DG Lindsay & Son

Listed in the Perthshire Larder – order a print copy (free + p&p).

This award-winning family butcher was established in Perth in 1863, and for those 150 years has been run by successive generations of the Lindsay family down to Mr Beaton Lindsay today. It's a true local business: the meat is sourced from Perthshire farms, slaughtered nearby and is hung in the shop's basement. A team of expert butchers slice and chop the meat on stainless-steel tables at the rear of the shop, in full view of the customers who come in for advice on the best cuts to use for best value. An old-fashioned operation in the best sense, the large premises on Methven Street is packed with pies, pasties, sausages, burgers, joints and all the cuts of meat you'd expect from a quality butcher.