Correction (10 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 9 October 2026 and 10 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
A good dinner date starts with low stakes: a table you can book or walk into, a menu you can read before you go, and a price you can split. Five Lilydale places made this page, all with Lilydale addresses: a Thai restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a pub bistro, a pub on Main Street and a Mexican restaurant.
We cannot judge a room’s lighting or noise from public records, so we say nothing about either. What we can do is sort by what each place publishes: hours, dietary tags, a menu you can price a shared starter from. Where a place gave us no prices, the table says so.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Indian dinner, with a vegetarian and vegan category on its site | Royal Time Indian Restaurant | see below | not printed here |
| A pub bistro menu with a shareable starter | The Lilydale International | ANGUS BEEF BURGER | $32 |
| Thai starters to share, with BYO wine allowed | Imm Oon Thai Restaurant & Bar | Curry Puffs (4pcs) | $10 |
| A Main Street pub to check before you commit | Crown Hotel | see below | not printed here |
| Mexican shared plates, dine-in or takeaway | Taco Bill | POPCORN PRAWNS | $12 |
Royal Time Indian Restaurant — 260 Main Street, Lilydale VIC 3140
Royal Time’s own site shows a pickup and delivery table that runs from 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday, with Monday marked closed. We read that as the hours for ordering, not a closing time. The Australian Good Food Guide lists the restaurant as “Child Friendly” and “BYO”, and the restaurant’s site names a “Vegetarian & Vegan” menu category. The menu items on its site load by script and we could not read them, so we have no prices for this place.
Say this: The site calls itself “your go-to for authentic Indian takeaway in Lilydale”, so ask which dishes travel well and which are better at the table.
The Lilydale International — 471 Maroondah Highway, Lilydale VIC 3140
This is a hotel with a bistro, so treat it as a pub bistro rather than a restaurant-only venue. The contact page prints a trading-hours block: lunch and dinner service, Sunday to Wednesday and Thursday to Saturday, with dinner from 5:30pm. Our menu copy is the bistro menu PDF named “June 26”. It prints a “PLANTEIN PARMIGIANA (AVG)” as crumbed plant-based schnitzel with Napoli and vegan cheese, and a line saying seniors meals include a choice of chips and salad or vegetables. AGFG lists the venue as “Child Friendly”, “Vegan Options” and “Takeaway”.
Split or splurge: The menu prints mushroom arancini (V) at $18 and the Angus beef burger at $32. Arancini are crumbed, fried rice balls, so one plate between two is an easy way to start.
Imm Oon Thai Restaurant & Bar — 133-139 Main Street Service Road, Lilydale VIC 3140
The restaurant’s contact page lists opening hours of 5.00 to 8.30 every day except Wednesday, when it is marked closed. The menu we copied is the November 2025 takeaway menu PDF, which says prices include GST, so check the dine-in prices when you book. The site prints “BYO wine only”, with a per-person corkage charge. AGFG lists it as “Child Friendly” and “Takeaway”, and the menu marks a “VEGAN Pineapple Fried Rice” as vegan.
Stage: Priced for a first date. The takeaway menu prints curry puffs (4pcs) at $10, pork spring rolls (6pcs) at $10 and satay chicken (6pcs) at $15, which makes a shared order easy to cost before anyone arrives.
Crown Hotel — 273 Main Street, Lilydale VIC 3140
The Crown Hotel is a pub, and its own site lists a bistro. We found no opening hours we can stand behind: the only hours in our records come from an OpenStreetMap tag, which may be out of date, and we found no menu prices. The site carries no date for us to check its currency against, so ring ahead or check the site before you plan a dinner around it.
Say this: Ask what the bistro is serving on the evening you have in mind before you book, because we could not confirm its hours.
Taco Bill — 190 Main Street, Lilydale VIC 3140
Taco Bill’s Lilydale page says “Take-Away and Dine-In Available”, with dinner six nights from 5.30pm and Monday closed. The menu page is chain-wide, so Taco Bill’s menu lists these prices as a guide and the Lilydale store may differ. It prints frijoles as vegetarian and vegan, and the nachos supremos are listed as a regular serve at $18.
Split or splurge: Starters add up quickly. Popcorn prawns are $12, char grilled corn is $10 and stuffed jalapenos are $18 on the menu, while the burrito bowl is $24.
Quick answers
Which of these Lilydale places lists dinner hours on its own site?
Royal Time Indian Restaurant lists ordering from 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday. Imm Oon’s contact page lists opening hours every day except Wednesday. Taco Bill says dinner is six nights from 5.30pm, with Monday closed, and The Lilydale International prints a trading-hours block on its contact page.
Which of these places is BYO?
AGFG lists Royal Time Indian Restaurant as “BYO”. Imm Oon’s site prints “BYO wine only”, with a per-person corkage charge. Check the terms when you book.
Are there vegetarian or vegan options?
Royal Time’s site names a “Vegetarian & Vegan” menu category, though we could not read the items. The Lilydale International’s menu PDF prints a plant-based parmigiana, and AGFG lists it with “Vegan Options”. Imm Oon’s menu marks a vegan pineapple fried rice, and Taco Bill’s menu marks frijoles as vegetarian and vegan.
Are all five places in Lilydale?
Yes. Every address above is a Lilydale address, confirmed from at least two sources. The one caution is the Crown Hotel, where we could not confirm usable hours.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 9 October 2026 and 10 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the Australian Good Food Guide, the places’ own websites and static1.squarespace.com. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, between 9 October 2026 and 10 October 2026, the date given beside each menu. 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
- Royal Time Indian Restaurant: openstreetmap.org/9593034627, agfg.com.au/royal-time-indian-nepalese-restaurant, royaltimeindian.com.au/info, royaltimeindian.com.au, royaltimeindian.com.au/menu
- The Lilydale International: openstreetmap.org/1083083986, agfg.com.au/the-lilydale-international-2802, thelilydaleinternational.com.au/contact, static1.squarespace.com menu PDF
- Imm Oon Thai Restaurant & Bar: openstreetmap.org/9780481240, immoon.com.au, agfg.com.au/imm-oon-69496, immoon.com.au/Imm-Oon-Takeaway-Menu-Nov-2025-ab.pdf, immoon.com.au/contact
- Crown Hotel: openstreetmap.org/4411019481, crownhotellilydale.com.au
- Taco Bill: openstreetmap.org/8613859108, tacobill.com.au/lilydale, tacobill.com.au/menu
