We walked by once when it was crowded, with almost zero available seating. We returned midafternoon…read moreon a weekday, and had a pleasant experience. Great pizza with good and affordable wine. Thanks, Simela, for a fun gluten-free adventure.

Simela is a wonderful place to eat especially if you are gluten-free! Service is good. I only give…read more4 stars because it is hot and there is no air conditioning on!

My husband had be craving this pasta for two years and i finally got to try it. The wait was very…read moremuch worth it. Besides the vibe of the restaurant, great service and reasonable price the taste is a 5 out of 5.

You have to be kidding me? These reviews must have been bought. There is no way anyone who has…read moreeaten good Italian food would like this restaurant. I don't know what I ate but it was not Italian. It was the cheapest ingredients. Everything tasted like plastic. Service was extremely rude and nothing was authentic about this place. The waiters acted angry at all times. Must be a tourist trap. No one is Italian here. Whatever this place is (certainly not a restaurant), it seems to be ran by dubious hustlers. Do not eat here if you care about quality of food.

Coming from Chicago, a boyfriend who is a chef and all the traveling I have done, I like to think I…read moreknow good pizza. This place is in my top 2 favorite places I've ever tried. I strongly recommend the Pompeii pizza! Sprinkle the chili oil and start to notice your feet tapping away as you eat.

We live nearby. The pizza was good. And now it is a horror. Gummy crust. Sauce is bland. What…read morehappened? We paid for delivery tonight and no one can eat the food.

I can only speak about pasta - and true: It is not gourmet. But the sauce is tasty and the pasta…read morewell boiled. Not too well. One of my go-to fast food stores in West Berlin. And very friendly. Thank you, guys!

Delicious pizza and lovely staff! Went on halloween and the guy in the front was so lovely to all…read morethe kids who came in to trick-or-treat. Highly recommend!

Two words... Cheap and delicious!…read more A little taste of Italy in the middle of East Berlin... Great pizzas/calzones, fresh ingredients and friendly staff. I'll definitely be back again soon!

Came here with a huge group on a weekday evening, appreciated they had an English menu although not…read moremany. Had the Antipasto 12 Apostoli with a variety of meats, cheeses, and grilled veggies. Free bread and olives - bread was chewy and fresh, paired well with the antipasto plate for sure. For my main, I got the tommaso without sour cream, and it came with tomatoes, mozzarella, mushrooms, and pancetta. Crust was soggy in the middle, pizza was huge, not a lot of flavor. Didn't enjoy it very much. For dessert, got the tiramisu; it wasn't too sweet which I appreciated, but there was a bit too much cream. The cake was moist and tasty though! Service was really slow, perhaps we were a big group (probably around 40-50 people), but they knew we were coming so having more than one server for our group would've probably been a good idea.

Massive place. Came here with a party of 8 after just flying in from the US and while we were all…read morea bit jetlagged, these guys were awesome with quick / great service and wonderful pizza. Had some plain pizzas for the kids (Matteo), which were well cooked and delicious. Mine was the Paulo, with Italian Ham and mushrooms. Yum. Good option for a quick meal in Berlin.

Went for a late-ish dinner (9pm?) w my dad, who lives in Berlin part time. Super inviting…read moreatmosphere and conveniently located in the Alexa shopping mall, which is the main big mall in this area of Berlin. It was great to be able to just walk in and be seated right away. Our waiter, Rosen, was extremely nice. My dad had some type of pizza -- I think it is known for the pizza but they have a full menu. I did not try it, but I can tell u it is thin crust & square shape, which I really like. My dad loved it. I got the vegetable lasagna with bechamel sauce. Very yummy and huge portion! I had half right there, the rest to-go and that was breakfast for two more days. I woke up craving it! The service was also very fast, but not because it tasted or looked pre-made. It's not fancy but certainly not like a food court. It would be perfectly fine for a casual weeknight date. I've been to a million Italian restaurants that are way fancier and absolutely more pricey, and this place is better than many of them. It seems to have various locations around Berlin, so check it out if u r visiting, touring, here for work. It's a versatile kind a place, plus u can pick up almost anything else u need in the Alexa Mall!

The cooks here are so friendly, my first time coming I asked how everything works and they gave me…read morea rundown of what to do. You pick what pizza you want and the pieces are huge, we normally got two for each and some Fritz cola. This is hands down the best quick bite I've had here in Berlin with a warm, comforting, and inviting surrounding. Every time we have walked in it has been slow only to fill up entirely in a matter of minutes. You can't go wrong with anything they have laid out. I would recommend coming here more than once to truly appreciate their selection of pizza.

Came here for dinner on a weekday with coworkers, wasn't too busy. Got basically a chucercurie…read morestarter which had a bunch of different items in it, including burrata and various meats. Bread and olives came on the table as well, bread was quite chewy and fresh. For my main, I got the Tomasa without sour cream, and while the pizza was huge, the crust was thin. The center got soggy though so I wasn't too big a fan of it. The flavors on the pizza were okay, and I asked for chili oil which wasn't too spicy and didn't have much flavor either. For dessert, I got the tiramisu which was quite tasty but had too much cream. The actual cake part was moist and tasty, really liked that part. Service was meh, was a bit difficult to ask for items but to be fair, she had quite a big crowd to serve.

The raves about the pizza make me regret that I just tried this place for breakfast before heading…read moreoff to Potsdam for a day trip. It's right outside the entrance to the Sauvignyplatz train station, so obviously it's a really convenient place to eat breakfast if you're staying in the Charlottenburg area. I'm not sure where the twelve apostles come into play because I don't recall having any religious experience while dining here, but they definitely serve decent food if you're in a hurry to get on the S-Bahn. Most eat al fresco in the morning as the commuters scurry by them, but I took a seat inside next to the window. They offer several omelets on their breakfast menu, and I landed on the 7.50-Euro Calzione Contadina with bacon, onion, potatoes and lots of butter in what looked to be at least a three-egg concoction with sliced tomatoes and cornichons on the side (see photo). Hearty stuff at the beginning of a tour day. A big cup of Cappuccino for 3 Euros nicely complemented the meal (see photo). Service was a bit scattered, but I'd come back if only to try the pizza. FOOD - 3 stars...hungry-man omelets not big on freshness AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...Italianate with dark woods SERVICE -3 stars...with a smile but like I said, scattered TOTAL - 3 stars...convenient stop for the Charlottenburgermeister on the go