Crowded. Expensive beer for Berlin. Ok music and tiny bar area. Also, if you order drinks…read moredownstairs you have to stay there. If you order them up stairs, you have to stay there... Maybe it's just not my scene, but I didn't like it. I think that there are cooler places along Simon-Dach.

Pretty sweet place. During the week also plenty of space for groups. Affordable, etc…read more. There's smoking upstairs.

Meet locals and always interesting people. Very diverse dive bar. Also open up late! Make sure to…read moremeet Nomi, the owner, always up for great stories about the happenings in the kiez.

My buddy and I ate here several times. Good variety of German grub with different lunch specials…read moreeach day. The food was good if not exceptional. Even though, they call themselves a restaurant I think people come here for the bierhaus aspect. Among the dishes we tried and liked were the pig knuckles, the combo meat plate (which they strangely named as the "sauerkraut plate"), the currywurst, and the schnitzels. We thought it would be funny to try the English Breakfast at a German restaurant but we could never wake up in time for breakfast.

Xantener Eck was the site of my first German meal upon arriving in Berlin during my latest trip…read more Though it was a comp'd business meal, this place is a decent introduction to German cuisine for first-time and been-away-awhile-but-back-for-the-good-stuff tourists. They were able to accommodate our group of ~15 and had a fair number of patrons were having dinner as well. Though dishes were pre-ordered I glanced at their American/British menu and made a mental note that they serve steaks here, cooked to your choice of "English," "Medium," or "Well done." I'm not sure what our order was called on the menu, but I'll refer to it as their "banquet menu plate," which was basically a two-course meal with a selection of different cuts of meat. The majority was pretty much good ol' German pork sausage, each one known from a particular region of the country. The starter salad tasted good and reminded me of the vinegar-y dressings typical to German salads (they skimped ingredients on mine though compared to all my neighbors' bowls). The main plate's largest sausage was Berlin's signature Currywurst drenched in sauce. Overall, the presence of so much meat to potato ratio would be a bit heavy for some, but it was nice to sample everything. As for my included beverage, I was excited about finally having a beer from a German tap and ordered Weissbier. To my disappointment, whoever filled my glass put the wrong stuff. I was served Helles in a Weissbier glass...wrong on so many levels and shocking for a place that should, out of anything in the world, get beer right. At least any beer is better than none, and I still chugged it. So in summary: Good food Questionable service Tip: They have free postcards for customers at the bar. They're plain, but if you want to make your friends jealous and prove you enjoyed a German beer, grab a couple and send them out!

Awesome pianobar in the Schillerkiez. Very relaxed and friendly atmosphere.read more

A bit too relaxed if you catch my drift. My daughter and I went there to celebrate, she having read…read morein a local newspaper article that they have live piano accompaniment to silent movies every Wednesday. We arrived and couldn't believe we were at the right place. It STUNK of stale beer and yesterday's ashtray. Feeling embarrassment for the owner, we left. Too bad. We were looking forward to the evening for weeks. We never would have considered the place had we known it was a Raucherkneipe. WARNING: They are a RAUCHERKNEIPE, but the sign is there to discover on the door.

The kitchen ranges from Mexico to Spain to the Eastern Mediterranean... Nothing which thrills you…read morebut okay and fair pricing and friendly service. The cocktails are quite good and the atmosphere in the summer is smooth. Good to have such a place here in South Berlin.