This place is awesome. Our waiter was extremely friendly, and even advised us not to get soup if ordering schnitzel (thanks for that tip). We shared schnitzel and beef roulade. Beef was juicy, though the size paled in comparison to the schnitzel (pork) we were served. The thing is a good food long, full of salty porky goodness! I wanted more! Not that I NEEDED any more. Apple strudel for dessert was fresh and comforting. Go here, please. read more

Amongst the throng of German Restaurants in Berlin, I felt welcomed and comfortable in this cozy, divey restaurant that serves great beers and even better traditional German food. The atmosphere is kind of like the German version of Cheers, a divey-but-cool restaurant bar with Televisions showing German soccer and whatever sports is on at the moment. Service is friendly and there is a good mix of both tourists and locals. Dicke Wirtin is also located in the lovely Charlottenburg neighborhood. The Schweinebraten (Bavarian Pork Roast) was delicious! It was served wiith a light brown sauce drizzled over, and it was tender, juicy and cooked to perfection, along with the soft, pillowy potato dumplings and sweet pickled cabbage that it came with. Really nicely done. I also got to try their Pork Schnitzel, and it is quite good (pounded thin and deep fried, so you are eating a pork cutlet about the size of your kid's head). Wunderbar! I also sat at the bar and talked it up with the bartender on duty. He introduced me to Berliner Kindl Weisse, a curiously cloudy, sour beer that, when added with a Red (Rasberry) or Green (I'm still not sure what flavor that was) accompaniment, gives the beer a different, kiddy-like desserty taste, kind of like a Belgian Lambic. Refreshing, but definitely not a drink for tough guys... :) Overall great pub experience with friendly locals and servers. Nice spot to feel like you're in Germany cos, well, you are in Berlin, aren't you...? read more

They are not fans of Americans. Walked in to several empty tables and nobody waiting and were told that we could stand at the bar. Hard pass. Not sure why they are famous. read more

A loose translation of the name to English would be "The Fat Landlady", which is congruent with the signage for the establishment. This is a good value source of German comfort food in a quiet, leafy part of West Berlin (far enough away from the Ku'damm to not attract too many tourists), and, as is often, but counter-intuitively the case in the Captial of Europe's biggest economy, good value too. Service is good, and - again as is now an expectation in Berlin - no need to worry about the language barrier. read more

Apparently, this was a place that served East German food. We thus expected lots concrete and boring versions of the German food we know. Boy, were we wrong. The name ought to stem from the fat lady who owned the place for a long time, and I can see why. The place is crammed with tiny objects, souvenirs, paintings and decorations, like a home where every guest wanted to leave a piece of themselves as thanks. We ordered the schnitzel, and received the most intimidating beast I have ever encountered. It was accompanied by a wonderfully sour potato salad, which was well needed to beat this formidable opponent. After eating what seemed like three ordinary schnitzels each, the three hungry men were forced to give up. The waitress looked at us just like a fat grandmother who expects you to eat until you explode, and commented on the decadence of students. Five stars for humour, for great beer, for great service, and for the largest schnitzel I have ever seen. read more

Great spot for a low key meal in Berlin! We arrived in Berlin late on Friday night and wanted to grab a quick meal near our hotel. We arrived to a completely packed pub/restaurant - but luckily there was a couple occupying the end of a large table and they were kind enough to share. Upon reviewing the menu we decided on the currywurst and potato salad to start, along with a few Helles beers. Berlin loves their currywurst but this one was really nice and the potato salad was so tasty. For mains we got the beef roulade with cabbage and dumplings, the pork with cabbage and dumplings, the smoked pork chops and the potato crusted white fish. All of the dishes were so nice. My beef roulade was well seasoned and paired perfectly with the slightly sweet red cabbage. The place had great food and a nice atmosphere for those just wanting a beer. Would return! read more

The food is good and authentic, it's just horribly slow and certain items seem way overpriced. This was my first meal in Berlin as I came to visit a friend for a few days. She had made a reservation which they could not seem to find, but we were able to get a table anyway. I got the chicken entree and she got a pork dish. The chicken itself hit the spot--it was so soft that you could cut it with a fork. The flavors were spot on as well--seasoned beautifully and it had a nice almost char. The vegetables were fine, nothing to write home about. My friend enjoyed her pork--the portion was huge. Service was so slow. It took 15+ minutes to get drinks (water and beer). Crazy. Our server, as nice as he was, also forgot things several times--we had to ask multiple times for the bill. In addition, a small water costs more than a beer--by a lot. I know this is Germany, but come on. After 3 flights spanning 20 hours, I just wanted a water. Oh well. The food was good but the service left a bunch to desire. read more

Kartoffel here, kartoffel there. Enough with the spuds, already! This quaint restaurant is a happy blend of locals and tourists, jammed when we were there, and is worth a visit even if you're not a big schweinfleishschnitzel fan. We had asked our hotel (Intercontinental - up the street from the zoo) concierege to make a reservation at the last minute, after some friends had mentioned that they were going to be dining there. We arrived, but our friends had already left so we were left to our own devices. The hostess seated us in the back room on the little platform on the left, so we had a good view of all the happenings. First, bring on the beer. I had a Berliner Kindl, which was quite nice, not as hoppy as American lagers. I ordered a .4 liter glass. I could have ordered a .3 liter glass, but what the hell - why not splurge for that extra tenth? Now, if you've never been to the EU countries, you should understand going in that there are STANDARDS - which are scrupulously observed. You can't just order a glass of beer, or a pint of beer which may end up with slightly more or less, depending on the mood of the bartender. No, friends - you order .3 and you get .3 - 'cause there's an engraved line on the glass, so NO CHEATIN! I found this punctiliousness to be frankly depressing. Such good little rule-followers, those Germans. Achtung! Jawohl (click heels here.) I ordered something that was potato-heavy. There was salad on the side. Their lettuce compares favorably with our lettuce, so I felt right at home. The schnitzel seems to be the big attraction here, and it was delivered in steady streams all evening. Don't be fooled. This is NOT Weiner Schnitzel, which is made from veal. This is pork schnitzel, which our waiter in Austria, a week later, told us was a German insult to Austrian cooking. This is a fun place and you will have a good time. Two notes: our waitresses all spoke enough English to be helpful in finding the toiletten, and the service can be slow. Finally, as we were leaving, we met some other friends seated at an outside table. So, it wasn't a total loss. read more

Excellent German pub grub and beer. Well priced and authentic. read more

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Good German food and friendly service. I had the Gulasch with red cabbage and "Klöße". It is in style of an old Kneipe/pub with three of four small rooms decorated with old stuff to create atmosphere. Not bad. I liked it. read more

Great restaurant for genuine German food. I had the the Geschnetzeltes "Grunewald" (steak strips with a mushroom cream sauce and spaetzle), for dinner the other night and Currywurst for lunch today and both were excellent. However, it still does not beat the best currywurst, only found at a Schnell Imbiss, (sidewalk stand). Die Dicke Wirtin translate to "The Fat Landlady." They do not have pommes frites (french fries) with their huge currywurst (which I believe is a must for a "Berlin Currywurst") however you can ask for bratkartoffeln (fried potatoes) which are outstanding..... read more

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We came here every night we were in Berlin. Amazing food...delicious brandy and fun wait staff. The Rinderroulade is to die for!

An excellent, german restaurang. Our advice is to book a table before hand, at our first visit at 7pm the place was full and next table available at 10pm. We booked and when we arrived at 8pm the place was more busy than an airport. Very nice and friendly staff, you can pay with card and theres no loud, background music. Adorable, interior design and great food. Big portions so dont worry. Prices range from 9 -16€ for a main course and we couldnt even finish it all. Please try their own made brandy! We tried the ginger and it smelled and tasted great! read more

Super for beer and flavored brandy. Also had an awesome dark chocolate dessert. Didn't get to try the dinner menu. Worth your time.

This place ain't bad. They have tons of stuff on the walls. The food is good. And for a German restaurant, they actually have a selection of beers. I mean it's no Stone but still not bad. Try the strudel. read more

Nice Place for German food and with nice decor. The meat was excellent cooked, the plate was enormous so be sure to be hungry when you order! Nice gluwein too. read more

Best meal I had in Berlin. Huge portions, speedy service, delicious authentic German food. While one waiter was a little cold, the other was super friendly and funny, and had English menus for us. Get the shnitzel and spätzle and strudel!!! read more

Great food, great service. I recommend anything with mushrooms and cream sauce-they make that perfectly.

We went here based on the Yelp reviews looking for German cuisine. My wife had the Königsberger Klopse mit Rote Bete und Salzkartoffeln (Meatballs with boiled potatoes) and I took the Bratheringe mit Zwiebeln & Bratkartoffeln (Two pickled fried herrings with onions & fried potatoes). We both enjoyed our meal - the food was well prepared and as expected. Unfortunately, we had to sit outside and it was a bit on the cold side. Our beer was the usual German offering which to us is not very impressive if you are used to the Californian specialty beers. Overall, a pleasant and inexpensive experience and the service was friendly. read more

I took a chance because I wanted an authentic local dish and ordered the "Berlin Style" beef liver, even though I generally wouldn't order that out. (Even calves/veal liver can be bad in a dozen different ways!) It was cooked perfectly and with the sauce, roasted onions, and apple, it was absolutely amazing! I don't want to know what was in the mashed potatoes to make them as tasty as they were either. Finished with the house made hazelnut brandy, and that too was amazing. Great find. Reason for missing star: The concept of "TIP NOT INCLUDED" (stamped on bill, in English, and pointed out) really doesn't work with typical German table service, and I have no idea if ~17% was more or less than expected. Also they only supply a butter knife, which is a bit lacking. read more

we arrived in berlin extremely hungry. by now, we'd been on a 7-8 hour flight from delhi, followed by a 2-3 hour wait until we boarded multiple trains that took hours to get us from frankfurt to berlin. the place with the best reviews was dicke wirtin - right around the corner from our hotel, and later we discovered was also suggested by our hotel. the sign was very misleading being placed where it was. there was a door right next to it and we walked in only to find an empty abandoned building within. we were very confused, then peeped around the corner and found the patio and restaurant we were looking for. the menu gives a brief background about the place: "welcome... in our typical berliner restaurant in a comfortable atmosphere directly in the berlin city-west. located on savignyplatz in charlottenburg, the dicke wirtin (fat landlady) has been a berlin institution for decades and a student stronghold since the heady days of the 1960s demonstrations. the clientele is a mix of students and locals who come here to dig into hearty portions of traditional german homemade dishes. 9 different beers on tap & more than 30 in house brandies and liquers." we each ordered a beer - i had the schnedier weisse hef and my s.o. had a pilsner. we ordered a riesen-bockwurst (large frankfurter) and the charlottenburger : zwiebelrostbraten vom rumpsteak mit bratkartoffeln & salat or, onion beef roast with fried potatoes and salad (top left). between this "burger" as they called it (really it was just a steak/burger patty with an au jus type dressing, topped with grilled onions) and our beers, we were pretty full - but then we saw the warmer apfelstrudel (warm apple strudel with custard and cream). a lot of people raved about this dessert, and i'm a sucker for a warm apple dish, so we got it, and we're so glad we did. we wanted to come back to dicke wirtin for at least a beer and another apple strudel, but unfortunately, our stay in berlin was very brief... and it was on to the next! read more

They were rude and snotty at the start, showing up on a Saturday night at 6:30 without reservations can do that I suppose. The food is AMAZING. Had their goulash stew. Tender meat, perfect sauce, overlaid on cabbage that I generally avoid but this was the most delicious red cabbage recipe in the world. Cinnamon, who knew? Great beers, ambience (once they warmed up). Very authentic German place tucked away here. I'm giving it 5 stars even with the initial snubbing. It's really THAT good. read more

Very nice vibe. Great food. The waitress couldn't have been any kinder. Warning though, the schnitzel could easily feed two people. It's huge! read more

I just had a beer there, but it looked like an authentic and "warm" place. I would go back there if in the area.

Great German food, very fair prices and huge portions. We were a large group and everyone enjoyed the ambiance, great staff and German specialties. My schnitzel was the size of my plate and the German potato salad was dreamy. We would definitely come back again. read more

How much more can I say than, wow. Super tacky decor. Gruff but extremely competent service. (Service turns nicer the longer you sit there, though.) Great beer poured perfectly. Huge portions of honest-to-goodness, stick-to-your-ribs Berliner fare. The housemade schnapps are super yummy. I didn't think I was going to like this place at first, but after I settled in with a beer or two and observed that although the (entirely middle-aged, male) staff looked a bit disinterested, they were actually very friendly, quick and efficient. Although the place was a bit busy (was a Wednesday night), my food came out lightning quick. I eat my schnitzel with mustard and my rostkartoffeln with ketchup which our server obviously found a bit merkwürdig but went off without a sound and brought me the reviled items. Decent crowd; mostly local-looking established Germans and their friends/colleagues. A great place to eat, drink and b.s. over a couple of cold beers and some delicious German food. Not often that I'm in Charlottenburg but the Dicke Wirtin is worth the cross-town trip, all by itself. Great job guys, keep up the good work. read more

We loved this restaurant on our last trip to Berlin. It's a hole in the wall with traditional flair, which I like. I had eisbein the pork knuckle, which I couldn't finish but it was delicious. Beers were awesome too. We loved it so much we came here often as our hotel was just around the corner. So, of course this time in Berlin we had to come back and visit. Since our last experience was so wonderful, we were really looking forward to coming back. Our hotel this time was in Potsdamer but we back trekked here. The service I would say is still better than most German places. Quite a few patrons are Americans and others speak German, not sure if they're locals. I ordered a traditional German dish with sausages and liver pate. I liked the liver pate but the rest is not to my taste. If you come here, stick to the usual fare of eisbein and schnitzel. The prices are reasonable. One thing though (and this seems to be the practice by many touristy places in Berlin), the restaurants make sure they write "tips not included" in English. I don't think Germans usually tip. So, I don't particularly appreciate this practice. It's taking advantage of us good natured Americans traveling abroad. When in Rome, do the Romans do. I don't mind tipping but we shouldn't be singled out and expected to tip when it's not a local custom. I hope they keep up the good food and cozy atmosphere because I think if not careful, this place might become a casualty of a tourist trap. read more

Lovely traditional German food. Tasty and fresh. Really good value and a friendly welcome. We have visited here each time we come to Berlin.

The food was ok, but the waitress was not friendly. She insisted on a large tip. The restaurant seems more like a tourist trap than a decent restaurant. read more

Very "old" German bar with traditional German food, ordered a Schnitzel and it was HUGE, food tasted delicious too

Tried this place on recommendation of the front desk at our hotel. It was about a block away so very convenient for the first day of our arrival to Berlin. The inside is very cozy and somewhat dark with a bar area and then restaurant area in the back with multiple rooms. Probably more confortable in winter. We sat outside on the sidewalk tables. Overall the place was great with good German style food, very large portions for Germany, good beer, pleasant serve, and convenient location to a few of the hotels and the Berlin Zoo S-bahn about 10 minute walk down the street. They were serving specials of mushroom entrees based on the time of year, which was great, and we tried a couple of those. They were tasty and different than what I was used to in Bavaria. My wife also liked what she got, and we ended up going back a second time for a quick lunch again towards the end of our trip. The food was not my favorite of the trip, but was very good. The server was great, although sometimes a little slow for folks in a hurry. I agree with another review that for a restaurant in Germany to have stamped on the bill in English that tip was not included was a little odd. For kids this is a good place, they have a separate kids menu and also crayons and coloring paper. read more

Absolutely amazing. I have had the yelp at for as long as I can remember and have never written a review. But I had such a great experience at this restaurant that I feel I have must. While visiting Berlin my sister and I came in to the restaurant late at night, close to closing time, they sat us regardless (which was very kind and unlike most). The atmosphere was very cozy and was decorated like a traditional German pub that you may find in other, more rural parts of the country. This was especially nice for tourists looking to experience a little bit of everything. The food and drinks were fantastic and very affordable, (best priced dinner we had all week). What really made this such a great experience though was the staff. They were super friendly and absolutely hilarious! They loved joking around with us and entertaining us. The service was extremely fast as well. Almost unbelievable given the great quality of the food. I cannot recommend this place enough. If you are visiting Berlin this stop is a must. read more

Excellent German food in a cozy Charlottenburg reataurant. I had the Rouladen with cabbage and potato dumplings. Good stuff. I highly recommend it. Small place but room outside to eat on this quiet street. read more

Huge portions, good tasting food and great ambiance and staff. even though it doesnt look like much this place was a good find.

stay with the beer enjoy the authentic berlin atmosphere but don't try the food!