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.
Three places made the cut, and it is a short list on purpose. A date wants low stakes and an easy exit, so we only kept venues where a bar or a drinks list is on the public record and an address could be confirmed twice.
None of the three is in Truganina itself. One is in Derrimut and two are in Tarneit, so read this as bars in and around Truganina. Each pick is read for how well you could hear each other, using only what the venue publishes, and the price lines are copied from its own pages.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A daytime drink at a golf club with a bar and an outdoor terrace | Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club (Bistro) | Bucket of 30 balls | $13 |
| A sit-down dinner and a main bar with live entertainment listed | Hotel 520 | CHICKEN PARMIGIANA | $30 |
| An all-day cafe menu with an alcohol list | Rick’s Cafe & Bar | Classic Egg Benedict (V, Gfa) | $17.99 |
Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club (Bistro) — 475 Mt Derrimut Road, Derrimut VIC 3026
The club’s own site describes a “romantic dinner for 2 by the fire” as one of the things it caters for. The same site says its bar has a “full selection of wines, champagne, spirits, cocktails, and beers”, plus “barista coffee, and full selection of gourmet teas”, so a date here does not have to involve alcohol. It also calls the outdoor terrace “a unique and beautiful setting for a relaxing drink or meal”.
The bistro page lists trading hours of 10:00 – 18:00 from Thursday to Sunday. The latest closing time it prints is 18:00, so this reads as a daytime or early-evening date. The club’s site prints other opening hours elsewhere, so ring first. We did not check visitor access rules beyond the bistro page’s own wording, and we could not read bistro menu prices; the prices below are from the driving range and mini golf page on the same site: the ball buckets are the non-member prices (the page lists a lower MDGC member price beside each), and “Adult” is the mini golf ticket.
Listed prices (copied from mtderrimut.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Bucket of 30 balls: $13
- Bucket of 60 balls: $20
- Bucket of 100 balls: $25
- Adult: $14
Stage: a third date, if you want something to do with your hands: the club’s site says it has an 18 hole mini golf course “with three levels of difficulty on each hole”.
Hotel 520 — 520 Sayers Road, Tarneit VIC 3029
Hotel 520’s own site says it is “fully licensed” and describes its focus as “serving delicious meals”. Satterley’s page for the estate describes Hotel520 as featuring “a bistro, sports bar and lounge area”. The site lists lunch hours of 12:00pm - 2:30pm daily and dinner hours of 5:30pm - 8:00pm from Sunday to Wednesday and 5:30pm - 8:30pm from Thursday to Saturday.
The mains on the bistro menu image, which we read on 3 October 2026, include a chicken parmigiana at $30 and a lamb shank (GF) at $35. The dessert list includes a vegan chocolate mud cake (V, GF, DF) at $15, which is a decent plan B if the mains run past your budget.
On the menu (copied from hotel520.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- CHICKEN PARMIGIANA: $30
- 520 BURGER: $28
- PORTERHOUSE 300G / GF /: $45
- LAMB SHANK / GF /: $35
Talk-ability: read this one openly as louder on the nights it lists live entertainment in the main bar; the site’s poster lists entertainment for October, and its sports bar says FOXTEL is on “the large screens showcasing all major sporting events”. Pick a table away from the screens, or pick a night with no act listed.
Rick’s Cafe & Bar — Shop 10A, 200 Hummingbird Boulevard, Tarneit VIC 3029
Rick’s online ordering menu lists an all-day menu with eggs benedict and a big brekky, burgers, pizza, a dessert section called “Simple, Sweet & Soul Warming”, and an “Alcohol” section with cocktails, a whiskey selection, and spirits and classics. We found no live music listed on its site on 3 October 2026, and no trading hours that we could use, so check before you go.
That makes it the low-pressure option: a cafe menu where one of you can order a drink and the other can order an acai bowl (V) at $16.99, or share the Oreotella waffles ice cream sandwich (V) at $18.99.
On the menu (copied from rickscafenbar.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Classic Egg Benedict (V, Gfa): $17.99
- Big Brekky: $26.99
- Classic Cheesy Burger: $13.99
- Margherita Pizza: $13.99
Split or splurge: the menu lists a Classic Cheesy Burger at $13.99 and a Margherita Pizza at $13.99 for a split; its Big Brekky at $26.99 is the bigger spend of the four items we copied.
Quick answers
Are there date-night bars in Truganina itself?
Not on this page. The three places we could confirm at two sources are in Derrimut and Tarneit, and none has a Truganina address.
Which of these has live music?
Hotel 520 lists live entertainment in the main bar on a poster for October. We found no live music listed on Rick’s site on 3 October 2026.
Can you have a date at these places without alcohol?
Yes. The golf club’s site lists barista coffee and gourmet teas, Rick’s online menu has all-day food and dessert items, and Hotel 520 lists a vegan chocolate mud cake at $15 on its dessert list.
What is plan B if the first pick does not suit?
Swap to another place on this page rather than a guess. Mt Derrimut’s bistro page lists daytime hours only, Hotel 520 lists a bistro, sports bar and lounge area, and Rick’s lists an all-day menu with no hours we could use.
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 and satterley.com.au. 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
- Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club (Bistro): openstreetmap.org/27187899, mtderrimut.com.au/bistro, mtderrimut.com.au/contact, mtderrimut.com.au/driving-range-mini-golf
- Hotel 520: hotel520.com.au, hotel520.com.au/bottleshop, satterley.com.au/cafes-pubs-restaurants-tarneit, hotel520.com.au/2.jpg, hotel520.com.au/4.jpg, hotel520.com.au/dining, hotel520.com.au/july—oct-live-music.jpg, hotel520.com.au/sports-bar
- Rick’s Cafe & Bar: rickscafenbar.com.au, satterley.com.au/cafes-pubs-restaurants-tarneit
