Dispilio is the only lakeside settlement in Greece systematically excavated and dated to almost all sub periods of the Neolithic. The present paper focuses on the large faunal assemblage of the last two cultural phases, dated in Late and Final Neolithic. This research presents the results of the conducted analysis concerning the exploitation of animal carcasses of the domesticates on the basis of butchery and consumption evidence, in order to approach cooking practices and to understand the social contexts of meat consumption. There is evidence of wide dispersal of joints from individual animals across the settlement, before discard. Bone material comes from short-term and/or localised activities. The usual practice was the butchery of carcasses in large pieces for cooking, thereafter stewed or boiled and less often baked or roasted. Sheep/goats and pigs were more often roasted than cattle. Marrow and grease extraction were more intense in cattle. Commensal events were related to small social units. The more usual distribution of cooked meat is an indication of solidarity between the members of the community. Occasional distribution of raw meat, and differential access to within-bone nutrients reveals, also, a competitive carcass use.