Rothbury Family Butchers have been nominated by a local customer as this month’s butcher of the month. A multi-award winning butchers Rothbury offers a wide range of locally produced meat and poultry, as well the finest award winning homemade sausages around. Rothbury Butchers have won regional, national and international awards for their sausages with flavours including Venison & Red Wine.

Rothbuth Family Butchers sell a good selection of game in the season from pheasant, venison, pigeon and rabbit. For further information click here.

1. What type/cuts of game do you sell? What tends to be the most popular venison, partridge, and pheasant?
   We sell Pheasant, venison, pigeon, rabbit, Guinea fowl, wild boar etc The most popular is definitively Northumbrian local venison (it tastes superb!)


2. Is game a popular choice with consumers - do you get a demand for it when then season begins?
   Without a doubt. A lot of customers call in the first week of a certain season to ensure they get the freshest local game available


3. Is the fact that game is seasonal a positive factor?
   I think so as it increases demand although sometimes I wish the season were longer!


4. Do you further process game e.g. make pies or sausages?
   Yes, we make Award winning Venison and red wine Sausages and Game pie sometimes too.


5. Where do you get your game from?
   Mainly Local suppliers but sometimes Yorkshire Game


6. Can you clarify all types of game you sell?
   Pheasant, venison, pigeon, rabbit, Guinea fowl, wild boar etc.


7. Do you highlight the source of the game e.g. Pheasant from New Forest, Grouse from North Yorkshire Moors?
   As we use various local estates we tell the customer where it’s from weekly.


8. Do you offer customers recipes and serving suggestions for your game products?
   Yes


9. As a butcher what is your favourite game meat and favourite game dish?
   Venison is our favourite and most popular. The steaks and casserole go very well and we also do mail order and deliver Nationwide.