This is a restaurant located, strangely, in the premises of the Berlin-Grunewald Tennis Club, and…read moreis basically not too easy to get to with public transport. But it is really worth the effort as the food is quite amazing and really good value for money. The cook has had a Michelin star before, gave it up, and is now back with a vengeance to attain back that star. So this restaurant goes that extra little inch to make their clients happy, and it shows. The restaurant itself is located towards the rear of a rather imposing villa, which serves as the clubhouse and administrative centre. It is not the most elegantly fitted out restaurant and the few brass items of fishy items look a little kitsch. The clientele is rather staid and upper middle-class but everyone seemed appreciative of their dinner, and for a good reason, as the food here is really very fine indeed. Dinner started with 2 kinds of amuse bouche, both elegant and interesting and delicious. The goose liver mousse was a little too light for me but the scallops and lobster were wonderful, and so is the monkfish (seeteufel). However, the absolute highlight was the pigeon breast, which was superbly cooked with the tastiness of rare meat but without the chewiness. Hr Fruehsammer came out himself to explain that this is a special breed of pigeon, imported from France and his is the only place that serves it in Berlin. The wines were a trifle limited in choice, but was still a good selection. I can heartily recommend the Chilean Anakena 2003 Carmenere, which was a steal. Overall, this is one restaurant that makes it into my favourites list on the first go, and that does not happen often.

This is a very traditional German restaurant. This is the second time eating here and it was…read moreexactly what we expected. I had the mixed pork plate with wurst, bacon, (speck) und Schweinebraten and Kassler. My wife enjoyed her salad and helped herself to my selection of meats! My plate came with sauerkraut and boiled potatoes! The food was good and authentic and having the mixed plate is a great way to experience the different ways that pork can be prepared It also has a good selection of beer and wine.

Cooking with an Italian heart means to cook traditional with love, respect and gratitude and of…read morecourse the best fresh ingredients. They know how to cook and offer you the taste of sunny South Italy. That is what we experienced here. Family restaurant, run by a couple, excellent dishes for a fair price and ... wow the taste of the fresh herbs from their own restaurant garden .... we enjoyed a table in their beautiful flowergarden, surrounded by the herbs ... you wouldn't expect this oasis behind the concrete frontside ...

I've often walked by this place and was always enticed by the aesthetically pleasing allure, so I…read moredecided to give it a try. We only came for dessert and a drink. I ordered a wine, which was decent, but nothing great, and my husband ordered a beer. For dessert we ordered the Kaiserschmarren, and it was AMAZING! Literally, one of the best things I've ever eaten! Now, I would have no doubt given this place five stars had it not been for the deplorable service. When ordering our drinks, the waiter didn't ask the size of beer in which my husband wanted, so he just brought my husband the larger size. When my husband told him he wanted the smaller one the guy rolled his eyes and said ok. I understand the guy may have been annoyed by such a request, but it was both of their faults for not specifying which size, as well as you should never express your disdain for the customer. Not only that, the service was incredibly slow. There were only two other people there, in addition to us, so I would expect to not have to wait 15 minutes to order a drink and another 10-15 to receive it. The waiter never came to check up on us either. We had to go and get him when we wanted something. Despite the horrendous customer service, I would most definitely come back again for the Kaiserschmarren!

So, I was laying over one night between flights, staying at the Quality Inn on Hollanderstrausse in…read morethe Reinickendorf neighborhood just east of Tegel airport, and I wanted dinner in the area. All the restaurant reviews that showed up on my smartphone were in German, and didn't seem too close by. So, I took a long walk up Aroser, across Emmentaler, and back down Residenzestrasse to Hollander. Plenty of Asian quick-food shops but most were closing by 8pm. A couple other pubs didn't look too interesting or foodie. Back at the hotel, I strolled up Baseler Strausse (right beside it) and in one long block stumbled on Schäferstübchen, at the corner of Grindelwaldweg. It's dark and woodsy on the outside, like the cottage in Hansel and Gretel, and I wasn't sure it served meals, as patrons were watching a Euro Cup soccer match outside and I didn't see plates on the tables, but I went in and asked. The lady at the bar spoke a few words more English than I speak German (so, together we had 20 words in common) but asking for wienerschnitzel, chips (fries) and salad was enough to get a fabulous meal. Now, I know that's not in itself a remarkable meal, but it was prepared deliciously in the finest pub style, served promptly before I was half-done with a very nice Pils beer, and with great company in an authentically nice neighborhood atmosphere...for €11.30! Including beer!! (The mushroom sauce on the schnitzel was made with fresh mushrooms.) I will go out of my way to eat there again.