Halal Butcher Delivering to Lawrence Weston, Bristol

Lawrence Weston is on the round, from Ridingleaze across to Long Cross and up towards Kings Weston.

Getting to a halal butcher from here means a fair stretch of public transport each way, the best part of an hour by the time a return trip is done. One delivery replaces it, however heavy the order is, and it costs £11, because the charge is set by road distance from Fishponds rather than one fee for the whole city.

Get the order in ahead of 2pm and it leaves on the same day's run; anything later simply moves to the next one.

There's no set time slot for delivery. You pick your own at checkout, including some later options if that fits your day better.

£55 is a fortnight of meat for most families, and it goes furthest on the cheaper cuts. Mutton on the bone, lamb neck, shanks, beef shin, chicken thighs and drumsticks. All of them cost less per kilo than the cuts everyone reaches for first, and all of them cook better slowly, which is how most of this meat gets used anyway. Build the order that way and the minimum stops being a hurdle and starts being most of a fortnight's cooking sorted in one go.