The Boom Boom Room is a Japanese restaurant just 250 meters from our apartment. Our dinner here was the best meal we have had in Australia so far. But first we had to run some chores. We returned a book at the library, we bought some veggies at the Brisbane Square Market and purchased some sundries at the Priceline. Along the was we saw two different groups playing Christmas music. The first group was dressed like toy soldiers but they took a break as soon as we arrived. The second group was a scatt jazz group and we listened to most of their set. Back to the apartment to clean up for dinner at the Boom Boom Room. On the way out another band is playing holiday music. We couldn't stay long because we had to walk those 250 meters to the restaurant. When we arrived we were seated immediately and ordered some Gin and Tonics made with Japanese Gins that we have not tried before. The drinks were served to us by our server Darcy, Mr. Darcy he said. We ordered the tasting menu with 14 items on the list. Each item was great. As an example there was a marinated salmon roe tartlet with macadamia cream and wasabi peas. Leslie is not a big fan of salmon roe as it has a very fishy taste and can be a bit oily. As such I am often the one eating her salmon roe, a job that I am willing to take on at any time. However this time she ate the entire tartlet as it was constructed in such a way that the peas and the cream cut the fishy-ness and the oily part was balanced out by the crust of the tart. All of the items were crafted in this thoughtful way and each item was a stand out success. Each item could get a full description but instead we urge you to get to Brisbane and dive in for yourself. On a side note we saw an odd couple that reminded me of Grant Wood's iconic painting American Gothic, all this couple needed was the pitchfork to pose with. In addition a big table of 8 showed up and we were speculating about the group dynamics. We deduced they were a set of parents, The young couple was made up of one of the offspring from the parents, but that is as far as we got. Leslie saw the Mother in the bathroom and got the whole scoop. The couple was her son and his girlfriend and he had just graduated with two bachelors degrees, finance and economics. Carrie, the mother and the girlfriend both had very serious haircuts!
This soldier is not with the band
Where is the AWOL drumming soldier?
These jazzy cats were jamming
A fun way to spend some mid-day time
The third band of the day!
Blasting out the brass
We are here
With a name like this were were expecting something special
Something special is what we got
Down we go
All the way down
The dining room was elegant
Cool archways lead to the tiled bar area
Arches above the windows and glass prisms that let in the light from the sidewalk outside
Australian Gothic
A closer view of the prisms
Kingfish sashimi with fennel, radish and finger lime
The drinks menu
Left to right: Raw yellowfin tuna, koji mayo Kombu and polanco caviar, marinated salmon roe with macadamia cream and wasabi peas and pressed duck thigh with katsu curry sauce
Kangaroo tataki with daikon and garlic chips
The Kangaroo was very rare
All that was left of the scallop with foie gras and plum vinegar
A happy customer
Twice cooked pork belly with miso apple and pork floss furikake. Photos missing were a wagu beef with dipping sauce, slow roasted sweet potatoes and a mixed greens salad.
Leslie gabbing it up with the table across the way. Darcy is there to her right.
One of the private dining rooms, the vault
A combination lock on the door to the vault!
