Martin Player

As a vegetarian (albeit a rather naughty one who eats fish) never in my wildest dreams could I imagine reviewing a butchers! However lovely, kind daughter that I am, I recently agreed to pick up some items from the Martin Player butchers for my mother, and boy what a discovery.
As someone who does not frequent butchers I had no idea that their produce is not limited to meat. Martin Player stocks a wide variety of Welsh cheeses, preserves, and olives many of which are locally sourced. The olives in particular are far superior to any you could buy in the supermarket, I generally go for the mixed olives with chilli which have the added benefit of being stoneless (makes eating so much easier). What really made my experience at Martin Player great though, was discovering that they sell homemade apple chutney, which I have been after for a very long time and which, much to my disappointment none of the big name stores stock.
Whilst I can’t personally pass comment on their meat, the carnivores in my family all swear by it, refusing to buy their pork chops from any other butchers. Finally Martin Player should really be commended on their support for the environment, by providing regular customers with free, environmentally friendly hessian bags, not a practice I’ve seen many other independent stores undertaking.