Alternative Meats Reviews

Name: Alternative Meats
Address: Alternative Meats Ltd, The Butchery, Combermere, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Rating: 4.91

4.9 Rating 1,783 Reviews

98 %

of reviewers recommend Alternative Meats

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4.9

Based on 1,783 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
On-time Delivery	100%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	100%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour

Alternative Meats 5 star review on 20th December 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Lovely mangalitsa sausages. Delivery a bit later than expected but otherwise a very satisfactory service. Have not yet tried the other cuts of meat purchased.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to review. I always personally email every customer with a suggested delivery date as we do not intentionally have an automated system so we can keep close contact with every customer. We are always open to requests for alternative delivery dates if we have the stock.

Posted 4 years ago

“We’ll packaged and delivered promptly as clearly stated”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thank you very much Effie, I hope you enjoyed your Mangalitza.

Posted 4 years ago

“The Mangalitza Dry Cured Bacon was excellent, The Tamworth x Welsh White Dry Cured Middle Cut Bacon was tough didn't matter how i cooked it it was tough. The Outdoor Pork Loin on the Bone was very nice,a bit lacking in flavour maybe due to the small piece i bought so next time i'll try a larger joint.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thank you for your feedback, we haven't received any other complaints about the Tamworth Bacon but we will certainly try some more here at AM as we do not like to have disappointed customers. I have refunded you for this and do hope to see you again soon.

Posted 4 years ago

“Great service, nice product. Cost of postage bumps the price up. Expensive luxury, so it won’t be a regular thing with us, but a nice treat.”

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Posted 4 years ago

John, thank you, so pleased you enjoyed your Venison. As a small business we like to be transparent and honest about our delivery costs, rather than hiding them in the price of our products. I do hope you pop and see us again.

Posted 4 years ago

“good website. good menu/list of available products. easy ordering process. p;eased with my purchase process.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thank you James, glad you enjoyed the experience of using our website.

Posted 4 years ago

“I have only tried the first item but it bodes well”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Pity that there is not free delivery on orders over £50 which was offered some time ago”

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Posted 5 years ago

John, we do occasionally have offers on our carriage and our products. If you receive our Newsletter this will let you know in advance.

Posted 5 years ago

“Enjoyed the mangalitsa belly pork most, despite overcoming it. I treated it like conventional belly pork that would have crackling, which was a mistake! The unburnt bits were delicious. Can we have cooking guidelines on the packs? Will definitely buy again.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Fine but disappointed with the pork”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thank you Richard for your feedback, I am sorry you were disappointed with the Mangalitza Pork Chops, this is very unusual as everyone raves about how tasty the Mangalitza is but I guess they are not for you. I do hope you enjoyed our other fabulous products.

Posted 5 years ago

“Good quality meat supplied from an easy to deal with company. Very Happy”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Good quality meat good service will use them again”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Good service. I suggest to advise the customer at the time of order, or on the product info page whether the meat will arrive frozen or chilled.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Hello Po, Thanks for your kind review. We do find it impossible at busy times to predict what will be available fresh or frozen, as we are drawing constantly on both types of stock. For instance, most items can be arranged on a chilled delivery if preferred but this takes a lot of organisation and most customers are not prepared to wait or a week or two whilst all the different types of products arrive in fresh to us. To get around this problem we have put a note at the checkout warning customers that their order may be frozen, chilled or a mix of both unless they state otherwise. The frozen product can be transferred straight to your freezer, the chilled product can be frozen if you choose.

Posted 5 years ago

“QUality produce and excellent delivery service.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Thanks for the review Clark, it's really important to us .... glad you liked everything!

Posted 5 years ago

“Good tasty and quality meat.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“The products are always very nice. I have not had a single thing from them that is not best quality. The website is easy to use and they are easy to contact. Only drawback is delivery. But that's the delivery companies fault.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Hi Paula, thanks so much for your kind words and also your understanding about the courier. We use one of the best, if not the best, APC Overnight, and have very very few issues with them. Of course, when an issue occurs it's a disaster for that customer so we all do our very best to ensure those occasions are few and far between.

Posted 5 years ago

“Good sausages”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Very good prompt service, easy to use web site, however the wagu steak was a bit expensive for its size and quality I found. However I would still recommend the company.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The meat was great quality and very tasty.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I bought veal to eat immediately and some pork belly to eat later. The veal was excellent but the pork had partially defrosted. It was a very thin piece ☹️. It was dated use by July 2021. When I came to eat it, it had gone off. Shame.”

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Posted 6 years ago

We were sorry to hear that your pork belly was (30% defrosted I think you said?) meaning that you would have had to enjoy it a little sooner than planned. The reason the date is 2021 is because it did leave us frozen, but it would have been frozen down from fresh and perfectly good left in the fridge for a couple of days. Hopefully the voucher that we have issued will enable you to re-purchase and enjoy a more successful result next time Michael.

Posted 6 years ago

“I thought the meats that alternative meats do are really tasty, the steak was fantastic very tasty and tender melted in my mouth. The only thing I would say is the price is a bit expensive for the amount you get, but what you get is excellent. 😊 😊 😊 😁”

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Posted 6 years ago

Alternative Meats is rated 4.9 based on 1,783 reviews