Ginger Pig Butcher London (Marylebone)

My favourite London butcher. I have been a customer for some years since they appeared at Borough Market. Service has never been a problem, but I suspect that if you know what you want, you get a better deal. Excellent beef. I do know a better butcher, but he's not in London.

by chris.pearson (2 reviews), 09 Oct 2008

I love the Ginger Pig, always have, always will. Even more pleased that they're expanding without going mass market. As for the terrible comments about the staff, I can't believe that to be true. I work on the front line in a luxury hotel and fully understand how 'customer snobbery' is so often the root cause of unhappy staff. People think they can treat staff like that just because they've got money. Well, the workers can do it right back at ya.

I'll ALWAYS be a Ginger Pig supporter, loud and proud.

Oh, and if the boss wants to chat the women up, then that's up to him - I'm first in line though.

by katie106walker, 26 Jul 2008

You should try the Ginger Pig stall at Borough Market. One of the reviewers below mentioned Paul - he's a fantastic butcher, knows his meat, is honest, friendly and good fun.

by pollux, 11 Apr 2008

I went there today and, although all of the meats looked wonderful, was really disappointed with the 'butchery'. I asked for a piece of pork leg for 6 people and the man who served me cut it from a whole leg, but it was a thinnish slab with the thigh bone in it. I am not an expert but my husband was aghast at the way it had been cut. It is certainly not suitable for roasting, as it would dry out. It was not scored properly either. I don't think the man who served me has had proper butchery training, that much was clear from the way he worked. A pity to cut corners on un-trained staff when you have good products.

by suzerne (2 reviews), 22 Feb 2008

I bought what I believed, and had asked for, to be a very large joint of sirloin on the bone for Christmas Day lunch, only to be told by one of my guests when they arrived for lunch, that it was wing rib. The quality was poor and at £90 expensive and extremely disappointing. I will go back to Morrisons where their fillet of beef, from their own farms, is superb and of course reasonably priced!

by angry of Tunbridge Wells, 26 Dec 2007

Have to agree with most people here, the boss should spend more time training staff instead of chatting women up. I've been a few times, but not again.

by manmeat, 23 Nov 2007

To the complainers below: ask yourself, did you treat their staff with respect? I'm a regular customer of theirs and I've seen the snobs who expect their arses to be licked just because they can afford to shop there.

by Brian P, 07 Nov 2007

Have to agree with these recent postings about the poor service. My recent visit was saved when the young man (he did mention that he had recently finished a college course) was extremely helpful when the others were clueless.

by shopper, 31 Oct 2007

Have just read a few of the staff-slandering comments below, and although I only phoned with a query, the man I spoke to (Paul) was very helpful and friendly. Always a big bonus when you get good telephone service in London.

by Lou P, 31 Oct 2007

The meat and cooked products are fantastic but the staff are a nightmare. Taking a friend from abroad there last week, she was totally impressed until one of the staff was rude and aggressively abrasive when she got her camera out. Personally, sometimes I have had pleasant service but usually go in resigning myself to rude behaviour.

by ispy, 28 Oct 2007

I agree with the comment below, most of the staff are very rude - even the manager wasn't pleasant. It will deter people if they continue like that.

by brucemarsh, 25 Oct 2007

One thing to say: train your staff to get some manners.

by binnie, 16 Oct 2007

Had a really bad experience here last week. I don't know too much about meat, so I needed to ask a couple of questions. I was spoken to in such an abrupt manner, I definitely will not be returning. Considering the prices they charge, customers should be treated with some degree of respect.

by Gloria, 24 Sep 2007

There are lots of good things at the Ginger Pig. But I agree with a previous reviewer that the meat can sometimes be over the hill. In the space of the last two years I have had a fillet of beef and a broiling chicken for stock which were off and had to be thrown away.

by BLC, 24 Aug 2007

Great quality! You just have to become a regular customer to have a better experience there. Patiently and humbly learn form the expert! My Beef Wellington turned out to be superb tonight. I can only do this with their meat.

by lovefood, 25 Jul 2007

I agree the quality is usually very good, but sadly also about the rather offhand, sometimes surly attitude of staff. It was almost a relief to read that some others find they need to brave it rather than enjoy it, not just me.

by sakec, 14 Jul 2007

Great meat, but what a shame that the owners allow the surly assistants to let it down so badly. I really have to summon up any enthusiasm to go there, despite the quality on offer.

by chazzo, 27 Jun 2007

Discovered this place last week after a recommendation from friends. The staff were really helpful and after much debate I went for the leg of lamb for our Sunday Roast... and am I glad I did! All were in agreement it was superb, the best lamb to be found in London! I shall definitely be back for more.

by PJL33 (2 reviews), 16 Jun 2007

The staff are amazing and the sausage rolls are to die for!

by hanna297 (2 reviews), 13 Jun 2007

Meat OK, service terrible. When asked what kind of lamb chops were available a surly assistant could just about be bothered to point to some and say "chops". On further interrogation we discovered that the origin of said chops was "from lamb"... I'd expect better from a spotty youth at Tesco.

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