Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
A dinner for two wants a menu you can read before you commit and a plan B if the night changes. This page has four places in Boronia that passed our checks: a Mexican cantina, a Thai restaurant and an Indian restaurant on Boronia Road, plus an RSL bistro on Dorset Road.
None of the sources we read says anything about atmosphere or romance, so this page does not either. It gives you what each place publishes: listed hours, weekly specials and menu prices, plus what to confirm before you book. All four have Boronia addresses, so nobody needs a trip to another suburb.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A midweek dinner built around a listed special | Carlos Cantina Boronia | Thursday special: all tacos (QR Thursdays, order at your table) | $5 |
| A sit-down Thai dinner with a starter to share | Boronia Thai | Thai Spring Roll (4 pieces) - dine-in menu | $7.90 |
| An Indian dinner, with the pickup caveat below | Great Indian Wave | Biryani | A$15.50 |
| A bistro meal on a Thursday or Friday, booked ahead | Boronia RSL | see below | not printed here |
Carlos Cantina Boronia — Unit 19/163 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
Carlos Cantina’s own site says “Open 7 days, 5:30PM - Late”. It gives no clock time for “Late”, so we cannot tell you when the last orders are. Its home page promotes two weekly specials: on Thursdays all tacos are $5 and you order at your table through its online ordering system, and on Wednesdays all margaritas are $10.
We could not read the full menu as text, so the specials are the only prices on this page. The restaurant’s own site says “We also serve beer, wine and spirits”, and the Australian Good Food Guide tags it “Vegan Options” and “Child Friendly”. If a drink is not part of your plan, the Thursday taco deal stands on its own.
On the menu (copied from carloscantina.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Thursday special: all tacos (QR Thursdays, order at your table): $5
- Wednesday special: all margaritas (QR Wednesdays): $10
Split or splurge: Both specials are weekly promotions rather than menu prices, so Thursday is the cheaper way into a midweek dinner; check the home page that week before you count on either.
Boronia Thai — 110 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
Boronia Thai’s own website says it is open for take-away and dine-in. It lists dinner from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm, with a note that the kitchen closes at 9:30pm. The same site’s footer carries a second hours block that disagrees on both days and closing time, so ring ahead, especially for a Tuesday or a booking close to closing.
The prices below come from the restaurant’s own dine-in menu. The site footer carries an older copyright year, so the menu may be older than its delivery listing; treat the dine-in figures as a guide and confirm them when you book. The Massaman Curry is $18.00 with beef or $20.00 with lamb, and Pad Thai is on the noodle list at $16.50 with chicken or beef, $17.50 with prawns and $15.50 with vegetables and tofu.
On the menu (copied from boroniathai.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Thai Spring Roll (4 pieces) - dine-in menu: $7.90
- Thai curries - Chicken or Beef / Mixed Seafood or Prawns / Vegetables & Tofu: $17.50 / $21.50 / $16.00
- Pad Thai (Chicken or Beef / Prawns / Vegetables & Tofu): $16.50 / $17.50 / $15.50
- Massaman Curry (Beef or Lamb): $18.00 / $20.00
Stage: The Thai Spring Roll (4 pieces) is $7.90 on the dine-in menu, which makes it a shareable starter for a first or second date where you would rather ease in than commit to a long menu.
Great Indian Wave — Unit 1, 144 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
The text we read on Great Indian Wave’s own site is written around ordering for pickup: “Enjoy convenient pick up, get text confirmation when you place your order”. Its site lists lunch and dinner pickup schedules, but the hours blocks on the site contradict each other on the days, and DoorDash lists different times again. Ring and ask whether you can sit down before you plan a dinner here.
The prices below are DoorDash prices. We cannot confirm these figures are current from the DoorDash page alone, so check the live site for current prices. The listing also prices Garlic Naan at A$3.50 and Saffron Rice at A$3.50 if you are building a shared table.
On the menu (copied from doordash.com on 2 October 2026):
- Biryani: A$15.50
- Railway Chicken: A$18.50
- Garlic Naan: A$3.50
- Saffron Rice: A$3.50
Exit plan: If the answer on sitting down is no, pickup ordering is the fallback: Railway Chicken is A$18.50 and the Biryani is A$15.50 on the DoorDash listing, ready to take home.
Boronia RSL — 198 Dorset Road, Boronia VIC 3155
Boronia RSL’s own bistro page lists “Meals available 6:00 – 8:00 pm Thursday & Friday” and adds “Booking is advisable for Bistro meals, please use the form to make a reservation or call (03) 9762 2314 after 3:00 pm.” Its contact page says Saturday night bookings are available for groups of 20 or more or for private functions. We could not read a price as text on the pages we checked, so this page prints no amounts for it.
The club describes itself as “Proudly Pokie Free” in its event listings. Live music is listed on some Friday nights: AllEvents shows Friday gigs in August and September 2026 starting at 6:00 or 6:30 PM, and the club’s Facebook page announces a gig on Friday 6 November at 6:30 PM. The club’s own site pages carry older date stamps, so use those event listings, not a rule of thumb, to see what is on for your night.
Talk-ability: Live music is listed on some Friday nights and bistro meals are listed on Fridays too, so check the events listing for your date before you book if you want to hear each other.
Quick answers
Which of these dinner places take bookings?
Boronia RSL’s own site says booking is advisable for bistro meals, and it lists Saturday night bookings for groups of 20 or more or private functions. We did not record a booking policy for the other three, so ring first, especially Great Indian Wave, whose site is written around pickup.
Is there a midweek dinner special?
Carlos Cantina’s own site lists Wednesday margaritas at $10 and Thursday tacos at $5. Both are weekly promotions, so confirm the current one with the restaurant.
What time does the kitchen close at each place?
Boronia Thai’s website lists dinner until 10:00 pm with the kitchen closing at 9:30pm, though a second block on the same site disagrees. Carlos Cantina lists “5:30PM - Late” with no clock time. Boronia RSL’s bistro lists meals from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday and Friday. Great Indian Wave’s own hours blocks contradict each other, so ring before you go.
Where are the vegetarian and vegan options?
Boronia Thai’s menu lists a vegetables and tofu choice on its curries and noodles, and the Australian Good Food Guide tags Carlos Cantina “Vegan Options”. We did not record a vegetarian or vegan statement for the other two places.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide, a delivery-platform listing, whereis.com and allevents.in. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 2 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Carlos Cantina Boronia: openstreetmap.org/9433221028, carloscantina.com.au/boronia, agfg.com.au/carlos-cantina-boronia-52372
- Boronia Thai: openstreetmap.org/1021811211, boroniathai.com.au/home, doordash.com/boronia-thai-restaurant-boronia-790676
- Great Indian Wave: openstreetmap.org/1425721995, greatindian-wave.com.au, whereis.com/yellowId-12773422, doordash.com/great-indian-wave-boronia-819928
- Boronia RSL: openstreetmap.org/1021814689, boronia.rslvic.com.au/contact-us, allevents.in/17419474, boronia.rslvic.com.au/bistro, facebook.com/RSLboronia
