ROKA Canary Wharf

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Roka is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in London, and today I’m heading in to try out the Canary Wharf branch.

In addtion, seating is arranged around the central Robata – the Japanese grill that informs most of the food at Roka Canary Wharf.

After spending some much needed time with the sushi, sashimi and tartar, we head to the Robata grill section of the menu.

Next up, the star of the show and the dish that Roka Canary Wharf is so famous for… The miso black cod.

By now we’re getting really rather full, but a dinner at Roka Canary Wharf could never be complete without having their lamb chops.

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From rockshrimp tempura to its famous black miso cod, ROKA's Japanese menu has plenty to offer the discerning diner A word of warning: restaurant visits to Roka have the power to land you in a casino with the guests from a neighbouring table, at 3am.

From the same stable as Michelin-starred Zuma, Roka has built its name on fashionable, immaculately-presented Japanese sharing plates – from ice boats layered with pastel-pink sashimi to fillets of sirloin steak with a wasabi ponzu sauce.

Flavours and textures are layered carefully and for the ultimate feast it’s best to try different types of dishes, including those from the robata grill which gives flavour to seafood and meat slow-cooked over charcoal.

Order it here and the marinade is made with more yuzu (citrus fruit) and hajikami (ginger pickled in vinegar) and the overall taste is a familiar, slightly sticky sweetness that can characterise Asian cooking.

It’s a favourite, although the crowd the night we dine err towards the lamb cutlets with Korean spices: the meat falls off the bone and there’s a lingering smokiness from the grill.

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Roka Canary Wharf | London Bar Reviews | DesignMyNight

Experience a fantastic Japanese fine dining and drinking experience at Roka; a lively and inviting award-winning restaurant and bar in Canary Wharf that serves up the very best contemporary Japanese robatayaki cuisine alongside a superb selection of international wines.

Roka also serves a selection of raw fish delights and Japanese tapas, all dishes of which are presented in the most visually stunning design.

Downstairs, the Shochu lounge bar offers a darker and sexier setting, where guests can sit back and relax with Japanese-inspired cocktails or one of Roka’s carefully selected wines.

This vast collection is presented in an accessible fashion; in groups of ‘wish list’ wines and ‘Sommelier Selections’ which makes it easy to choose one that will suit your tastes.

So if you're looking for something a little different to the traditional English bar and restaurant, head down to Roka today where you will discover excellent ambience, service, comfort, fine Japanese food and delicious wine.

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It won't Roka your world | London Evening Standard

ES Food Newsletter You’d hardly know you were in Canary Wharf at Roka.

The lighting is a bit irregular and striated and the whole place feels a world away from the rational canteen image projected by many chains these days.

To further the eventfulness of the meal or, to put it another way, to give people stuff to talk about, Roka has a grazing menu divided into sections: sushi and sashimi; snacks, salads and soups; special "Roka" dishes, and then "robata" food, cooked on an open flame, ie, orientally barbied.

Tuna and salmon sashimi were ostentatiously presented in a dish laden with one huge ice crystal as well as lots of the crushed stuff but the fish itself was nothing out of the ordinary.

You could doubtless steer your way through the menu for a lot less than we did, as well as for a lot more, although I doubt many of the punters in Canary Wharf will be bothered to do that.