Serving Boronians since potatoes were invented, Chris' Fish & Chips is a fantastic family owned and…read moreoperated Fish & Chippery in the heart of Boronia. The couple that runs this place used to make our Fish & Chips when I was about 10, and they're still going strong as the most popular chip shop in the suburb. They still remember me to this day, and service like this comes few and far between these days. For a few years they moved to a neighboring suburb, however I was given a nice surprise one day when I went to get my chips here and they were back behind the counter.

Not bad but I found they could have been drained a bit longer as particularly the fish was pretty…read moregreasy. The quality was okay and the quantity reasonable but the prices were a little higher than the local competition. I'm afraid I won't be back in a hurry.

My favourite place! I always go to Sunny's Bakery before school to purchase an apple cake. The lady…read morethere has said a lot of nice and wonderful things to me and the just today when I went there with my brother who wanted an apple cake, she gave me one for free! It shows how nice the service and how lively the atmosphere is. You just have to check it out!

Every other fucker goes to the fancy N Lee Bakery up Smith Street but I swear by Sunny's. In…read moregeneral, the Vietnamese French style bakery has its limitations, but if you know anything about these types of bakeries, you'll understand there's one reason and one reason only that these places rule -- and Sunny's is one of the best in town. Vietnamese rolls yo! Everyone loves a fluffy, white bread roll jammed full with barbecue chicken or pork and covered in a fresh salad of cucumber and coriander with that killer sauce right? You gotta have the pate that they use as butter too. And extra chilli: never forget the extra chilli. There are very few (in my estimation) reasons to frequent Sunny's, bar the filled rolls and the cheery folk. And man, I would not be cheery working the hours the bakers do.

Same prices and quality as victoria street but much closer to home and a nicer decor. Service was a…read morelot less Germanic than Richmond too. Very pleasantly surprised. My new go to for budget Vietnamese! Pho was as good as anywhere in Melbourne and BYO much appreciated.

Saigon Rose is one of my all time favourites for authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Prahran. It's a…read moregreat option for very generous servings of more than affordable meals in a casual, relaxed and laid back atmosphere. It does however tend to get very busy on the later nights as well as weekends, so call ahead to secure a table. There are lots of great things on the menu, any of the fried starters like Crispy Spring Rolls, Fried Calamari or Stuffed Chicken Wings are perfect to nibble on while you wait for mains. Main courses I've loved have been Rice Vermicelli with Grilled Pork or the Chicken, Chilli and Lemongrass Stir Fry, Yum! Another great draw card to Saigon Rose is the fact that it is BYO, corkage is about $8 and with all the main meals costing well under $20 it is easy to walk away from Saigon Rose with a full belly and plenty of change still in your pocket.

I don't know if the review by Shadow V giving this place five stars is a real review or a…read moremanufactured review. BUT The place deserves five stars all the way - bots or no bots. This very real very live and bona fidely objective Yelp Elite reviewer thinks this is a fantastic place. * * * Claypot King is a Chinese Claypot restaurant in the gigantic Chinese food court at Box Hill Central shopping center. It is actually a chain. There are other Claypot Kings elsewhere in the greater Melbourne area. The menu is large for a food stall in a shopping court, but small for a sit down Chinese place. As you can guess - claypots are the order of the day. Claypot restaurants generally do soup as well. I had a dried scallop, winter melon, chicken herbal health soup. If you think Jewish chicken soup will make you healthy, (and Jewish chicken soup really does work), Chinese herbal health soup will make you even more healthy healthy. It is lighter, more refreshing, and just as nourishing. It has Chinese healing vegetables to boot. Even though the soup was light and mostly broth, The solid ingredients were delightful and fascinating. The shiitake mushrooms were powerful and flavorful. Dried scallops aren't as good as scallop scallops, but they had their charms. Winter melon is to fill you up and is a background player. There were various herbal bites I could not identify. The chicken stock was light as Chinese chicken stocks tend to be. This was no French double consomme. The chicken was chopped the Chinese way. (Take cleaver. Whack chicken randomly. Throw all the fragments, mis-formed or not, back into the soup. Go off and do something else.) Chinese chicken chopping is not one of the magical attractions of Asian cuisine. But the soup was absolutely positively divine. I noticed while waiting for my soup that the claypots coming out of the kitchen looked outstanding. I would love to have another thirty-eight dishes from the great Claypot King-dom.

Service was atrocious. Chicken and rice was served cold and the second dish came out almost 35 mins…read moreafter the first dish. When attempting to discuss the wait time with the attendant I was waved away by the female attendant.. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!

Amazing service,staff and food. Menu is extensive with vegetarian options, Asian,Aussie,…read morebreakfast.lunch and dinner all bases seem to be covered. Ambience is low key, and enjoyable due to staff and the great food which arrives very quickly and very tasty.Have been here many times and will always return, such a great place, a treasure in Pakenham.

My most favourite beef pho lives at this unassuming place. Is it the best or most well known…read moreVietnamese restaurant in Richmond? No. Do I see apparitions of this delectable soup, and feel disappointed by how others make it? Yes. I can't vouch for the other dishes as I obsessively only order the Beef Pho, but my partner and parents love everything they've eaten here. Service is friendly and prices are dirt cheap. Don't write this one off. You'll thank me when you taste the pho.

If you live at the opposite end of Richmond to Victoria Street and are short on time but dying for…read morea fix of Vietnamese, this could be your place. I really enjoy their vermicelli beef salads. Tasty and fresh, but sometimes they have heaps of chilli (to the point of it almost being too much) and yet other times it's non-existent. Never mind. It's good either way. I've also sampled the beef pho, but didn't have a good experience. Maybe it was an off night, but from now on I will be sticking to the salads and making the effort to get to Victoria Street for my favourite pho. I have never dined in, having only had takeaway, so can't comment on the service. However, the takeaway is always prepared quickly and is reasonably priced - maybe not as cheap as some places on Victoria Street, but it's still affordable.

Our dinner ended in food poisoning for 3-4 the four diners…read more whilst A bacteria was identified in tests undertaken the restaurant declined to engage. In Melbourne we have an amazing range of dining options available. Take the time to look for an alternative place to eat rather than risking replicating our night out.

First things first - GET A COCKTAIL. If you don't drink, now would be a good time to start because,…read morehonestly, these are some truly amazing drinks. I ordered the Guava Dreams because it was described as being 'tiki-inspired' (and I am a crazy tiki obsessive.) IT WAS SO DAMN GOOD. Secondly, ooohhhh the food is pretty good too! If there's one thing I do well it's order wahaaaayyy too much food, but thankfully we had a very honest waiter who told us to settle down, and maybe reconsider our mammoth order. Between two, we ended up with: + Coconut Calamari & Salted Duck Egg Relish + Grilled Pineapple, Pork & Peanut Egg Net Salad + Jungle Duck & Betel Leaf Curry + Plus rice and roti The stand out for me was the pineapple and pork salad. It was beautifully presented under the egg net and, hey, pineapple and pork are a match made in heaven. It had flecks of fresh chilli and coriander throughout, making it a tangy/sweet/sour/delicious dish. When we ordered the Jungle Duck Curry we were warned "this is really, really hot" and they weren't wrong. As much as I loved the flavours, I really struggled to have much of this - even with some fresh roti to cool my tongue. While the food and drink were great, we were left very disappointed by the service. It was a quiet Saturday afternoon when we went in with only two other tables and yet it still took our waiter 20 minutes to take our initial drink order. I don't mind waiting for food, but for the love of God at least bring me a drink.

Perfect service. Sat near front so nice ambiance…read more Food mostly excellent: Starters: Wife had olives and oysters. I had mussels. Mains: wife had Mushroom risotto ( only very good). I had delicious berramundi. Frsh and well prepared in nice sauce. However the carrots and broccoli were definitely undercooked. Unable to cut with knife. Dessert chocolate creme brulee. Wow. Highly recommended

BOX SEAFOOD RESTAURANT. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019…read more We chose " Box " primarily for its menu but additionally because of its proximity to our hotel, The Westin and because of two word-of-mouth recommendations. Restaurant has a "New York" feel, ie. Long, narrow interior with bar (service bar only) along one side. Several tables outside but, at 65 degrees and no heaters, they didn't seem all that appealing. Never-the-less, they were all occupied. We made 8:45 reservations at 8:15 on this Saturday night and were given the only unoccupied table when we arrived. We were the last to leave at about 10:40 or so. Service was fine although it was sometimes difficult to understand waitstaff for whom English was not the original language. Being American probably didn't help us..... Spouse had Sole. I had Scallops Mornay. We were both happy, but, as Americans, we had trouble with paying extra for a salad or vegetable and, Good Lord, there wasn't a starch in site. What, no potato? Oh, we're so picky. Interestingly, I have never seen scallops served this way. Each scallop was served in an individual scallop shell with a dab of Mornay and I've never seen scallops served with what appeared to be a little red appendage attached. They must detach it at home before serving or it was a different species. At any rate, I cut it off before eating. Probably silly. Deserts were excellent. I had a "sticky date pudding" with sauce and ice cream, never seen in America and just wonderful. Spouse has Creme Bruilette ( can't get a spell check on that one) with strawberries dipped in white chocolate. Coffee was good. Guess I've finally figured out how to order it in .Australia. Restaurant had been suggested by two different acquaintances and, after tonight, we would recommend it too.