Field & Flower
Our verdict · The accessible, fully flexible free-range subscription for regular family cooking — low entry, low per-portion cost, easy to skip or cancel.
Buy it if
You want a routine, budget-aware weekly or fortnightly free-range shop you can customise, skip, pause or cancel with no tie-in.
Skip it if
You specifically want certified-organic, dry-aged or native/heritage-breed meat — this is free-range, not an organic or dry-age specialist.
Where to get it
Field & Flower
From ~£39.50 min spend (~£1.77/portion)
Indicative price at the time of review.
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Field & Flower is the value and flexibility pick, and the easiest place on this list to start: an indicative minimum spend of around £39.50 and pricing positioned near ~£1.77 per portion undercut the premium butchers and make it viable as a regular family shop rather than an occasional treat. It's built as a subscription you actually control — set your frequency, change the contents every order, and skip, pause or cancel any time, with a loyalty scheme that adds free cuts and £10 off every tenth order. Delivery is an indicative £4.95 on weekdays and £5.95 at weekends. The trade-off versus Swaledale is quality tier: this is free-range (there's no organic range and it isn't a dry-ageing specialist), so the provenance is good rather than breed-and-butchery led. It also adds fish boxes if you want to fold seafood into the same delivery. Customer feedback is strongly positive across a large volume of reviews. Pick it over The Ethical Butcher below if value and no-fuss flexibility matter more to you than top review scores and welfare certification.
The good & the bad
Pros
- Lowest barrier to entry here (~£39.50 minimum) and per-portion pricing that undercuts premium butchers
- Purpose-built flexible subscription — swap contents, set frequency, skip, pause or cancel freely
- Adds fish boxes alongside meat for a single combined delivery
Cons
- Free-range, not certified organic, dry-aged or native/heritage breed
- Weekend delivery costs more (indicatively ~£5.95) than weekday
How it compares
| Pick | WATTB Score | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Swaledale Butchers | 91/100 | From £37.50 (boxes to £130) | overall for quality-first home cooks |
| 2.Field & FlowerThis pick | 88/100 | From ~£39.50 min spend (~£1.77/portion) | value and most flexible subscription |
| 3.The Ethical Butcher | 87/100 | From £75 (boxes to £150) | welfare and regenerative sourcing |
| 4.Eversfield Organic | 85/100 | From £36 (£35 min order) | certified-organic pick |
| 5.Edenmoor (formerly Pipers Farm) | 81/100 | From £40 min (freezer box ~£80.20) | accessible grass-fed all-rounder |
Key facts
- Best for
- value and most flexible subscription
- Typical cost
- From ~£39.50 min spend (~£1.77/portion)
- Sourcing
- Free-range meat and fish (no organic range)
- Price positioning
- ~£1.77 per portion (indicative)
- Minimum spend
- ~£39.50 (indicative)
- Delivery
- ~£4.95 weekday / ~£5.95 weekend
- Flexibility
- Customise, set frequency, skip, pause or cancel any time; loyalty rewards
Researched by WATTB
- Published
- 19 September 2026
- Updated
- 19 September 2026
- Last verified
- 19 September 2026
- Sources
- 9 sources
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