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 on 2 October 2026.
A dumpling menu is easier than it looks once someone tells you what the words mean, so each place below gets a line or two of decoding. Six places in and around Melton South had enough on the public record for us to stand behind them: two dumpling shops, a pho shop, two Thai restaurants and a Korean fried-chicken shop.
None of the six has a Melton South address. One is in Weir Views, two are at Woodgrove in Melton West and three are in Melton, so this is the list of places we could verify in and around Melton South, and each heading carries the place’s own suburb. We could not copy a menu price from any of them, so this page prints none. Where a source gave opening hours we say whose listing it is.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | What the source says |
|---|---|---|
| Dumplings, pan-fried, steamed or fried | Dumpling Guys | Opalia Plaza lists “Signature Dumplings (pan-fried, steamed or fried)” |
| A dumpling shop at Woodgrove | Dumpling Lane | Woodgrove lists hours for every day of the week |
| A bowl of pho | Pho Delight | Woodgrove lists it as Shop FC06A |
| Thai with hours listed | Centre Thai Cafe and Restaurant | Its own site says it opens seven days, 12:00pm – 9:00PM |
| Thai with online ordering | Pad Thai Melton | Its own site lists dine in, takeaway and online ordering |
| Korean fried chicken | NeNe Chicken | Its own site calls it “Authentic Korean Fried Chicken” and announces the Melton shop as open |
Dumpling Guys — R7 Opalia Plaza, 201 Exford Road, Weir Views VIC 3338
Opalia Plaza’s store page says: “Dumpling Guys are now open at Opalia Plaza. Their menu includes Signature Dumplings (pan-fried, steamed or fried), wok dishes, Laksa and snacks.” The same page lists “Open 9am to 6pm (Monday – Sunday)”. OpenStreetMap lists different hours for the same shop, 11:00-15:00 and 17:00-21:00, last checked by a mapper on 12 January 2026, so ring ahead. OpenStreetMap also tags it with vegetarian options and outdoor seating.
Decoder: a signature dumpling listed as pan-fried, steamed or fried is one filling cooked three ways: pan-fried gives a crisp base, steamed stays soft and fried is crisp all over. Laksa is a spiced noodle soup from Malaysia and Singapore, often made with coconut milk.
How to order: ask which fillings come in which style, because the Opalia Plaza listing names the three styles but no fillings.
Order this first: the signature dumplings, which Opalia Plaza’s listing names before anything else on the menu.
Dumpling Lane — Shop T106, Woodgrove Shopping Centre, 533-555 High Street, Melton West VIC 3337
Woodgrove’s store directory lists hours of Monday - Wednesday 11 AM - 7 PM, Thursday 11 AM - 8:30 PM, Friday - Saturday 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM and Sunday 10:30 AM - 7 PM. OpenStreetMap files it as fast food with Chinese cuisine. We found no website of its own and no menu we could read, so there is no dish or price to quote.
Decoder: xiao long bao are soup dumplings: nibble a hole, sip the broth, then eat. We cannot say whether this shop serves them.
Region: none is stated; the OpenStreetMap tag says only Chinese.
Order this first: with no menu to read, ask what the dumplings are filled with and how they are cooked.
Pho Delight — Shop FC06A, Woodgrove Shopping Centre, 533-555 High Street, Melton West VIC 3337
Woodgrove’s store directory lists Pho Delight at Shop FC06A, and RestaurantGuru gives the same shop number at 533-555 High Street. We found no website of its own and no menu we could read. We have not quoted hours for it, because a centre directory can show the centre’s general trading hours rather than the shop’s own.
Decoder: pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup: rice noodles in a clear, slow-simmered broth, usually with beef or chicken, with herbs, bean sprouts, lime and chilli on the side to add yourself.
How to order: pho menus are usually organised by the meat in the bowl, so ask what is on offer; we could not read this menu.
Order this first: a bowl of pho, the dish in the shop’s name.
NeNe Chicken — 4B/2269 Melton Highway, Melton VIC 3337
The brand’s own site announces “NeNe Chicken Melton Is Now Open! 21 April 2023”, and RestaurantGuru lists the shop at 4B/2269 Melton Hwy. OpenStreetMap files it as fast food with the cuisine tag “chicken”. We could not read a menu or opening hours.
Decoder: in a fried-chicken shop the cut and the coating are the choices: wings, drumsticks or pieces, and whether they come plain, spiced or tossed in a sauce.
Region: Korean. The brand’s own site describes its food as “Authentic Korean Fried Chicken”.
Order this first: with no menu to read, ask how the sauces are described before you choose.
Pad Thai Melton — 292 High Street, Melton VIC 3337
The City of Melton’s local directory lists Pad Thai Melton at 292 High Street. Its own site lists “dine in, takeaway or online ordering” and names “Seafood, Vegetarian Dishes, Salads, Thai Desserts” among its menu. Its menu page did not load for us, so we have no dishes, hours or prices to quote.
Decoder: pad Thai is stir-fried rice noodles seasoned with tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar, usually with egg, tofu or prawns and crushed peanuts, with lime on the side.
How to order: the site lists dine in, takeaway and online ordering, so you can choose the format before you go.
Order this first: pad Thai, the dish in the name; the pages we read did not show a menu to confirm it.
Centre Thai Cafe and Restaurant — 354-356 High Street, Melton VIC 3337
Its own contact page lists the address and says “We open 7 days Monday – Sunday 12:00pm – 9:00PM”. The site has separate dinner and take-away menu pages, but as we read them they are published as images or PDF files, so we copied no prices. DoorDash lists the restaurant too; delivery-app prices can differ from the restaurant’s own, so we have not used them.
Decoder: Thai curries are named for their paste, not their heat. Green is made from fresh green chillies, red from dried red chillies, and massaman is a milder, spiced curry that often includes potato and peanuts.
How to order: the site keeps the dinner menu and the take-away menu on separate pages, so check which one you are reading.
Order this first: a curry with rice; we could not read the menu images, so confirm what is on offer.
Quick answers
Is there Asian food in Melton South itself?
None of the six places we could verify has a Melton South address. One is at Opalia Plaza in Weir Views, two are at Woodgrove in Melton West and three are in Melton, and each is labelled with its own suburb on this page.
Where can I get dumplings near Melton South?
Dumpling Guys, at R7 Opalia Plaza, 201 Exford Road, Weir Views, whose Opalia Plaza listing names signature dumplings that are pan-fried, steamed or fried. Dumpling Lane, Shop T106 at Woodgrove in Melton West, is the other; we could not read its menu.
Is there pho near Melton South?
Pho Delight is at Shop FC06A, Woodgrove Shopping Centre, 533-555 High Street, Melton West. Woodgrove’s directory lists it, and we could not read a menu or confirm its opening hours.
Where can I find Thai food near Melton South?
Both Thai places we could verify are in Melton. Centre Thai Cafe and Restaurant, 354-356 High Street, says on its own site that it opens seven days, 12:00pm – 9:00PM. Pad Thai Melton, 292 High Street, lists dine in, takeaway and online ordering.
Do these places list prices?
We copied no menu price from any of the six, so this page prints none. Centre Thai publishes its menus as images or PDF files, and for the other five we found no priced menu page we could read on 2 October 2026.
How we checked
On 2 October 2026 we confirmed each place at two sources on different websites: OpenStreetMap, the Opalia Plaza and Woodgrove centre directories, the City of Melton’s local directory, RestaurantGuru and the places’ own sites. Quotes are copied as printed. We copied no prices. Opening hours are named as a listing’s own, and where two listings disagree we say so. Menus and hours change, so check 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
- Dumpling Guys: openstreetmap.org, opaliaplaza.com.au
- Dumpling Lane: openstreetmap.org, woodgroveshoppingcentre.com.au, restaurantguru.com
- Pho Delight: woodgroveshoppingcentre.com.au, restaurantguru.com
- NeNe Chicken: openstreetmap.org, restaurantguru.com, nenechicken.com.au
- Pad Thai Melton: padthaimelton.com.au, melton.vic.gov.au
- Centre Thai Cafe and Restaurant: centrethai.com.au, centrethai.com.au/menus, doordash.com
- Cover photo: Chase Yi on Unsplash
