Delightful. That is the one word to describe the experience of eating and drinking at Uni Boom…read moreBoom. I have been reading about this place for quite a while, but it is not conveniently located and the hours it is open are not particularly convenient either (I lived in L.A. for a long time, everything is alway open and its tough getting used to 3 - 5 p.m. closures), but I will go out of my way for quality food, and quality is what I kept hearing about Uni Boom Boom, and I'm so glad I made the effort. Yes, it is completely as described, in an industrial area next to a roll up garage, and yes, they have done a great job of the interior of this cafe - it does have a cafe vibe, but is done well, certainly not over the top on decor. Food and presentation is another thing. I love it when restaurants with unusual dishes offer a tasting plate, and that is what I ordered - it offered a Lychee Edible Nest Drink, which is one of the things I really wanted to try, and it was delicious and cold and served in the most gorgeous little pineapple shaped cup. They also included their foie Gras dish, also superb. Australian Uni, also very good. Braised Abalone which was tasty but more whole than braised and a small salmon sushi bite, which could have had more salmon, and way too much rice, but fabulous taste and texture ! I actually took some salmon sashimi home - the absolute best I have had in Melbourne, and thoughtfully packed with ice. I also tried their uni and salmon cones, which were very good. I also had the Peach Gum tea which was delicious, and what I loved about it was that they asked what level of sugar you wanted added. You could also have it hot or cold and choose how cold. I love drinks extra cold, and this did not disappoint. It was also served in a larger version of the pineapple cup. There is a choice of 3 deserts, all containing the Bird's Nest prosperities. The ice cream was tempting, but I went for the macaroons which also came with the birds nest tea in a clear container, shaped like a bird ! and a spoon that was heart shaped ! just delightful ! Definitely coming back and committing to a full portion of so many other wonderful things offered, especially the sashimi which looked fresh, thick and oh so tasty on a couple of the other tables. Definitely worth the drive and fitting in with their operating hours !

From the owner: The Roe Australia (formerly Uni Boom Boom)is in a converted warehouse in a quiet pocket of Glen…read moreWaverley among industrial warehouse. Inside you'll find sea urchin and edible bird's nest, two of the top 10 most expensive ingredients in the world. The exterior of The Roe can be deceptive. Customers have said they thought it's a normal warehouse walking past everyday until they heard music or chatter, walked in and realised it's a private restaurant that specialize in Sea Urchin and edible bird's nest. We wants to find the balance between keeping the metal, quirky character of the warehouse and making it comfortable. The light-filled space has been fitted with informative posters of edible bird's nest and sea urchin, acting as a experience cafe for crafting experimental sea urchin dishes. The Roe specialized in sea urchin and edible bird's nest, sourcing the ingredients from its mother companies, Pacific Sea Urchin and Sen Lin Tang (AUS) Pty Ltd. We loosely revolves around Japanese and Chinese cuisines. The menu is inspired to allow customers to enjoy Australian Sea Urchin and edible bird's nest at a relatively affordable price.

Very disappointing(with the food and service).We started with the soft shell crab burger from there…read morelunch menu which was under seasoned and served on a semi stale bun. For mains I had the John Dory which was dry and over cooked but the skin was under cooked and rubbery.My wife had the wild barramundi which was cooked but the skin was sloppy.The garlic and rosemary roast potatoes were soggy,the green beans were barely blanched with raw almonds,no seasoning or olive oil and the broccoli was cold and almost raw.

Great staff, excellent service and quality decent sized portion seafood! Have been here a few times…read morealready and it's even better if you get it on a Cudo deal!! We had the 3 course lunch with a drink. Had one of the pino gris forgot the name. The sakanaki and olives n dip to start. As main we had the seafood paella and desert was this unbelievably yummy floss honey comb ice cream chocolate thing!! The paella was really good! Seafood fresh and if only we had more room in our stomachs to finish it. oh the sakanaki ... normally am not a fan as it's quite salty in most places. The ones from Richmond oysters had the right balance of saltiness and richness.

I've NEVER in 40 years gave a company a bad review but in this instance it's not only necessary…read moreit's absolutely imperative nobody else experiences what our family did last night. We regularly order things online or over the phone for delivery every second Thursday night. Since 'Sea Captain' was listed as 'new' to delivering in our area we decided to try it. It was the ABSOLUTE WORST takeaway / delivered food we have all ever had. Potatoe cakes so much batter you could hardly see any potatoe. It was so dry, overcooked and drowned in salt, the chips were the same. I ordered a 'lamb plate'. Online it said I get small lamb gyros, pita bread, chips, salad and tzatziki sauce(this is on EAT NOW). If I wanted a spicy lamb curry then it would make sense but it's a lamb gyros! I didn't get any salad and no pita bread. The lamb gyros were very spicy, in cubes, with a spicy paste all over it. If they think that's what a lamb gyro is they need to eat one elsewhere. It was so spicy I couldn't eat it, couldn't eat the chips or potatoe cake and the Tzatziki sauce was just a thin liquid. I couldn't even tell if it had anything in it. It was a light white colour that dripped, I was starving so decided to still give it a go and I was beyond shocked. It was so bad, everything we ordered was a complete waste of money, time and we were all so left very hungry. As someone who is disabled, unable to drive, it's not like I could've quickly got in the car and went to a local takeout place which we have loads around here. It didn't help our order had taken over 90mins to arrive. My parents steak sandwiches were just as bad and the worst they've ever had. The only reason we chose them was because the usual place we get steak sandwiches from 'Montana' is closed until further notice. Sea Captain offered this so we thought why not worst case scenario it might be smaller and tougher than Montanas but little did we know how bad it was. In the end my dinner was a minute portion of the meal I ordered because it was so bad and I was worried about food poisoning especially with the tzatziki sauce. My parents on the other hand forced themselves to eat much more than me because when you're having dinner just after 830pm, waiting for AGES, there was nothing else for them to eat. I ate the last banana which was 10 times better than the dinner and thank goodness I had one because it was the only thing to get this disgusting taste out of my mouth. My parents however became quite unwell with the food. We do not want any discounts from 'Sea Captain' because we will NEVER order from there again and we highly advise everyone to get your food elsewhere. There's a reason their menu looks like they offer absolutely everything, there wasn't one single thing that we ordered that was even just a pass. The 'Sea Captain' needs to abandon ship or eat from other take away food places so they know how food should be cooked. We were all in utter shock and completely floored to the extent of how bad our order was. It's disgraceful, might seem 'cheap' but avoid like the plague because having lived here for decades and pretty much have eaten from everything in this area including Bayswater and Wantirna. This is THE WORST food we've EVER had in our entire lives and that says something. Ration packs mre- rehydrated food in the army back in the 70's and early 80's overseas was so much better than what we ate last night and that says something. Eat elsewhere, if a fish and chip place can't even make chips or potatoe cakes let alone the rest, then there's something seriously wrong. I'm writing this in hopes someone else and their family can avoid the beyond awful experience we had with them from the time they answered their phone. If I could give them 0 or a negative score I would.