The Ginger Pig

I don’t know that I have much to contribute in terms of «new content»; other reviews have killed it on that front, noting the range of restaurants that The Ginger Pig supplies, the bounty of both ‘butcher counter’ and ‘deli-​style’ options, THE DELICIOUS SAUSAGE ROLLS and the hot sammiches they serve up at lunch (I have yet to test these. Consider them on my stomach’s bucket list).
The Ginger Pig is perfect. It’s a destination I make up excuses to visit. Having a full English ’round yours and want to impress your visiting parents? Fry up a bounty of sausages and bacon from here! Special Easter lunch, Christmas, ANYTIME ROAST? Yep, yep, The Ginger Pig’s got you covered. But maybe even better… solo night for one? Sure, I’ll take a perfectly constructed ploughman’s pie, please. Or a chicken kiev. Several sausage rolls to go. And sure, some chutneys to go with. Their range of pies is… insPIEred.
So…yep. I’m really just another Unilocaly voice here to confirm: the reviews telleth the truth! Get ye to The Ginger Pig!
Edited to add: TODAY I HAD THE SLIGHTLY SPICY SMOKED BACON SAUSAGE ROLL AND IT IS EASILY ONE OF MY LONDON ‘BEST BITES’.
Unilocal note: The Ginger Pig cookbook also highly recommended.

A great shop in a very plush very French quarter of Marylebone in central London. It’s actually a fantastic area to wander around and this is a lovely shop to pop in and see the great quality of meats which Ginger Pig has built up.

Best sausage roll in London, I would say (and I had an argument with a friend, thinking it wouldn’t be the case, and was proved drastically wrong when I finally tried it!). It’s actually the size of my fist (I couldn’t eat dinner that evening as a result), and so not cheap, but could easily feed 4 as a snack, and the quality is outstanding, taking a ‘pub grub’ snack to beautiful new heights.

Best sausage rolls in town! This artisanal butcher has lots of both quick lunch take-​away options (pies, rolls, BBQ pulled pork with baked potatoes) as well as a traditional shop inventory, including pretty much any cut you can ask for. They also sell their Ginger Pig branded jam, mustards and other condiments that should go well with your fresh meat supply :)
Make sure to try the sausage rolls (five different kind, including «Full English Sausage Roll», which is my favorite) or BBQ pulled pork set if you are a bit more hungry and are looking for a proper meal. You can have it inside a bun (new fashion in London after places like The Joint in Brixton became a «must-​go») or with baked potatoes and some veggi garnish. Take it as you like it!
If you look for something sweet and savory to finish your meal they have always a freshly baked bread and butter pudding — this British weirdness that tastes so awesome! Now tell me how you can still complain about the British cuisine?!

The Ginger Pig needs little introduction — it’s one of THE butchers in London (I cannot even begin to list off the number of restaurants which they supply) and for good reason… any self-​respecting meat lover can’t help but fall in love with the glass-​panelled room which houses several shelves’ worth of steaks. At this point, I’ll also say that their cookbook has some great recipes and is well worth getting a copy of.
The meat here is excellent, as you’d expect and they’re well stocked with some of the less common items too — I’m particularly fond of their pork chops and steaks (had an excellent cote du boeuf the other day). I’ve never been as keen on their sausages and bacon — I find the sausages a bit strong-​tasting and the bacon a bit on the salty side, but that may just be personal preference.
I’m appreciative of the staff here — they’re extremely helpful in narrowing down what you’re looking for and also offer cooking tips along the way. Nice. They’re always willing to go and get something from the back and trim it down if needs be. Never had a bad experience in that regard here. Of course, the GP isn’t cheap — I think they’re a bit more expensive than HG Walter, although GP are based a bit more centrally. At the same time, I really can’t argue with the quality of their meat, so if I’m getting stuff for an occasion (Treat Day!) I’m more than happy to splash out here.
They also do 3 ½ hour butchery classes — my sister and her husband had an awesome time on the pork class (they suggested that the pig class was better than the cow class as you cover the whole animal whilst cows are simply too big). Apparently you leave exceptionally full and carrying two joints of meat with you. Just saying.

My first review of the year and the only surprise to me is that I haven’t reviewed this most awesome of butchers so far.
The Ginger Pig is something of a household name these days really, between its spot at Borough market and wonderful cook books the name is spreading far and wide. Another upside to living in Marylebone is being to call this my local butcher. I mean come on… how cool is that. The shop is nestled on something of a foodie street situated next door to La Fromagerie.
From the outside they have a wonderful display of some of their wares, notably the sausages and steak on the bone. Inside you find their cooked counter to the left stocked with gourmet pies and sausage rolls which are to die for. Then the full counter of meats. Its really a thing of beauty.
Favorites for me include the beef short rib, the veal escalopes and the steak mince. Its all of the very highest quality and while the price reflects this its worth every penny. Maybe for some save it for a special occasion but if you can afford to I implore you to make a regular visit to this fantastic butcher.

HERE IN UK came for a vacation with Alisha, my girlfriend. I had time to travel around with her to buy some meat stuffs for dinner. Then we went to the Ginger Pig which sells a variety of sausage rolls, baked pies, pates and quiches… With their Deli section, you can choose many offerings like terrines, pies, pastys and pates as well. You wanna hear something delicious? Try their pork — it has stuffing, apple sauce and gravy rolls. Alisha bought a pound of meat good for us and her Mom at home for £60! Amazingly, the butchers we talked to knew what we really need for our appetites. They are also very informative, yeah! We’ll catch some meats next time as well. Recommended!

Got to be the best butchers around, omg all I can say is wow not a shop to budget. In as you will always buy more than what you first went in for it is an Aladdin’s cave for carnivores.

I had their Chicken and Tarragon pie, which was enormous and delicious, which you would hope for £5.something would be true. I proudly polished off the entire thing in one sitting for lunch the next day after warming it up in the oven. The crust was so perfect — it was stiff enough that the pie wasn’t crushed after rustling around in my bag all day (yes I carried around a meat pie in my purse for half the day as I wandered about London) and yet soft and delicious enough to eat when the time came. I’ll definitely go back for another pie, of which they had maybe a dozen delicious flavors, including some that included meats that were a bit too adventurous for me (kidney, etc).

there is only 1 word to describe Ginger Pig and this is WOW… If going to ginger pig you must try the pork, stuffing apple sauce and gravy roll…
Its amazing !!

Our favourite butchers.
Pros: Knowledgeable, fair butchers who never try to rip us off even though we exude meat-​ignorance. Responsible sourcing. Fun butchery courses with fantastic instructors.
Cons: What would I improve? Sadly for us, they do not give away meat for free, but in my heart of hearts, I recognise that may just be too much to ask.

Great selection of meat. The best in central London.
Not cheap but service is good and meat quality is exceptional.

Where can you spend £60 for a piece of meat for 4 people? Here!
These butchers know what is real, where the meat comes from and will suggest what to do with it… if you want to know.
Oh bacon! BAM! Insane… So good, you never had it so good.

Upon winning the lotto, some people would spend it all on overpriced houses, hookers or endless table service in New York or Vegas clubs.
Me? I’d buy meat. Premium meat.
I don’t want to snort coke lines across someone’s buttocks. I’d prefer to eat a pork chop. Or a rack of lamb.
If you share in this appreciation of very high end product, then Ginger Pig is a place to visit. I’m not really sure if I’ve visited a more impressive butcher, from the amazing variety of fare to the live action of meat carving artisans putting on a show.
If and when my ping pong balls align, I’ll be here to order a nice aged steak. THen eat it off someone’s buttocks.

One delicious, delicious type of sandwich per day. Brilliant! From concept all the way through to execution, this butcher shop gets it right. They seem to have a reputation around London as being one of the best meat sources in the land, and the yummy «roast» hand carved in front of me was enough to convince me that they’ve rightfully earned it. I’m salivating a little right now just remembering my sandwich.
The extras — slaw, cracklings, mint jelly — enhance the sandwich (known as a bap?) without getting in the way of the meat. The bread is warm, fluffy and delicious.
If you’re a vegetarian or particular about what kind of meat you’re eating, this is probably not the place for you, but for everyone else, this definitely gets my vote for one of the best lunches in the Marylebone area. Heard there’s been quite a bump in prices over the last few months, but even so, I’d recommend a visit (or maybe two, or three, or four.)

Rare breed butchers — not only does that scream good quality meat but it actually delivers great quality meat! There is a selection of pies that you should be extremely careful not to drop on your toes for fear of losing a couple to the sheer size and weight of these supposed ‘one-​man pies’.
Oh, and there is quite an array of chutneys and sauces for sale too. Never purchased these myself as they are a tad expensive (4.50 a jar I think) but they do look great and as stupid as this may sound, they do look like they are worth every penny.
My office is now just a stone’s throw away from this place which is actually a bad thing. Why? you may ask, well, let me tell you:
They have the most delicious warm pork, stuffing, apple sauce and gravy rolls. They even give you a slice of crackling that is to die for. The bad part is that I am tempted EVERY day to go here for lunch, leading to a very limited diet and a sure fire way to ensure the onset of Rickets… I am doomed, doomed I tell yee!

CERN and the Tevatron need to forget about all this Higgs boson business; we have bigger mysteries of the universe to uncover. Like how it’s possible for the pork roast bap to be slathered with cranberry sauce and gravy, yet still be shockingly tidy to consume.
At a mere £4, this mighty sandwich boasts huge slabs of tender, juicy roast pig, a fluffy roll that somehow absorbs all the excess sauces without falling apart, and plenty of savoury stuffing to round out the experience. It’s a wonder of nature, truly.
Beyond an affordable lunchtime repast, I observed a butcher taking apart a whole leg of lamb (I think) in the background. The meats in the deli cases are mouthwatering. I have a feeling I’m going to need to take advantage of some of those steaks to grill up at home soon.
The Ginger Pig has certainly earned a spot in my office lunchtime rotation. Hooray for a carnivore’s wonderland just minutes away from my desk!

It is with great sadness that I write this review. If it were possible I would give the pig more stars but alas, the piggy let me down.
Let me set the scene… with great elation that my colleagues told me about the wonders of they experience from the their first trip to the orange swine!
A mountain of pork, warm apple sauce, stuffing and gravy all sandwiched between a soft flour dusted bap. Not forgetting the asteroid sized piece of cracklin’ on the side.
What red blooded person wouldn’t get a little warm around the collar about that? However, meat sweats and veggies aside, I was expectant when I was invited along to participant in episode two.
That day, a warm cranberry sauce (which I love), but the bread was stale: o (I was so disappointed. I ended up tipping the content of my sandwich onto a plate and eating the stuffing, pork and sauces by themselves.
To end a positive, I did have a bite of David H’s after my bap blunder, and his was as one would hope soft, and the meat succulent.
So ends the tale of the little piggy that cried «wee wee wee» all the way into my tummy!

One of, if not the, best butcher in London. From the moment you step through the treshold, the smell alone tells you, you are somewhere special.
Prices are competitive considering the quality and location. They have a second branch in Borough market.
The cooked meat/​deli counter also has a great range of products. Always end up buying a sausage roll/​pork pie/​quiche

By far the most money I’ve ever spent on steaks.
By far the most delicious, tender, meaty, slab of beef perfection I’ve ever put in my mouth.
I called earlier in the morning asking for an onglet cut and the woman on the phone said they had it. Showed up at about 4pm and the man behind the counter (quite beefy himself) said he had no idea what I was talking about. Small bit of disappointment, but the sausage roll certainly made me feel better (ratio of sausage to pastry is about 10 992 352 times that of your average sausage roll).
Since it was a special birthday meal, I went for two thick sliced fillets which set me back a good £20. Eek. But those in a steakhouse would probably have cost £40+ each, so I consider it a deal. They would have been fabulous just on their own, seared on each side with a bit of butter. But again, since it was a special occasion, I made a dirty dirty filthy dirty amazingly deliciously disgustingly dirty sauce.
In case you’re wondering, shallots fried in salted French butter from La Fromagerie next door. Stir in a cup of farmhouse crème fraîche, also from next door. Then stir in a half cup of crumbled blue cheese, also from next door. Oh god. Then just to add to the heart-​stopping fun, stir in a couple of spoonfuls of nutty, meaty browned butter you cooked the steak in. Then a splash of red wine and salt and pepper.
Pour over your Ginger Pig steak and you have what the birthday boy called ‘without question the best steak of his life’. It’s DIRTY. It’s AMAZING. DO IT.