Willowside Meats - Santa Rosa, California

American Angler

Coming back from the coast on Guerneville road and just out of nowhere decided to stop at Willowside Meats, just to take a look.
Man-O-Man what a treat it is to walk into an old school butcher like Willowside! Everything tempted me but I had limited space in my cooler and I wasn't going to drive to Napa with unrefrigerated meat. The one thing I couldn't walk away from was the fresh pork loin, it was big and had a nice thick fat cap on it, it's so nice to see butchers leave the fat on larger cuts..and for that matter all cuts of meat! I cut a 4.5 pound end off the lion, put it in a wet cure for 10 days, let it air dry in the fridge for a day then smoked it at 240f until the inside got to 145f
Well, what I have here is Black Forest Ham....it's Amazing! And it all started at Willowside Meats!
Well...I went back and got a big fat pork belly...that's right Pilgrim, after a quick brine in just the right stuff, I smoked it! Now, I've got what I call bacon...Ummmm....Good! And it all started at Willowside Meats! ☆☆☆☆☆

Blake Fessenden

Great experience from start to finish. I ordered my cow and hog from stemple creek and was a littler nervous because I live in orange, Ca and there 8 hours away. I wish my butcher down here still did full animal butchery but electric city doesn’t. Anyways from start to finish Willowside did an amazing from communicating with me to holding the meat until I arrived. One of the best thing is they did some very custom cuts for myself and my family. Once all my meat is consumed I’ll definitely be ordering again. Thank you again everyone at willowside.

Sandy

Willowside cut, smoked and wrapped 2 of our hogs. We are extremely pleased. The bacon had an awesome smoke flavor and just the right salt! We had one of the smoked hams the other night, so yummy. Thank you everyone at Willowside for the perfect experience!

Juan R.

The meat is DELICIOUS and prices are a lot more reasonable here than your local supermarket. The meat is FRESH and I will be coming back for more especially during holiday season! They have great tasting marinated meats! The Owner is the nicest person you will ever come across and also competes in Meat Competitions! Championship awards on the wall for his meats! Worth the drive from The Bay area!

Sydney R

They have a lot of different types of sausages including alligator. It’s one of my favorites from them. They also have Wagyu two different types. They’re super good I recommend them. They’re very affordable too.

Frank Kobrin

Awesome experience dropping off my deer! They were very helpful helping me pick how I wanted it done. Turn around time was lightning fast and everything is well cut and wrapped. Thank you guys

Suzanne Huston

Picked up a beautiful brisket today. Called all over SR and Willowside was the only place with a full brisket. And had the best price! My daughter has been buying from this butcher for years and I’m a now a devoted customer. The in-stock fresh frozen selection was amazing, whatever you’ve looking for from a butcher they have it, and the customer service was terrific. Highly recommend.

MYH

What an incredible gem Willowside Meats is. A friend found out we were going to Santa Rosa for a soccer game and he said YOU MUST make time to visit Willowside! You walk inside to the most beautiful enclosed multideck fridges of both fresh and frozen meat. With lots of different pre-marinade options.

They cut meat fresh daily - be sure to ask when you walk in - what's fresh from that morning? As it might not be on display yet.

They also have Tomahawk steaks and lots of wagyu choices!

We were greeted immediately and the team member managing the front expertly answered all of our questions - she was so friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable! Right behind her was a team of butchers working non-stop.

The one thing we wished we had brought - a bigger cooler! You must check out this gem of a butcher when you are in SR!