Which is better for meat pie in Newcastle: The Craft Butcher or Farrar & Sons Bakehouse?

The Craft Butcher ranks higher on BestDish (53 vs 51 points). Pick Farrar & Sons Bakehouse if you're closer to Mayfield.

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The Craft Butcher vs Farrar & Sons Bakehouse

the top two for meat pie in Newcastle, compared properly

● Updated September 2026

The verdict: The Craft Butcher beats Farrar & Sons Bakehouse for meat pie in Newcastle — it leads our ranking by 2 points (4.9★ across 196 google reviews). Pick Farrar & Sons Bakehouse if you're closer to Mayfield.

The Craft Butcher vs Farrar & Sons Bakehouse — meat pie in Newcastle (September 2026)
	The Craft Butcher	Farrar & Sons Bakehouse
BestDish rank	#1 🥇	#2 🥈
BestDish score	53	51
Google rating	4.9★	4.9★
Google reviews	196	164
Price tier	—	—
Suburb	Lambton	Mayfield
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Community mentions	—	—

Go deeper: The Craft Butcher dossier · Farrar & Sons Bakehouse dossier · the full Newcastle meat pie ranking

How we score: Google review strength (rating above a 3.8 baseline weighted by volume), blended with community-consensus mining on high-traffic pages. No pay-to-rank.