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.
Under $15 is the ceiling here, and a price board is the best place to test it. Six places had enough on the public record for us to stand behind them, and every price in the lists below is under fifteen dollars.
Only one of the six has a Mulgrave address: Lankan Manna on Glenvale Crescent. Four more are in Springvale (Pizza Boyz Mulgrave, Captain Makos, Saigon Rex and the IKEA restaurant), and one is on Monash University’s Clayton campus. So this is a page for “in and around Mulgrave”, and each heading carries the venue’s own suburb. Keen to compare? The table gives one cheap order per place, and each entry ends with a single move.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A veg curry or fried rice lunch with a Mulgrave address | Lankan Manna Cafe & Restaurant | Vegetable Fried Rice | $14 |
| A pizza deal tied to a day of the week | Pizza Boyz Mulgrave | Monday Madness: any large classic pizza | $8.95 |
| Fish and chip shop snacks | Captain Makos Fish & Chips | Potato Cakes | $1.30 |
| A banh mi on campus | Roll’d (Monash Clayton campus) | Roast Pork & Crackling Banh Mi | $12.50 |
| Spring rolls, skewers or soup | Saigon Rex | Spring roll (3 pieces) | $12 |
| A members’ Friday deal inside IKEA | IKEA Springvale Swedish Restaurant and Bistro | ‘$5 faves’ in the Swedish Restaurant, Fridays, IKEA Family members only | $5 |
Lankan Manna Cafe & Restaurant — 1 Glenvale Crescent, Mulgrave VIC 3170
This is the only place on the page with a Mulgrave address. lankanmanna.com prints the Veg Curry Box at $10.00 and the Vegetable Fried Rice at $14. The same menu lists Rice and Curry at $18.99 dine in and $16.99 take away, so those two sit over the ceiling and are left out of the list below. The site’s own tags include “Vegan Options Plenty of plant-based choices available”, and its hours text gives the café and restaurant as Monday to Wednesday 8 am to 3 pm and Thursday to Saturday 8 am to 8 pm, with Sunday closed.
On the menu (copied from lankanmanna.com on 2 October 2026):
- Vegetable Fried Rice: $14
- Veg Curry Box: $10.00
The move: Go for the Veg Curry Box at $10.00, and check the day first, because the site lists Sunday as closed.
Pizza Boyz Mulgrave — 128A Police Rd, Springvale VIC 3171
Pizza Boyz Mulgrave trades under a Mulgrave name, but its own site prints a Springvale address, so it sits with the Springvale group here. The site lists three day-limited deals: the Monday Madness line reads “Any large classic pizza for $8.95”, the Tuesday Special reads “Get Any Large Classic or Traditional Pizza for $11.95”, and the Weekday Lunch Special reads “Any Small Pizza + 1 Can Of Any Drink For $11.95”. Its store hours show Monday and Tuesday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm, and Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00am to 9:00pm. The site also lists “Vegan Range Pizzas”.
On the menu (copied from pizzaboyzmulgrave.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Monday Madness: any large classic pizza: $8.95
- Weekday Lunch Special: small pizza + can of drink: $11.95
- Tuesday Special: any large classic or traditional pizza: $11.95
The move: Time it for a Monday, when the Monday Madness large classic pizza is $8.95 and the store hours start at 4:00pm.
Captain Makos Fish & Chips — 1 Nullawil St, Springvale VIC 3171
Captain Makos is in Springvale, not Mulgrave. Its menu page prints Potato Cakes at $1.30, Dim Sims (steamed or fried) at $1.30 and Hamburger in Batter at $4.50, with chips at $5 for small, $7.50 for medium and $10 for large. The fish line reads Flake (Gummy) at $8.50 and Whiting (King George) at $9.50. Those read as per-piece prices, so treat them as the price of the fish, not a full meal. Flake is the Victorian name for shark fillet, and a potato cake is the battered potato slice that Sydney calls a scallop. The site also says “We also provide various gluten free options to cater for those intolerant to gluten.” The hours text gives Monday as closed and Tuesday to Sunday as 10am to 9pm.
On the menu (copied from captainmakos.wixsite.com on 2 October 2026):
- Potato Cakes: $1.30
- Flake (Gummy): $8.50
- Whiting (King George): $9.50
- Chips, small / medium / large: $5 / $7.50 / $10
The move: Order the Potato Cakes at $1.30 and the Dim Sims at $1.30, add small chips at $5 for a proper feed, and skip Monday.
Roll’d (Monash Clayton campus) — Ground floor, Campus Centre, 21 Chancellor’s Walk, Clayton campus, Monash University VIC 3800
Roll’d is on the ground floor of the Campus Centre at Monash’s Clayton campus, so it is a campus stop rather than a Mulgrave one. Monash’s vendor listing gives its features as “Gluten free Vegan Vegetarian Offers catering”. The prices come from Roll’d’s national online menu at rolld.com.au, not from a store-specific Monash menu, so confirm them at the counter. On that menu the Roast Pork & Crackling Banh Mi, the BBQ Chicken Banh Mi and the Tofu Banh Mi are each $12.50, and the Garlic Prawn Rice Paper Roll and the BBQ Chicken Rice Paper Roll are each $4.70. A banh mi is a Vietnamese baguette sandwich, and a rice paper roll is a cold roll wrapped in rice paper. OpenStreetMap’s hours differ slightly from Monash’s listing, so check the Monash vendor page for semester times.
On the menu (copied from rolld.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Roast Pork & Crackling Banh Mi: $12.50
- BBQ Chicken Banh Mi: $12.50
- Tofu Banh Mi: $12.50
- Garlic Prawn Rice Paper Roll: $4.70
The move: Take the Tofu Banh Mi at $12.50 if you want the vegan feature Monash lists, and check the price at the counter first.
Saigon Rex — 1/17 Balmoral Avenue, Springvale VIC 3171
Saigon Rex is at 1/17 Balmoral Avenue in Springvale, and OpenStreetMap tags it as a Chinese and Vietnamese restaurant. Its menu page prints the Spring roll (3 pieces), the Satay chicken skewers (2 skewers) and the Wonton soup at $12 each, and the BBQ pork at $14.80. Wonton soup is filled dumplings in broth. We found no opening hours on the pages we captured on 2 October 2026, so check before you head over.
On the menu (copied from saigonrex.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Spring roll (3 pieces): $12
- Satay chicken skewers (2 skewers): $12
- Wonton soup: $12
- BBQ pork: $14.80
The move: Make a shared plate of the Spring roll (3 pieces) and the Satay chicken skewers (2 skewers) at $12 each, too easy, and confirm the hours first.
IKEA Springvale Swedish Restaurant and Bistro — 917 Princes Highway, Springvale VIC 3171
The restaurant is inside the IKEA store on Princes Highway in Springvale. ikea.com lists “$5 faves, every Friday for IKEA Family members”. The page presents that as a members’ offer, not a standing menu price; IKEA’s own food page marks the Friday deal “Limited time only”, and the line we copied does not say which dishes are included, so confirm it is still running before you plan around it. ikea.com also says “Breakfast served until 11 am” and lists “kids’ menu options”.
On the menu (copied from ikea.com on 3 October 2026):
- ‘$5 faves’ in the Swedish Restaurant, Fridays, IKEA Family members only: $5
The move: Go on a Friday as an IKEA Family member, and ask which dishes the $5 faves cover.
Quick answers
Where can you eat for under $15 in and around Mulgrave?
Lankan Manna Cafe & Restaurant is the only one of the six with a Mulgrave address, and its Veg Curry Box is $10.00 on the menu at lankanmanna.com. The other five are in Springvale or on Monash University’s Clayton campus, so allow for the trip.
What are the lowest prices on this page?
Of the prices we copied, the lowest are at Captain Makos Fish & Chips, where the menu page prints Potato Cakes at $1.30 and Dim Sims at $1.30. The fish line at Captain Makos Fish & Chips reads as per-piece prices, so it is not a like-for-like meal price. These are menu-page prices, so confirm them with the venue.
Which places have vegan options?
lankanmanna.com tags “Vegan Options”, and pizzaboyzmulgrave.com.au lists “Vegan Range Pizzas”. Monash’s vendor listing for Roll’d gives “Vegan” among the features. We have not compared the menus beyond those quoted lines.
Which of these have day-limited deals or closing days?
Pizza Boyz Mulgrave runs a Monday Madness line, a Tuesday Special and a Weekday Lunch Special, per its site. The IKEA Springvale Swedish Restaurant and Bistro page on ikea.com lists “$5 faves” every Friday for IKEA Family members. Lankan Manna lists Sunday as closed, and Captain Makos lists Monday as closed.
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 and monash.edu. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, between 2 October 2026 and 3 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
- Lankan Manna Cafe & Restaurant: openstreetmap.org/13661334377, lankanmanna.com
- Pizza Boyz Mulgrave: openstreetmap.org/6016770201, pizzaboyzmulgrave.com.au
- Captain Makos Fish & Chips: openstreetmap.org/1356841760, captainmakos.wixsite.com/fishnchips, captainmakos.wixsite.com/menus
- Roll’d (Monash Clayton campus): openstreetmap.org/4969537761, monash.edu/rolld, rolld.com.au/menu
- Saigon Rex: openstreetmap.org/5203747006, saigonrex.com.au, saigonrex.com.au/menu
- IKEA Springvale Swedish Restaurant and Bistro: openstreetmap.org/1089656106, ikea.com/springvale
