The ‘little sister’ to Zuma, Roka has four outposts in London and comes from superchef Rainer Becker. “It’s easygoing, unpretentious and has a feelgood factor,” Becker told EDGAR prior to his latest opening at Zaha Hadid’s Opus Building in Business Bay. “It’s a little more casual than Zuma.”
Service is friendly, but not over-familiar. Being a place where several small plates should be ordered, knowing when to clear the table and when to leave diners alone is a tricky game of observation and anticipation, and the team at Roka got it spot on.