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 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
A marker on a menu is the venue’s own pledge, which is why we set down the markers as they are printed and the wording as it is published, with nothing extra. Five places had enough on the public record for us to stand behind them. They sit in and around South Morang: three in Mernda and two in Mill Park, and none of the headings below is a South Morang address.
Every one of the five is described in its sources as having vegan options or vegan varieties. That is a menu with vegan choices, not a promise about the kitchen, so each entry ends with one question to ask at the counter.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | A priced item | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A cafe menu with a VG-marked bowl | Split Bean Cafe | see below | not printed here |
| A South Indian menu where AGFG tags vegan options | Dosa Hut Plenty Valley | see below | not printed here |
| Pizza and pasta that the centre says come in vegan varieties | Jessie’s Pizza and Pasta | see below | not printed here |
| Dishes with (vegan) printed on the menu | BASE Plenty Valley | Vegan brekkie | $23 |
| A donut shop a delivery listing says caters for vegans | Daniel’s Donuts Mernda | see below | not printed here |
Split Bean Cafe — 1/59 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda VIC 3754
Split Bean Cafe sits in Mernda Village Shopping Centre in Mernda, per its own site. That site prints a Granola & Acai Bowl marked (GF-DF-VG), which is the venue’s own label for that one dish. Its Big Breakfast ($24.90) carries the note “For VEG – Remove Bacon & Sausage - Add Avocado & Spinach”, and the note says VEG where the granola bowl says VG. The Toast or Raisin Toast line we copied is two slices of organic Dench sourdough, with spreads such as peanut butter or Vegemite sold as add-ons; that line does not mention butter, and it does not say the toast is vegan, so ask whether it comes buttered. The site lists Monday to Friday 6:00am to 3:30pm and Saturday and Sunday 7:30am to 2:30pm.
Menu markers: the granola and acai bowl is the dish the site marks (GF-DF-VG); for anything else, ask what the marker on the Big Breakfast note means.
Dosa Hut Plenty Valley — Shop R10, Westfield Plenty Valley, 415 McDonalds Road, Mill Park VIC 3082
Westfield’s own pages put Dosa Hut Plenty Valley at 415 McDonalds Road, Mill Park, while some other listings call the same address South Morang, so treat it as nearest to South Morang rather than inside it. The Australian Good Food Guide lists “Vegan Options” and “Gluten Free Options” among the restaurant’s features. Those are tags for the restaurant, not marks on individual dishes. A dosa is a thin fermented rice-and-lentil crepe, and the menu’s I2 Ghee Plain Dosa is $13.95; ghee is clarified butter, so that dish is one to ask about before ordering. The menu also lists A3 Vada (1 pc) at $4.95 and C6 Aloo Tikki Chaat at $14.95.
Ask: which dishes on the menu are made without ghee, yoghurt or other dairy, since the AGFG tag does not name them.
Jessie’s Pizza and Pasta — Shop 4, 59 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda VIC 3754
Jessie’s Pizza and Pasta is in Mernda Village Shopping Centre in Mernda. The centre’s store page describes the shop as serving “freshly made pizza and pasta”, in a range “ranging from vegan to non vegan varieties allowing everyone to enjoy”. That sentence does not name a dish, and we found no menu or price list in the sources we read on 3 October 2026, so we cannot say which pizzas or pastas are the vegan ones.
Kitchen statement: the only wording we have is the centre’s line about vegan and non vegan varieties; ask which dishes those are and whether they share an oven or bench with the others.
BASE Plenty Valley — Shop 53/400 McDonalds Rd, Mill Park VIC 3082
BASE Plenty Valley is the page’s most clearly marked menu. Its breakfast menu carries a heading, “BREAKFAST OF (VEGAN) KINGS! VEGAN BREKKIE”, and prints (vegan) beside the Hokkien noodles. The Soy granola line carries no marker, so it is one to ask about. The Eggs either way line is marked (V), a different marker from (vegan), so it is one to ask about. Its site lists every day from 08:00 am to 10:00 pm, and the Whittlesea council directory mentions outdoor seating. Menu prices on the site carry no dollar sign; the amounts below are as printed.
On the menu (copied from baseplentyvalley.com.au and baseplentyvalley.com.au/lunch-%26-dinner on 3 October 2026):
- Vegan brekkie: $23
- Hokkien noodles (vegan): $25
The safe order: the Vegan brekkie ($23), because the venue names it in the section heading and on the menu line.
Daniel’s Donuts Mernda — 1435 Plenty Road (Mernda Junction Shopping Centre), Mernda VIC 3754
A delivery-platform listing describes Daniel’s Donuts as “a donut shop known for its extensive range of donuts, including options for gluten-free and vegan customers”. The Mernda Junction centre site features the store as “Fresh Donuts, Pies and Coffee”. We did not copy any prices, because delivery-platform prices include mark-ups, and the centre site shows none for this shop in what we read. Opening hours are not on the record we checked, so confirm before going.
Fully plant-based or options: options, by the listing’s own words; ask which donuts are the vegan ones and whether they are made and filled apart from the others.
Quick answers
Is there a fully vegan restaurant near South Morang?
Not among the five places we could verify. The sources we read describe vegan options or varieties at each of them, so treat these as menus with vegan choices and ask about the kitchen. BASE Plenty Valley is the one that prints (vegan) beside the most dishes.
Where can I get a vegan breakfast near South Morang?
BASE Plenty Valley prints a Vegan brekkie at $23 and a Soy granola at $13 (that line carries no marker), and its site lists every day from 08:00 am. Split Bean Cafe’s site marks its Granola & Acai Bowl (GF-DF-VG) and lists Saturday and Sunday from 7:30am.
Are these dishes safe for coeliacs or allergies?
We do not call any dish safe for coeliacs or allergies, because we did not copy the venues’ allergen statements; BASE’s own breakfast page, for one, warns that it cannot avoid cross contamination from wheat flour. The markers above are the venues’ own labels for single dishes, and AGFG’s “Gluten Free Options” and “Vegan Options” are tags for the restaurant. Ask staff about the kitchen before you order.
Are these places inside South Morang?
No heading above is a South Morang address. Split Bean Cafe, Jessie’s Pizza and Pasta and Daniel’s Donuts Mernda are in Mernda, and Dosa Hut Plenty Valley and BASE Plenty Valley are at Westfield Plenty Valley addresses in Mill Park, although some listings call the Dosa Hut address South Morang.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 3 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide, westfield.com.au, merndavillage.com.au, council pages, merndajunction.com.au and a delivery-platform listing. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 3 October 2026. 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
- Split Bean Cafe: openstreetmap.org/5872679560, splitbeancafe.com.au, agfg.com.au/spilt-bean-cafe-54274
- Dosa Hut Plenty Valley: openstreetmap.org/10164703778, westfield.com.au/dosa-hut, westfield.com.au/food-and-drink, dosahut.net.au/indian-restaurant-south-morang, agfg.com.au/dosa-hut-plenty-valley-71580, dosahut.net.au/Plenty-valley-menu-15-6-2026.pdf
- Jessie’s Pizza and Pasta: openstreetmap.org/5872679537, merndavillage.com.au/jessies-pizza-and-pasta, merndavillage.com.au/stores
- BASE Plenty Valley: baseplentyvalley.com.au/contact, explore.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/Base-Plenty-Valley, westfield.com.au/base-plenty-valley, baseplentyvalley.com.au/breakfast, baseplentyvalley.com.au/lunch-%26-dinner, baseplentyvalley.com.au/bar
- Daniel’s Donuts Mernda: openstreetmap.org/11520937832, merndajunction.com.au, ubereats.com/xtR7-IiETVKrONq4m4Pkww
