Canteen

Sri Ganesha's Canteen

South Indian vegetarian food, cooked and served by volunteers

Eat in or take away

Every dollar goes to the temple

The canteen is run by volunteers, and all proceeds go to the maintenance and projects of Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar Temple. Eat in or take away; a buffet dinner is served on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Opening times

Weekdays: 9 am – 12:30 pm 6:30 pm – 9 pm
Weekends & public holidays: 9 am – 1:30 pm 5 pm – 9 pm

On weekends, breakfast is served from 9 to 11 in the morning, and lunch from 11 until half past one.

Orders & catering

Contact the canteen

Canteen phone0452 601 292
Emailcanteen@mvhs.org.au

Call ahead for pre-order and takeaway items, sweets (available 365 days a year), or catering for weddings, functions and events at the temple.

Our menu

Everything we cook is 100% vegetarian: South Indian favourites, made fresh by our volunteers.

Dosai varieties

Cheese dosai: $10
Chilli dosai: $10
Chilli masala dosai: $14
Chilli onion dosai: $13
Chilli onion masala dosai: $15
Chilli paneer dosai: $14
Cone dosai: $11
Ghee dosai: $10
Ghee masala dosai: $13
Ghee onion dosai: $13
Ghee onion rava dosai: $14
Ghee rava dosai: $13
Ghee roast dosai: $11
Kal dosai: $9
Masala dosai: $13
Onion dosai: $11
Onion masala dosai: $14
Onion rava dosai: $13
Paneer dosai: $12
Paneer masala dosai: $15
Plain dosai: $9
Plain roast dosai: $10
Podi dosai: $10
Podi masala dosai: $13
Rava dosai: $12
Sweet dosai: $9

Meals & tiffin

BiriyaniWith kurma and raitha: $15
Idli (2) and vadai: $12
Idli set (3): $11
Mini tiffinMini masala dosai, idli, sweet, vadai, chutney and sambar, with tea or coffee: $16
Poori set (3): $12
Special thaliPlain rice, poori, sambar, 3 curries, kootu or poriyal, appalam, yoghurt and pickles: $22
Thali (regular meals)Plain rice, sambar, 2 curries, kootu or poriyal, appalam, yoghurt and pickles: $16

Uthappam & vadai

Flat vadai: $12
Masala vadai set (2)With chutney: $6
Sambar vadai set (2)Ulundu vadai soaked in sambar: $7
Ulundu vadai set (2)With chutney: $6
UthappamPlain, chilli, onion, tomato, paneer, mixed vegetable, ghee or podi: $12

Sweets & savouries

Celebrate your special occasions with sweets and savouries made fresh to order, 365 days a year, with no preservatives. Prices are per kilogram unless shown otherwise. To order, or to ask for any other sweet or savoury, call the canteen on 0452 601 292.

Sweets · per kilogram

Almond barfi: $28per kg
Badusha: $22per kg
Besan laddu: $22per kg
Gulab jamun: $28per kg
Jilebi: $28per kg
Kaju katli: $28per kg
Laddu: $22per kg
Milk barfi: $24per kg
Motichoor laddu: $30per kg
Mysore pak: $30per kg
Pista barfi: $30per kg
Rasagulla: $28per kg
Rasmalai: $30per kg
Wheat halwa: $30per kg

Savouries · per kilogram

Banana chipsPlain or sweet: $24per kg
Kara boondhi: $24per kg
Kara sev: $24per kg
Mixture: $26per kg
Murukku: $26per kg
OmapodiMaddur vada: $24per kg
Ribbon pakoda: $26per kg
Vegetable pakoda: $24per kg

At the counter · bags & boxes

Gulab jamun (6): $8
Kesari (6)Bag or box: $8
Laddu (6)Bag or box: $8
Mixture box: $8