Ordered 2 packets of Arbroath smokies and 4 x Scottish plain loafs. Firstly, what an absolute pleasure you all are to deal with, love the personal message on the box. Delivery and packaging is subl... See more
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I have ordered on line on two occasions now and cannot praise this company highly enough on their level of customer service and quality of their food. We live on the wirral but my husband is originall... See more
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I received my order today and im so happy with it ..it was well packed and was all cold i ordered the steak pie and they look so delish and the mince pies and beef sausages and cant get them in Manch... See more
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A really great experience from ordering to quality of produce. I will start with only moan and that is nothing to do with McDonald and sons. The courier service dpd is diabolical I am hoping it’s more... See more
Company details
- Butcher Shop
- Butcher Shop Deli
- Food Producer
- Meat Packer
- Meat Products Supplier
- Online Food Ordering Service
About MacDonald & Son Butchers
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👨👩👦👦Who are we? David Robb MacDonald was born in Dundee, Scotland in 1911 and opened his first shop on Logie Street, Lochee in 1935. In a short time, David realised that there was a thriving demand for meat among the residents of Dundee and decided to move into a bigger shop on the High Street of Lochee. A few years later, and after relocating the business twice, the MacDonald & Son name is still just as popular as it was over 80 years ago.
During this time, David’s son Brian joined the business and learned the trade. Brian took over the business fully at the age of 20 and has built one of Dundee’s oldest and respected family businesses. Over the past 55 years under Brian, the MacDonald & Son name has become renowned for the quality of its meat. To this day it continues to produce the same products that have been enjoyed by generations.
🍖Our Produce We pride ourselves on the quality and consistency of our products. Our aim is to provide our customers with quality sourced meat and to offer great tasting Scottish produce.
All of our red meat is sourced from farms in Aberdeenshire or the Scottish Highlands. The cattle are grass fed all year round and are 30 day aged.
🥩What makes our steaks different? The farmers we buy our cattle from graze the stock in fields next to the North Sea. Salt from the sea gets into the earth and thus into the cattle. This produces a excellent flavour in all our steaks.
🚚How are the boxes delivered? All our customers goods are vac packed and sent in a chilled box. The goods are then sent overnight using DPD which means it arrives to our customers doors cool and fresh.
We send boxes all over the UK and our customers have the convenience of choosing a specific delivery day that suits them best.
On the day of delivery, our customers receive and email and text notification giving them a 1 hour delivery window.
Contact info
174 High Street, DD2 3BZ, Dundee, United Kingdom
- 01382 611348
- speaktothebutcher@macdonaldbutchers.co.uk
- macdonaldbutchers.co.uk
4.8
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Get excited on delivery day
I have been purchasing goodies from Mc Donald and sons since January. The service and quality is amazing.The steak pies are so flavoursome and yummy. Will be purchasing many times more
June 25, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you've been enjoying our products since January and that delivery day is something you look forward to.
It's fantastic to hear you're loving our steak pies—we're so pleased they've become a favourite! Your continued support means the world to our family business, and we're incredibly grateful to have you as a loyal customer.
Thank you again, and we look forward to sending you many more delicious deliveries in the months and years ahead!
Definitely worth giving them a try
Great produce, well packaged and delivered when they said.
June 29, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your lovely review and recommendation! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed our produce and that everything arrived well packaged and exactly when expected.
Comments like yours mean a great deal to our family business, and we're so pleased you felt we were worth trying. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to serving you again very soon!
easy web site to use,good value and…
easy web site to use,good value and excellent service.very well packaged and carriage costs very reasonable.
June 29, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you found our website easy to use and that you were pleased with the value, service and packaging.
It's also great to know you felt our delivery charges were reasonable. We work hard to offer the best possible service while ensuring every order arrives in perfect condition.
Thank you for your kind words and your support. It means a great deal to our family business, and we look forward to serving you again soon!
Best breakfast food I've ordered
Best breakfast food I've ordered, Lorne sausage and Fruit Pudding are particular hignlights.
June 18, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're absolutely delighted to hear you enjoyed your breakfast favourites.
Being told it's the best breakfast food you've ordered is a huge compliment. We're especially pleased that our Lorne sausage and fruit pudding were highlights—they're two of our favourites too!
Thank you for your support and for taking the time to leave such kind feedback. We look forward to helping you enjoy many more Scottish breakfasts in the future!
Delivery was on time
Delivery was on time, contents were amazing (not sure on taste as it was a gift). I would definitely order again
June 26, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear your gift arrived on time and that you were impressed with the presentation and contents.
We hope the lucky recipient enjoys everything just as much as you enjoyed giving it! Thank you for trusting us with your gift, and we're thrilled to hear you'd order from us again. We look forward to serving you in the future!
Top quality food and perfect delivery…
Top quality food and perfect delivery from a Scot living London.
June 26, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! It means a great deal to us to know that our food brought a taste of home all the way to London. We're delighted you were pleased with both the quality of the food and the delivery service. Thank you for choosing MacDonald & Son – we really appreciate your support and look forward to sending you another taste of Scotland again soon!
Best butchers about!!
The quality of the food is outstanding and the service is absolutely brilliant. Can not recommend enough!!!
June 22, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the quality of our food and that our service met your expectations. Comments like yours mean the world to our whole team, who work hard to make sure every order is something special. Thank you for your recommendation, and we look forward to serving you again very soon!
Amazing service from order to delivery
Amazing service from order to delivery, Black pudding was the best I've ever had A*
June 22, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you had such a great experience from placing your order right through to delivery. It's especially lovely to hear you enjoyed our black pudding so much – being told it's the best you've ever had is a huge compliment! Thank you for your support, and we look forward to sending you another taste of Scotland again soon.
Online ordering and delivery system is…
Online ordering and delivery system is easy to use and do a timely delivery with all products in great condition plus all products are of a very high standard. Delicious.
June 22, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We're delighted to hear you found our online ordering process simple to use and that your order arrived on time and in perfect condition. Knowing you enjoyed the quality of our products means a great deal to us, as we take great pride in everything we produce. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to serving you again soon!
Have been buying from here for well…
Have been buying from here for well over a year and the quality is always top notch!! Also, so impressed and appreciative of the sheer amount of ice packs included in today’s delivery (where the weather is sweltering) to ensure quality is not compromised. Thank you!!!
June 24, 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your continued support over the past year. Loyal customers like you mean the world to our family business, and we're delighted to hear that you've consistently enjoyed the quality of our products.
We're especially pleased you noticed the extra ice packs! With the recent hot weather, we took additional precautions to ensure every order stayed perfectly chilled throughout its journey. Knowing that this gave you confidence that your food arrived in the best possible condition makes all the extra effort worthwhile.
Thank you again for your lovely review. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to sending you many more deliveries in the future!
Great butcher
Great butcher, good choice, owner friendly, helpful and totally customer focused. Ordering easy and delivery great, definitely recommend
June 17, 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your fantastic review and recommendation. We're delighted to hear that you found our ordering process straightforward, your delivery went smoothly, and that you enjoyed the range of products we offer.
Your kind words about our customer service mean a great deal. We always strive to put our customers first, so it's wonderful to know that came across. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to serving you again very soon!
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your order and that it arrived well packed and on time. We work hard to make sure every delivery reaches our customers in perfect condition, so it's wonderful to know we got it right. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to sending you another delicious order soon!
EXCELLENT STEAK PIE
EXCELLENT STEAK PIE. Bought the large steak pie for dinner with friends. I've always bought mine from House of Bruar, but decided to try MacDonald's this time, as we've been very pleased with their products from previous orders. Lovely, tender meat, with plenty gravy. I'm converted! 😁
June 11, 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're absolutely delighted to hear that our large steak pie won you over, especially when you already had a favourite. Knowing that you enjoyed the tender steak and generous helping of gravy is wonderful to hear, as that's exactly what we aim for.
It's also lovely to know you've been pleased with your previous orders too. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to earn your trust—we're thrilled to have converted you! We look forward to supplying many more delicious meals in the future. 😁
Easy to order
Easy to order, prompt delivery, even when I had to reschedule it. The meat is good. No complaints.
June 3, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your kind review! We're delighted to hear that you found the ordering process straightforward and that rearranging your delivery was simple and hassle-free. It's also great to know you were pleased with the quality of the meat. We really appreciate your support and look forward to serving you again soon!
Mouth Watering
A Very friendly man on the phone helped me when ordering my food. The delivery was on time and the driver was polite and helpful. The food was delicious. I wasn’t sure what to eat first but I was drooling at the mouth. It was all a reminder of my home in Arbroath. I will buy again from MacDonalds.
May 19, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It was our pleasure to help you with your order, and we're delighted to hear that you found both our customer service and delivery to be friendly and helpful.
What really made us smile was hearing that our food brought back memories of home in Arbroath. That's exactly why we do what we do – helping people reconnect with the flavours they grew up with, no matter where they are.
Thank you for your kind words and your support. We look forward to sending you another taste of home very soon!
Arrived promptly and enjoyed scotch…
Arrived promptly and enjoyed scotch pies just like and the black pudding was amazing Deivered within the time allocated lovely chap very helpful,as we are elderly and he offered to take box into our kitchen very pleasant and helpful
June 1, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We're delighted to hear that your order arrived on time and that you enjoyed the Scotch pies and our black pudding.
We're also really pleased to hear your kind words about your delivery driver. We work with wonderful people who genuinely care about our customers, and it's lovely to know he took the time to help by bringing your order into the kitchen. We'll be sure to pass your compliments on.
Thank you for your support. It means a great deal to our family business, and we look forward to serving you again soon!
A LOVELY TASTE OF HOME 🏴
What a fabulous service for us Scots in exile! Fantastic customer experience from order to delivery. Great tasty produce packaged thoughtfully to arrive in prime condition. A lovely taste of home 🏴
Would highly recommend and give 10 stars if I could.
May 22, 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for such a wonderful review! Reading comments like yours makes everything we do worthwhile.
Our goal has always been to bring a genuine taste of Scotland to Scots living away from home, so it's fantastic to hear that your order did exactly that. We're delighted you enjoyed the whole experience, from ordering through to delivery, and that everything arrived in perfect condition.
Thank you for your incredibly kind words and recommendation. It truly means the world to our family business, and we'll happily accept those extra five stars! ⭐ We look forward to sending you another taste of home very soon. 🏴
My grandparents were from Dundee i got…
My grandparents were from Dundee i got my box today very pleased x
May 20, 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear you were pleased with your box.
It's especially nice to know your grandparents were from Dundee. We hope opening your order brought back a few happy memories and gave you a little taste of your family's roots. Thank you for choosing us, and we look forward to sending you another taste of Scotland very soon!
Brilliant quality food great service…
Brilliant quality food great service and great being able to to choose Delivery date will continue to use them
May 2, 2026
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the quality of our food and the service you received.
We're also pleased that being able to choose your delivery date made things more convenient for you. We know how important flexibility is, so it's great to hear you found this helpful.
Thank you for your continued support. It means a great deal to our family business, and we look forward to serving you again for many years to come!
Memories in a box
Absolutely wonderful everything was in the box that was advertised, my partner was like a kid with a new toy she lived in Scotland when she was a teenager her memories all came flooding back, she's got a bottle of iron brew and is going to have a picnic, thanks for it all
May 13, 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from MacDonald & Son Butchers
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! It was a real pleasure to read.
We're delighted that everything arrived exactly as advertised and that your partner enjoyed opening the box so much. Hearing that it brought back happy memories of her time in Scotland is exactly what we hope to achieve with every order. We can just picture the Irn-Bru picnic!
Thank you for choosing us to bring a little taste of Scotland into your home. Your kind words mean a great deal to our family business, and we look forward to serving you both again very soon.
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