Reviews of Bowman's Butcher Shop (Butcher Shop)

Jack Benigni

When I want to grill a good steak. This is the only place to go. ????????????

Benny v

Top-quality great prices fantastic people

Aloysius Muscella

First time there, the Proprietors that helped Janice and I out War very personable and helpful prices were nice and we walked away with some great meat. Definitely going there again!

Megan Smith

Best steaks I've ever had. Also love their ground beef and chicken.

The Lidkes (Noah - Marie)

Best place around

Pamela Ford

Friendly, customized service! Quality products!

Ira M

Excellent Meat quality an selection as the staff was very friendly and knowledgeable of the products.

david Mackin

Always get good meats and good service. Love their monthly butcher boxes.

Andrew Kassouf

Today we went to Bowman's Butcher Shop for the first time. I have been very interested in going there for years since they have ostrich and other exotic meats. Ostrich is my favorite red meat. The retail side is quite small and during COVID-19 they are limiting it to two customers inside at a time. We waited 45 minutes to get inside. Once inside it was great. They were very helpful and we bought several exotic meats to try. We will definitely go back but we may order online a head of time to reduce the wait.

Ben Woodworth

Been there many times for steaks, roasts, burgers, sausage and exotic meats. They are always worth the drive and their aged beef is the best I've ever found.

Scott Welling

Great fresh variety of meats. Trying to keep it local ????????????????????????

Erik J

Amazing beef!! Best steak I've ever had! Antibiotic and hormone free! Highly recommend!!

Deep West

Awesome place. Good selection. They have pork belly with the skin. Ducks, rabbits, elks, boars and even frogs. Very friendly staff.

James Dixon

great little place , don't be fooled by the driveway looking entrance. They have a great, fresh produce

Hutch Ingold

This place is hidden away off the road but don't be deterred...it's awesome. They have everything from crocodile to rabbit and good prices on regular meat too. They'll butcher your kill too..

Amy Spinks

One of the best shops around! Everyone is always nice and super helpful! I love knowing where my food comes from and supporting local businesses! 10/10 highly reccomend!

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I bought beef cubes ,chicken it was frozen not fresh , you go to butcher for fresh

John Stout

The only place that I buy my meat for my smoker. Local so I always visit. The location is a bit hard to get to so better signage would maybe make it easier

Martin Walsh

Best sausage in the area!!

Mark german jr

I've been going there for years. Best quality around.

Joshua Barry

Everyone was so nice and helpful. We got the best cut of meat for our beef wellington. We promised to show them a photo so look at this beauty...

Abigail Evans

I dropped 6 deer off to Bowman’s over the hunting season. The first was dropped off 10/5/2019 and the last 1/10/2020. I then waited 2 months for the first deer. After repeated calls, I eventually went there in person and was able to pick up 1 deer. They promised me that my other deer and sausage would be ready that Monday (I went on a Saturday) and they would call. Several weeks went by and no calls. I called a few times and was able to pick up another ground deer, a couple venison bologna sticks, and hotdogs. They said I would receive a call soon regarding the remainder of the ground deer and sausage. (2 full deer and 2 partial were left). Today is 2/26/2020 and I have never received a call about the deer. I also gave the ground meat to a friend and he informed me that it had a very strong smell so he had to feed it to his dogs. The bologna sticks were also moldy when I received them. On one of my trips to Bowman’s, one of the ladies behind the counter did tell me that my 18 pound deer would be ready shortly. None of the deer were under 100 pounds. I know the difference between a deer and a cat. She also informed me that “she couldn’t help me” regarding the sausage and remainder of the deer. So, as a result of all this, I do not recommend Bowman’s.

Mike Brady

Great local service

Marty Norris

Ordered on line. Ready on time. Can't wait to smoke this brisket tomorrow!

Dottie Fender

Great place to get locally raised meats.

Elizabeth Driver

This place has great meat

Syd Bax

Great, quality meat at an amazing price, you can watch them butcher it right there on the spot.

Angel Brown

This butcher shop will be the place to get my meat from now on! Twice baked baked potatoes amazing! Chicken and steak kebabs amazing! Brats amazing! Grilling season will have our business!! Really good on price also! Owner is super nice and friendly and other employees are helpful as well. Thank you Adam it was nice you meet.

Robin Williams

I'm glad I found this place...the meats ate a good quality and so is customer service!

Kimberly Barth

What a treat to step into this local butcher shop located just outside of Bel Air, MD. The short ribs were absolutely excellent, the strip steaks - the best I've eaten and the fresh chicken was the best! All I can say is, I didn't know what I was missing. Proud to shop local and support this deserving business! Just a few mins off of I-95 and super easy to get to.

Rob Storey

Prime rib cut looks great, can't wait to cook it!

Lucy

Best sirloin I've ever used. Extremely fresh.

Jacob T

These are by far the best steaks you can purchase within at least 50 miles. Prove me wrong and I'll try your recommendation. When you go to a "fancy"steakhouse, and drop $100+ on steak, Bowmans is the level of quality they use, so grill it yourself and save $60-70 and buy a nice bottle of bourbon or wine to go with it. The cuts are thicker, 1 1/2 - 2inches so be mindful if you're grilling them for the first time, they may end up being rarer then your usual. Other things to check out: they carry local eggs, exotic meats (alligator, elk, etc), and they have their own beer/venison seasoning thats actually pretty good. Better than Montreal. Other notes: They have amazing service here, they'll let you look at the cuts and bring you other ones from the back room if you don't like what they have on display. Not a fan on their sausages, the texture is good but the taste is a bit bland. I'm open to suggestions on how to improve cooking them. Some people think it smells weird in here. Welcome to a butchershop kiddos!

Mark Bouchard

Very good quality, highly recommended

K Ches

I love this place. The women that work there are so pleasant. The meat is always good quality.

Justine Stocks

I thought a local butcher shop would have options for healthier bacon, but I was wrong. Turns out their bacon is cured with sodium nitrates and phosphates, but it doesn’t tell you this on their website.

Ernest DeHoff

Excellent

Rodney Wasmer

In 2019 this place was supposed to be processing Deer. However they couldn’t handle the volume apparently and several people dropped off Deer to be processed and never got the meat. Those that paid ahead were given some beef or something else to appease them but several people including myself were continually lied to. The last time I called was the third week of February 2020 and they were still lying saying it would be ready in a week. I never heard back.

Anna Sissom

Very friendly! Super happy with all of our steers we take from the farm to have butchered. We get great customer service, and love how everything comes packed!

Joseph Hess II

Wow. What great selection. First time there and the staff was friendly and informative. Will definitely go back.

Barry Marsh

Friendly and helpful staff.

Mary Hubbard

Meat is great! Parking is a little confusing but take the long driveway in and visit this place - you will not be disappointed!

Alex Talarek

Tucked back from the road, but a top notch little shop

Heather Welch

Wow, I use to love this place. We dropped of 16 lbs of dear meat that we cut up, cubed and weighed ourselves. All I wanted was some breakfast sausage, Italian sausage and deer sticks. We made our order and waited, and waited, and waited. They lost it. They did throw some random meat packs and venison sticks in a box for us, but it took multiple calls, emails and two visits. The breakfast sausage did have a sour taste. So I waited and spent money on bad meat? The sad part is, a good friend asked where to take his deer and I recommended them. This was before my issue. They lost his deer too and his was a full deer. After multiple calls they offered a box of venison for his trouble. Well, when they showed up to pick it up, Bowman's sold/gave their box to someone else. This was right as COVID was starting. Never-mind the fact that the deer was dropped off in December. Well, they were excited to have meat in the freezer to help with the meat shortages in the stores. Well, wrong!

Coley Donovan

Always quality meat.

Counter Intelligence

Great quality meats that taste better than your grocer's

Ryan Zubrinitz

great customer service and pricing

Christian Griffin

We enjoy their steaks, bacon, scrapple, roasts and sausages. The display counter always causes me to buy more than I planned. There is always a wide selection of items to choose from.

Kim Bronakoski

One of hubby's co-workers often brings us bones for our golden retriever from here so as soon as I spied a Deal Here coupon for the place I scooped right up on it. After lunch lunch in Parkton we decided to take a drive to Churchville to check the place out and arrived around 3pm. The store is located behind a house and can be a bit confusing at first, just follow the signs. Sadly they were out of dog/soup bones and also the beef lung treats but we didn't want to leave empty handed since the place is a bit of a drive from our house in Rosedale. I initially was gonna get 2 Porterhouse steaks but quickly changed my mind when I was told the total - $58 - for that price they better be served to me straight off the grill and accompanied by a baked potato and salad. We ended up getting a couple of packs of the fresh maple breakfast sausage, scrapple, bacon, fresh eggs and a beef stick for our golden retriever. Sunday we were stuck in the house because of the snow so we had a nice brunch - everything was absolutely delicious so we will probably stop back if we're in the area to get some more of that sausage in particular and hopefully we can get some of those bones our golden loves.

Virginia Schlick

Fabulous Steaks!!! Super clean place! Employees are super sweet and knowledgeable! Will be going back and getting more meats for the grill!

Robin Fiastro

Staff is professional and knows what great customer is supposed to be.

Kim Bee

We just moved to the area and love the nostalgia of a butcher shop in a small town, rural feel. The smoked pork shoulder deliciously flavored our green beans and potatoes and the dish received rave reviews by family.

Greg Wilkins

I'll be going back " first impression was a memorable one

Heather Rolon

Great experience and incredible quality! Love supporting a local business.

Kevin McVey

Great products and services

Phil Parsons

Dropped my deer off early December and still no calls. Every time I call they tell me it’s still being processed when they actually answer. Looks like this place is a total rip off!! Stay away ....Now today is 2/29/20 just called and got hung up on after she was checking.Here it is March 17th 4 months later and still no phone calls

Michael Civiletti

Awesome meat shop, everyone is friendly, great prices, but most of all, awesome meats.

Phil Kennedy

Best place to buy meats. Top quality staff as well.

Patrick R

Great selection and service

Chad Hake

Wish I had my deer meat in times like this .Shelves are empty. Waiting since November.

Jan Imperial

Great place for fresh meat and exotic meats that you don't find in a supermarket. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. The place is a little bit hard to find because you have to drive down a long driveway to get there, but it's worth the trip.

Mattforbid g

Friendly staff, great selection, great quality. I've been going for years. The only place I buy our meat is Bowman's.

Deborah Jones

I was planning to order my meats for Christmas dinner from a well known online butcher, but I decided to find a local butcher. Fortunately, Bowman's Butcher was literally just up the road from my home (less than a 10 minute drive). I read the reviews and reviewed their website and decided to order. BTW their website is a GREAT resource about what they offer. My brother is the "chef" and with his help I placed my order - prime rib and a couple racks of lamb. He mentioned how impressed he was with the quality of the meat and the marbling. We will definitely be ordering from Bowman's again, looking forward to some dry-aged steaks. My guests were equally impressed with the meat and several asked where I got it from. The meat was a better quality than what I recently purchased from a local grocery chain. So glad that I chose to order from Bowman's Butcher.

Matt Granruth

Bowman's has a great selection of meats. The food quality is always good. However, the food is not worth standing outside in the cold weather for an hour. Placing your order online will do little good. You will still have to wait behind walk ins that can't decide what they want. This level of service seems to be the new normal. I think that a better system could be developed to benefit the customer.

Lynn McL

Always something exotic available. Harford County landmark

Matthew Rodin

Excellent customer service and amazing products from locally sourced farms at a fair price. Everything you want from a butchershop.

ruffled feather farm

Great ppl helpfull and caring. Excellent products

Bob Lowery

so good. (Filet) was tough an not so good.. Disappointed!

RJY

This is, by far, the worst experience I’ve ever had with a meat processor. I dropped two deer off on opening day in November. At this point, I’m assuming that they’ve lost them. I attempted to contact Bowman’s six times in February and March, and each time was told that the “deer processor was not in” and that I would get a call back. I have never received a call back and at this point highly doubt that I will. I completely understand that deer processors can get busy. However, four months later, they have refused to return my calls or give me a status update. Given this complete lack of customer service, I’m afraid to consume the meat that comes out of this shop, since I no longer trust their services. I certainly would not use their service again and regret that they have likely wasted two animals. Update: They lost both deer.

Robert Valentin

Incredible selection of different types of meat. Our dogs love the bullie sticks, marrow bones and liver patties snacks.

Indroneel Ghosh

Great service. Sirloin was fresh and quality

Steven Olsen

Nice people. Good service.

Scott Schubert

I purchased a bottom round roast for Christmas dinner. The young lady that waited on me was excellent she directed me in every aspect of seasonings and cooking and the roast was excellent. I am sorry I didn’t get her name so I could let everyone know who she is. My family raved about it . So if you need any form of roast or other types of meat they have a great selection. So go check them out you won’t be sorry.

Matt Kim

New customer here. Placed a special order, was called to pick it up. We live 30 minutes away. We went on a Thursday as soon as they opened up. There were only 3 people ahead of us and it was more than a 45 minute wait just to be helped. We already had a pre order set and we were only picking up 2 small simple things (chicken feet + turkey necks). I see a lot of their clients are older, but it shouldn’t take 15 minutes to help one person. On top of that there were older people standing for more than a half an hour, waiting. After helping everybody before us we had to wait again because they didn’t know where our order went. Here goes another 15 minutes of our time just for the lady to come up to us to tell us they’re not sure why they called us because they never got an order. This is the same lady who put in our order and called us to say it was ready. She told us she’s not sure “who” messed up the order, but there was never an order. On top of that there was an elder man with a cane who stepped outside to sit down while he waited. They forgot about him so mid way into helping us we had to remind them that he was ahead of us so he wouldn’t be stuck out there for another half an hour. The lady was kind about it, but so were we. Definitely will not be going back here.

Steven Leonard

Food was prepared and ready for pickup on time. So far all the meats I have got from them has been great. I appreciate there hard work thanks Steve