Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind, on streets and under a postcode (3226) that do not match Melton South. It has been rewritten from scratch, and every place below was checked against its own current listings.
Twenty dollars is a real budget, and it still buys a feed at the right counter. This page is what we could verify in and around Melton South: five places, two with item prices and three without.
None of the five has an address inside Melton South itself. Amelia Cafe and Madame Dolce are in Cobblebank, Subway is at Opalia Plaza in Weir Views, and Nanjing Road and Dumpling Lane are in the Woodgrove food court in Melton West. Cobblebank and Weir Views share Melton South’s postcode, 3338. Melton West is 3337.
Only Amelia Cafe and Madame Dolce have item prices we could read, and both come from DoorDash listings, which can differ from the counter. The other three sit here without prices, so we cannot say they fit under $20. Menus move, so give the listing a squiz before you go.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A toastie under a tenner | Amelia Cafe | Ham & Cheese Toastie | $9.50 |
| The same price, other cafe | Madame Dolce | Ham and Cheese Toastie | $9.50 |
| A schnitzel sandwich | Amelia Cafe | Chicken Schnitzel | $13.50 |
| A brekkie roll | Madame Dolce | Bacon and Egg Focaccia | $14.00 |
| A cheap side | Madame Dolce | Hash Brown | $5.00 |
| Dumplings, price unknown | Dumpling Lane | No item price captured | None |
Amelia Cafe — Unit 1/1 Hollingsworth Drive, Cobblebank VIC 3338
A cafe whose DoorDash menu has an “All-Day Breakfast” category. It has no website of its own that we found, so this is the weaker of our two price sources: a DoorDash store page plus a Curateria directory listing. Prices as read on 2 October 2026.
Under $20: Ham & Cheese Toastie, $9.50. Chicken Schnitzel, $13.50. Sausage Roll, $10.40. A latte is $6.50.
What it is: a toastie is a toasted sandwich with the filling sealed in. The Chicken Schnitzel here is a sandwich: the listing describes it as “Crispy breaded chicken schnitzel, ripe tomato slices, and fresh greens between two slices of hearty bread.”
The move: the Ham & Cheese Toastie, $9.50.
Madame Dolce — Shop 11, Cobblebank Village Shopping Centre, Ferris Road, Cobblebank VIC 3338
A cafe in the Cobblebank Village shopping centre. The centre’s page describes coffee, baked treats, dessert and a breakfast, brunch and lunch menu. We give the centre name and the road rather than a street number, because the centre’s site writes 211 Ferris Rd and DoorDash writes 11/201 Ferris Rd. We print no opening hours for it; we found none on a source of its own.
Under $20: Ham and Cheese Toastie, $9.50. Bacon and Egg Focaccia, $14.00. Eggs Your Way, $16.00. Hash Brown, $5.00. Prices as read on 2 October 2026.
What it is: focaccia is an olive-oil Italian bread. The listing calls this one a Bacon and Egg Focaccia.
The move: the Bacon and Egg Focaccia, $14.00.
Subway — Shop R11, Opalia Plaza, 201 Exford Road, Weir Views VIC 3338
A sandwich-chain counter in the Opalia Plaza shopping centre. Its OpenStreetMap entry is tagged takeaway and lists hours of 08:00-21:00, with a check date of 12 January 2026. We captured no prices, so we cannot say what fits under $20 here.
What it is: a sub or wrap built to order from a line of fillings.
The move: none yet. There is no price to point at.
Nanjing Road — Food court, Woodgrove Shopping Centre, 533-555 High Street, Melton West VIC 3337
A food-court counter at Woodgrove. OpenStreetMap tags it as Chinese fast food, and Woodgrove’s directory lists it. We captured no menu or prices. We print no hours either, because for many food-court tenants the Woodgrove listing is the generic centre schedule.
What it is: fast food tagged Chinese in OpenStreetMap. We did not read a menu.
The move: none yet. There is no price to point at.
Dumpling Lane — Shop T106, Woodgrove Shopping Centre, 533-555 High Street, Melton West VIC 3337
A Woodgrove shop that OpenStreetMap tags as Chinese fast food. Woodgrove’s directory lists hours of 11 AM - 7 PM Monday to Wednesday, 11 AM - 8:30 PM Thursday, 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM Friday and Saturday, and 10:30 AM - 7 PM Sunday. We found no website of its own, and the only price figures we saw were in search snippets, not on a menu we could read, so we print none.
What it is: a dumpling is a parcel of dough around a filling, steamed or fried. We did not read what this shop fills them with.
The move: none yet. There is no price to point at.
Quick answers
What is the cheapest thing we could verify near Melton South?
A hash brown at Madame Dolce is $5.00, and a latte at Amelia Cafe is $6.50. For something to eat, the ham and cheese toastie is $9.50 at both Amelia Cafe and Madame Dolce. Prices are from DoorDash listings read on 2 October 2026.
Can I get breakfast under $20 near Melton South?
Madame Dolce lists Eggs Your Way at $16.00 and a Bacon and Egg Focaccia at $14.00. Its Big Breakfast is $29.00, which is over this page’s $20 ceiling. Amelia Cafe has an “All-Day Breakfast” category on its DoorDash page.
Is there cheap food inside Melton South itself?
None of the five places we could verify has an address inside Melton South. Amelia Cafe and Madame Dolce are in Cobblebank, Subway is at Opalia Plaza in Weir Views, and Nanjing Road and Dumpling Lane are at Woodgrove in Melton West.
Do these prices match what you pay at the counter?
Not necessarily. The Amelia Cafe and Madame Dolce prices come from their DoorDash store pages, which can differ from in-store prices. Subway, Nanjing Road and Dumpling Lane are listed without prices because we did not capture a price list for them.
How we checked
On 2 October 2026 we read the DoorDash store pages for Amelia Cafe and Madame Dolce, which are the only item prices on this page. We confirmed each place at a second source on a different domain: Curateria for Amelia Cafe, the Cobblebank Village centre site for Madame Dolce, the Opalia Plaza and Woodgrove centre sites, Restaurant Guru and OpenStreetMap for the others. We found no website of its own for either cafe. DoorDash prices are marketplace prices and can differ from the counter. Postcodes are from the Australian postcode list. The cover photo is an illustrative stock image from Unsplash, kept from the previous version of this page; it is not a picture of any venue.
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Sources
- Amelia Cafe: DoorDash store page and Curateria listing
- Madame Dolce: Cobblebank Village and DoorDash store page
- Subway: Opalia Plaza store page and OpenStreetMap
- Nanjing Road: Woodgrove directory and OpenStreetMap
- Dumpling Lane: Woodgrove directory, Restaurant Guru and OpenStreetMap
- Cover photo: Yeh Xintong on Unsplash
