Archer’s Butchers

super nice people and quality chicken and meat, so glad that they are within walking distance of us, we recommend them highly!

By far the best place to buy local grass-​fed organic meat in Brighton. My wife and I moved into town a few weeks ago and tried a whole range of different butcher’s and Archer’s won by far. The best tasting beef, chicken and pork and a wonderful experience in the store.
Talking with Brian, the owner, about the shop’s history made us fall in love with it even more. He’s a third generation butcher, with his father pioneering organic meats after seeing the horrible conditions of traditional farming where animals were being fed saw dust and leather straps.
We buy all our meat from here and couldn’t be happier with the experience.

Since moving to the UK for the year, I’ve had a tough time with the food here. It just doesn’t seem to agree with me… the ONE exception is the steak that I had from Archer’s. I ate the steak, felt awesome, and leaned back onto the couch feeling better than I had felt in months. For that, I’d like to thank Archer’s. What makes me upset is that it’s just a little out of the way for me, as I live in Worthing. And they aren’t very close to the train station, which also makes me very sad. This won’t stop me from returning to get myself another awesome, gut-​friendly, piece of meat. Worth every single penny spent. They have a few other goodies there as well — cheeses, pies, jams… all of which look amazing.

Without wanting to sound like a food snob, it’s sometimes worth paying that little bit extra and getting a lot more quality. His chickens (not a euphemism!) are top draw, pork chops are a good size and mince beef and lamb are great for making burgers as they don’t reduce to the size of a fifty pence piece after cooking. Sometimes he has an uncooked Chorizo sausages which is a bonus as i struggle to live my life without it.
In season he even gets rabbit if you ask (don’t tut, most of us eat cute lamb!) and he’s right next to the bookies which forms part of my Saturday morning ritual.
And to boot, he’s a really nice chap, and as i’m not from the area he always gives me the lowdown on the history of Hanover.

A lovely free-​range/​organic butchers dedicated to supplying Brighton with the best produce they can find, they’re always so friendly and helpful with old-​school principles, making cooking suggestions and de-​boning. Owner Brian Archer started as selling free range and additive free meat and poultry as early as the 80s which I find incredible, and their longevity just goes to prove their popularity.
The steaks and pork here are always second to none, you won’t find this quality in the supermarkets and it is absolutely worth paying extra as far as I’m concerned.

The best butchers in the hanover area atleast and I’m sure it is one of the best you will go to as a local person. I feel it always takes time to get to know local owners but these guys have more banter than a bantersaurus rex so will chat with anyone.
I second Sophie on the quality of the food and I can’t put it any better than her so read her review. However, just to add that they have received a 5 star award from the Brighton & Hove City Council which you do not see very often.

Archer’s is a really wonderful little butchers located just off Elm Grove. It’s pretty unusual for me to fall in love with a Butchers, as I’m not the biggest meat-​eater in the world, but this place is just great! They specialize in game and the window is full of yummy looking homemade pies. I’ve yet to try one, but I’m betting they’re delicious. The owners are really friendly and are diligently there, open early, every time I pop in to pick up sausages for a Saturday morning brunch. The sausages are really worth the trek up the hills… they have a brilliant variety-​I highly recommend the chipolatas. In fact, they have everything you need for a really delicious breakfast… organic meat, bakery bread, free-​range eggs and locally pressed apple juice… mmm, Archers is one of the establishments I miss most from my days living in Hanover.
Every time I pop up to Archer’s, there’s a little queue of locals picking up milk or eggs, whilst enjoying a friendly chat with the proprietors. It’s really refreshing to see an independent ethically-​minded business being supported by its community! If you’re an avid carnivore and want to know where your meat is coming from, this is the place for you.

A traditional butcher tucked away in Hanover. The quality of the meat is superb — once you’ve had a steak from here, even the best organic steak from Sainsbury’s tastes bland in comparison. He emphasises quality over organic (for instance the chickens are free-​range from a small supplier as they taste better than those which are nominally organic). He will happily joint your bird expertly, advise on cooking times, and will give you a carcase for your stock pot if he’s got one. They also do eggs and a small range of organic juices. The only downside I can think of is that the delicious organic sausages are frozen.