Correction (30 September 2026): an earlier version of this page listed nine Indian restaurants in Wollert that do not exist, on streets that are not in Wollert, under a postcode that is not Wollert’s. It has been rewritten from scratch. Every venue below was confirmed at two independent sources, and every price was copied from the venue’s own menu on 30 September 2026. Thanks to the reader who called it out.
Wollert is one of the best places in Melbourne to be hungry for Indian food, and the census explains why. At the 2021 count, 18.7 per cent of Wollert’s 24,407 residents were born in India, Indian was the most common ancestry at 19.0 per cent, and Punjabi was the most-used language other than English, at 14.6 per cent. Kitchens up here cook for people who grew up on this food, and that keeps them honest.
The catch is that Wollert’s own restaurant strip is young. The suburb sits 26 km north of the CBD in the City of Whittlesea (the name is a Woiwurrung word meaning “where possums abound”), and it only began suburbanising in the early 2000s, so a lot of the eating happens down the road in Epping, 6 km south, or across in Craigieburn. That is how this list is built: one tandoori house in Wollert itself, then four kitchens close by, each chosen because you can read its menu online and see what you will pay.
A quick primer so you order well. North Indian, and Punjabi in particular, is the food of the tandoor and the wheat field: charred tandoori chicken, naan and kulcha, dal makhani, chole. South Indian is rice-and-lentil country: the dosa, a crisp fermented crepe; idli, the steamed rice cake; sambar and coconut chutney alongside. Hyderabadi biryani comes from the Deccan, between the two. North and South Indian kitchens are both on this list. Menus move, so give them a squiz before you head out.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tandoor smoke in Wollert itself | Famous Tandoori Indian Cuisine | Half tandoori chicken | $14.99 |
| Punjabi comfort food | Ludhiana Junction | Chole bhature | $14.99 |
| A proper South Indian dosa | Dosa Hut Craigieburn | Masala dosa | $16.95 |
| Street-snack chaat | Swagath Grand Epping | Papdi chaat | $8.95 |
| A one-plate feed | Aroma Indian Cuisine | Small thali (limited-time deal) | $18.99 |
Famous Tandoori Indian Cuisine — 12 Matilda Ave, Wollert VIC 3750
The Wollert kitchen whose own menu we could read in full. Its ordering site lists a half tandoori chicken at $14.99 and a full bird at $21.99, both skinless, seasoned and cooked in the tandoor with mint sauce on the side. A tandoor runs far hotter than a home oven, which is where that charred, smoky crust comes from, so it is the dish to judge a tandoori house on. Butter chicken is $17.99 on the chicken list, or $20.99 for the chefs’ special “Authentic Indian Butter Chicken”, with garlic naan at $4.90 to mop up, daal makhani at $16.90, and a chicken biryani at $15.99 if rice is more your speed.
Order this: half tandoori chicken, $14.99.
Ludhiana Junction — Shop 4, 145 Gateway Boulevard, Epping VIC 3076
Named for the Punjabi city, and the menu reads like it. Chole bhature is $14.99: a bowl of dark, spiced chickpeas with two bhature, the puffed deep-fried breads you tear and dunk, a Punjabi breakfast that works just as well for a lazy arvo. The Amritsari kulcha, a bread stuffed with spiced potato and served with the same chickpea curry, is $16.99; dal makhani, black lentils and kidney beans simmered overnight with butter and cream, is $16.99; garlic naan is $5.00; and the lunch-special veg thali (two veg curries, rice, curd and naan) is $14.99. The venue’s own site lists Wollert among its delivery areas.
Order this: chole bhature, $14.99.
Dosa Hut Craigieburn — Shop D1, 420-440 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064
South Indian is where this chain earns its name, and its own Wollert page calls the Craigieburn branch “just a short drive away from Wollert”. A dosa is a crepe of fermented rice and lentil batter cooked until crisp and golden; the masala dosa ($16.95) folds spiced potato inside and comes with sambar, a tangy lentil-and-vegetable broth, and chutney. The plain dosa is $11.95, the ghee podi dosa, brushed with ghee and dusted with “gun powder” spice, is $13.95, and a sambar idli vada (one steamed rice cake, one lentil doughnut) is $8.95 for a lighter feed. North Indian curries and a chicken dum biryani ($20.95) are on the same menu.
Order this: masala dosa, $16.95.
Swagath Grand Epping — 359 Dalton Rd, Epping VIC 3076
A branch of a multi-city chain that its own site describes as a “bright, compact outfit specializing in curries, dosa, biryani & other classic Indian dishes”. The first screen of its ordering menu is soups and chaat, the salty-sweet-sour street snacks of India: papdi chaat is $8.95, crisp fried wafers under yoghurt and tangy chutneys; samosa chaat, a crushed samosa dressed the same way, is $8.95; and pav bhaji, a buttery mashed-vegetable curry with soft toasted buns, is $10.95. The rest of the menu only loads inside its ordering app, so the biryani price is not here; ask when you ring.
Order this: papdi chaat, $8.95.
Aroma Indian Cuisine — Shop 6/2 Lyndarum Drive, Epping VIC 3076
An Epping restaurant that describes itself as halal and lists Wollert among its delivery suburbs. Its ordering site leads with deals rather than a la carte prices, and the handiest is the small thali at $18.99: two naan with a curry (250 ml), or rice with a curry. A thali is the Indian answer to “just bring me dinner”, a platter of small dishes sized for one. Trade up to the full thali, two naan and two curries, for $29.99, or feed two adults with the budget pack (two curries, chicken tikka or samosas, naan, rice, papad and raita) at $54.99.
Order this: small thali, $18.99.
Also in Wollert, without a price
Two more Wollert addresses exist but publish no menu we could read, so they sit here without prices. Lucky Tasty Food, 46 Steen Avenue, has an official Facebook page and an OpenStreetMap entry but no working website. Taj on High, 2 Linfield Parade, has only a placeholder website with no menu.
Quick answers
Which Indian restaurant is actually in Wollert?
Famous Tandoori Indian Cuisine at 12 Matilda Avenue is the Wollert kitchen with a full menu online: half tandoori chicken $14.99, butter chicken $17.99, garlic naan $4.90. Lucky Tasty Food (46 Steen Avenue) and Taj on High (2 Linfield Parade; its website is a placeholder with no menu) are also in the suburb but publish no menu we could read.
Where can I get a South Indian dosa near Wollert?
Dosa Hut Craigieburn, Shop D1, 420-440 Craigieburn Road, lists a masala dosa at $16.95 and a plain dosa at $11.95. Swagath Grand Epping names dosa among its specialities, though its dosa prices were not readable online on 30 September 2026.
Is there a Taj Indian restaurant in Wollert?
Taj on High is at 2 Linfield Parade, Wollert. On 30 September 2026 its own website was still a placeholder with no menu, so we could not check its dishes or prices and it is not in our picks.
What is the difference between North and South Indian food?
North Indian, and Punjabi food in particular, leans on wheat breads and the tandoor: naan, kulcha, tandoori meats, butter chicken, dal makhani, chole. South Indian food is built on rice and lentils: dosa, idli, vada, sambar and coconut chutney, with lighter, tangier spicing. On this list Famous Tandoori and Ludhiana Junction are North, Dosa Hut is South, and Swagath Grand does both.
What is the cheapest thing on this list?
The two $8.95 orders: papdi chaat at Swagath Grand Epping and the sambar idli vada at Dosa Hut Craigieburn. Prices copied from each venue’s own menu on 30 September 2026.
How we checked
On 30 September 2026 we read each venue’s own website or online ordering menu and copied every item and price exactly as printed. Famous Tandoori’s prices come from the menu feed behind its own ordering site; Swagath Grand’s from the first screen of its ordering page, which is all that loads without the app. We confirmed each address at a second, independent source: the Australian Good Food Guide, Zest, Everything Indian or OpenStreetMap. Population figures are from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Wollert; distances and the suburb’s name are from Wikipedia. Online ordering prices can differ from counter prices, deals come and go, and some venues load only part of their menu on the web. 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
- Famous Tandoori: famoustandoori.com.au and its ordering menu at famoustandooriwollert.com.au; address also at AGFG
- Ludhiana Junction menu: ludhianajunction.com.au; address also at Zest
- Dosa Hut Craigieburn: branch page, menu and Wollert page; address also at AGFG
- Swagath Grand Epping: swagathgrand.com.au and its ordering page; address also at Everything Indian
- Aroma Indian Cuisine: aromaindian.com.au and its ordering site; address also at Everything Indian
- Lucky Tasty Food: Facebook page, OpenStreetMap and Everything Indian
- Taj on High: tajonhigh.com.au and AGFG
- Wollert population and languages: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats
- Wollert location and name: Wikipedia
