australian meat pies but we're really derived from the English Pork Pie. They had an array of different meat filled buttery pastry shelled hand held warm savory pillows of goodness. My favorite was the Irish Beef Stew Pie. Sadly, they closed as well as the one in Eastie. I was lost. Now I'm found. It was an hour ride but I'd do it again. Thwaite's in Methuen. They were sold out of a bunch I wanted to try. I went too late in the day. They did have their signature Pork Pie. I grabbed a couple others, hamburger and onion, chicken pot pie, etc.... the pork pie was in my hand before I got back in the car. Dense perfectly cooked pie crust encased a juicy ( not too much ) spicy ( again, not too much ), ground seasoned pork. It needed nothing. No salt nor pepper nor sauce. Worth the trip. The world is right again. read more

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Good pies. Rubbish market. Need another 85 characters. 50 more or something? Ffs I just want to say the pies are decent, but there's nothing else in the memetic. Enough? read more

We had not been there for a bit. Probably picked an off day. Not too many meat pie options. We will try another time once we figure out when the fresh pies get shelved. read more

Resupplied. I have a 2 hour drive to this WONDERFUL shop so need to make it worth while. The weather was perfect, traffic, as expected. I called ahead a week earlier to place my order of Cumberland Sausages and to make sure, also ordered some English bangers, 15 lbs of each and 1 lb of each not frozen so I would have some for easy cooking. Had a cooler with me which carried all inside. While picking up my order of course added some pork pies, the best i have found out side of Yorkshire in the UK. These for me are the highlight and do have to make sure of them so have a couple in the car park before driving back. Thank you Thwaites for having THE BEST place around. Will return for sure and Ill be asking for a steak and kidney pie or two too. read more

Nice selection of British goods and foods. The service was great, including being very welcoming, chatty and friendly.

Had a meeting in Methuen and decided to stop by for the first time. Purchased a pork pie and a tortierre - I thought both were very good and decent prices! I threw one in the freezer and it was delicious when I served it. I hoped they might sell more Bristish groceries than they did. I will be back! read more

Can I just say that I used to get chicken pot pies from Thwaites on the regular when I lived in methuen. I've been in California for 4 years now and miss it every day. Well I got the ridiculous idea to ask if they could overnight me a dozen pies and Abby from Thwaites was more than helpful with this dorky endeavor. After chatting back and forth I finally placed an order and one day later it was on my porch waiting for me. If you're local to methuen you can just go get them, no need to overnight ship it. Any pot pie that I'm willing to pay $ to ship 3000 miles to get to me is obviously a safe bet. Thank you Abby and thank you Thwaites! read more

Thwaites Market - Me and a stack of chicken pot pies - Grocery Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Truthfully, it's been a long time since I've visited thwaits only because of time. But today, I said enough. I'm going. So I was there about 9:30 with a list of pie flavors we wanted and a large chicken pie. Well, I got my chicken pie, but they only had 3-4 flavors of the mini pies none of which were on my list. That was very disappointing. I did substitute with what they had and, of course, they were absolutely fantastic. But expecting all the other flavors and not having them was a low. That's the only reason for the minus 1 star. I can remember going 3-4 times a month, and finding a full case of mini pies ready to roll. read more

I'm probably not the right person to review this place, being from England that have some of the best pork butchers in the world i'm a hard customer to please. If you grew up with this then its going to have great memories for you as some of the local butchers in England do for me, but i'm glad i got to try it. I found the pork pies to be lacking flavor and under seasoned, the pastry was also a disappointment a little to light, pork pie pastry should sit like a lead weight in your stomach!. My wife got the chicken and broccoli pie and that was really tasty, much better than the pork pie as the lighter crust made the filling pop. I ordered some sausage to try at home, the breakfast sausage was pretty tasty, not over seasoned which is usually the case that i have found, and overall were very good. I also got the tomato sausage, utterly disappointed, the sausage tuned mealy when i cooked it and was incredibly fatty, the skins were inedible, maybe i over cooked them. I'm glad i went to try it after seeing it advertised so much, but if i want traditional pork pies and sausage from home i'll order online from Parkers British shop. read more

I have never had a better pie in my life !! they have so many different ones to choose from you will not get bored from eating them every day!! Calling ahead for a certain pie is recommended but regardless there is all ways a good selection ready and available! You will not be disappointed! Great customer service also! Little mom and pop shop ambiance with a small grocery section available! you must check them out! read more

The best pork pies ever!!! Their chicken salad is also amazing been coming here for very very long time .... Years!!!!! Yum I want one now!!!!!! read more

Meat pies are amazing! My fav is lamb pie Staff is great! Everyone is welcoming Love the old market atmosphere Hope they never change that read more

Meat pies are brilliant ,Thwaites Market is a gem , worthy of the expedition to find .

First time eating at this establishment. Wow the pies are excellent. I had Tomato Job, Chicken and Sausage pies. My favorite were the first 2. The crust, the dough and the filling is just right with excellent flavor. I will be back to try others. read more

Looking for corned beef for St,. Patty's Day ? Get it here, you won't be disappointed. You'll pay more for it, but it will be the best you ever had! Not to mention, the pies and homemade sausage are excellent. Again, not cheap, but great stuff. Staff are super, friendly, regular people with pride in what they do. The quality shows in their products. read more

Food truck was nearby so I tried a pork pie and loved it. I will be making a trip up to Muethen to try other varieties of the pies. Pork sausage was very lean. read more

Beautiful old school butcher shop that has wonderful made in house meat pies. The pies are more English than French,but there is some nice French Canadian items here. (Gordon (creton), baked beans, etc) I like the pork pie, chicken pie, and broccoli & cheese. Pies are available warm or frozen. Pro: Made in house sausages. They have it fresh or frozen ($1.00 off) which is great. They also have some typical groceries and sundries. Fantastic customer service. Very friendly and helpful. Parking lot is a pain but manageable. read more

LOVE IT!!! 5 star and above Don't be fooled c by the "corner market" look Newly discovered for me 2019 maybe it's a little out-of-the-way where from where I am but when I'm heading north I always make a detour there. CUSTOMER SERVICE is above everything fresh yummy meat pies from breakfast to lunch to dinner to dessert. read more

This place puts Methuen on the map! Seriously! If you live in/near Methuen you already know it is awesome. If not, you need to make the drive. Pork (and lots of other) pies are like nothing you can get anywhere else this side of the pond. read more

Finally got to try- We tried the BBQ Chicken, Pork, and Sausage mini pies- they were all delicious we just needed a quick lunch and 2 of these was perfect. We will be back to try more for sure! Thanks for a great lunch! read more

If you've never been, or haven't visited in a while, I highly recommend grabbing some pies from this neighborhood jewel. Stumbled in for my first time recently and discovered a wide selection of savory hand pies warm and ready to eat. I took home a variety to share with the family, nine pies total. I don't remember every type I tried but there was chicken broccoli, tomato, sausage, chicken parm, and (my favorite) pork. They had crazy flavors like General Gao's and mac n cheese. I'm definitely going to visit again soon to try some more. read more

Thwaites Market - Grocery Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

My fiancé is a huge fan of this place. I enjoy the chicken pies and Shepards pie. I've tried a couple others but those are our favorites for sure. It's a staple in the area and worth stopping by. read more

After reading reviews and trying their pork pies, I agree with the five star rating, unreservedly. Not only was the filling generous and flavorful, even the crust was delicious. The potato salad was fresh and seasoned perfectly. What a local gem! read more

Grew up in the area and every time I get a chance to go, I'm there. Family owned and operated and the nicest most friendly staff. Definitely worth a trip from out of town. read more

What a savory & delicious discovery! This hidden little gem of a grocery/meat market/meat pie shop is full of yummies! Traditional English treats, hand cut meats & the most delicious little meat pies I've ever tasted! A rotating assortment of 35 varieties that vary each day, many of which are available warm & ready to enjoy. Try them once & I'll be willing to bet it won't be your last visit! read more

Thwaites Market - Their meat pie legend card, so you know which is which! - Grocery Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

This is alright. Chicken is a bit similar to chicken pot pie. Crust was better than the chicken filling. Chicken Parmesan tasted like a pizza. I wanted to take a bite while still inside to have a taste so I can order more if it is good but they did not allow it. We got 2pcs and ate in the car. We didn't need to go back in for more. read more

Thwaites Market - Chicken Parmesan - Grocery Near Me - Methuen, Massachusetts

Old school meat pies that are to die for. Family recipes perfectly executed for decades. The creaky wooden floor, the British groceries, the nostalgia. Be sure to try their home made Boston Baked beans, life changing authentic recipe unique to New England. read more