Eat and drink · Malmesbury
Michael's Butchers, Bistro and Deli, Malmesbury
A family butcher's in Malmesbury with a licensed bistro and deli counter, serving butcher's breakfasts, made-to-order sandwiches and homemade cakes, Tuesday to Saturday.
Breakfast at the butcher's: its own sausages, bubble and squeak and homemade hash browns, in a licensed bistro a few minutes' walk from the abbey. A morning place; the kitchen shuts at 2pm.
- Good: Sausages and burgers made on the premises
- Good: Dog friendly, with a walled courtyard for fine days
- Good: Sandwiches made to order on Hobbs House bread
- Good: Fully licensed
- Good: Breakfast from 8am
- Worth knowing: Kitchen 8am to 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday only; closed Sundays and Mondays
About
Michael's is a family-run butcher's, deli and bistro in Malmesbury, at The Triangle on Gloucester Road, a few minutes' walk west of the abbey. The shop makes its own sausages and burgers and sells meat, cheese and deli goods, and the licensed bistro beside the counter cooks with what the butcher's sells. It says it is dog friendly, and on fine days you can sit out in its walled courtyard.
Breakfast is the draw: the butcher's breakfast of two sausages, dry-cured bacon, black pudding, mushrooms, sautéed potatoes or a homemade hash brown, tomatoes, beans, an egg and toast (£14.50 on its 2026 menu), and a bubble and squeak breakfast with smoked streaky bacon (£13.50). Lunch is plainer: Wiltshire ham, egg and chips, omelettes, quiche with chunky chips and slaw, and baps, baguettes and burgers. Sandwiches are cut by hand to order on Hobbs House Bakery bread, with fillings from the deli counter, and there is homemade cake by the slice, coffee and walnut among them.
The kitchen serves from 8am to 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday, and the shop opens from 7am to 4.30pm on the same days; it is closed on Sundays and Mondays. You can eat in or take away. The shop also makes up platters and buffets to order on 01666 823981.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Tue 10, 07:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | 07:00 to 16:30 | 08:00 to 14:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00 to 16:30 | 08:00 to 14:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00 to 16:30 | 08:00 to 14:00 |
| Friday | 07:00 to 16:30 | 08:00 to 14:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00 to 16:30 | 08:00 to 14:00 |
| Sunday | Closed | Closed |
Food served: Bistro kitchen
Shop 7am to 4.30pm, bistro kitchen 8am to 2pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
The details
- Food
- Café food · Pub classics
- Serving
- Breakfast · Brunch · Lunch
- Booking a table
- Walk-ins only
- Features
- Café · Shop
Photos
The bistro 
The courtyard 
The view from the window 
The shop bicycle
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