I want to buy some really special meat like steak or something online to send as a gift..

[spudmasher]

but I would like a recommendation before I go ahead and order any.
It is a treat for my dad - he doesn't like flowers. Has anyone had any positive meat buying on line and sent by post experiences?
Cheers me dears.

National Trust run several such schemes.One near me on side of Snowdon.Sorry can't remember the name of the farm (Hafod y Llan?) but should be easy to find. There are other NT farms too.

Jimmy's Farm do this. Haven't used them myslef, but like the idea

Oh,and i have just ordered half a pig (home reared.fed on local produce) for £70 which is a bloody bargain from these folk. Hang on,I'll do you a link...

Ceolas you are a star - that looks like just the thing. Is he the guy off the tv? Dad would live that.

My MIL buys meat from Scotland and gets it delivered to Kent and says it is fantastic. Want me to find out the name? There is probably lovely meat farmed here in Kent but hey, she hasn't heard of her carbon footprint and is old (and a bit mad) so I'll let her off!

Traed Moch

Wow ! Thanks Moondog! This could turn out to be an expensive evening! I will end up getting a load of stuff for myself!

yes he's the one

Hafod y Llan

Don't go phoning her up or anything kbear to get the name! Thanks for offering though. So helpful.....

Thanks everyone. You are fab. I'm going to go for Jimmy's because I know my dad has watched it on tv. I will let you know if it is any good!

AFAIK, he only farms the pigs, so not sure where the other meat comes from

Thank God, I'm not emotionally strong enough for another conversation with her today.

She rang me earlier to tell me (all in one breathless sentence) that the suite they were getting delivered wasn't in Aisle 21 when the men went to get it but it was on a lorry on it's way to something beginning with S, she told my DH earlier what the place was, now couldn't remember, is he there?, no he's at work, oh, it was a place beginning with S, Sittingbourne, Sheerness, Sheppey, Shepton Mallet, Shipley, um, something with an S anyway, what are you doing home I wasn't expecting anyone to be in.

So why did you ring then?

Kbear collapses in heap.

It's all that meat she eats....

??????

Sorry, that was my reply to spudmasher - and an excuse to share the madness....

Oh sorry,reference to mad MIL.
I geddit. Blimey,she's lost it eh?

Hope it's not mad cow disease!!!

OOh, not a pc joke.

Sorry Kbear

My SIL got our Christmas ham from Jimmy's. It would have been lovely had she not burnt it!! (not as good as ours though, our first pig is ready next month )

Have ordered it!Sausages,steaks and pork chops - like a barbeque in a box for him. Very exciting - wish I'd got something for myself now!!!!