Wow what a beautiful restaurant. The service was 5 star. The food was amazing. I shouted my mum the hot platter for her 75th birthday and it was amazing-we couldn’t get through it all. My daughters had entrees then one had steak - wow cooked to perfection, and the other had pasta. Both were mouth watering. Then we had dessert - again just beautiful. The dark chocolate brûlée was to die for as was the crepe pillows with hazelnut ice cream and the coconut mango panna cotta was so yummy. We definitely will go back again. The wait staff were so attentive without being in your face. We all loved it and it was extra special for my mum.
Some of the best seafood around.We started with whitebait to share YUM. I enjoyed the Garlic Prawns which didn't have that over the top garlic flavour. I could taste and enjoy the huge prawns. My friend had the seafood risotto which she raved over. The service was great and very attentive. A little pricey but well worth the experience
We had dinner before Priscilla at the Regent. We absolutely loved the meal, entree was duo breads with oil and dukkah, for main I had the best fish and chips and my hubby had melt in your mouth cray with chilli and garlic together with Asian veggies. Finished off with 2 lovely light desserts. Our waitress was very friendly and helpful and the manager was informative and very pleasant to talk to. Highly recommend this restaurant and we will definitely be going back. Great ambience with beautiful food. Bev and Bryant.
We enjoyed a sensational hot and cold seafood platter for three. Food and service was excellent. As good a seafood restaurant as I've enjoyed. Five star.
Fabulous service and the food was to die for. Any reviewers should bare in mind it's the theatre district. If your not going to the theatre �, book for around 8pm when their rush is over. We didn't go to the theatre and spent a very comfortable few hours enjoying ourselves. Highly recommended.
Excelled our expectation of superbly fast and efficient friendly service. Food were delightfully delicious. This has becoming our favourite seafood place to dine in the heart of Melbourne. We'll definitely be back for more scrumptious seafood delight.
Excellent service and fantastic seafood menu with delicious desserts. Will definitely go back and highly recommend this restaurant to all seafood lovers
Eileen Smith Patterson
+5
We had a meal at Box before seeing a show at Athenaeum opposite. Everything was excellent we had several drinks, Parmesan herbed bread, flathead fillets, fries (awesome) and salad we shared New York style cheesecake with fresh berries finished with coffee!!! Service was brilliant couldn't fault anything, highly recommend this terrific restaurant!
The food was delicious and the waitress was friendly, helpful and professional. I didn’t have a booking but had no trouble getting a table, and staff ensured prompt service so I made it to the theatre performance in plenty of time. Reasonably priced for a city eatery.
Rodrigo Solis Camara de Cayon
+5
Excelente food, also the service. The waiter Monica and the owner where very kind
Delightful meal and lovely service. Our table server was lovely and the gentleman who took our payment also very friendly (he was also lovely on the phone when I called to say we'd be a little late for our reservation)
The seafood was divine - just disappointed we didn't choose the "platter" when we saw it arrive at a nearby table.
Look forward to sampling more of your offerings when funds permit 😊
Best seafood in Melbourne, great service and always friendly staff. I strongly recommend and will be back !
Took a mate here for a celebration and dropped about 500 between the two of us. But we spared no expense and didn’t regret it a bit. Several nice bottles of wine, Cray to share, bugs, prawns, squid, we went absolutely crazy and it was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Don’t change folks.
Super friendly staff here! It’s a must do if you enjoy seafood. The highlight of my dining experience would have to be the natural oysters with ginger and , and the mussels in Napoli sauce was very tender and the spice gave it a nice kick.
Will definitely return for the signature lobster.
Yes it is expensive but I cannot fault the service nor the quality of the seafood. Our waitress was lovely and pre-empted all our requests. Thank you so much for a lovely night 👍😃
We got in early before a show and the place was quiet then but filled up. The service was prompt and attentive. I had oysters natural all quiet plump. Followed up with bug in mornay sauce which was tasty but a little pricey for one bug. I then ordered the prawn risotto which had six big prawns and lovely rice. I finished with a very light and fluffy sticky date pudding and ice cream. Overall a very good dining experience.
We wanted a seafood platter and thought we would give this place a try. Great location in the CBD close to some great hotels. We had the hot seafood platter and it was stunning. Presentation was fantastic with a great variety of fresh seafood. Oysters Kirkpatrick scallops mornay, fish, bugs, prawns, muscles, calamari and sauces for everything. Very impressed. Wine list is good. Staff were polite, professional and attentive. A really love meal in a great location.
M For FOOD And Drinks Occasionally.
+5
One of the stalwarts in the city, for finer dining, even more for upmarket seafood. Pricing makes it more of a place for special occasions, but quality comes at a cost, simply. And quality the Box delivers. Greeted and looked after by accommodating staff you feel well taken care off from arrival to departure. We enjoyed the soft shell crab, the Moreton Bay Bugs and the Barra special immensely. Cooked spot on, making the produce shine with little flim flam. Not that it was needed, but the chocolate brûlée and the Bread and Butter pudding were absolutely gorgeous. Great place.
My husband brought me here for dinner tonight as part of my birthday surprise and the food was beautiful. We had a prawn cocktail and morten bay bugs in mornay sauce which were incredible. Salad was good too. My only complaint would be the service was a little slow. Thanks to the lovely waitress, I felt bad for the 2 amazing waitress staff who were totally run off their feet. They were pretty amazing under that pressure, the manager needs to remember it’s close to Christmas so it’s going to be busy. You could of easily done with at least one more waitressing. If you’re looking for a place to chat and that’s quiet to do so then don’t sit upstairs, it was very loud as it was full so it was very hard to have a conversation. We went there for seafood and we received a lovely dinner.
I really enjoyed this place...staff were lovely...food was delicious and the wine was top shelf. Venue itself is a little strange which detracts...but a must if you are going to the Regent Theatre
I paid a visit to Box Seafood Restaurant last night to celebrate my husband's 27th birthday and the restaurant's service made his birthday just that much more special. The staff were absolutely fantastic and the food was to die for. Every bite was worth every cent and the staff even organised sparklers to place on the dessert. I would love to come here again with more family and friends. Thank you to the staff for making the night as amazing as it was.
Prawn spring rolls and the Moreton bay bugs with the garlic sauce are a MUST. Seafood platter is the best option as you get a little bit of everything. I have Never had a bad meal at this restaurant. Classy restaurant with professional waiters.
Wife and I Dropped in for a quick meal pre show. Excellent service to get us out before show. Garlic bread for starters followed by mains of Scallops Mornay and Garlic King prawns with a side of cauliflower and bacon gratin. Scallops were fantastic with well over a dozen and the prawns whilst less in number delighted my wife. Great value @ $100 before wine.
I let the boy choose where we were having dinner and I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when we walked in on a Thursday night, the only people in the restaurant.
The starters were just ok, but my Morteon Bay Bugs main was amazing! 5 big fat bug halves for $50 cooked perfectly in a ginger, chilli garlic sauce. I could eat that everyday.
My boy is a vegetarian and his vegetarian risotto wasn't very exciting but it is a seafood restaurant, but the side of chips were incredible, an absolutely perfectly cooked chip.
Service was friendly, wine list was decent value. I'd be happy to go back for the bugs
Dropped in for dinner before a show. Great food, great service. Fish and chips, desert, cider, lovely on a hot night. Not cheap but a great way to start the e evening.
I enjoyed the atmosphere and the very kind and professional staff. My partner and I came here to celebrate my birthday and we ordered the seafood platter for two $200.00, it was mainly really nice and fresh produce was used. However, I believe that restaurants should begin serving the platter in sections as the warm food becomes cold and soggy as you tuck into the meal. This would do the food justice just how the chef would anticipate the meal to be enjoyed. Other than this issue it was absolutely delicious!! 😋
I would return but only on special occasions due to the price. 😀
We had a mission to go out and indulge on quality seafood, this place definitely satisfied that fix! The seafood platter did not disappoint in any way, you could taste the care put in the preparation - enjoyed every little bit! Service was attentive and professional. Recommend sitting upstairs and taking your time, decent wine list but a little on the pricey side. There was four of us and we split it to $160 per head - service and quality of food made it money well spent, definitely go back.
Nice food if you want a nice restaurant that is not on trend so you won't need to queue which is refreshing. Not cheap but it is good quality food and staff are attentive if not a bit too attentive- sometimes you just don't need that many fills of water and your plate carried away before your dinner guest is done with their plate.
I found the food had too much oil and dressing and topping. I ordered the bugs with chilli and ginger but found it loaded with oil and parmesan. Luckily the restaurant were happy to serve me greens rather than rice with it which was a much better accompaniment and kept it fresher and not too heavy.
Two people- one glass of wine, a small entrée, a main each and a share side and share dessert came to $168.
Staff were attentive without being intrusive on quite a busy Saturday night. We had the seafood platter and could not fault it. Fantastic experience and I would highly recommend Box on Collins
Tried the Spicy Chili King Prawns and it is indeed spicy but yummy! Luckily you can have rice with it. Although a white wine matches better, i did like the Yalumba FDR1A CabSavShiraz!
I came here on a quiet Thursday night. Nothing to hit home about, very expensive for what it was, although the food was good and seafood was well cooked. Average service. Probably wouldn't go back.
Some of the best natural oysters I've had. This to me says a lot about their basic standards and their suppliers. We sampled widely from the fruits of the sea, a mixed up selection of marinated oyster, scallops, garlic ginger prawns and garlic bugs. Without exception, the seafood was cooked to perfection and pared with harmonious flavours that didn't dominate the excellent produce. No balsamic reduction jus glaze squirts to be seen. Service was great too. It'll be on rotation now.
Great food and great service!! My partner and I ate at this restaurant for a pre-theatre meal. The recommendations from the waiter were superb. We ordered the house-made bread for starters, I ordered the linguini marinara for main. Flavours were to die for! Will definitely be back.
Went there last night (Saturday night) for dinner for anniversary and the service was excellent and the food was fantastic. Could not fault anything and everything was fresh and came out quickly. All portions were a good amount and the lobster was so fresh and tasty.
Good, fresh seafood if all a little bit uninspiring. The menu plays it very safe offering a selection of tried and true dishes. That being said; everything we ate was tasty, the food hit the table within 15 minutes of ordering and the price was as to be expected for a CBD seafood restaurant. Low risk - low reward style dining.
Had lunch here some time ago , oysters and a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. Good option for lunch or dinner before or after the theatre. Recommend it.
My Mum and I came here before the Lion King on a Saturday night and were asked straight away by a pleasant man if we were going to go to the Lion King - we told him we were. We were seated upstairs with other tables who were also all attending.
To start we had the pita bread and dips were soo tasty. For mains I had the steak and mash with a few scallops and my mum had the prawn Risotto. The steak was slightly overcooked but to be fair I made it very clear I didn't want to see any blood and regardless it was still very tasty, as was the potato mash. My Mum said her Risotto was incredible with beautiful flavours and really large prawns. The Scallops were ahhmmaazzing!! The service was outstanding, the price - you pay for what you get I feel. It is a bit expensive but its worth every cent. Lovely setting, friendly staff and the fact they asked about the Lion King also in my books was very commendable as they obviously got our food etc to us quickly. Will return.
Last minute decision to grab dinner Here before a show at The Regent Theatre. Both food & service was fantastic, ate trio of dips, pumpkin & chicken risotto with rocket, pear & parmesan salad. I'm not a big eater so glad I ordered entree size for risotto. Highly recommended.
Fresh seafood. Had dinner here before we saw a show at the Regent. Absolutely loved it. Very helpful and friendly staff, seafood cooked to perfection. Swordfish off the specials menu was delicious, and the salmon was delicious with crispy skin! Beautiful food, great restaurant.
JT’s atlantic salmon was cooked perfectly and the accompanying risotto was also packed with flavour - probably the best risotto we’ve tried this year.
Always a Winner. Love Box on Collins, always impresses!
Great Seafood. We love the box. Great seafood! Great Service! Adrian is an amazing host! The perfect pre-dinner when seeing a show next door!
A++. Dined here last Saturday night before going to see Wicked next door at the Regent Theatre. With even just a party of 2 my friend and i tried endlessly to find somewhere nice to eat around the CBD only to be met with confusion as to why we had no booking. After almost giving up the idea of having dinner we came across Box, an elegant looking restuarant that wasn't too packed. The waiter approached us after we had a brief look at the menu and we asked if we could have a table for two and if we would be finished dining in time for our 8pm show. He said definitly we had plenty of time and attended to us with our drinks and orders immediatly. Our food came out in such good time and the portions were plenty! Delicious food and amazing service what more could entice you to return.
Great seafood and service
We had a really nice lunch on sunday before going to see the Wicked show at the Regent Theather. Sizes for the meals were pretty good and dessert was superb..Excellent location and quiet atmosphere. Thank You.
Gabbi. Perfect Lunch! I lunched with an elderly, frail gentleman last Sunday pre-theatre, and the staff were thoughtful and considerate in their approach and actions.
The food was beautiful. Started with oysters kilpatrick, a dish I had not had for many years, and it was stunning - a simple dish but when done well, could not be beaten. Main course was for him: crumbed blue-eye fillet, and me: seafood pasta - both dishes cooked to perfection. Dessert: Flourless chocolate cake. YUM (actually yum to all). It's not an inexpensive undertaking, but the ambience (gorgeous white linen tablecloth and napkin), service and food made it well worthwhile. Thank you.
Awesome, best restaurant we have found in cbd, food delicious, service was excellent. Very professional, and good value considering the quality. Wil be back next year.
I have been a customer at Box for eight years. Amazing atmosphere, exceptional service, great food and plethora of wine list. This restaurant at Paris end of Collins st is a must for foodie.
Could not recommend this restaurant more highly. We had the oysters and crayfish. Without a doubt the best seafood in melbourne.
Exceptional service and food. Fantastic wine list. Friendly staff. Great experience overall. Coming back here for my birthday in 2 weeks!!!
Wow the whole lobster ! Just try this dish !
Great service and excellent seafood. Garlic prawns were cooked to perfection. We will be back!
The food is amazing and the service is good depending on who you get. The man who is perhaps the owner is very attentive. However I went on a Saturday night once and the waitress was very irritating. She kept cutting us off mid sentence to interrupt us as ask things like do we want to move to a bigger table as we ordered the crayfish. Our drinks and entrees were already at the table. Attentive staff are good but she kept interrupting every few minutes for one thing or another and cutting off our conversation. It was rude and annoying. However all the other times I've dined there its been great service.
Great place very intimate and the service was personalized. Don't put what looks like a small portion of food off the place at order I did and walked out stuffed. Really not that badly price especially of you wanna splash out a bit food hot and quick served. Definety recommend
Fantastic food, great service. What more could you want?! Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves seafood.
Service makes it special. While on the expensive side this is the way to spoil yourself. The service from the moment you come in the door is special without being prentitious. Staff are geniunely friendly in every aspect. Menu brings some great seafood to the table. The banquet for two was wonderful if just a little to much....almost stopped me from enjoying dessert. The waiters talk you through every dish with a good depth of knowledge and the scallops were wonderful. Cannot speak highly enough of the team at Box. Very good food was made great by the service package. Highly recommended......oh yes and the wine lists is very good !
We booked this restaurant for a birthday dinner. The seafood was really fresh and tasty. The prices were a little expensive - $300 for a 2kg crayfish. The staff were friendly but appeared a little run off their feet.
Service A1. Fresh, tasty food, nice ambience and fantastic service.
Amazing seafood and service to match. It's refreshing to find a restaurant with exceptional service and amazing food! We ordered a seafood plater and were pleasantly surprised. Best seafood in Melbourne and the wine list is great too. Looking forward to returning!
Service was excellent. We ordered the seafood platter for two. It was a little bit pricey but we come from the country so we were happy to pay for fresh seafood. You got one or two of each type of seafood for each person.Left with full tummy's. Would highly recommend.
Incredible food, incredible service. Always consistent and Adrian always ensures every guest has the best experience 👏👏
This restaurant offers some of the best seafood in Melbourne, along with top champagnes and wines. Service is spectacular, attentive and friendly. Today we enjoyed Daintree barramundi with crayfish segments, parsnip cream, special cray sauce and fresh asparagus spears. The crispy decorative parsnip on top was a delicious treat. Top quality crays were served to happy patrons too. This restaurant is an excellent choice for those going to the Regent Theatre next door, the great service will have you to the door on time and well fed and watered!
Amazing dining experience. Spoiled myself and had crayfish that was so fresh, superbly prepared and I can't stop telling people about it.
Service is first class; responsive and fast. Yes, a little bit pricey, but that's the way it is with quality ingredients.
Already planningy next visit there. Well done, guys!
Taste was amazing! It is a little pricey but I guess you're paying for high class meals so you can expect high class prices. If portions increase a little it might be more worth the price. Overall, a great dinner out.
Absolute pleasure to be back at the Box Restaurant with Adrian & Mark and the rest of there team. Great family business always make us feel welcome we’ve brought our staff and family here many times. I love the food and ambience we recommend the Box to everyone thanks again everyone!! I recommend the Crayfish love it!!!!
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