Extremely overpriced for the quality of food you receive, along with a sprinkle of lack of professionalism on top.
The atmosphere is great. It's a cozy, small place. Perhaps a bit too cozy as the restaurant got quite hot and stuffy as more people came in, but the decor is great. The waiting staff is friendly, but being friendly doesn't justify being unprofessional.
I made a reservation weeks before, but I still had to tell that I have a reservation while standing in a crowded restaurant twice to two different people-not to mention that all three of the staff were checking.
The service was very slow. It took 20 minutes to receive the menu, and another bunch of waiting time to order. Food came out very slowly (about 70 minutes until the main came to the table). One of the staff was sitting down with his friends and ordering drinks, while the customers were sitting and waiting to be served.
The starter was menial even though it was 12€. Some pieces of salami, very thinly sliced cheese, 2 pieces of serano ham, some random pickles and olives with a dead salad in the middle. The "bread basket" was 3 tiny pieces off of a small baguette, and the "aioli" was just a local döner place garlic sauce. Good garlic sauce, but not worth the money.
The main was definitely not impressive. The potatoes that the staff recommended was bland. Couldn't taste the rosemary flavor as mentioned, and the sauce was Valentina - the Mexican hot sauce. I know this because I have it at home.
Chicken(both in white wine sauce and garlic oil) was dry and bland. I don't quite understand how something can be so saucy yet dry and bland. The sausage was very chewy and the flavor was off. The meatball was average.
However, the mushroom was great. Too bad that I couldn't enjoy the rest of the food because some of them were just off for me. I had to spit out the chicken because it was way too dry and chewy.
All in all, the bill was ridiculously high for what was served. For dry chicken and lackluster ham and cheese and some sides with no alcohol, the bill amounted to around 70€.
If you want tapas, just go to one of the franchise tapas restaurants you can find around Berlin. This one really doesn't deserve the good reputation. Those who said the chicken was delicious has got some seriously low standard. Would never go again, and would definitely not recommend. read more