About The Lucky Pig
Helping Australians Cook with Confidence
The Lucky Pig believes a butcher’s role extends beyond selling quality meat.
Our mission is to help Australians cook with confidence by making quality meat, practical advice and trusted education accessible to everyone. Whether it’s choosing the right cut, learning a new technique or cooking dinner for the family, we believe confidence in the kitchen creates better meals, healthier habits and stronger communities.
Every recipe, video, article and conversation is designed to remove the intimidation from cooking. We don’t just want customers to buy great meat. We want them to know exactly what to do with it.
That philosophy has shaped how The Lucky Pig has evolved. Alongside our award-winning products, we’ve invested heavily in digital education, ecommerce and customer experience, creating a modern butcher shop that serves customers wherever they are: in store, online or at home.
The Lucky Pig is an award-winning butcher and smokehouse in Bentleigh, Melbourne, built around quality meat, proper craftsmanship and food that people actually want to cook and eat.
We break and prepare meat in store, produce a wide range of house-made sausages and smallgoods, and focus on products that deliver both at the counter and in the kitchen. Alongside fresh beef, pork, lamb and chicken, we also offer oven-ready meals, smoked products, pantry items and recipe inspiration to help customers cook with confidence.
What Makes The Lucky Pig Different
We are not just a shop full of meat in trays. The Lucky Pig is built on butcher knowledge, product development and a strong belief that quality should be obvious from the first bite.
- Fresh meat prepared in store
- House-made sausages and smallgoods
- Award-winning products
- Recipe-driven advice for home cooks
- Online ordering for Melbourne customers
- Wholesale supply for chefs and independent grocers
Award-Winning Butchery
The Lucky Pig has earned recognition through major industry competitions, with the business currently promoting its Melbourne Royal champion products and Outstanding Butcher 2025 recognition.
That matters because awards are not just for show. They reflect the standards we apply every day to flavour, consistency, preparation and presentation across the range.
Built for Real Cooking
We believe great food starts with great ingredients, but it also needs to be practical. That is why The Lucky Pig is set up to help with more than just the purchase.
Our website and in-store experience are designed to make it easier to decide what to cook, choose the right cut, and get better results at home. From quick midweek dinners to entertaining, we want customers to leave with both quality products and genuine confidence.
Local, Practical and Community Minded
The Lucky Pig is proudly based in Bentleigh and serves a strong local customer base while also supplying Melbourne customers online.
We value being part of the local community and take pride in serving households, home cooks, food lovers and businesses who care about quality.
Meet Luke Iles
The Lucky Pig is owned and run by butcher Luke Iles, who built the business around a simple idea: great meat should lead to great food.
Luke focuses on product development, flavour and practical cooking — creating sausages, smallgoods and butcher cuts that customers actually want to cook with at home.
Under his leadership, The Lucky Pig has earned recognition in major industry competitions including the Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards and international charcuterie competitions.
The goal is simple: produce food that tastes great, cook it properly, and help customers do the same.
Visit or Shop Online
You can visit us in store at 452 Centre Road, Bentleigh, shop online for Melbourne delivery, browse our recipe blog, or get in touch about wholesale supply.
If you want premium meat, award-winning products and a butcher that cares about flavour as much as you do, welcome to The Lucky Pig.