Allens of Mayfair was a butchers shop based in London. It opened in Mayfair in 1830 and closed in 2015. Allens Scottish beef was bred especially for them in the

Cairngorm National Park Cairngorms National Park ( gd, Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Tro ...

. The shop ran

butchery A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishm ...

classes between 2007 and its closure.

History

Allens was opened in

South Audley Street South Audley Street is a major shopping street in Mayfair, London.'South Audley Street: Introduction', in Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings), ed. F H W Sheppard (London, 1980), pp. 290–291. Br ...

in 1830, and moved to its final location on Mount Street in 1880. It was London's oldest butchers shop to date. It was one of only four shops that the

Duke of Westminster Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the ...

officially mandated. By May 2006, Allens was taken over by the owners of Rare Butchers of Distinction. Over £1 million was spent in refurbishing the Grade II listed building, and installing new modern equipment inside the shop and attached office. In 2008 Allens bought Simply Real Sausages, which supply many of London's top kitchens, including

The Dorchester The Dorchester is a five-star luxury hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street in London, to the east of Hyde Park. It is one of the world's most prestigious and expensive hotels. The Dorchester opened on 18 April 1931, and it still retains its ...

and the

Soho House Soho House is a museum run by Birmingham Museums Trust, celebrating Matthew Boulton's life, his partnership with James Watt, his membership of the Lunar Society of Birmingham and his contribution to the Midlands Enlightenment and the Ind ...

group. The landlord,

Grosvenor Estate Grosvenor Group Limited is an internationally diversified property group, which traces its origins to 1677 and has its headquarters in London, England. It has a global reach, now in 62 international cities, with offices in 14 of them, operated on ...

, said that the management had 'fallen into administration' and that the court's administrator had not renewed the lease. Allens Scottish beef was bred especially for them in the

. Butchery classes were held weekly since 2007.

Products and services

Allens Scottish beef was bred especially for them in the

. All of the pork, beef, lamb, geese and turkey sold came from farms in the UK, and all meat sold could be traced back to the farm. Butchery classes were held weekly around the hexagonal butchers block in the middle of the shop. Introduced in 2007, they were designed to prevent butchery becoming a thing of the past. Allens' butchery classes achieved number 60 on '' GQ'' magazine's "100 Best Things in the World" in December 2009."GQ Magazine", December 2009

References

External links

Allens of Mayfair
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allens of Mayfair Mayfair Butcher shops Shops in London Food retailers of the United Kingdom

History

Products and services

See also

References

External links