Reviews of The Local Butcher Shop (Butcher Shop)

Nick Farrell

Great stuff but really expensive when compared to other places in the area.

Victor Trevino

Yeah I don't know what happened but I came in to get a leg of lamb. They had some cuts without the bone. I just wanted the whole leg bone in. The guy then gets out the lamb, cuts the leg off, cuts the ankle, de bones it just like I did not ask for, then realized he messed up and wraps the meat around the bone and ties it, hoping I wooudlnt notice. Also charged me by the pound for it like the bonless cut could be... These are your butchers. He had a cool mustache though

Mark Perrien

Please support your local butcher.

Victor Rauch

The meats are wonderful. Best squab and quail I have ever had. Best sausage I have purchased in the United States. Try the pork chops.

Mike Warren

Expensive and high quality. Staff know their stuff, and you can get whole cuts of meat to portion at home. …

Alison Horton

Great meat.

Michael Goldhaber

On New Year's Eve, I went to the shop to buy a steak for my wife and me to have for the special evening's dinner.. I asked for the best they had, and was told a NY steak would be the best and was very tender. the two steaks turned out to be very tough and far from delicious. Ion a restaurant, we would have sent them back. My wife said it was one of her worst meals ever.

Boris Mazniker

Great quality of meats and a fun place overall. The chicken are amazing for soups and stews.

Jennie Lu

Love the Sando, great meats, and they have a sausage making class!!

Schmied Wolfgang

You'd think that a place that feels like a hipster barber shop would lean heavier on the vegetarian/vegan spectrum, and perhaps meat-alternatives are in their future. Otherwise I have nothing but good things to say about the staff & shop: …

Aaron Fetherston

worth it for sure

Michael Varney

Fresh lard! Mmmmmmmmm!

Aaron Mandel

Great staff, top notch items and a very clearly articulated philosophy, everyone should stop in!

Neil Hendin

Awesome quality meats and great classes as well.

David Caruso-Radin

Extremely well sourced products. They take real care in finding just the right farmers. Excellent charcuterie as well.

Scott Lindsay

Great place!

Kimberly Band

Love their sandwiches! Great shop for all kinds of meats, duck fat, and classes.

Anne White

This place is really special. Even in the midst of a pandemic and heightened restrictions, they were running efficiently, safely, and as friendly as ever. Both the process ordering last week and picking up this week were so smooth and orderly. Oh, and the roast looks amazing!

Eric Knight

Friendly!!! Awesome selection

Roy West

The best butcher, but you do pay full price

Dave Bloomquist

Had some pretty good meats, but nothing truly mind blowing. Everything was above average, but nothing stood out.

Jamie Randolph

The staff here are awesome. Supremely helpful with selecting and recommending meats. The "sando of the day" always either looks great (i see it on facebook) /tastes great (i have seen it and i have to eat it). Have purchased a pork butt, breakfast sausages, and bacon here. all SO good. their dog treats are devoured by my boyfriend's dog in a matter of seconds; she loves them so much. Try the beef jerky-it is THE BEST.

Toby Kahn

Great quality and service with helpful knowledgeable advice.

Ryan Kurkjian

Do not be held hostage by the fascist vegans. Take the sign down.

Jay

Excellent quality and great variety. Sandwiches of the day are amazing and delicious.

Ann Evanston

This is the best team ever! Love their charcuterie for our bourbon Thanksgiving

Heike Woodward

A real Butcher shop, great quality meats, clean & very knowledgeable. We picked up our Rabbit today, which we know will be fantastic tomorrow.(we did have it before)????. The service, is swift & extremly friendly, today, we had live music, lovely. Happy Thanksgiving & Thank you, for great meats & service!

David Newton

Tried the pork breakfast sausage. Fat content too high. A little too salty. Does not need sugar. Will not form or stay formed as a patty. Breaks into crumbles when cooked. Aside from that the flavor is pretty good.

Sara Rowland - née Allan

Quintessential local specialty store. The staff really knows their stuff and they’re very friendly and willing to help you make a decision. The meat is more expensive than a general grocery store but it’s worth it because you know what you’re getting.

Brad Johnson

This is an exceptional butcher shop and is one of, if not the, best things in the neighborhood. They also have great sandwiches.

Heather Way

I’ll eat any sandwich on their menu, always satisfying and delicious. The employees are knowledgeable and kind AND the meat is the best money can buy!

Jesse Zigthor

Great selection and great communication. If you call ahead they can get special cuts as well. This is my go-to butcher.

James Hooker

I like the idea of the place just having one sandwich style each day - but dang it was odd to have carrots as a filling (not in a banhmi style) and is it just me who doesn't enjoy an inch and a half thick slab of sliced meat in their sarnie?

Tatiana Almendral

Always impeccable service excellent butchery. The best meat Berkeley has to offer.

John Olafmun

Good people and good meat. u can get ome veggies from them too. Postin pic's of their pandemic rules for u, was not crowded, on turkey day they had a band outside to keep all cutomers happy

Steven Dorst

It's hard to find lard these days, at least around here. They have it. And Schmaltz! Is it expensive? Yes. But you are getting what you pay for including: Local Origin, Humanely Raised, Expertly Butchered - to order with advanced notice!

Justyna Kareta

This is where I'm getting all my meat now. Their sources are incredible. Super humane and sustainable. Highest quality I've found around here. They have bones, organs, stocks, broths, fat...whatever you're looking for.

Gloria Gerngross

Best butcher, great meat, lard, yams...

Scott Tesler

Fantastic meat. Beautiful establishment.

Bodhi NC

Love this place. You walk in and you see the freshest lookin meat, plus all the staff has outstanding swag. The sandwiches are damn amazing, succulent and tender. I'm a sous chef, so often I'll grab a sandwich and throw it in the oven at work for a crisp bread. I haven't gotten to my favorite part. Da bone broth. Bro. Its like drinking life force out of God's tiddie

Frank Andilikeporsches

Emailed you. Would like to buy a shirt or two to show support. The anarchists will rue the day they started this fight. I hope your business thrives because of the news coverage. To the vegan twits causing trouble: If animals weren't meant to be eaten God would not have made them out of meat!

John Davidson

Have been looking forever for dog bones. Found them here

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LORNA GELDERMANN

Love this place!! A couple friends and I had a scrumptious, fabulous lunch there where we enjoyed the best cheeseburgers ever!! Incredible quality of beef , big , juicy delectable burgers with onions, bacon and cheese. It’s, as the name implies a butcher shop also , offering locally sourced chicken, beef, pork , a variety of meats to buy to go. Excellent service, knowledgeable staff, friendly. Prices moderate. Definitely worth checking out.

Sydney Ardoin

I was impressed with the quality of the food and the service from the staff.

Zachary Wetzel

This was my first experience with haggis and the Local Butcher Shop did not disappoint. Ordered a 5 lb haggis here for a Burns Night Supper and only two of our fifteen or so guests had tried haggis before yet everyone was pleasantly surprised. The flavor lies somewhere between cajun boudin (pork liver and rice sausage) and scrapple. I'm a big fan of both of those so the haggis suited my tastes well. Though it didn't need it, our haggis was complemented by a cream whisky sauce and a brown beef/red currant gravy (recipes found online) which made it astonishingly delicious. The leftover haggis was also great with eggs and toast for breakfast. Will be back to order another for Burns Night Supper next year; good job, Local Butcher Shop!

Mr. Anderson

BEST SHOP EVER! Love me some good meats! Only problem is the Nazi's hanging around outside occasionally dripping in fake blood and accosting people. I still go anyway because there is no place better than here. Hope they take that stupid animal rights sign down. I don't care who says anything, keep the propaganda away from my yummy meats!

Marvin

Have been a daily customer since several months. Amazing, fresh and high quality meat, very friendly and competent staff!

Jennie Melville

These folks are absolutely spectacular! I've been several times and the experience is always first rate. So much so that I'm signing up for the Monthly Butcher Box. My only criticism is that they need to open a Shop in Marin so I don't have to drive the hour round trip. Plan ahead if you are going and buy in bulk. It's worth the trip.

Marti Dion

High quality meats and a variety of other products such as soups, seasonings, unique sandwiches, pie dough and cookies. Knowledgeable staff. Do not miss their barbecoa if they have it - fantastic flavor for a weeknight taco.

Miss Annie

Keep up the good work! Yummmm

Mark Mc Allister

I ordered on line and when the delivery driver gets to the butchers shop, the line to get into this place was 20 plus people deep. The driver excused himself to say and ask what are the delivery drivers to do my driver was told to call the …

Douglas Unsworth

Best meats in California!

Jackson Kosty

Good quality of meats and excellent service.

Frank Ellis

Save this business from the mentality ill that have been harassing them. Great business.

Morgan Lambert

I bought $20 worth of sausages, a whopping (3), and they were way way too salty! In addition to being just too smokey. Too pungent. Borderline inedible. So sad from such high quality meat!!