5 Best Online Butchers 2020 | The Sun UK

Publish date: 2024-10-17

BBQ season is officially in full swing - and we want the best cuts of meat for the most delicious meals on our home turf.

The best online butchers let you handpick your favourite cuts and types of meat and will deliver them fresh to your door, with a restaurant-quality taste, whether you're looking for the perfect centrepiece for your roast or beautifully marinated meats.

With many of us opting for online deliveries over queuing in shops these days, you'll be pleased to know that your favourite butchers are available for online ordering.

Typically, meat from online butchers is frozen for freshness, so will taste like perfection when you're ready for it.

If you know that you're going to be consuming similar meals on a regular basis, you can sign up for meat boxes from the likes of Abel & Cole and field&flower - these can arrive weekly, or every few weeks, depending on your needs.

Not only will you get a variety of meat with each delivery, but you can also rest assured the beef is grass-fed, the chicken is free-range and you're supporting small scale, traditional farming.

By ordering your meat from an online butcher, you won't be compromising on taste or quality, and you can also bag a deal every now and again. Many of these online butchers have 'refer a friend' deals and first-time offers for new customers.

1. Donald Russell

Ribeye steaks, from £14.50 for 2 from Donald Russell - buy here

With numerous 'Great Taste' awards - among many other accolades - Scottish butcher Donald Russell is an absolute favourite for meat, whether you're looking for BBQ meals, steaks, poultry or game.

In addition to steaks for all tastes and budgets - from T-bone to rump - this online butcher has a variety of seafood offerings (for the grill or the oven) and a selection of prepared meat dishes, like sausage rolls and Beef Wellington.

If you're looking for some culinary inspo, there's a selection of recipes on site.

There's a bevy of five-star reviews on the site, with the general consensus being the butcher has the 'best steaks ever', 'excellent flavour and tenderness' and the chicken is a 'perfect flavour. Like chicken used to taste!'

Prices start at £4.25 for a pack of minced meat, with free delivery on all orders over £40.

Get 20 per cent off your next order if you refer a friend.

2. Farmison & Co

Barbecue Meat Box, £27.50 from Farmison & Co - buy here

Farmison & Co is an award-winning butcher that gives you the option to get incredibly specific about your meat order - you can even choose the British heritage breed of beef you most enjoy, as well as selecting the cuts you prefer.

From meat boxes to a free-range chicken bundle there's a wealth of options on the site, including the BBQ box, which gives you a nice selection of 4 classic burgers, pork, apple and fennel sausage (6), heritage-breed hangar steak (2) and Indian chicken koftas (12).

This online butcher prides itself on its ethics and sustainability, with traditional animal husbandry at the heart of everything they do - just check out the thousands of multi-star reviews online.

'Very impressed with this company. My meat order was delivered promptly and everything is of the highest quality.

'I had a steak and bone marrow burger last night and it was genuinely one of the best burgers I have ever tasted. Restaurant quality! Will definitely be placing more orders', writes a fan.

3. Riverford Organic Farmers

Large everyday meat box, £36.75 from Riverford - buy here

Riverford is the go-to for fresh fruit and veg deliveries, and the organic farmers also have a selection of easy-cooking cuts to feed you and the family every week.

In each box, you'll get a variety of four different meats - prime steaks, diced meats, mince, roasting joints, chicken breasts - and all meat is sourced from a group of West Country farmers, grass-fed and 100 per cent British.

The boxes serve 3-4 and the advantage of ordering from somewhere like Riverford is you can also stock up on dairy, bread and recipe meal boxes.

4. Abel & Cole

Abel & Cole is another food delivery brand that doubles as a fantastic online butcher.

Their chicken selection is particularly well-rated - it's all sourced from farmer Chris Labdon's farm in Devonshire - and fans can't get enough of the taste.

You'll also find a selection of meat and fish boxes and BBQ boxes, and Abel & Cole has meat from Daylesford, which is renowned for its quality, taste and high welfare standards (they even have their own abattoir).

5. field & flower

Pork breakfast patties, £2.96 for 4 from field & flower - buy here

field & flower is another award-winning online butcher and fishmonger that was recommended to us over the lockdown period - that we keep coming back to.

In addition to the selection of free-range meat available, there's sustainable fish, and you can try the brand's starter meat and fish boxes at a discount (for your first box).

You'll also find a selection of BBQ meats as well as breakfast meats (so many different kinds of bacon!), chicken, lamb, wild game, venison, duck, mutton and slow-cooked sous-vide cuts.

Seafood lovers will enjoy a range of white fish, oily fish and smoked fish options.

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