Correction (30 September 2026): an earlier version of this page listed Indian restaurants in Rowville that do not exist, with invented addresses, prices and seat counts, and the wrong postcode. It has been rewritten from scratch, and every venue below was checked against its own website or online ordering page.
Indian food in Rowville comes with a map lesson. The two Rowville kitchens in this guide cook from different ends of India: Saffron on Kelletts describes its food as North Indian, while Mr. Biryani on Stud Road talks up the flavours of Andhra Pradesh, on India’s south-east coast. Rowville is also car country, with 60.6% of its employed residents getting to work by car on Census day in 2021, so this guide follows Stud Road north into Wantirna South for a dosa specialist and a lunchtime thali at Westfield Knox. Every price below is copied from the venue’s own menu or online ordering page, checked on 30 September 2026. Menus move, so check before you head out.
Community context: at the 2021 Census, 1,072 Rowville residents were born in India, 3.2% of the suburb.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | The move | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A North Indian curry night | Saffron on Kelletts, Rowville | Butter Chicken (Mild) | $23 |
| Hyderabadi biryani | Mr. Biryani, Rowville | Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani, single pack | $18 |
| A dosa without leaving Rowville | Mr. Biryani, Rowville | Masala Dosa | $14 |
| The long dosa list | Dosa Hut Knox, Wantirna South | Masala dosa | $16.99 |
| A thali at lunchtime | Khazana, Westfield Knox | Veg Thali | $19.95 |
In Rowville
Saffron on Kelletts — 8/150 Kelletts Rd, Rowville VIC 3178
Saffron’s website describes its cooking as North Indian and says it has been feeding locals on Kelletts Road since April 2014. Its online ordering menu puts Butter Chicken (Mild) at $23 and the signature Saffrani Chicken at $25.50, a saffron-flavoured chicken breast filled with cottage cheese, sun-dried tomato, dried fruit and nuts. For a detour south, the Chettinad Chicken ($22) is named for the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu, and the menu promises coconut, cumin, fennel and “lots of black pepper”; garlic naan is $5.50 to mop it up.
Good to know: dine-in and takeaway run Tuesday to Sunday, 4:30pm to 9:30pm, and the restaurant says it won’t pack up leftover dishes that contain dairy, so you box those yourself in the containers provided.
Mr. Biryani — 2/1089 Stud Rd, Rowville VIC 3178
Mr. Biryani’s website talks up its Andhra flavours, and the menu runs from biryani to dosa to Indo-Chinese. Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani is $18 for a single pack or $42 for a couple pack; “dum” means the pot is sealed so the rice finishes steaming in the meat’s juices and spices. Guntur, a city in Andhra Pradesh, is known for its chillies, so the Guntur Chicken ($15), fried chicken the menu says is cooked in spices from Andhra, is one for the heat-seekers. The South Indian section lists a Masala Dosa at $14, a crisp rice-and-lentil crepe wrapped around spiced potato, and a serve of two samosas is $6.
Good to know: its website lists 11am to 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 11am to 11pm on Friday and Saturday, and its online ordering page takes pickup and delivery orders.
Up Stud Road: Wantirna South
Dosa Hut Knox — 199 Stud Rd, Wantirna South VIC 3152
Follow Stud Road north out of Rowville and you reach the Knox branch of Dosa Hut, a chain that says it started in 2007 and now has 25-plus branches across Australia. A dosa is a thin, crisp crepe of fermented rice and lentil batter, a South Indian staple that usually comes with sambar (a tangy lentil and vegetable stew) and chutneys. The Knox menu starts at $11.99 for a plain, paper or kal dosa, lists the onion, masala, cheese and chilli, or onion masala dosa at $16.99, and the list carries on through fusion, spring roll and 70mm dosas.
Good to know: the Xpress Lunch Deals (Monday to Friday, 11am to 3:30pm) include any dosa with one idly, one vada and a can for $19.99.
Khazana Indian Restaurant — Level 1, Westfield Knox, 425 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South VIC 3152
Khazana’s website says it has been serving Indian food since 1986, and Westfield’s store page now puts it on Level 1, opposite Knox Tavern, adding that the name translates as “a treasure” and that the restaurant is licensed and BYO wine. A thali is a whole meal on one tray, small bowls of curry and dal around rice, bread, raita and salad, which makes it the easy answer when the table can’t decide. The online menu lists a Veg Thali (dal makhani, mixed vegetables, rice, one naan, raita and salad) and a Non Veg Thali (butter chicken, rogan josh, rice, one naan, raita and salad) at $19.95 each.
Good to know: the ordering page shows the thalis as daytime items (the Veg Thali from 11:30am to 3pm), and Westfield’s store page points drivers to the Pink Car Park, near Ozone.
Quick answers
Is there an Indian restaurant at Rowville Lakes?
Yes. Saffron on Kelletts is at 8/150 Kelletts Road, the same street address as the IGA Rowville Lakes supermarket. Its website says dine-in and takeaway run Tuesday to Sunday from 4:30pm to 9:30pm.
Where can I get biryani in Rowville?
Mr. Biryani at 2/1089 Stud Road lists Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani at $18 for a single pack and $42 for a couple pack. Saffron on Kelletts lists a Chicken Biriyani at $25 on its ordering page.
What are Mr. Biryani’s opening hours?
Its website lists 11am to 10pm Sunday to Thursday, and 11am to 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Hours can change, so check before you head out.
Where can I get a dosa near Rowville?
Mr. Biryani on Stud Road in Rowville lists a Masala Dosa at $14. Further north along Stud Road, Dosa Hut Knox at 199 Stud Road, Wantirna South, lists its masala dosa at $16.99.
Can I get Indian takeaway in Rowville?
Yes. Saffron on Kelletts does takeaway, and its ordering page lists a Combo for One Person (butter chicken, mixed veg, rice and roti in one box) at $25. Mr. Biryani takes pickup and delivery orders through its online ordering page.
How we checked
On 30 September 2026 we read each venue’s own website and online ordering page and copied each item and price exactly. We confirmed each address with a second, independent source: the Australian Good Food Guide, Quandoo, Uber Eats and Westfield’s store directory. The Census figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 QuickStats for Rowville. Dosa Hut Knox and Khazana are in Wantirna South, not Rowville, and are marked that way. Online ordering prices can differ from prices at the counter, and specials come and go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of dish, not the venue’s own food.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Saffron on Kelletts website: saffrononkelletts.com.au
- Saffron on Kelletts online ordering menu: order.platform.hungryhungry.com
- Saffron on Kelletts listing: Australian Good Food Guide
- IGA Rowville Lakes store page: iga.com.au
- Mr. Biryani website and menu: mrbiryani.com.au
- Mr. Biryani online ordering: mr-biryani-rowville.nextorder.com
- Mr. Biryani listing: Quandoo
- Dosa Hut Knox branch page: dosahut.net.au
- Dosa Hut Knox menu: dosahut.net.au/menu/knox
- Dosa Hut Knox listing: Uber Eats
- Khazana Indian Restaurant website and online menu: khazana.com.au
- Khazana Indian Restaurant store page: Westfield Knox
- 2021 Census QuickStats, Rowville: Australian Bureau of Statistics
