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Melbourne's best cheap lunch deals

Why bring your lunch to work when some of Melbourne's top restaurants are slinging cheap lunch deals? Find the best spots to feast at lunchtime from as little as $15.

Best cheap restaurant lunch specials

A table set with various dishes in bowls.

Maha

Try a new special $15 lunch bowl on weekdays. Dine in or pre-order takeaway.

Special offer
Bowls of Mexican rice dishes on a round wooden table.

Hotel Nacional

Enjoy steamed rice loaded with your choice of chicken, pork or jackfruit. Mon–Fri, noon–3pm, $20pp.

Special offer
A table set with pasta and wine.

Bottega

Enjoy a rotating selection of handmade pastas for $28. 12-3pm Tuesay to Friday.

Special offer
A sliced steak on a white plate, served with a colourful coleslaw, a side of smashed potatoes and a glass of red wine.

Magic Mountain Saloon

Enjoy a steak, with soy & tamarind sauce, rainbow slaw, smashed potatoes. From 12pm all day, $25.

Special offer
Someone eating from a beautiful bento box with chopsticks.

Robata

Order a bento box for $26, and chicken katsu sando or egg katsu sando for $19. 12-4pm daily.

Special offer

BearBrass

Enjoy the Chef’s handpicked selection of daily specials from just $20, weekdays, 11am-3pm.

Special offer

il Mercato Centrale Melbourne

Enjoy a classic cheeseburger, stacked with the goodies and served with fries for $13, all Saturday.

Special offer

il Mercato Centrale Melbourne

Enjoy golden, crispy calamari paired with perfectly cooked hot chips, for just $15, all Friday.

Special offer

il Mercato Centrale Melbourne

Enjoy meatballs in sugo, with melted cheese in a toasted roll for $10, all day Thursday.

Special offer

Best cheap pub deals

The Wharf Hotel

Treat yourself to a delicious lunch every Monday to Friday between 12-3pm for $20pp.

Special offer
A plate of chicken parma, with salad and chips, and a pint of beer on an outdoor table at a pub.

The Leveson

Enjoy a parma and a pint of craft beer for only $25 on Thursdays from 12pm.

Special offer
A 300g Black Angus porterhouse steak on a round white plate with chips.

Transport Public Bar

Enjoy a 300g Black Angus porterhouse with crispy frites and garlic butter. Wednesdays, all day.

Special offer
Overhead view of a chicken parma, fries and salad on a white plate, with cutlery on a napkin alongside.

Turf Sports Bar

Enjoy a changing line-up of all your pub faves, from 12pm weekdays, all $25.

Special offer

P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub

Enjoy delicious food specials with a drink included, Mon-Thu from 12pm till kitchen closes, $30.

Special offer
A bread roll with steak and salad inside, with chips.

Riverland Bar

Choose a steak sandwich, veggie burger or chicken schnitzel for $23. Mon-Fri, 12-3pm.

Special offer

Last updated on Thu 4 Sep 2025

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