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Reviews

• Ashley G.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  What a perfect place to spend an evening after the (almost) hottest June day on record.  Part of the new Cargo area on Wapping Wharf, it's the latest in the ever growing craze of 'putting cool shit in stacked up old shipping containers'.
  Apparently, it recently made #85 on the 100 best restaurants in the U.K. list 2017, which considering it only opened at the end of 2016 is pretty impressive.
  Equally as impressive is the food. High end and high quality dining is this. It has a daily changing menu, today I was treated to charred hispi cabbage smothered in delicious creamy crab meat to start, juicy and succulent guinea fowl with cannellini beans, piquillo peppers and smoked paprika for main and a ridiculously tasty and smooth chocolate mousse with my favourite accompaniment of cherries. All beautifully presented, perfectly cooked and completely delicious.
  Drinks choice was good. As it was so hot, I went for a G&T or 3, with the addition of dried beetroot which I'd not seen before - but it worked! The wine list looked pretty comprehensive.
  Great service, very friendly and without fault. Apart from the heartless treatment of 2 random olduns who grabbed 2 seats for a sit down, who were mercilessly tossed out haha
  Decent view of the harbour and an inspired decision to move tables outside as it was roasting inside when I went to pay!
  Overall a great experience and well worthy of its 5*, and appearance on the 100 Best!

• Jimmy H.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  Lovely little place, recommended by Michelin. It's in a shipping container stacked on top of other shipping containers. Lovely patio if that feels too small. That said, chairs are a bit hard to sit on and the patio can get chilly if you're no prepared for it.
  
  The menu is sparse but understandable given the tiny kitchen they must have to work with. I had the smoked trout and the hake, both of which were great! The bread and butter was fascinating, as the butter was whipped and topped with Nori seaweed and flakey salt.
  
  The hake dish had the fish on top a bed of potatoes (was butterbeans but I substituted) on sauce, and it felt like the hake was over-salted while the potatoes and sauce were under-salted. It's as if app of the salt for the dish was sprinkled on top after plating. Or maybe the rest of it was reasonably salted but I felt the contrast more with the hake.
  
  Overall, great presentation, good, unobtrusive service, and a generally good time!
  
  Bathrooms: Down the stairs and on the back side of the shipping containers. Mostly clean, and functional. Get the access code from the staff.