Proper British Bacon

A genuine authentic resource.
Great food, nice service, has access to everything. Prices are going to be a shade higher than you might expect, but the quality is SO much better.. . The British bacon really is good, but everything else is top notch, also– quality of meat very high, but also includes some really nice oddities like goat (great for curry). .. also will sell you equipment to cook with, also– place is wonderful. thanks for being in Auburn.

Very delicious and fresh meat. We started buying organic beef here and you could definitely tell the difference even with the raw beef Proper British sells, it smells delicious! And these folks are really nice and welcoming and honest about their products. We love this place!!!

On the hunt for black pudding, not a easy thing to find out here! We stumbled upon Proper British Bacon during our search. So glad we did! The owner was fantastic, had great suggestions and was very helpful. We will for sure be heading back in the near future.

When I got back from my trip to the UK last autumn, I was in a desperate search of British bacon here in the area. I was slightly pessimistic that I’d find anything worth while. I loved that I literally typed in British bacon Seattle area into Google and this wonderful place popped up. I actually have not been to their storefront in Auburn (soon!) but I’ve purchased several pounds of British bacon when they’ve stopped at the Microsoft campus with a delivery. They were super easy to email and order from, I also would get updates through their FB page. Everyone was super nice that I contacted and when picking up my delivery. The 2^nd time I went to pick up I actually brought one of my coworkers and had an additional 2 orders from other coworkers for bacon. Everyone who hadn’t tried it before loved it and they were wishing they’d ordered more! It’s slightly pricey, but I love it! It’s so much better than American style bacon and I just found out they’re selling it now at the British Pantry in Redmond! So convenient for me to get now! Woo! Thanks Proper British Bacon!

This shop offers great quality meat and specialty items hard to find elsewhere. I’ll admit that I came specifically for the haggis, but after viewing all they had to offer left with an arm load of items.
Clean, well-​organized shop staffed by friendly and helpful folks. Imported drinks, candy and miscellaneous finds allow you to try snacks you couldn’t get easily elsewhere.
It can be a bit of a drive from Tacoma (where I reside), but well worth the short trip up I-​5. It’s easy to be «brand loyal» to a place that caters to such unique items and taste buds.

If you’re within 5 miles of this area and want a good steak this is the place to go. Beware that it says «Meat and Cheese» in big letters on their building which may throw somebody off that isn’t familiar with that area of auburn (Me!!!) because there are also one way streets and what not so its not easy to turn around on a busy day die to 18 being close by.
I liked the owner or in assuming he’s the owner because he said he had a bunch of other stuff in the back as soon as he was out in front. He was also cussing out an idiot that parked in front that wasn’t a customer when he has a sign (I would have followed the idiot and made him move so I’m all for the name saying when somebody is an idiot!). He has smoked pigs ears for your dogs.
If you’re not familiar with the cost of good cuts of meat at a butcher just let me forewarn you that a ribeye here would be 100 bucks or more at a steak house on average… you’ll get 2 of those for 50 – 60 bucks, I’ve or take. Yes, more expensive than your local Safeway but 100x better than Safeway.
If you never had British Bacon it’s more like a cut of ham than the crispy bacon a lot of us on this side of the pound or used to. If you like rubbery bacon go move to Canada and have Canadian «ham» all you want because you’re no American to me!
I will definitely be back once or twice a month on average during spring and summer!!!

If you love organic, grass fed meats, this is a great place for you. A great selection of meats and knowledgeable, friendly people working there. My only complaint is that it’s very pricey. Also, parking can be a challenge.

Aye, I’ve been to bloody butchers where their meats were just pure rubbish. So while going for a pint and seeing a man about a dog, I noticed a few blokes walking in a small joint on this corner. Pulled out Unilocal and was gobsmacked to find Proper British Bacon’s a meat market when I was fancying ribeye steaks for dinner.
Their beef is grass-​fed and all made with no added chemicals or preservatives!!! Jolly good show, mate and sound as a pound! So chap, if you’re looking at real deals for carcass then Bob’s your uncle, especially when a nifty Groupon deal is up right now*.
Cheers and Cheerio!
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*$ 50 worth of meat for $ 40, at time of this posting.
**Their British smoked bacon is not like American bacon. more ham-​like and leaner.

Very knowledgable and friendly staff. The brats are amazing and I couldn’t be happier. Will definitely be going back. There were so many things I wanted to try. Especially the «dragon eggs.» Everything was fresh and the place was very clean and inviting.

We found this place a few months ago; and love it! Their chicken breasts are delicious! And the pork chops are beautiful. We have always just shopped at supermarkets in the past, but are now getting some of our nicer cuts of meat here. Oh, and don’t forget the British bacon; also very good.

Over the past week I’ve been emailing several businesses to check the price in a very expensive BBQ grill. One of those places was proper British bacon, Robin responded to my email that they were sold out and would receive their next shipment the next day. He emailed me again that he received the shipment and gave me the price. His total price including accessories was almost $ 200 less than the 5 other businesses that I contacted. I went in to buy the grill and accessories and the guy who helped me brought it out to my pickup and loaded it for me. While I was in the store the owner who I corresponded with through the email wasn’t there. As I drove away the owner was outside and saw me with the grill in my truck and stopped me to introduce himself and make sure I got everything I needed and that they honered the price he quoted me. Great customer service. Ill be going back to buy some meat from them even though I don’t live in the area.

They went out of their way to get me a corned beef when it was out of season. Not only that, it was one of the best we ever had, thanks guys!

Some of the best service we have ever had! We went there yesterday and spoke to Robin about culinary arts. We also bought some delicious cured links and a slab of bacon!

You’re not going to find every cut of meat at this little counter. But what you do find will be some of the best you’ll ever eat. My personal favorites include the super thick pork chops (fantastic with some of my apple shallot stuffing), wonderful grass fed beef steaks, and, of course, that traditional British style bacon. I like the smoked — just pour a bowl of corn flakes, stew up some tomatoes, poached eggs (they have great farm raised eggs too) and you might as well be in London.

It’s so good to see a large selection of natural local meat. I was told about this place by two other people before trying it for myself and I’m glad I made it. The owner (I think it was the owner) was very helpful and knew where all his meat came from and the details behind how it was packed. I’ll be visiting again

Awesome place! Local, humanely raised meats at competitive prices. And, this place has EVERYTHING: casings, bones, visceral meats, blood sausage. If it isn’t on the shelf, it may be in the freezer. If not, they will make or order anything you need.
If you haven’t tried the British bacon, you must! Bacony goodness without all of the fat, smoked or unsmoked. If you pan-​fry it medium-​low with a bacon press, you can even get it fairly crisp and browned.

The husband is a Brit. He was completely chuffed when we found this place– and even happier when he was faced with a multitude of sausage options, not to mention the «proper British bacon» (unsmoked, different cut than US bacon.). So the trip down the road to Auburn has become a regular event. The guys behind the counter are nice, knowledgable and helpful. And there’s a bonus: fresh local eggs! Top Marks!

I decided to establish a «track record» before I kicked in my opinion. 6 months in… I love the display of roasts, chops, etc. unburdened by styrofoam and «crappy side down» presentations. I became captivated by the Brit bacon first. The sausage came next, then the chops and roasts…
The meat in this place makes the supermarkets’ seem like pet food. The beef tenderloin I’m treating myself to tonight has… wow…honest-to-God beef flavor and it’s tender as butter. Utterly delicious. The bacon’s so good I’ve taken to adding a Bloody Mary at Saturday’s breakfast just to do it justice.
I’ve driven to Burien for a decent butcher shop. In my view, this place outdoes everything south of Pike Street… at least.

Bloody awesome! Okay, so I wish I could type that with a British accent just to give this review more credit.
This place is great — fantastic cured meats and sausage, fresh free range eggs, all sorts of things… and if you want to kill your own animal, if that’s your thing, these folks will butcher it up for you into steaks and such…
Me, I just go for the British bacon — like a cross between bacon and ham, very lean, very tasty and the fresh sausage… if only all breakfast sausage could taste this good!