Roger Brown

Probably my favourite butchers shop in the whole of Brum. I used to live just up the road and would use this place all the time. My sister, who now lives in Lichfield, will STILL travel to this place. That’s how good it is. The staff really, really, really know their stuff — this is a proper butchers. Whether you are picking up something for dinner that night, or else stocking your freezer, you can’t really go wrong here. Yes, they are a little bit more expensive than what you might find in the supermarket, or else in the city meat markets, but when you taste the produce you will see where that extra money has gone. If you are on a budget, try their faggots, which are amongst the best I’ve ever tasted.

My Dad was a lovely man but not the forgiving sort — as a result he refused to go in this shop for nigh on twenty years because he was convinced they’d short changed him. As a child whenever we walked past this shop (which was often as it was next door to our local chippy) I would hiss ‘low snakes’ at the window.
It’s worth noting that I was also a vegetarian in those days so y’know butchers weren’t my favourite places anyway. It’s a rather different story these days — I am quite the black pudding buff and I love a nice bloody steak so figuring that Dad would understand I popped into this place to see what kind of thing they offered.
Organic meat and home made sausages featured heavily. They had an impressive display of faggots and it all looked pretty high quality. However the staff were a bit grumpy — I wonder if this was because they’d seen me taking photos outside or whether perhaps they recognised me from my ‘low snakes’ days.
Either way — and it pains me to say it — this is an impressive shop.