Crawshaws

Away from the competition of Butcher’s Row, Crawshaws cuts an independent and confident figure in Leeds Kirkgate Market. There are currently 17 branches of the Northern chain, located throughout Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Humberside.
The Leeds based stall is split into two sections. The fresh meat fridges contain all manner of chicken, pork, lamb, livers and beef cuts; but if you require something different to the pre-​packed portions, the staff are helpful in providing it for you. There are large pots of beef and pork stir-​fry mixture, all ready to take home and cook. In the fridge area, there is also a number of ready meals, which include meatballs in tomato sauce, chicken kievs and meat grills. Although I prefer making my own when time is of abundance, I think this offers customers a better option to synthetic ready meals from the supermarket. Definitely a useful thing to have squirreled away in the freezer, to rely on during busy times.
The array of cold cuts is varied and of good value, in fact Crawshaws meats are all suitable for the budget conscious and savvy shopper. Three packs of fresh meat costs only £5, both supporting the economy of the customer and of the local area.
The rotisserie is a convenient and tasty commodity to have locally. Crawshaws stocks gammon, lamb, and whole chickens; accompanied with minted roast potatoes, should your heart (or appetite) desire them. Freshly cooked, hot meat is not something that is massively available in the city centre, and it is often the lunch of choice between my colleagues and I. When three chickens cost £5, it makes a cheap but flavourful meal. There is something communal and sociable about one of us going to collect the meat (hilariously dubbed the Chicken Run), then constructing award-​winning hot salads as a group, served with fresh baguettes.
I enjoy the meat that Crawshaws provides for our lunches, and consider the local chain to be a gem, shining away within the confines of the market.

Oh, another one. I have to say, that in comparison to the other Crawshaws I have encountered in Bramley, this one is bigger, better and overall, is better presented.
Describing itself as ‘Yorkshire’s Leading Independent Butchers’, I refuse to believe that this slogan is really allowed. Both Crawshaws I have encountered are primarily Rotisseries, selling cooked, cured and roasted meats, both hot and cold, then they have a few fridges with prepackaged ‘fresh’-ish meat that if I am completely honest, look as though they could very well have been pinched from the local supermarkets bins, though I’m positive they haven’t really.
Overall, they sell a good variety of meats that come in all varying states, from fresh to roasted, however, with so many fantastic butchers in Kirkgate Market, why you’d come here other than to buy a pre cooked chicken or hunk of pork is beyond me.