Restaurant in London, United Kingdom
Big-room seafood that earns its Michelin Plate.
A Michelin Plate-recognised seafood and Modern British restaurant from the Fallow team, Roe runs 500 covers in Canary Wharf with a sharing-plates format at ££. Open until 11 PM daily, it is one of London's most accessible serious restaurants by both price and booking difficulty, with a terrace overlooking South Dock.
Roe works leading for groups and explorers who want a large-format seafood-forward meal without the formality, price, or booking stress of London's ££££ Modern British tier. If you're planning a post-work dinner, a celebration with six people, or simply want somewhere to eat well past 10 PM in Canary Wharf, this is the right call. Open until 11 PM every night of the week, with breakfast and brunch kicking off at 7:30 AM on weekdays and 9:30 AM on weekends, Roe is one of the few restaurants at this quality level that genuinely functions across the full day. The Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, plus a 4.6 on Google across 829 reviews, confirms the kitchen is delivering consistently, not just on opening buzz.
Walk into Roe and the scale is immediate. At 500 covers across multiple dining rooms, some with counter seating, this is a room that could easily feel impersonal. It does not, partly because of a giant 3D-printed coral sculpture that breaks the sweep of the space, and partly because a wrap-around terrace overlooks South Dock, giving the room a genuine connection to water that earns the seafood focus. An aeroponic growing wall adds living texture to the interior without feeling like a prop. For a venue this large, the visual coherence is real. If the terrace is open and the weather holds, book it specifically — the South Dock view at dusk or after dark is the strongest version of what Roe offers atmospherically.
The kitchen is led by chef John Conlin, running a menu built on sharing plates with big flavours and a zero-waste ethos that, commendably, does not translate into tableside lectures. The Fallow team's approach here is to let the cooking carry the sustainability argument rather than explain it at you. The menu has genuine range: British classics refracted through a modern lens, like maitake Cornish pasty or market fish with parsley liquor that references East End pie and mash, sit alongside more globally inflected plates including deep-fried cuttlefish toast with puffed pork skin and sesame, and flatbread with Devon crab, tomato, chilli, and basil. A signature skewer of rare-breed pork belly served on a wooden board, finished with green Thai chilli paste, yakitori glaze, and sriracha (all made in-house), has drawn consistent praise. The wine list is fairly priced — not the marked-up afterthought common at large-format restaurants.
The sharing format makes Roe a strong choice for groups of four or more. Smaller parties of two can still eat well here, particularly at the counter, but the format rewards breadth of ordering. Come hungry and plan to spend time rather than rush.
11 PM close, seven nights a week, makes Roe one of a small number of serious restaurants in London where a 9 PM booking is not a gamble against an early kitchen close. For food and drink enthusiasts who prefer eating late , arriving after a show, after a work event, or simply on the later side of a long evening , Roe absorbs late bookings without the feeling of being last in a shutting-down room. The bar and terrace component also makes this a credible option for a late drink and light plates rather than a full dinner, which is harder to find in Canary Wharf than it should be. For anyone staying in or near the area, this extended window is genuinely useful. Check our full London bars guide if you're building a longer evening around the neighbourhood.
Address is One Park Drive, Canary Wharf Estate, E14 9GG , accessible directly via Canary Wharf or Heron Quays on the Jubilee line, and by DLR to Heron Quays or South Quay. Booking is listed as easy, and with 500 covers there is usually availability within a reasonable window, though weekend evenings and outdoor terrace tables are worth securing a week or more ahead. Walk-ins are more viable here than at most Michelin-recognised London restaurants, but calling ahead removes the risk. No phone or website is currently listed in our data, so book via a third-party reservation platform. For a broader view of where Roe sits in the London dining picture, see our full London restaurants guide.
At ££, Roe delivers a Michelin Plate-level experience without the ££££ commitment of London's formal dining tier. The scale is managed well, the cooking has genuine ambition, and the late hours make it functionally versatile in a way most comparable restaurants are not. It is the right booking for groups, explorers, and anyone who wants serious food without the ceremony. For comparison, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and CORE by Clare Smyth both operate at ££££ with significantly tighter booking windows. Roe gives you more flexibility at lower cost, and the quality differential is smaller than the price gap suggests. For those planning a wider London trip, see also our full London hotels guide, our full London experiences guide, and our full London wineries guide.
Roe does not operate a traditional tasting menu format , the kitchen runs sharing plates rather than a set sequence. This is a plus for value and flexibility. You direct the spend based on how many dishes you order, rather than committing to a fixed price upfront. At ££ per head, it is significantly more accessible than comparable Michelin-recognised Modern British restaurants. If you want a sequenced tasting experience, CORE by Clare Smyth or The Ledbury are the right calls, but both operate at ££££ with advance booking required weeks out.
Yes. Roe has counter seating across several of its dining rooms, making it a solid option for solo diners or pairs who prefer a more informal perch. Counter seats also offer a practical route in for walk-ins. If you are arriving without a reservation, counter seating is your leading chance of getting a table, particularly on weeknights. For a broader London bar scene comparison, see our full London bars guide.
With 500 covers, Roe is among the easiest serious restaurants in London to book at short notice. A few days ahead is usually sufficient for weeknight dinners. For weekend evenings or terrace seating, aim for one to two weeks out. Walk-ins are more viable here than at most Michelin-recognised London restaurants, but availability is not guaranteed. Compare this to Restaurant Gordon Ramsay or Sketch, The Lecture Room and Library, where booking windows of four to six weeks are standard.
For a step up in formality and price, CORE by Clare Smyth and The Ledbury are the benchmark Modern British options at ££££. For Modern British with a historical concept, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal is the comparison. If you want to venture outside London, The Fat Duck in Bray, L'Enclume in Cartmel, and Moor Hall in Aughton represent the upper tier of British cooking. Internationally, Le Bernardin in New York City is the obvious seafood-focused parallel at a higher price and formality level, while Atomix in New York City shares the zero-waste, big-flavour philosophy in a Korean-American context.
Order broadly and share. The format rewards a group that orders several dishes across the menu rather than each person picking one. The pork belly skewer is the signature dish in the database and worth including regardless of what else you order. Arrive knowing the room is large but the service is described as neighbourhood-bistro in warmth, not grand in ceremony. Late arrivals are welcome , the kitchen runs until 11 PM daily. The terrace overlooking South Dock is worth requesting if you book ahead, particularly in the evening. For context on the broader neighbourhood, see our full London experiences guide.
Yes, particularly relative to the Michelin-recognised competition. At ££, Roe holds a Michelin Plate in 2024 and 2025, runs a kitchen with real ambition, and manages 500 covers without a drop in quality that the scale might imply. Compare that to Sketch, The Lecture Room and Library or Restaurant Gordon Ramsay at ££££, and the value gap is significant. The caveat: if you want a formal tasting sequence or a small, intimate room, Roe is not the right fit. But for serious, flavour-forward cooking in a flexible format with easy booking and late hours, it delivers clearly above its price point. See also Gidleigh Park in Chagford, Hand and Flowers in Marlow, and hide and fox in Saltwood for regional British alternatives at comparable or higher price points.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roe | Modern Seafood, Modern British | Launched by the team behind Fallow, this vast restaurant can house up to 500 diners in the heart of Canary Wharf, all while being run with impressive slickness. Guests are spread across several dining rooms, some with counter seating, plus a lovely wrap-around terrace that boasts commanding views of South Dock. The wide-ranging menu offers something for everyone, including playful takes on British classics like maitake Cornish pasty or market fish served with parsley liquor, that's reminiscent of an East End pie and mash.; Weighing in at 500 covers, this gastronomic leviathan from the team behind Fallow in St James's harks back to the 1990s and the outsized destinations of the Conran empire, although it couldn’t be more forward-looking. A giant 3D-printed coral sculpture helps break up the expansive sweep of the dining room, which opens onto a terrace overlooking Canary Wharf’s South Dock, while an aeroponic ‘growing wall’ provides naturally verdant decoration. Jack Croft and Will Murray's cooking is all about the big flavours on the sharing plates rather than the sustainable, zero-waste ideas behind them – mercifully there are no earnest tableside lectures here. Every dish we ordered made an impact: deep-fried cuttlefish toast with puffed pork skin and sesame offered a chunky, juicy and sustainable spin on the Chinese restaurant classic, while a flatbread topped with Devon crab, tomato, chilli and basil was an outstandingly light and elegant example of the genre. Best of all was a skewer of meltingly tender, rare-breed pork belly served on a wooden board (a signature of the restaurant), redolent of the grill and supercharged with green Thai chilli paste, yakitori glaze and sriracha sauce – all made in-house. A well-drilled front-of-house team offers the sort of friendly, personal service you’d associate with a neighbourhood bistro rather than a swanky gastrodrome, although a lack of experience was evident at times during our visit. There are some tantalising (and not greedily marked-up) choices on the wine list – our South African Dorper Chenin Blanc was excellent. Overall, Roe offers thoughtful, exciting and distinctive food that’s easy to love and difficult to forget. It’s a winning combination.; Michelin Plate (2025); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Ranked #463 (2024); Michelin Plate (2024); Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in North America Recommended (2023) | Easy | — |
| CORE by Clare Smyth | Modern British | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Restaurant Gordon Ramsay | Contemporary European, French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Sketch, The Lecture Room and Library | Modern French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| The Ledbury | Modern European, Modern Cuisine | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Dinner by Heston Blumenthal | Modern British, Traditional British | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
Roe is built around sharing plates rather than a structured tasting menu, so if you're expecting a fixed procession of courses, this is the wrong room. The format rewards ordering widely across the menu, which at ££ is well-priced for a Michelin Plate-recognised kitchen. If a tasting-menu format is what you want, Fallow in St James's, from the same team, runs closer to that experience.
Yes. Several dining rooms include counter seating, so solo diners and pairs can eat at the pass rather than committing to a full table booking. Counter seats are a practical option if you want a shorter, more flexible meal and the sharing-plate format suits that well.
At 500 covers, Roe carries more availability than most serious London restaurants, so a week's notice is usually enough outside Friday and Saturday evenings. The 11 PM close seven nights a week also means later slots open up more reliably than at smaller venues. For weekend dinner, book at least ten days out.
For a similar ££ modern British sharing-plates format with serious kitchen credentials, Brat in Shoreditch is the closest comparison. If you want to stay in the Fallow team's orbit but prefer a tighter, more intimate room, Fallow itself in St James's is the obvious step up. For pure seafood focus at a comparable price, Wright Brothers in Borough Market offers a more traditional but reliable option.
The room is large — 500 covers across multiple dining areas — so don't arrive expecting a cosy neighbourhood feel. The sharing-plate format means the bill builds quickly if you order freely, so anchor your choices around two or three substantial plates per person. The terrace overlooking South Dock is worth requesting if the weather allows, and the kitchen runs a zero-waste ethos that shows up in ingredient sourcing without translating into lecture-style service.
At ££, yes. A Michelin Plate from a kitchen led by the Fallow team, with a room and service operation that handles 500 covers without obvious strain, is strong value by London standards. You are not getting the precision of a ££££ tasting menu, but the flavour ambition on the sharing plates punches above the price point. For the format and location, Roe is one of the more defensible bookings in east London.
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