Antony Coates butchers

General information

ABOUT US:

Our Traditional Alrewas Butchers shop was first established in 1867 and taken over by the Coates family in 1900. Today the business is run by the family’s third and fourth generation, father and son Peter and Antony Coates and we now have a further three shops located in Tamworth, Staffordshire and Borrowash, Derbyshire also wollaton nottingham

For over 110 years we have prided ourselves on our quality service and value for money (QSV) and we strive to ensure that we cater for all our customers’ culinary needs.

Our meat is sourced from the best local farms meaning that when you purchase from us you are not only receiving the best you can buy but you are also helping us to support the local countryside, something that as a business we are very passionate about.

Our shops provide you with both a traditional and continental approach to the way in which our meats are prepared and displayed. Our counters will entice you with a superb selection, from the traditional English cuts to the more exotic marinades and oriental stir-fry’s. We also produce our own sausage and bacon as well as a wide range of homemade bakery products.

Our team of friendly, skilled butchers can cut any joint that you require. Need a rack of lamb for a dinner party? No problem. Want something you just saw a celebrity chef cook? We will be more than happy to come up with the right cut for your recipe.

Want to see how your meat got to the counter? A tour behind the scenes of our main shop in Alrewas is welcome anytime.

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OUR MEAT:

Our meat is sourced from trusted local farmers that we have been dealing with for many generations. Local means less food miles and promises quality and value for all.

Our pork comes from Packington Free Range. At Packington they ensure that the animal’s welfare is always put first and strive to ensure that all their pigs are reared naturally using traditional farming methods. The pigs are allowed to roam freely through vast green pastures and to wallow in the mud for the duration of their lives. This natural method results in 100% natural meat. The pigs are supplied to our precise specifications enabling us to maintain a consistent quality in our pork. Here at Coates’ we have complete confidence that these happy pigs produce the best pork you can buy!
(www.packingtonfreerange.co.uk)

For our beef we feel that is essential that the parentage is of Hereford or Aberdeen Angus stock and that they are born and reared on their mother’s milk in the local Trent meadows. This single suckled traditional production again gives the animals a traditional farming environment which not only produces a better quality meat but also helps to enhance and support the countryside.

Once the meat is taken from our own modern EEC standard licensed slaughterhouse (located at the back of our Alrewas premises) it is hung in our chill rooms for the required time to ensure it gains tenderness and full flavour. Our beef is hung and air-aged for 21 days.

When ready for use the meat is cut and prepared by our team of craftsmen butchers who are all highly skilled in producing all your favourite joints for our shops.

All of our homemade products are produced onsite at our Alrewas premises including our cooked meat, bacon and sausage - a favourite being, especially with children, our famous Packington Porker sausages made with to our own secret recipe. There are also over 20 other gourmet flavoured sausages to choose from, usually with at least 12 different varieties available on any one day, we also produce gluten free to order. When making all of our sausages we use the same quality meat as we would for your best Sunday joint and only use natural casings. The sausages are also low in salt which we believe is better for both you and the taste!

Our Oak smoked bacon is produced in our own smoke house - visitors to our Alrewas shop can tell when it is in use!

We produce a wide variety of baked products in our very own cookhouse; these include our famous jellied pork pies, meat pies, sausage rolls and much, much more!

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WHAT ELSE WE SELL:

We pride ourselves on our local meat, but we also have a wide variety of other locally sourced products to offer!

We stock a large range of locally sourced seasonal fresh fruit, vegetables and salad all year round.

Our fridges offer a variety of cheeses to suit all, as well as farmhouse butter, savoury butters, local eggs and the finest Scottish smoked salmon and trout.

Our shelves are stacked with jars, consisting of local honeys and homemade jams that go perfectly with our scones! There are condiments such as chutney, apple and mint sauces as well as bottles of locally made oils and dressings and packets of sauces.

Our cooked meat counter holds delicatessens such as Olives and stuffed peppers as well as salami, Parma ham and chorizo.

Our bread is freshly baked every morning onsite at Alrewas, as well as tasty all butter croissants. A smell thoroughly enjoyed by all in the morning!

Fancy doing a bit of baking yourself? We even stock flour!

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We also offer other exciting things such as hog roasts and butchery classes-

For more information please call our Alrewas shop (01283 790 205) or visit our website at www.coatestraditionalbutchers.co.uk