82/100Outstanding
Butchers
Butchers dog food review
Butcher's is all wet, tins, foil trays and jelly pouches, with no kibble at all, and it is a broad range, from everyday variety packs to purpose-named recipes like Simply Gentle and Joints & Coat. It sits in our Excellent band, carried by nutritional balance and clear labelling, with meat content doing less of the work. Its main draw is breadth: plenty to rotate for a dog that eats wet.
Average score
74
out of 100
Value
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Ingredient clarity
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Foods reviewed
21
Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 21
- Food types
- Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, Single protein, Skin & coat, Joint support
Currently reviewed Butchers foods
- 182/100
- 281/100
- 378/100
- 478/100
- 577/100
- 677/100
- 777/100
- 876/100
- 976/100
- 1076/100
- 1175/100
- 1275/100
- 1375/100
- 1474/100
- 1573/100
- 1673/100
- 1771/100
- 1870/100
- 1969/100
- 2063/100
- 2163/100
Price & value
- Cost from
- ≈ £1.86 a day
- Typical cost per day
- ≈ £2.84 a day
Estimated for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide and price per kilo.
Best for
All-wet feedingDogs of any sizeEvery life stagePlenty of recipes to rotate
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 21 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
Butchers: the closer look
The range
Twenty-one products across 55 recipes, all of them wet: tins, foil trays and jelly or gravy pouches. The range covers everyday variety packs and a few purpose-named lines such as Simply Gentle, Joints & Coat and Puppy Perfect. Every breed size is covered, from toy to giant, and recipes are marked for puppies, adults and seniors.
Ingredients
Recipes lean on named meats, with chicken, beef, turkey and tripe coming up most often, alongside botanicals such as chicory root, parsley, rosehip and mint, plus salmon oil. Some recipes include cooked wholegrain rice, so they are not grain-free.
Nutrition
This is wet food, so moisture is high and energy density is low, roughly 72 to 98 kcal per 100g, and portions are bigger than they would be on dry. Protein and fat sit in the usual as-fed range for tinned food. Nutritional balance is the strongest of the four pillars, reading Outstanding on almost every recipe.
Strengths
- All-wet breadth: 21 products, every breed size, every life stage
- Clear, honest labelling right through the range
- Named meats with useful extras like salmon oil and chicory root
Limitations
- Wet only, with no dry or raw option
- Protein and processing is the softest pillar, and reads Average on a dozen recipes
- Several recipes blend proteins and include grains
Where it is less of a fit
- If your dog eats dry or raw, check the format first, because this range is wet only
- If you want the highest meat content, check the recipe, because protein and processing reads Average on a dozen of them
- You need strictly single-protein food, as many recipes blend meats
Score overview
At 76/100 the read is dependable without being standout. Nutritional balance is the strongest pillar, transparency sits at Excellent or better throughout, and protein and processing varies from Average to Excellent depending on the recipe.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 28 August 2026.
All Butchers dog foods
21 foods, ranked by score
81/100Outstanding
78/100Excellent3 varieties
78/100Excellent
77/100Excellent3 varieties
77/100Excellent3 varieties
77/100Excellent3 varieties
76/100Excellent3 varieties
76/100Excellent3 varieties
76/100Excellent3 varieties
75/100Excellent3 varieties
75/100Excellent3 varieties
75/100Excellent
74/100Excellent3 varieties
73/100Excellent3 varieties
73/100Excellent3 varieties
71/100Excellent3 varieties
70/100Excellent3 varieties
69/100Good3 varieties
63/100Good3 varieties
63/100Good3 varieties
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Butchers — common questions
Is Butchers good dog food?
Across 21 reviewed foods, Butchers averages 74/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits all-wet feeding, dogs of any size, every life stage, plenty of recipes to rotate.
Which Butchers dog food scores highest?
Butchers Tripe Mix (GB label) leads the range at 82/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Butchers best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to all-wet feeding, dogs of any size, every life stage, plenty of recipes to rotate. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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