Correction (5 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 on 5 October 2026.
Food usually follows the people who cook it and the places they gather, so this page starts from three restaurants rather than from a ranking. One is in Kalkallo, one is in Mickleham and one is in Craigieburn, which makes it an in-and-around guide rather than a single street.
Each restaurant is described from its own website, with the Australian Good Food Guide and the Merrifield City directory used as a second check. We could not read menu prices on these places’ own pages, so none are printed, and where listings disagree on hours we say to check before you go.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Punjabi dhaba-style dining | Mitran Da Dhaba Kalkallo | 44 Toyon Rd, Kalkallo |
| Halal tandoori and delivery | The Tandoori Joint (Mickleham) | Merrifield City, Shop 14/270 Donnybrook Rd, Mickleham |
| Fine dining with table booking | Thaali Craigieburn | Central Park Square, Shop 2, Unit 1/9 Mareeba Way, Craigieburn |
Mitran Da Dhaba Kalkallo — 44 Toyon Rd, Kalkallo VIC 3064
A dhaba is a roadside eatery in the Punjabi tradition, and Mitran Da Dhaba describes itself as a roadside Punjabi dhaba with a modern twist. Its own site gives the address as 44 Toyon Rd, Kalkallo, the same street address Kallo Town Centre’s site uses. The site lists Monday to Friday 11:30 AM to 10:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Its menu page shows images and headings only, so we could not find item prices.
The precinct: it shares an address with Kallo Town Centre, so it fits a visit to the Kalkallo shops.
The Tandoori Joint (Mickleham) — Merrifield City, Shop 14/270 Donnybrook Rd, Mickleham VIC 3064
Tandoori describes food cooked in a clay oven called a tandoor, and The Tandoori Joint takes that as its name. Its site gives the address as Merrifield City, Shop 14/270 Donnybrook Rd, Mickleham, and says all its meat is 100% halal certified. The site also mentions vegetarian plates and says orders go through UberEats. Its home page, its Mickleham page and the Merrifield City directory give different opening hours, so we have printed none; check before you go.
Start with: the vegetarian plates its site mentions, or the tandoor dishes the name points to, once you have confirmed hours.
Thaali Craigieburn — Central Park Square, Shop 2, Unit 1/9 Mareeba Way, Craigieburn VIC 3064
Thaali is in Craigieburn, outside Kalkallo, at Central Park Square, Shop 2, Unit 1/9 Mareeba Way. Its site title calls it Luxury Indian Fine Dining and carries a Book Your Table button. The hours it lists are Sunday to Thursday 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM and Friday and Saturday 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM. The Good Food Guide gives the same Mareeba Way address.
On the menu: the site offers its menu as a download rather than on the page, so read it there before you book.
Quick answers
Where can I find Indian food in Kalkallo itself?
Mitran Da Dhaba is the one Indian restaurant we found in Kalkallo, at 44 Toyon Rd according to its own site and the Australian Good Food Guide. The Tandoori Joint is in Mickleham and Thaali is in Craigieburn.
Which Indian restaurant near Kalkallo is open on weekends?
Mitran Da Dhaba’s own site lists Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Thaali’s site lists Friday and Saturday 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM. We have not printed weekend hours for The Tandoori Joint because its listings disagree.
Is there halal Indian food near Kalkallo?
The Tandoori Joint in Mickleham says on its own site that all its meat is 100% halal certified. We did not find a halal statement on the other two restaurants’ pages we read, so ask them directly.
Can I book a table or order delivery for Indian food near Kalkallo?
Thaali’s site carries a Book Your Table button. The Tandoori Joint’s site says you can order through UberEats. For Mitran Da Dhaba, we could not find a booking or delivery option on the pages we read, so check with the restaurant.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 5 October 2026: the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide and merrifieldcity.com.au. We copied no menu prices from these places’ own pages, so this page prints none. 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
- Mitran Da Dhaba Kalkallo: mitrandadhabakalkallo.com.au, mitrandadhabakalkallo.com.au/contact.html, agfg.com.au/mitran-da-dhaba-kalkallo-148422
- The Tandoori Joint (Mickleham): thetandoorijoint.com/mickleham, merrifieldcity.com.au, thetandoorijoint.com
- Thaali Craigieburn: thaali.com.au, agfg.com.au/thaali-130012
