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Napoleon ate here and allegedly tried have his way with the waitresses so I guess he must have enjoyed himself. We did too (though not with the waiting staff) and we found the place really has a nice low-key historic ambience, which is surprising as it was almost wholly destroyed and then rebuilt after WW2. Service was efficient, friendly and not that slow considering the size and layout of the restaurant which has quite a few separate dining rooms.

The food was also quite good, mainly traditional German fare like haxe and the Berliner eisbein or duck and blutwurst and even a modern currywurst. Both of the wursts were rather insipid so do stick with the proper meats or the calf liver, which was really delicious and beautifully pink (but don’t forget to tell the kitchen that you want the liver pink if you don’t want it well done).

This is a great place to bring newcomers to Germany or Berlin. I am sure they would appreciate the food and atmosphere as much as you!

Food was really quite good and the service was rather friendly and excellent. The atmosphere is pretty nice and the place also seems somewhat cleaner than most Thai restaurants within this budget range. Also, the place claims not to use monosodium glutamate in the dishes and I believe this.

Overall, a very good place for bargain-price authentic Thai food – you certainly won’t regret coming here (the red curries are slightly preferred to the green curries in my opinion). The owner is a pleasant quiet gentleman called Heiko and the lovely Noki is certainly a delight to chat with. :o)

One of the best bars in Schoneberg. Excellent (strong) drinks, friendly barman, nice ambience. What more can one want from a bar, especially during Happy Hour (which is not the cheapest in Berlin, but very worthwhile nevertheless)? Also, the clientele don’t look too weird, which helps a lot! :o)

The place may be good for cocktail drinks and hanging out with other beautiful people but for food, it ranks somewhere between a steamy imbiss in Kreuzberg and Burger King, but not in a good way.

Still, the location is quite interesting, nestling on the side of a nice lake (Hallensee) although it does need the incessant music to drown out the drone from the nearby motorway. A place to bring some friends as a diversion when you have exhausted all your other usual options – just don’t bring along too high expectations and everything will be fine.

So all the stars are for the location and stylish lounge seating, not for food.

This is a favourite haunt of politicians and older genteel folk, judging from the wall pictures and clientele last Friday night.

The food is good, almost brilliant, and certainly ranks this place as one of the better nouvo Italian places in town. The veal and salami carpaccio was especially yummy. The wine selection is comprehensive although we took the menu so the wines were decided for us. The ambience is cool, clean and stylish – an ideal place for power-broking and delicate negotiations. Service is also generally good and pleasant. Prices range from rather high to tolerable for the pastas. A highlight was the range of fine olive oils available to soak up the fresh ciabatta-style little breads.

Overall, this is a place I can definitely recommend and will re-visit again, to perhaps add another star next time as a couple of dishes were just a trifle bland on the night, although they were made with fresh ingredients.

This is a pretty good bistro with great authentic French food, especially their fish soup which is probably the best I have had in Berlin. Note that there is nothing very fancy here as they don’t do haute cuisine – just good French country fare.

Atmosphere is a little staid, but not unpleasant. There is a good and not too overpriced wine list which includes some pretty decent claret. Service is calm, polite and quite good. You should head here with business partners or friends to sample probably one of the better French country restaurants in Berlin.