92/100Outstanding
6 varietiesBrand
Natures Menu
Brand review
Natures Menu dog food review
Natures Menu is not a kibble brand. The range is raw nuggets, freeze-dried food and wet trays, with only a token dry line. Its Country Hunter and Complete & Balanced lines run high on meat (80/20 and 60/40) and reach into wild boar and rabbit. Averaged out, the brand is in our Excellent band. It covers two very different halves: the raw and freeze-dried food reads Outstanding almost throughout, while the wet stews and the small dry line sit lower. The trade-off is the cold storage and handling those formats ask for.
Average score
76
out of 100
Value
—
not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
—
not yet rated
Foods reviewed
16
Dry · Wet · Raw · Freeze-dried
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 16
- Food types
- Dry, Wet, Raw, Freeze-dried
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, Single protein, Novel protein, High energy
Currently reviewed Natures Menu foods
- 192/100
- 291/100
- 391/100
- 488/100
- 5Natures Menu Raw Freeze-Dried87/100
Freeze-dried · Dry
- 682/100
- 782/100
- 879/100
- 978/100
- 1076/100
- 1176/100
- 1274/100
- 1373/100
- 1455/100
- 1545/100
- 1641/100
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ £50–80 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ £80+ / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Feeding raw or high meatNovel proteinsRaw and freeze-driedAll breed sizes
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 16 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Natures Menu: the closer look
The range
Sixteen products cover 66 recipes: raw nuggets from the 80/20 and 60/40 Complete & Balanced ranges, freeze-dried food, wet cans and pouches (Country Hunter, pâté, hearty stew), and a small dry line. Every breed size and life stage has a recipe.
Ingredients
Meat leads throughout, usually in recipes built on one protein or two. Common meats are here (chicken, beef, turkey, lamb) and rarer ones too (wild boar, rabbit, duck, salmon). Plant additions stay modest, with spinach, peas, carrots, green tea and yucca at low percentages.
Nutrition
The range mixes dense raw nuggets with high-moisture wet food, so nutrition varies widely by format. Energy runs from about 78 kcal per 100g in the wet trays to nearly 490 in the raw nuggets, and as-fed protein from single figures to around 40% in the high-meat recipes. Read the product you are buying, not a brand average.
Strengths
- A real raw and high-meat focus in the 80/20 and 60/40 nuggets
- Less common proteins such as wild boar and rabbit
- Raw and freeze-dried food that reads Outstanding on every pillar
Limitations
- The dry line is small and sits in our Average band
- Raw and freeze-dried ask for cold storage and careful handling
- The wet stews read well below the raw
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want a full kibble range, check the dry line first, because it runs to four recipes and sits in our Average band
- If freezer space is tight, start with the wet trays, because the raw and freeze-dried need cold storage and careful handling
- If you want the wet food to read like the raw, check the Hearty Stew pouches, because they sit lowest of anything the brand makes
Score overview
The brand's average is our Excellent band, and it hides a wide spread. On the raw and freeze-dried recipes, protein and processing and nutritional balance both read Outstanding. The wet stews drop to Good or lower on protein and processing, and the four dry recipes sit in our Average band. Read the specific product, not the brand average.
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 Natures Menu dog foods
16 foods, ranked by score
91/100Outstanding11 varieties
91/100Outstanding3 varieties
88/100Outstanding
87/100Outstanding4 varieties
82/100Outstanding4 varieties
82/100Outstanding6 varieties
79/100Excellent7 varieties
78/100Excellent4 varieties
76/100Excellent4 varieties
76/100Excellent
74/100Excellent
73/100Excellent
55/100Good4 varieties
45/100Average5 varieties
41/100Average4 varieties
Related dog food guides
Ranked shortlists that include Natures Menu foods.
Compare Natures Menu
Weighed head-to-head against similar brands we've reviewed.
Natures Menu — common questions
Is Natures Menu good dog food?
Across 16 reviewed foods, Natures Menu averages 76/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits feeding raw or high meat, novel proteins, raw and freeze-dried, all breed sizes.
Which Natures Menu dog food scores highest?
Natures Menu Complete & Balanced 80/20 Minced Block leads the range at 92/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Natures Menu best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to feeding raw or high meat, novel proteins, raw and freeze-dried, all breed sizes. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
Similar brands
Similar brands are selected by food type, price range, score profile and product fit.