Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed eight “Indian food” venues in Thornhill Park that we could not find at any source, on streets we could not place in the suburb, under a postcode that is not Thornhill Park’s (the suburb is 3335). Its dishes included mushroom pasta and a charcuterie board, and it said every option had been tested in person. We cannot stand behind any of it. The page has been rewritten from scratch: each venue below was confirmed at two independent sources, and every price was copied from the venue’s own menu on 1 October 2026.
Thornhill Park is one of Melbourne’s newest suburbs. It was gazetted in February 2017, carved mostly out of Rockbank in the City of Melton, 32 km west of the CBD, and the 2021 Census counted 3,066 people living here. With a suburb this young, the honest version of this guide is an “in and around” one: one Indian kitchen inside Thornhill Park, then three to the west in Cobblebank, Melton South and Weir Views.
Community context: at the 2021 Census, 14.4 per cent of Thornhill Park residents were born in India, and Punjabi was the most common language used at home other than English, at 11.7 per cent. The menus nearby lean north as well: chole bhature, Amritsari kulcha, dal makhani and butter chicken all appear below, with one South Indian dosa house for contrast. Every price here comes from the venue’s own website or ordering page, so give them a squiz before you order, because menus move.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Start with | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian street food in Thornhill Park itself | Tummy Topper | Pav bhaji | $14.99 |
| Curry and biryani delivered to Thornhill Park | Tikka Twist | Butter chicken | $19.90 |
| The cheapest full plate | Dhaba Box | Any 2 curries + rice | $9.99 |
| A South Indian dosa | Dosa Hut Melton | Masala dosa | $17.95 |
Tummy Topper — Shop 2, 2 Sadie Avenue, Thornhill Park VIC 3335
This is the one Indian kitchen inside Thornhill Park whose menu we could read, and it is a broad one: chaat and kathi rolls share the board with Indo-Chinese noodles, momos, burgers, rolled ice cream and bubble tea. Its own site lists it as closed on Mondays and open from 11 am Tuesday to Sunday, and the online menu marks the curries and tandoori breads “After 5PM Only”, so the dal and butter chicken are a dinner order. Online ordering with delivery runs from its own website.
On the menu: pav bhaji ($14.99), the Mumbai street dish of buttery mashed vegetable curry eaten with soft toasted rolls; bhature cholay ($15.99 for two), puffed fried breads with a spiced chickpea curry; and pani puri ($10.00 for ten), hollow crisp shells you fill with tangy spiced water and eat in one bite. The chicken kathi roll, a paratha wrap with chicken, onion, capsicum and green chilli sauce, is $13.99. After 5 pm, butter chicken is $18.99, dal makhani, black lentils simmered with spices, is $17.99, and garlic naan is $3.99.
Start with: pav bhaji, $14.99.
Tikka Twist — 223 Bridge Rd, Cobblebank VIC 3338
Cobblebank is Thornhill Park’s western neighbour, and Tikka Twist, which bills itself as “Modern Indian Cuisine”, names Thornhill Park in the list of suburbs it delivers to, within a 12 km delivery radius. For anyone searching for Indian food delivery in Thornhill Park, that is the most direct answer we found on a venue’s own site. The menu runs from a chaat section through Indo-Chinese plates to curries, rice and breads.
On the menu: butter chicken is $19.90, described on the menu as boneless tandoor-cooked chicken simmered in makhani sauce, the tomato, butter and cream gravy the dish is named for; paneer butter masala, the vegetarian version with cubes of fresh cheese, is $18.90. Chicken biryani is $19.90 and garlic naan $4. From the chaat section, golgappe ($11.90) is the northern name for pani puri, and chaat papri ($13.50) is crisp fried wafers under yoghurt, tamarind and green chutney.
Start with: butter chicken, $19.90.
Dhaba Box — 1B Staughton Street, Melton South VIC 3338
A dhaba is a roadside eatery, the highway kitchens of North India, and the Australian Good Food Guide describes this Melton South takeaway as “100% vegetarian” and “inspired by the iconic roadside dhabas of Punjab”; no meat dish appears on its online menu. It is also the cheapest way to a full plate on this list: the thali section offers any two curries with rice, or any two curries with four roti, for $9.99. Its own site takes pickup and delivery orders.
On the menu: chole bhature is $13.99, and Amritsari kulcha, the stuffed tandoor-baked bread associated with Amritsar, is $14.99 for two pieces. For snacks, gol gappe are $8.99 for ten and a samosa is $2.99, and garlic naan is $3.49.
Start with: any 2 curries + rice, $9.99.
Dosa Hut Melton — R24/201 Exford Road, Weir Views VIC 3338
For the southern end of the subcontinent, Dosa Hut’s Melton branch is in Opalia Plaza in Weir Views, and Opalia Plaza’s own store directory lists it at the same address. The chain says it has “25+ branches across Australia”, and the branch page says it offers both takeaway and delivery. A dosa is a thin crepe of fermented rice and lentil batter cooked until crisp, served with sambar, a tangy lentil and vegetable broth, and chutneys.
On the menu: the plain dosa is $9.95; the masala dosa, folded around spiced potato, is $17.95; and the Mysore masala dosa is $18.95. The menu’s “70MM LONGEST SERIES” starts with a plain 70mm dosa at $17.95. For something lighter, sambar idly, two steamed rice cakes in sambar, is $8.95.
Start with: masala dosa, $17.95.
Quick answers
Is there an Indian restaurant in Thornhill Park?
Yes, with a caveat: Tummy Topper, Shop 2, 2 Sadie Avenue, is a mixed street-food, dessert and bubble-tea shop rather than a dedicated Indian restaurant, though most of its food menu is Indian. It is the Thornhill Park kitchen whose own menu we could read on 1 October 2026. It mixes Indian street food (pav bhaji $14.99, pani puri $10.00) with curries served after 5 pm (butter chicken $18.99, dal makhani $17.99), and its site lists it as closed on Mondays.
Which Indian restaurants deliver to Thornhill Park?
Tikka Twist in Cobblebank names Thornhill Park among the suburbs it delivers to, within a 12 km radius. Tummy Topper takes online orders with delivery on its own site, and Dhaba Box and Dosa Hut Melton offer delivery too. Check your address at checkout, because delivery zones and fees change.
What is the cheapest Indian takeaway near Thornhill Park?
Dhaba Box in Melton South: its thali section lists any two curries with rice, or with four roti, for $9.99, and a samosa is $2.99. Prices copied from its own menu on 1 October 2026.
Where can I get a dosa near Thornhill Park?
Dosa Hut Melton, R24/201 Exford Road in Opalia Plaza, Weir Views, lists a plain dosa at $9.95, a masala dosa at $17.95 and a Mysore masala dosa at $18.95.
Are pani puri, golgappe and gol gappe the same thing?
Yes, they are regional names for the same snack: a hollow, crisp puri filled with spiced, tangy water and eaten in one bite. Tummy Topper calls it pani puri ($10.00 for ten), Tikka Twist golgappe ($11.90) and Dhaba Box gol gappe ($8.99 for ten).
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each venue’s own website or ordering menu and copied every item and price exactly as printed. Tikka Twist’s menu loads in sections, and we read each section from its own site. Each address was confirmed at a second, independent source: the Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG) or Opalia Plaza’s store directory. AGFG files Tummy Topper under Rockbank, but the shop’s own site and OpenStreetMap put Sadie Avenue in Thornhill Park, so we follow them. Tikka Twist’s own contact page gives 1/223 Bridge Road and AGFG gives 2/223, so we give the street number only.
Census figures are from the ABS 2021 QuickStats for Thornhill Park; the suburb’s history and neighbours are from Wikipedia. We used no star ratings, no review counts and no delivery-app prices. Online prices can differ from counter prices, and menus change. 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
- Tummy Topper: tummytopper.com.au and its online menu; address also at AGFG; Sadie Avenue’s suburb from OpenStreetMap
- Tikka Twist: tikkatwist.com.au, its menu and contact and delivery page; address also at AGFG
- Dhaba Box: dhababox.com.au; address and description at AGFG
- Dosa Hut Melton: branch page and menu; address also at Opalia Plaza
- Thornhill Park population, birthplace and languages: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats
- Thornhill Park history and neighbours: Wikipedia
