Roka

The meal we had here was exquisite. We had spent the day walking around Regent's Park, and we were tired and hungry when we got to Roka. And we loved Roka! The food was fantastic, the service wonderful (dessert service was a bit slow, but otherwise it was perfect). Beautiful ambiance.

My experience at Roka was a very enjoyable time followed by exquisite food. I thought the service was good and all though it was a little pricy it was completely worth it and I would recommend this restaurant.

One of my favourite Canary Wharf eateries. At Roka you can have it all. Literally! The superb tasting menu forl unch or dinner, is probably one of the best value menus with really amazing food, I have ever had the pleasure of tasting!

The service is friendly although not always the most knowledgable. The interior is what you would expect from a Japanese restaurant, simple clean and fresh. You can see the kitchen hard at work and smell the gorgeousness you will soon be eating…

The drinks are great and my favourites from the tasting menu include the butterfish sushi, rock shrimp with chilli mayo and the crab hotpot. Mango and green tea ice cream if you have room, is amazing! Oh and off the tasting menu – the lamb chops… YUM. If you have time pop up to the terrace, its a lovely spot for a cocktail and smoke!

Eaten here 4-5 times since late 2010, most recently March 2011. It’s certainly a quality venue, and undoubtedly the best restaurant in Canary Wharf.

The food is very good, and has that sense (perhaps incorrectly ?) of also being very healthy – because so much of it is either grilled or in a broth, or because the tempura is so light ? Never heavy or oily. And we've never had a bad dish. Always very tasty, with high quality ingredients, whether sushi, tempura, beef, cod or soft shell crab.

We tend to drink the sake, which is always very good, and often very reasonably priced.

Service is very slick and professional, rather than being charming or friendly – but they do cope very well with high volumes, without obvious mishaps or excessive delays.

Interior décor is very stylish and relaxing. Lots of wood, and chic furniture. Also, has a good busy and buzzy atmosphere, with the odd large group. On a Saturday evening, some of the diners look as if they've just walked off the TV set of “The Only Way is Essex”. All part of the experience.

I would regard Roka as very good value, despite the high prices, because of the high quality. Have paid £90-£100 for 2 inc service ex drinks in the evening, and nearer £70-£75 for 2 for “special” weekend lunch menus (with a few extras on top of the basic menu).

Overall a high quality restaurant, serving tasty and healthy modern japanese food. A good place for a Japanese food novice to try. The only downside is the price, but at least you get the quality.

Lunch at Roka Canary Wharf is certainly an experience. From the moment you enter, the heady scandinavian wood takes over your senses together with ambient lighting and the buzz of tables full to the brim. Food is equally enticing with a menu full of choice dishes. The baby squid was tender and light followed by soft yet firm perfectly grilled asparagus and the black cod with honey was succulent, flavoursome and beatifully balanced. the wine list is equally impressive with high qaulity yet reasonably marked up new world wines and I was also surprised to see a lebanese favourite of mine. As a treat I thought to try a dessert and opted for the green tea and mango cake with mango ice cream, which was delicious and surprisingly light and refreshing. Don't leave without trying it.

Service started off bright and promising and continued which was a feat in itself given the sheer volume of customers in the lunch time rush, I've seen many a restaurant pack em' up high and fail to deliver. All in all a fantastic meal and experience and as someone who rarely opts for Japanese, I'm impressed and will certainly be going back for more. Conversely my fellow diner who can't get enough of the cuisine was equally impressed, so Roka scores high for all diners. One tip you might want to bear in mind, though they don't explain this, sides do come out as and when they are cooked so if you order a particular side to arrive with your main say so.