We are constantly reminded by the media of the problems facing both our farmers and their livestock. This is not to mention the odd case of grim and dire circumstances in which some unfortunate livestock is kept.
Russell’s entire range of produce is supplied locally and the vast majority from the Three Dales wholesale butchers whose …”meat is from local family farms and Three Dales produce is sold exclusively through independent butchers within 25 miles, or so, of Ilkley…”.
We shop at Russells because:
  We know where the produce comes from
  We know the quality is excellent
  The prices are fair
  Russell is friendly and obliging and will help with advice on preparation and cooking in any way possible.

  Lynn & Gordon McDonald

I have shopped with Russ for six years. The quality of his meat and the prices are always the main reasons why I keep going back.
Russ knows how to prepare and cook a wide range of meat giving lots of useful advice.
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  James Barham

Since taking over this Post Office in 2004 we have bought all our meat and poultry from Russell Joyce butchers opposite the Post Office.
The service and quality products make them a first class provider at competitive prices.

  Barbara and Julien
  Cragg Hill Post Office
  77 New Road Side
  Horsforth
  LEEDS
  LS18 4QD

We are lucky. We have on our doorstep one of the best butcher’s shops for miles – Russell Joyce’s. Even if we moved several miles away, we would still buy our meat from Russell. We have been customers of Russell ever since he took over from his predecessor, Kevin several years ago. Kevin had built up a reputation for excellent quality and since Russell took over, he has built on this.
We have always avoided supermarket meat, as its source is always debatable. Too much of supermarket “beef” is from dairy herds, not proper beef herds. You can tell the difference in quality by just testing mince beef from supermarkets with mince steak from Russell. The supermarket mince has large amounts of fat, even when it’s supposed to be “extra-lean”. The minced-steak from Russell is exactly that: lean steak, full flavour, with hardly a trace of fat.
Russell’s home dry-cured bacon, homemade pork pies are very good indeed – a real taste of tradition, without the excess salt found in too many cured pork products. For people in a rush, Russell also offers a great range of pre-prepared kebabs and burgers – great for summer barbecues as well. As for Russell’s sausages, he is constantly experimenting with new flavours, although our favourite is till his “farmhouse” – we have never tasted better.
With Russell we know we can depend on 1^st class Beef, Lamb and Pork from trustworthy local farms, properly prepared by a traditional, trained butcher. A rare breed indeed these days. We even send our kids off to university with vacuum packs of Russell’s meat for their freezers.
We would never buy from another butcher than Russell.

  Dr & Mrs McCaig
  Horsforth.