Awards

Exceptional, award winning meat

Our Awards

We don’t enter into competitions for any glory (although it is nice to win and be recognised). We enter because we believe it is the perfect way of showing our passion for the industry and use it as a way of educating the public about how good husbandry of animals leads directly to superior quality meat.

We go to to great lengths to ensure that the farms we select our meat from, including our own, reach an exceptional standard before during and after delivery of livestock. This, combined with our understanding of meat and how to get the best from it enable us to recommend the best methods & recipes to maximise the flavour and tenderness in our meat and meat products.

Find out more about the individual awards here: Great Taste Awards  |  Taste of the West

2022

We entered 5 products to this years Great Taste Awards and won stars for all 5 products!

Martins Meats Nigel Barden Heritage Award

2021

We were delighted to receive 9 awards at the 2021 Great Taste awards

2019

We received two awards this year in the World Steak Challenge

  • Gold for our grass fed Longhorn Ribeye steak – a step up from last year!
  • Silver for our grass fed Longhorn Sirloin

 

2018

We were delighted to receive 7 awards in total at the 2018 Great Taste awards with 2 for our fish!

    3 Stars – Martins Fish Cornish Turbot
    2 Stars – Longhorn Ox Tail
    2 Stars – Cotswold Lamb Noisette
    2 Stars – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Burger
    1 Star – Cotswold Lamb Crown
    1 Star – Longhorn Dryaged Sliced Shin Beef
    1 Star – Martins Fish Cornish Smokies

    World Steak Challenge

    Silver – Longhorm Ribeye

    2017

    We received the following at the 2017 Great Taste Awards:

    3 Stars – Longhorn 30day dry aged Cote Du Boeuf
    3 Stars – Gloucester Old Spot Drycure Smoked Streaky Bacon Rindless
    Top 50 Foods – Gloucester Old Spot Drycure Smoked Streaky Bacon Rindless
    2 Stars – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Belly
    2 Stars – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Shoulder
    2 Stars – Gloucester Old Spot Drycure Smoked Back Bacon Rindless
    1 Star – Longhorn 30day dry aged Rolled Sirloin of Beef
    1 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Chippolatas
    1 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Pork & Onion Marmalade
    1 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Loin Rack
    1 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Drycure Back Bacon Rindless
    1 Star – Cotswold Lamb Steak
    1 Star – Cotswold Lamb Shank

    We were finalist in The British Farming Awards for Diversification – large company.

    World Steak Challenge

    Worlds Best Grass Fed Steak – Longhorn Ribeye
    Gold award – Longhorn Fillet
    Silver award – Longhorn Sirloin

    2016

    Great Taste, the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2016.

    Out of 10,000 products to be judged, Martins Meats Cheltenham Gloucestershire was awarded:

    Great Taste Awards

    Nomination – Golden Fork from South West – Longhorn Topside
    Top 50 Foods – Longhorn Topside
    Top 50 Foods – Longhorn Wing Rib / Sirloin on Bone
    Top 50 Foods – Gloucester Old Spot Gammon Steak
    3 Star – Longhorn Topside
    3 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Gammon Steak
    3 Star – Longhorn Burger
    3 Star – Longhorn Wing Rib / Sirloin on Bone
    2 Star – Old Fashioned Farmers Fat Back Bacon
    2 Star – Gloucester old spot Collar Bacon
    2 Star – Longhorn Sirloin Steak
    2 Star – Longhorn Burger Gluten Free
    2 Star – Cotswold Rack Lamb
    2 Star – Cotswold Leg Lamb
    1 Star – Longhorn T-Bone
    1 Star – Cotswold Lamb Burger
    1 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Chop

    3 products were awarded Top 50 Great Taste Award status and the Longhorn 30 day salt-aged beef Topside was also nominated for the Golden Fork Award.

    2015

    We are once again hugely proud to receive no less than 17 Gold Stars at this year Great Taste Awards including 3 of our home grown products in the Top 50! which out of 10,000 product entries is simply quite amazing!

    Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for fine food and drink producers. Quite simply the Great Taste logo is the sign you can trust when buying food and drink in your local, quality retailer.

    Great Taste Awards

    Nomination – Golden Fork from South West – Longhorn Rib Beef
    Top 50 Foods – Gloucester Old Spot Spare Rib Pork Joint
    3 Star – Longhorn Rib Beef
    3 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Spare Rib Pork Joint
    3 Star – Jacobs Ladder
    2 Star – Cotswold Reared Lamb Shoulder on Bone
    1 Star – Longhorn 60 day dry salt aged Rump Steak
    1 Star – Cotswold Reared Minted Lamb T-bone
    2 Star – Gloucester Old Spot Pork Belly
    2 Star – Cotswold Bresaola
    Top 50 Foods – Longhorn Rib of Beef
    Top 50 Foods – Jacobs Ladder
    Gold – Longhorn Fillet on Bone
    Silver – Cotswold Minted Lamb T-bone
    Silver – Longhorn Sirloin
    Silver – Gloucester Old Spot Sausage Burger
    Silver – Longhorn Ribeye
    Silver – Lamb Shoulder on the Bone
    Silver – Longhorn Bresaola
    Gold – Gloucestershire Old Spot Sweet Cured Back Bacon
    Gold – Gloucestershire Old Spot Collar Bacon

    Cotswold Life Food & Drinks Award

    Highly Commended, Butcher of the Year

    Gloucestershire Food and Farming

    Highly Commended, Butcher of the Year

    Longhorn Rib of Beef

    Jacobs Ladder

    Spare Rib Pork Joint

    2014

    EBLEX Britain’s Best Burger Award

    Silver – Longhorn Burger

    Heart of England Fine Foods

    Meat Finalist – Cotswold Reared Lamb T-Bone
    Excel Finalist, Meat Finalist & Winner – Longhorn 28 day dry aged Cote du Boeuf

    Taste of the West

    Gold – Longhorn 28 day dry aged 20oz Tomahawk Steak
    Silver – Longhorn 28 day dry aged 24oz Cote de Boeuf
    Silver – Longhorn dry aged 8oz Steak Burger
    Gold – Cotswold Reared 8oz Lamb T-Bone

    Great Taste Awards

    1 star – Black Angus 28 day dry aged Cote du Boeuf
    1 star – Longhorn 28 day dry aged T-Bone
    1 star – Longhorn 35 day dry aged Flat Iron Steak
    3 star – Cotswold Reared Lamb T-Bone
    2 star – Longhorn 28 day dry aged Cote du Boeuf
    1 star – Longhorn 28 day dry aged Tomahawk
    1 star – Martin’s Black Angus Burger
    1 star – Longhorn Premium Mince Beef

    2013

    Great Taste Awards

    Golden Fork Winner – Best speciality South West – 28 day dry aged Longhorn Cote
    3 Stars
    – 28 day aged Longhorn Cote de Boeuf
    Top 50 Foods – 28 day aged Longhorn Cote de Boeuf
    1 Star – 28 day dry aged Sirloin Steak
    2 Star – 28 day dry aged Longhorn Ribeye Steak
    2 Star – 28 day dry aged Longhorn Fillet Steak

    Heart of England Fine Foods 

    Meat Finalist – Dry aged Longhorn Fillet Steak
    Meat Finalist – 35 day dry aged Longhorn Cote du Boeuf

    2012

    Heart of England Fine Foods

    Meat Finalist – Longhorn 28 day dry aged Rump Steak
    Meat Finalist – Longhorn dry aged Burger
    Meat Finalist – Herdwicke Minted Lamb Chop

    Taste of the West

    Silver – Herdwick Minted Barnsley Chop
    Gold – Longhorn dry aged Steak Burger

    EBLEX Britain’s Best Burger Award

    Gold – Longhorn Burger

    2011

    Heart of England Fine Foods  

    Overall Taste Winner – 28 day dry aged Longhorn Fillet Steak
    Meat Finalist -Longhorn Steak burger
    Meat Winner – 28 day dry aged Longhorn Fillet Steak

    2010

    Heart of England Fine Foods

    Meat Finalist – Longhorn 28 day dry aged Fillet Steak

    2009

    Taste of the West

    Gold – Longhorn Fillet Steak
    Silver – Longhorn Ribeye Steak
    Silver – Longhorn Rump Steak
    Bronze – Longhorn Sirloin Steak
    Bronze – Oriental Old Spot Sausage

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