Due to some products not being available and unusually high levels of orders being received at the moment we have closed our online shop. Please call us on 0191 236 2992 before placing an order so we can provide you with the best possible options. George Payne remains one of celebrity chef Rick Stein's 'Food Heroes' and is a founder member of the national Butchers Q Guild, which represents many of the UK's leading independent meat retailers.

The Smithfield Awards Q Guild members are officially recognised as being among the best butchers in the UK. As such, they have to meet stringent health and hygiene standards, with regular inspections carried out by independent inspectors. George Payne is a Northumbria Butcher of the Year winner and the shop has clinched many local, regional, national and international awards for its products over the years in meat industry competitions.

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Due to some products not being available and unusually high levels of orders being received at the moment we have closed our online shop. Please call us on 0191 236 2992 before placing an order so we can provide you with the best possible options.

Right from the outset, George Payne Butchers' aim was to buy the very best local meat possible from most honest and caring farmers and suppliers, and to keep it, prepare it, mature it and serve it to above and beyond the best standards - and at the right price.

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Karen Ripley

Mar 28, 2021

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Very friendly local butcher, great advice and good selection. Recommend their pork schnitzel!

Femina Pulchra

Mar 16, 2021

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Magnificent is the word that springs to mind. Paul cut exactly what I wanted from a leg of lamb which has now turned in to one of the best lamb stews I have ever made. It was good to see a Master craftsman at work, nothing was too much trouble and the quality of their produce is, well, magnificent.

Russ Topley

Feb 18, 2021

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A first rate service. I rang for a short notice steak order and I was far from disappointed. I had a lovely chat with the man in the shop, unfortunately I didn’t quite catch his name. He was a fantastic butcher with a great knowledge of his craft. He had reserved me an absolutely beautiful fillet of beef which I had explained I was making a Wellington with, and he made sure that I had a cut perfectly suited for the recipe.
It turned out marvellous and the beef was stunning. Thank you very much!! - I will be returning to show him the results.

Peter Page

Oct 30, 2020

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A very professional personal service at this very strange time , I telephoned left a message for a call back next morning I got a call placed our order a few hoirs later it was ready to collect,paid by card over the phone
Top quality meat & poultry,nice eggs.
Thank you Paul look forward to my next contact.

Lesley Hughes

Oct 27, 2020

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A local Butcher who went out of his way to help me with my order. The meat was super quality and the service was excellent. Great to have a knowledgeable and helpful butcher's shop with a huge variety on offer.

Peter Bowers

Sep 29, 2018

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An amazing butchers with some of the most choice cuts of meat and a great selection of new dishes to try. Their BBQ packs are perfect for those summer days, highly recommended .

Scott Huddy

Jun 04, 2018

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Legendary butchers!! The best sausages in the UK, has a cult following in Manchester since I moved away from Newcastle
Unbelievable people giving 1 star reviews because of opening times & turkey giblets 😂
Ignore the idiots, treat yourself & support independent business - G Payne is the man

Jimmy Jobbie

Sep 23, 2015

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Incredibly frustrating! These guys have a good reputation but they are only ever open when I work. How do employed people who do things on their saturday mornings get to spend their money on these guys? Meat is meant to be good but I guess I'll never know :(

Dorothy Forster

Sep 06, 2013

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Re xmas poultry unfit for purpose sold to me by George Payne.
8/01/2014 I received thefollowing letter from George Payne I quote ' So it has come to this, 2013 years following the birth of ...Jesus.. the wellbeing of modern society ...can be ruined by the absence of giblets. Sad, sad for you . it ruined your Christmas meal. Sad for me an act beyond my control. Can I make good... not with money, apology, sympathy, empathy or anything else. I will refund the money paid ... but not to you, ...to the Peoples Kitchen, in the hope both of us can ponder the meaning of Christmas and come to place that