Smithfield Butchers

Found this great butcher on Unilocal.
It’s right next to the Farringdon meat market (aka Smithfield Market), so could assume that it’s free and as direct as you can get… for the city as at least.
the selection looks amazing, though the shop itself is more of a run of the mill look. Meaning it’s not a posh layout, though who cares when you’re only picking up meat ;-)
I got their daily special of 5 packs of frozen sausages for £5 (they usually cost £5 for ONE packet). As it was for a BBQ that night with my flatmate and a few good buddies, I thought that it was worth the «risk».and price ;-)
Everyone agreed that it was some of the best sausages they’ve had (they didn’t know they were previously frozen ;-))…so full stars, and looking forward to getting some more, and probably fresher sausages :-)

A butcher right across the street from Smithfield Meat Market — which is the largest in the UK and one of the largest in Europe — not sure if I need to say much more?
The butchers are very friendly, know their stuff and seem to like questions and recommendation requests. These chaps do trade/​industry customers, but the store front is based on the busy walk up business by regular customers like you and me.
You get a far shorter supply chain without the mass processing centres (and what can go along with that), and the meat sold here is handpicked by an expert butcher and cut in-​store which delivers superior quality meat. They have a large selection of meats, and not all of it is on display, so ask if you don’t see it.
As you can imagine, cutting out several ‘middle-​men’ also means all those saved margins are passed onto you. They also do sell small portions, if you want a skirt of beef, or two t-​bone steaks, a single medium chicken, etc. But I’ve always bought in bulk (2−5kg), then divided it into single meal portions and then into the freezer, and suggest this for maximum savings and minimal trips to Smithfield Butchers. For example, large, good quality skinless, boneless chicken breasts here cost about the same as the basic brands of big name grocers which are small, pumped full of water and inferior quality. The ‘steak meats’ (e.g. rib eye, fillets, sirloin) are about half the price of big name grocers, and since you’re buying a 1−4kg slab, you can cut your steak as thick as you want!
Some of the best steaks I’ve had came from Smithfield Butchers, and the best Christmas Turkey ever!
If you can make it to Smithfield Meat Market, this one is a no-​brainer.