Balgove Larder
Balgove Larder is a farm shop at Strathtyrum on the western edge of St Andrews, with a butchery selling meat from its own livestock, a café serving breakfasts and lunches, and a seasonal Steak Barn. It's a handy stop for self-caterers stocking up and for a relaxed meal outside the town centre.
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Anne Field
Shop and butchery
The farm shop stocks fruit and veg, dairy and deli goods, bread, ready meals and plenty of Fife-made products, plus a homestore corner. The butchery is the heart of it: beef, pork, lamb, sausages, burgers and haggis, much of it from the farm's own animals, with butchery classes run on site. Balgove has won a national butchery award and signs up to the Fife 5 pledge to stock at least five products from local producers.
Eating here
The café runs from breakfasts through to burgers, with dishes built around produce from the farm and shop. The Steak Barn cooks over a big indoor grill and keeps seasonal hours, so check before planning an evening around it. In summer, monthly night markets bring street food and stalls to the farm, and Christmas markets follow later in the year.
Who it suits
If you're in a self-catering let, you can pick up meat packs, hampers and breakfast supplies in one stop, and the shop takes festive pre-orders too. It sits close to the Old Course Hotel and the Jigger Inn, so it fits neatly around a round of golf or a day on the west side of town.
Highlights
- Butchery selling meat from the farm's own livestock
- Café serving breakfasts, lunches and burgers
- Seasonal Steak Barn
- Summer night markets and Christmas markets
- Fife-made produce in the farm shop
Good to know
- The Steak Barn keeps seasonal hours, so check the website before going.
- Christmas and festive orders can be placed in advance.
- There's an online shop with delivery for meat packs and hampers.
Frequently asked questions
Nearby
Sources: balgove.com · welcometofife.com · foodanddrink.scot · thescottishfarmer.co.uk