Caroline Springs Restaurants at a Glance
- Date night: Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar
- Budget bite: Viva Kebabs and Grill
- Local favourite: Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar
- Something different: Don Domenico Pizzeria
Best Restaurants in Caroline Springs (2026)
Choosing where to eat in Caroline Springs depends on the night. With 33 restaurants spanning 10 cuisines, you could eat somewhere different every week for 8 months and still have places left to try.
28 have confirmed street addresses. 7 have listed phone numbers. No restaurant has paid to appear on this list.
Cuisine Breakdown
Caroline Springs covers 10 distinct cuisine types:
| Cuisine | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Pizza | 4 |
| Asian | 2 |
| Indian | 2 |
| Japanese | 1 |
| Sushi | 1 |
| Kebab | 1 |
| Turkish | 1 |
| Chicken | 1 |
| Portuguese | 1 |
| Thai | 1 |
Restaurants with Full Details
#1 Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar — 1-7 Caroline Springs Boulevard, Caroline Springs
Japanese | ★ 4.7/5 (522 reviews)
What makes it great: Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar fills up on weeknights. That is the real test of a restaurant. Precision is not a word you throw around in a restaurant review. But there is no other word for what this kitchen does. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.
522 people have reviewed Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar on Google. The average sits at 4.7. Earned, not gamed.
What locals say: *“Where Great Food Meets the Water and Time Slows Down:
Celebrated a close friend’s birthday here and couldn’t have chosen a better setting.
Service was warm, professional, and gen…”*
Phone: +61 3 8382 1342 | Website: Izakaya Rin Japanese Restaurant & Bar | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#2 Viva Kebabs and Grill — 2 Osprey Drive, Fraser Rise
Kebab | Takeaway
What makes it great: If Caroline Springs had a signature restaurant, Viva Kebabs and Grill would be on the shortlist. The grill does the heavy lifting. Charcoal, not gas — you can taste the difference on every skewer. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Su 10:00-01:00 | Phone: +61 3 9034 5925 | Website: Viva Kebabs and Grill
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#3 Clove Chill and Grill — 127 Gourlay Road
Indian | Takeaway
What makes it great: Clove Chill and Grill earns its crowd the honest way — through the food. The biryani is the benchmark dish. If a restaurant nails the biryani — the rice, the protein, the seal, the aromatic lift — it can cook anything. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Caroline Springs, you can still walk in.
Hours: Mo-Th 05:30-22:30; Fr 11:30-14:30, 17:30-22:30; Sa-Su 11:30-14:30, 17:30-23:30 | Phone: +61 3 8390 8486 | Website: Clove Chill and Grill
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#4 Dosa Hut — 29-35 Lake Street, Caroline Springs
Indian
What makes it great: Dosa Hut is the place Caroline Springs locals take visitors when they want to show off the neighbourhood. The tandoor here is not decorative. The naan arrives blistered and puffed, pulled seconds ago. That is the difference. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
Hours: Mo,We-Su 11:00-22:30 | Phone: +61 3 8358 4460 | Website: Dosa Hut
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#5 Billy’s Paddock — 29-35 Lake Street, Caroline Springs
the food
What makes it great: You could walk past Billy’s Paddock without noticing it. Regulars prefer it that way. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-20:30; Su 08:00-19:30 | Phone: +61 3 9449 5222
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#6 Nando’s — 13-19 Lake Street
Chicken
What makes it great: There are flashier places on Lake Street. There is nothing more reliable than Nando’s. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Website: Nando’s
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#7 Pizza Hut — 104 Gourlay Road, Caroline Springs
Pizza
What makes it great: The queue outside Pizza Hut tells you everything before you walk in. Margherita is the test. San Marzano tomato, fior di latte, basil, olive oil. Nothing to hide behind. This kitchen does not need to hide. The kind of restaurant that makes you eat slower because you want it to last.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#8 Slices Caroline Springs — 2 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4.3/5 (2,030 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Family-friendly place with an industrial vibe dishing up pizzas and Italian-Australian meals. Slices Caroline Springs does not need a rebrand or a renovation. It needs you to sit down and order.
Rated 4.3 by 2,030 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Slices Caroline Springs | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#9 The Club — 1312/1322 Western Hwy, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4/5 (1,011 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: International comfort food in a stylish setup with a kids’ play area, plus games & music. The menu changes. The quality does not.
The 4/5 Google rating (1,011 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: The Club | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#10 Wat The Pho
Asian
What makes it great: What Wat The Pho does well, it does better than anywhere else in Caroline Springs. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. The kind of place you recommend without being asked.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-15:00, 16:00-21:00 | Phone: +61 3 9390 1851 | Website: Wat The Pho
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#11 PizzaFellas
Pizza
What makes it great: PizzaFellas has been doing this since before Caroline Springs got its reputation. The dough is everything. Fermentation time, hydration level, oven temperature — get any of them wrong and it is just bread with stuff on it. This place gets them right. It does not try to be everything. It tries to be good at one thing. It succeeds.
Hours: Su-Th 16:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 16:00-00:00 | Phone: +61 3 8358 2566 | Website: PizzaFellas
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#12 Slices Restaurant — 2 - 8 Lake Street
Pizza
What makes it great: There are flashier places on - 8 Lake Street. There is nothing more reliable than Slices Restaurant. The dough is everything. Fermentation time, hydration level, oven temperature — get any of them wrong and it is just bread with stuff on it. This place gets them right. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#13 Mr Dosa — 110 Gourlay Road, Caroline Springs
the food
What makes it great: The menu at Mr Dosa is shorter than most. That is not a weakness. This is the kind of place that a neighbourhood builds around. Not a destination — a reason to stay local. Come once for curiosity. Come back because the food demands it.
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#14 Hecho en Mexico Caroline Springs — Shop 5A/218-222 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4.7/5 (667 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: Hecho en Mexico Caroline Springs fills up on weeknights. That is the real test of a restaurant. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. The menu changes. The quality does not.
667 people have reviewed Hecho en Mexico Caroline Springs on Google. The average sits at 4.7. Earned, not gamed.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Hecho en Mexico Caroline Springs | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#15 WestWaters Entertainment Complex — 10/20 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4.1/5 (1,594 reviews)
What makes it great: Colourful quarters in a vibrant property offering an airy bistro with lake views, plus a sports bar. If this place were in Fitzroy, there would be a queue. In Caroline Springs, you can still walk in.
1,594 people have reviewed WestWaters Entertainment Complex on Google. The average sits at 4.1. Earned, not gamed.
Website: WestWaters Entertainment Complex | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#16 Grand Restaurant Caroline Springs — 10/110 Gourlay Rd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4.4/5 (606 reviews) | $$
What makes it great: There is a reason Grand Restaurant Caroline Springs has outlasted every trend on 10/110 Gourlay Rd. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Rated 4.4 by 606 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Mid-range pricing that reflects fair value for what comes out of the kitchen.
Website: Grand Restaurant Caroline Springs | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#17 Vakna Blossom Garden Caroline Springs — Shop 52,53/29-35 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4.8/5 (441 reviews)
What makes it great: Vakna Blossom Garden Caroline Springs earns its crowd the honest way — through the food. The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Rated 4.8 by 441 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Vakna Blossom Garden Caroline Springs | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#18 Adana co Caroline Springs — 114 Gourlay Rd, Caroline Springs VIC 3037, Australia
the food | ★ 4.6/5 (70 reviews)
What makes it great: What separates Adana co Caroline Springs from the rest of Gourlay Rd is consistency. The menu reads simply. The food arrives with more thought than the menu suggests. That gap is the mark of a kitchen that cares more about the plate than the description. You will not Instagram it. You will remember it.
70 Google reviews and a 4.6 average. The numbers track with the experience.
Website: Adana co Caroline Springs | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#19 Mandolin Restaurant and Venue — Unit 4/173 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (587 reviews)
What makes it great: The menu at Mandolin Restaurant and Venue is shorter than most. That is not a weakness. What works here works because the kitchen has stopped trying to be clever and started trying to be consistent. Come once for curiosity. Come back because the food demands it.
The 4.5/5 Google rating (587 reviews) reflects what regulars already know.
Website: Mandolin Restaurant and Venue | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
#20 Fat Staks (Caroline Springs) — 106 Gourlay Rd, Caroline Springs VIC 3037, Australia
the food | ★ 4.5/5 (92 reviews)
What makes it great: There are flashier places on Gourlay Rd. There is nothing more reliable than Fat Staks (Caroline Springs). The kitchen here has found its rhythm. The menu is focused, the execution is steady, and the regulars know what they are coming for. A restaurant that respects the ingredients, respects your time, and respects your wallet.
Rated 4.5 by 92 locals on Google — and the ones who come back do not bother leaving reviews.
Website: Fat Staks (Caroline Springs) | Google Maps
Source: OpenStreetMap + Google Places, verified March 2026
All Other Restaurants in Caroline Springs
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Chef Saab - Restaurant - Caroline Springs | — | 1042 Western Hwy, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| The Boardwalk Pizzeria | — | Shop 9-10/1/7 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Broasty’s – Caroline Springs | — | shop 3/114B Gourlay Rd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Chingu Korean BBQ Caroline Springs | — | 34 Commercial Rd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Saige Bistro | — | 10/20 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| KIN Eatery & Bar | — | Springlake Shopping Centre, Tenancy A13, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Jungle Lab Caroline Springs | — | Shop 15/15 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Mikado Sushi Caroline Springs | — | 29-35 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Cantina by The Boardwalk | — | Shop A5/1-7 Caroline Springs Blvd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| Angie’s Dumpling Kitchen Caroline Springs | — | 15C/13-15 Lake St, Caroline Springs VIC 3023, Australia |
| The Lake House | Thai | — |
| Don Domenico Pizzeria | Pizza | — |
| Lazy Moe’s | — | — |
How This Data Works
Every restaurant listed comes from OpenStreetMap — a collaborative mapping project maintained by volunteers worldwide. Data is verified by local contributors who walk the streets of Caroline Springs.
Limitations: Some newer restaurants may not yet be mapped. Hours and phone numbers may change. Call ahead for reservations.
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Last updated: March 2026. This guide is refreshed when OpenStreetMap data changes — new openings, closures and corrections are reflected automatically. Found something wrong? Let us know.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap Contributors — openstreetmap.org — accessed March 2026
- ABS Census 2021 — abs.gov.au/census
- REIV Quarterly Median Prices — reiv.com.au
