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; buffet dinner is served on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Monday to Friday

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

Call ahead for large take-away orders, Diwali sweets, or catering for weddings, functions and events at the temple.

Menu

Our menu

Catering

Catering for weddings & functions

Choose one of two standard menus. Tea and coffee are included.

Menu option 1

  • Plain rice
  • Paruppu
  • Kulambu or hot gravy (tomato or eggplant)
  • Potato dry curry, Madras style
  • Beans or cabbage fry, or mixed vegetable curry
  • Urid or masala vadai
  • Payasam
  • Raitha
  • Appalam & pickle

Menu option 2

  • Plain rice
  • Sambar
  • Rasam
  • Potato dry curry, Madras style
  • Beans or cabbage fry, or mixed vegetable curry
  • Urid or masala vadai
  • Payasam
  • Raitha
  • Appalam & pickle

Prices for both menus

Eaten in the hall, fewer than 100 people
$24per person
Eaten in the hall, 100 people or more
$22per person
Take away in standard containers (no hall)
$20per person

Swap or add dishes

Added to the per-person price. Items at +$0 can replace a dish on the standard menu.

Jeera rice
+$0
Coconut rice
+$0
Gulab jamun
+$0
Kesari
+$0
Vege pulao
+$1
Tomato rice
+$1
Two poori or two chapathi
+$2
Biriyani
+$2
Paneer butter masala
+$2
Palak paneer
+$2
Paneer mutter
+$2
Beans usili
+$2
Eggplant kadala curry
+$2
Pumpkin & tapioca curry
+$2
Pumpkin kootu
+$2
Mixed veg kootu
+$2
Beans & cashew white curry
+$2
Cabbage kootu
+$2
Mysore pak
+$2
Channa masala
+$2
Okra kulambu
+$2
Soya curry
+$2