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
Yakimono
Enjoy a $30 lunch with shiitake miso soup and negi chicken sticks until 4 September.
Maha
Try a new special $15 lunch bowl every week. Book a seating or pre-order takeaway.
Grill Americano
Enjoy a two-course lunch for $30 with Wagyu porcini rigatoni & tiramisu. Until 4 Sep.
Tonka
Try the Thali special with tandoori chicken or cauli curry, dal and more. Tues-Fri, from 12pm-2pm.
Coda Bar and Restaurant
Order the winter laksa special with your choice of prawn, chicken or both. Mon-Fri, lunch time only.
Society
Come in for a $30 two-course meal featuring rock oysters and sirloin steak. Until 4 September.
Chin Chin
Order kingfish sashimi and butter chicken curry for just $30. Until 4 September.
Maison Bâtard
Grab a luxe $30 lunch with a cheesburger and petit mousse au chocolat. Until 4 September.
Kisumé
Visit at lunchtime for a $30 two-course meal of miso soup and seafood maki. Until 4 Sep.
Bottega
Enjoy a rotating selection of handmade pastas for $28. 12-3pm Tuesay to Friday.
BKK
Try three different noodle dishes for $15 each. Available 11.30am-3pm, Monday to Friday.
Magic Mountain Saloon
Enjoy a steak, with soy & tamarind sauce, rainbow slaw, smashed potatoes. From 12pm all day, $25.
Robata
Order a bento box for $26, and chicken katsu sando or egg katsu sando for $19. 12-4pm daily.
BearBrass
Enjoy the Chef’s handpicked selection of daily specials from just $20, weekdays, 11am-3pm.
Best cheap pub deals
The Wharf Hotel
Treat yourself to a delicious lunch every Monday to Friday between 12-3pm for $20pp.
The Leveson
Enjoy a parma and a pint of craft beer for only $25 on Thursdays from 12pm.
Transport Public Bar
Enjoy a 300g Black Angus porterhouse with crispy frites and garlic butter. Wednesdays, all day.
Turf Sports Bar
Enjoy a changing line-up of all your pub faves, from 12pm weekdays, all $25.
P.J.O'Brien's Irish Pub
Enjoy delicious food specials with a drink included, Mon-Thu from 12pm till kitchen closes, $30.
Riverland Bar
Choose a steak sandwich, veggie burger or chicken schnitzel for $23. Mon-Fri, 12-3pm.
Last updated on Fri 15 Aug 2025
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