We found the Greatest Aussie Pie, Sausage Roll, and Pastie – It’s Official!

Over the past four days more than 1500 pies, sausage rolls, and pasties from bakeries, butchers, cafés, and restaurants around Australia have been judged by a panel of qualified and experienced judges. Judging took place at the Southern Hemisphere's leading food industry expo Fine Food Australia at the Sydney International Convention Centre.

Paradise Bakehouse from Innes Park, Queensland received the Best Plain Pie Title, whilst Rolling Pin Pies & Cake from Ocean Grove, Victoria received the Gourmet Pie Title. The Plain Sausage Roll title winner was Jack's Bakery from Halls Head, Western Australia, with the Gourmet Sausage Roll title going to New York Cakes from Miranda, New South Wales. The new Traditional Pastie Title was taken out by Banana Boogie Bakery from Belair, South Australia.

"This year has been the biggest Aussie Pie Comp so far," said competition organiser Dani Lindsay from the Aussie Pie Council. "Well done to all who have entered, we are blown away by the quality of this year's entries and look forward to many more pie comps to come." 

The Aussie Pie Comp is the longest-running and largest pie, sausage roll, and pastie competition in Australia. After 34 years of competition, we have developed a strong understanding of what makes a good pie resulting in a genuine unbiased list of winning entries. Our judges are industry professionals with extensive judging experience following a second-to-no and non-biased process. Each entry receives valuable feedback from the judges themselves which means we are genuinely contributing to improving Australian pie, sausage roll, and pastie industry standards.

Our 2023 sponsors include EOI Bakery, Fine Food Australia, Simple Simon Pie Machines, National Baking Industry Association, Complete Display Equipment, Unox, Pork Australia, Well and Good, Heinz, Manildra Group, and Dunbrae Bakery Solutions. Without these businesses, the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition wouldn't be possible. A special thank you goes out to Shaun Pyne from Pyney's Pie Reviews for assisting this year's judges.

The full list of winners is below: 

Plain Meat Pie 

WINNER: Paradise Bakehouse, Innes Park QLD - Chunky Pie
RUNNER-UP: Country Cob Bakery, Springvale VIC - Mince-Chunky

Gourmet Pie

WINNER: Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes, Ocean Grove VIC - Chunky Beef & Bacon

Plain Sausage Roll

WINNER: Jack's Bakery, Halls Head WA

Gourmet Sausage Roll

WINNER: New York Cakes, Miranda NSW - Chorizo Roll

Traditional Pastie

WINNER: Banana Boogie Bakery, Belair SA

Tom Lindsay Pepper Steak Pie Award

WINNER: Paul the Pieman, Inverloch VIC - Pepper Steak Pie

Apprentice Category (Chicken Pie)

WINNER: Henning Ostendorf from Banana Boogie Bakery, Belair SA - Banana Chicken Curry Pie

Shepherd's / Potato Top Pie

WINNER: Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes, Ocean Grove VIC - Lamb Minted Pea & Potato Pie

Slow Cooked BBQ Pie

WINNER: Brown Sugar Bakery, Forresters Beach, NSW - BBQ Bourbon Brisket Jalapeno & Cheese Pie

Game Pie

WINNER: Miami Bakehouse, Greenfields WA - Slow Cooked Kangaroo Guinness & Veg

Poultry Pie

WINNER: Hungie Fangs Artisan Bakery, Cobram VIC - Banana Chicken Curry Pie

Red Meat Pie

WINNER: Rolling Pin Cakes & Pies, Ocean Grove VIC - Chunky Beef & Bacon Pie

Vegetarian / Vegan Pie

WINNER: Sweetie Pies Bake Shop, Glen Innes NSW - Vegetable Morney Pie

Pork Pie

WINNER: Paul the Pieman, Inverloch VIC - Korean BBQ Pork Pie

Seafood Pie

WINNER: The Little Red Grape, Sevenhill SA - Surf & Turf Pie

Apple Pie

WINNER: Pinjarra Bakery, Pinjarra WA - Apple & Rhubarb Pie

Brekkie Pie

WINNER: Mountain High Pies, Wentworth Falls NSW - Big Breakfast Pie

Gluten-Free Pie

WINNER: Jo Jo's Gluten Free Goodies, Kernot VIC - Angus Beef & Caramelised Onion Pie

Gluten-Free Sausage Roll

WINNER: Jo Jo's Gluten Free Goodies, Kernot VIC - Spinach & Ricotta 

About The Official Great Aussie Pie Competition:

The Official Great Aussie Pie Competition was established in 1989 and has been held yearly since, with the aim of raising the quality standards of pies and sausage rolls throughout Australia. It is facilitated by the Aussie Pie Council, which is a consortium of industry-leading businesses; Complete Display Equipment, Simple Simon Pie Machines, and the National Baking Industry Association (NBIA). Full details of the competition can be found on their website.