Wendy's Opens First Melbourne Location on June 24 with Australian-Exclusive Menu Items
American fast-food chain Wendy's will open its first permanent Melbourne restaurant in Dandenong South on June 24, 2026, following successful launches on the Gold Coast and Brisbane in 2025. The location will feature the brand's signature square beef patties, an Australian-exclusive hand-breaded chicken tender menu item, and a unique drive-through with face-to-face staff service rather than speaker boxes. The opening represents Wendy's expansion into Victoria, where the chain plans to open most of its 20 new Australian stores over the next two years.
Wendy's, the American fast-food franchise with over 7,000 locations globally, is bringing its first permanent Melbourne restaurant to Dandenong South on June 24, 2026. The opening follows the brand's Australian launch in January 2025 with locations on the Gold Coast and Brisbane. The Melbourne menu will feature Wendy's signature offerings including square beef patties made from fresh, never-frozen Australian beef, the Baconmater (a locally-renamed Baconator), and Frosty frozen desserts. A key differentiator is an Australian-exclusive hand-breaded chicken tender item cooked fresh to order. The Dandenong South location will be the first Wendy's in Australia to include a drive-through, distinguished by staff stationed throughout the lane for face-to-face ordering rather than traditional speaker boxes. According to Wendy's Asia Pacific chief marketing officer Corina Black, the expansion was driven by customer demand expressed through social media since the brand's Australian launch.
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