CROMBIES, 97 Broughton St, Edinburgh 0131-557 0111 Stays in the top spot it took last week. Lorraine says: “It’s our local butcher and it’s just brilliant – there is no other word. It’s all such great quality.” Ann Knowles sent in their wondrous sausage catalogue, while Kirsty from Argyll always pops in when she’s in town for “a fantastic sausage”.
ANDREW MATHIESON, 74 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh, 0131-667 2143 Generations of families keep coming back here, pushing it up to No 2. Susan Forde’s parents and grandparents bought meat at Mathiesons and she travels from Scotlandwell for its pies and
sausages. Jane Griffiths’s family boasts five generations of Mathiesons fans.
WTS FORSYTH & SONS, 21 Eastgate, Peebles, Borders, 01721 720833 Up to No.3 thanks to support from Robert Bruce: “Long-established family business selling excellent high-quality meat and prepared products including outstanding pork pies, haggis and black pudding alongside their own bakery. Pork pies among best in Scotland.”
ANDERSON QUALITY BUTCHER, North Berwick and East LintonDonald Carmichael says of East Linton: “We recently moved and cannot praise Anderson’s meats highly enough. There is always a queue but the wait is well rewarded and service friendly, courteous and helpful.” Maggie Free and Peter Jackson love the North Berwick branch.
CHARLES MACLEOD, Stornoway 01851 702445
www.charlesmacleod.co.uk Falling down the charts due to a lack of new recommendations – are there any more fans of its black pud ready to speak up?
G KIRK & SON, 30 Stirling St, Denny, 01324 823399 “Can’t believe no-one’s recommended Kirk’s of Denny – the best butcher around,” says Barry Gardner of Edinburgh. “Their steak pies, especially, are the best I’ve ever had.”
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