Giant Robot

Would definitely recommend the bucket of chicken and dirty fries - really nice. The place was pretty much empty when we arrived but it was early - around 4pm ish. Quite a good selection of drinks as per the photos uploaded (with prices). They have a few different type of store fronts inside the venue that you can order food from you walk up and order your food and pay, then they give you a buzzer to collect when the food is ready. Ladies toilets are inside and mens outside to the side. The venue is inside the indoor garden. Decking outside overlooking billingsgate with a few tables with ashtrays for any smokers.

I had a good time at this contemporary and lively street food market. Brought to us by the same company that gave us Hawkerhouse in Canada Water and Dinerama in Shoreditch, Giant Robot is much smaller than its siblings, but does still offer a fantastic fare from vendors from around the world. The Black Bear burger was just superb. Based in Canary Wharf, the crowd you'll find here is office workers from nearby so, expect to find a lot people in suits. But don't that put you off though as the vibe is relaxed plus the bar will keep people too merry from judging. There's an outside balcony overlooking nearby Billingsgate Market and Giant Robot is situated right next to the Canary Wharf station sky garden so, it is quite pleasant to get to. In summary: good food, friends, lively vibes, contemporary interiors: Giant Robot ticks all the box for a decent night out. I'd still rather go to its more popular brethren mentioned above though.

We went to the giant robot for a team outing event. It is located on the top level of the cross rail place, to the east side. Should be relatively easy to find. Basically this place is made up of a few stations: beer bar, cocktail bar, and a series of street food stands. Each of us had a few drinks, which were good. And we also had the fried chicken from the thunderbird, which was fantastic! We order a few different varieties of the flavors for the wings, and a whole bucket of chicken. I like the Buffalo flavored wings. Haven't had these since moved from the US. Compare to the US Buffalo wings, the acidic smell wasn't as strong, but they were more tasteful. For the chicken bucket, they poured a layer of musturd/Mayo mixed sauce on top which added some more interesting flavors when biting together with the chicken. I would recommend the place to others. The only thing to bear in mind is the place can get really crowded after work. It is difficult to get around to get second rounds or order food. Also the music and noise level is high. I had to shout to talk to my friend sitting on the other side of the table. I felt I was losing my voice afterwards.

Nice vibe, great shuffleboard table, good food though the wait times at all food trucks are usually really long and some items are a bit pricey for the portion you get. Think a couple of trucks might have left or changed - seems like less choice than there use to be. Good views of the are though and nice indoor Arden’s to walk around the outside of the venue too.