Tagged out on opening day and took my elk right to Meat Clever. These guys were very professional from the get-go and walked me through all of their items. They let me try a couple samples of their specialty items and I added those to my order. Leaving this review after I picked everything up and I have to say it was the most organized and well labeled meat I’ve ever picked back up from a processor. Everything was well vacuum sealed, and organized into boxes. Extremely impressed and I’ll be bringing more game to Meat Clever.

Lucas and his team are amazing. I had them process both my elk and mule deer this year. The packaging is top notch and finished meat products (Brats, sausage etc.) all are fantastic. Highly recommend!!

Lucas, was very helpful and knowledgeable about all sorts of meat cuts and how to process! This is the place to process your game! Look no further!

Great place and great people. I took 2 lambs to get butchered and meat cleavers did a awesome job. Got all my cuts how I wanted them. Great job on packaging. Quality work and good prices. Highly recommend this place. Now just waiting for the fall and hunting season so Ill see you guys again in a few months.

They are awesome!No city butchers were taking meat with hair and skin.. but these guys did an awesome job of doing exactly what I asked them within the day!Very happy and grateful customer! The cuts look great! Will update after cooking

We hired Meat Clever to process a couple beeves and they did a great job at a fair price. I really value their services and their customer service. I recommend them to people who need a great processor.

Very quick and friendly for wild game drop off.

Lucas and the crew from Meat Cleaver are amazing people! My dog was diagnosed with bone cancer and the vet recommended changing her diet to a homemade mostly meat and organ based diet. After looking at all sorts of commercial options that are insanely expensive, I got Lucas’ number through a friend and he has been nothing short of amazing. I look forward to sourcing all of my meat needs through the meat cleaver and I would definitely recommend to a friend! Thanks guys!

Great place! Very honest and cheaper than most butcher shops.

Meat Cleaver is top notch establishment. Lucas and the team really helped us out in a big way. I would certainly use them in the future on all my wild game needs.

We are very happy to have met Lucas and discovered The Meat Clever to process our all natural, grass fed, Angus beef. Their service and eagerness to provide whatever we needed is outstanding and we will certainly continue to use them to process our beef in the future. Thanks everyone !Bill and Iris KendallYellow Pine Cattle and OrganicsKiowa, Co

Excellent shop! I had butchered my own bull Elk but did not have the sausage making equipment so I brought it to these guys for some brats and summer sausage. They did a great job at a reasonable price. Lucas and the guys are very friendly. Lucas even showed me around. Will definitely be back and recommend!

The summer sausage I received is very dry. I made the mistake of not paying attention to the ticket. I wanted summer sausage (regular) not jalapeño and cheese. After trying a piece that was what I discovered I had. I haven’t detected any cheese for some reason,however it is suppose to be mixed in too.I would never have summer sausage made there again. The color was even not good. Some of it brown and some normal. I thought cure was mixed in and then it should have been smoked properly. This was not worth a $1 a lb. let alone $ 4.50

We just recently had 6 cattle slaughtered at our farm and then butchered at the Meat Cleaver. We have nothing but positive things to say about this company. Every step of the way, they went out of their way to make us happy. Everyone was friendly and willing to answer all our questions. This is the way a company should be run!

I had a deer processed and I am mostly happy with how it turned out. There is some frost in the vacuum seal packaging but not all packages have that problem. The breakfast sausage is pretty tasty! There was a bit of a mix up with how I wanted some things processed, but the owner made it right and I would definitely use this company again. You dont have a lot of choices in processing and a company that values its customers is hard to find. I recommended this place to friends and am happy to do so.

First time using them, brought in 2 quartered antelope. Great service. Quick turnaround. Packaging was great. Will definitely be going back soon!

I have been looking for a good processor for a few years. The sausage from my animal last year we could hardly eat because the spices were so bad. Tried these guys this year and they were awesome! Best of the 10 elk I have had processed over the last 10 years. The breakfast sausage actually tasted like breakfast sausage...the meat was clean...packaged well....turned quickly and everyone there was awesome to deal with....They are my new go to

Awesome service! Guys went above and beyond for me

New management has got things running beautifully. Jeff is incredibly friendly to his customers. My elk was packaged quickly and professionally and I cannot say enough about how courteous everyone was. Many game processors treat hunters with disdain - these guys truly appreciate the business. They also welcome walk-ins which is so good to know when trying to schedule a drop-off. You will also get ALL of your own meat back. I literally drove past 4 other game processors to use the Meat Cleaver and will be using again.

These guys have a great turn around time on wild game and they are now cutting beef as well. They have plenty of open slaughter dates and did a tremendous job! When it comes to processing/butch shops in the Denver this is the best option by far. They have excellent sausage, sticks, and the prices are better than most shops. I will be taking next years elk and deer here. Great product and great service.

Excellent great people to work with nice packages all vacuum packed highly recommend

Took my mastiff puppy and got free bones for life.

The best wild game processing shop Ive found, especially in the front range (and my own family is in the same business in another state). Lucas has done a killer job, price is right, transparency is there, quick turnaround, and great customer service overall. In 2020 our hunting group took 1 pronghorn, 1 mule deer, and 2 elk to the Meat Clever with no issues at all.

We had a huge prime rib roast left from Christmas we weren’t able to make it or cut it ourselves. We called around and found this place to cut it into steaks. They were so nice and did it in minutes for me! Thank you again!

If you are looking for elk or deer Meat Cleaver is a great place to go to Ill be going there for now on for any game meats

I just had an elk processed with these guys and couldnt be more pleased! They are professional and efficient at bringing the meat in and quoted me a ballpark figure that was slightly more than it ended up being in the end. My elk had a hanging weight of over 250lbs and I got back close to 225lbs which is my eyes means they are amazing at utilizing all the scraps for burger and sausage. The turn around time was also well above the expectations they set. After picking everything up, well packaged labeled and boxed, I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of steaks, loins, and roasts they were able to get for me! Ive just found my game processor for life! Thanks Lucas and the guys in the shop for such an awesome experience!

Great place! Great staff! Easy drop off and pick up process. Ive taken my elk to a couple of other places in the past. First time at Meat Cleaver and never have I got so much meat back, I was amazed.

From Idaho brought some meat with us to denver. The meat cleaver stored our meat at his place for us with no questions asked. Highly recommend going to the meat cleaver for all your meat needs.

Get your Game processed in here:)) guys are amazing. Big thank to Lucas that donated elk bones for my huskies ❤️ they love it.

This place is the best game processor hands down. Good prices, great service. Took about a week for my elk. Thank you guys. Ill be back soon.Jeremiah Crowley

The best service and great people! I will always come here for my game processing needs. Thanks guys!

Great service. Got exactly what we asked for. Very quick turnaround. Quality product and price. Hope to do business with them again.

Really enjoyed my experience. They returned my meat in a timely manner and did a great job packing it. Looking forward to bringing in more game

This place is awesome ! Checking in was great! Lucas was great to work with and he said the work would be done and ready in two weeks and it was. I recommend this place wholeheartedly !!! Thank you for such great work and being so helpful and knowledgeable

This shop did an excellent job on my two quartered pronghorn that I brought in. It was a quick turn around and they gave me my pronghorn back and not someone else’s unlike most of the other places in Denver. I will definitely be bringing the rest of my wild game here in the future.

Amazing and very professional. This is the first year we have used this company for processing our deers...and we will use them again!! I called them because the company we usually use were full and would not take us...so I called the Meat Cleaver and they said we will be happy to take us. From the phone call to the process of giving them our does, to picking up our product this company has been amazing. They were very patient with us as we decided how we wanted our does processed. I am so very pleased with them and the whole process. We had our meat back within a week. Very pleased and Lucus was so nice to speak with on the phone. Very nice and very professional. Will be back!!! Thank you so much Meat Cleaver. :)

I have used a lot of wild game butchers in the Denver area but now I am only using the Meat Cleaver. Lucas and the rest of the guys at the Meat Cleaver make some of the best game sausages and jerkies I have ever had and in great packaging. Can’t recommend these guys enough

Been using this place for almost 17 years! I would take rabbits there if they would process them Lol. Enjoyed the old guy who use to take us in but the new crew seems to be on it! As always do great work, if you get bad meat its because YOU didnt take care of it. Keep up the great service boys!

****This review is from the old ownership group. I have no experience with the new owners, but from what I’ve heard they’re a great crew.****I brought an elk to have cut and wrapped and am in shock every time I open a pack. The meat was dropped off about as clean as any meat killed in the back country can be, but of course there was some dirt, pine needles, and hair. The cut and packaged meat was returned with the same dirt and pine needles and hair! Why would any butcher wrap up a pack of backstraps and leave the pine needles on them?!!!Furthermore, I asked for the top sirloin back. My 1 elk, produced FOUR, yes FOUR top sirloin roasts. He must have been a mutant elk with 4 hind quarters. The reality is though, whoever cut up my elk didn’t know where the top sirloin was on an elk and used round steak as top sirloin!The backstraps, one of the easiest parts to cut was full of fat and sinew. The butcher didn’t remove the strip that runs along the backstraps and just cut through both pieces, leaving lots of sinew for me to trim.

Great service and reasonable price for game processing. Ill be using them again.

Mobile slaughter was great

Incredible customer service and a very quick return! Absolutely will be coming back and highly recommend!

I’ve been coming here for years and have never had a single issue. Turn around time is quick and the products they produce is top notch.

Great butcher shop! Very agreeable pricing & quick turn around on two deer. Will use next season 👍🏻

I have brought in 3 animals so far and always received quick, courteous service and upfront pricing. Back up to their loading dock, then they hang and weigh your animal and offer you a selection of options- steaks/roasts/grind/sausage etc. They do a great job vacuum packaging/labeling and will customize to your preferred serving size. Personally, the breakfast sausage flavor was not my favorite, but yes to the pepperoni sticks!Very quick turnaround even in peak season. Very competitive pricing.Highly recommend.

This was my first time at the Meat Cleaver and I had a great experience. Based on a very good estimate of how much meat would be available after weighing two whitetail does, I ordered three types of jerky, a roast, breakfast and summer sausage, and 10% fat ground venison. They vacuum seal everything and label the individual packs, and is as nice a packaging as anywhere I have ever been and nicer than most. Quick turnaround times make this my go to from here on out.

Place seems nice and has good reviews, but got an attitude from a guy named Butch when I asked if my Elk quarters hanging weight of 123lbs was a boneless weight, which seemed light to me for an average size cow elk.I dont want an angry person processing my food, so I took it elsewhere.

Im not sure why theres a one star post on here about Steves Meat Market. This isnt Steves Meat Market and has no affiliation. The prices here are more than reasonable by comparison and you couldnt get a group of guys any easier to deal with.We took our elk to the Meat Cleaver last year for processing and packaging. A year later, everything is still well sealed and we have NO freezer burn on what we havent managed to eat yet. Every single package has been a great cut and is without hunks of fat and gristle. They work with you on package sizes so you can customize how many servings you want in each package (we opted for 3 and got reasonable sized portions similar to what youd buy in the grocery store for beef). I dont think you could get a better processing job done anywhere and certainly not at such a reasonable price. We didnt opt for sausage so I cant comment on that.The place isnt fancy digs (just a loading dock with a small office, processing room and a huge freezer. Whole animals are hung over the loading dock for skinning (got to watch this being done and it was pretty awesome). You go inside to pay and get to see everything as you walk in. Its clean.Bottom line - other than location (which is a long drive for me) I would highly recommend. Well be using them again provided we get another animal.

Great place super workers!! Great meats

A++++++++!!! After a horrible experience with Rocky Mountain Meats last year, the Meat Cleaver is amazing! Every item is vacuum packed in plastic. Very well taken care of and packaged meat. No unwanted resides on the meat. Specialty items taste amazing. Reasonably prices. Great customer services. Will used every year and will be telling everyone I know to go here! Cannot stress enough my positive feedback! Thank you, see you next year!

Being new to the area I thought I would give these guys a try with my Elk... Oct 2015First - I asked that they would age my animal for a week they agreed. I did not hear from them for 2 weeks so I called them and they said it was done 2 days after I dropped it off and they tried calling. sure thing the dates on receipt show it was cut up the day I dropped it off.. Second - I ask for no roast, I receive 4 packages of roast... third - Cuts labeled wrong, package after package we open the cuts are not correct. I am looking at front shoulder meat labeled as Loin. fourth.. Hair.. hair in every other package. 5th - dirt on the meat. wow...what more can I say. these guys are in it just for your money. at this point can hardly believe the meat I picked up is even all mine.Ive been hunting and processing my own game or paying for my Elk processing for 25 years. ______ these guys!

Brought in my elk. Gave me a tour of the facility. Processed my elk the way I wanted it. Steaks trimmed up nicely. Vacuum-packed and labeled well. Very professional service and reasonably priced. Ill be back.

They use only your meat. Clean, concise, and friendly.

In and out in 15 mins.

Ive been going to Steves for 25 years, and have always thought highly of him and the business, but in the last ten years, his prices on everything but basic processing have literally doubled, all the while his overhead costs have likely not significantly increased. Unfortunately, he is now one of the, if not the single most expensive processor in the state.Good products, but not appreciably better than Arapahoe Meat Company or Meat Cleaver, and they are at least 25% less expensive. Im saddened to no longer be able to justify going to Steves because of the expense, and that even more distraught that hes rewarded his long time customers by gouging us with his nearly annual price increases.

This place is honest and friendly, I know I always get my meat back and not someone elses. I will take my elk here over any other place

Been comming here for years they have a great staff. Prices are more than reasonable and the product you recive is always great. I have used them for my elk, deer, and antelope. With multiple services a year they are always on time and frendly.

Been there many times. Always great service and good prices.

Awesome customer service. High quality job as well on our elk burgers.

Awesome timely professional delicious. Only place Ill go.

Love the hot sticks...

Great customer service

We have been going to the meat cleaver for 15 years, the owner was rude enough that I may not go back.!

Rude.

This place is great! The people that work here are super nice and very professional. Ive been taking my deer here for the past 4 years and I will always keep doing business with these people. Great prices and great food and great people!

Excellent service and incredible finished product. I will be back year after year and will recommend Meat Cleaver highly to everyone I know. Lucas, the owner, took the time to show us around, discuss the whole process, and delivered a great product in a timely fashion. They keep every animal separate from start to finish, so you get the animal you bring in. Price is very fair for the quality of the service.