Awesome. Great little beer joint with a fantastic selection. There is a cellar room with fantastic…read morebeers to-go.

I am so glad that I stopped in here. My wife and I had just gotten to Berlin after being in Italy…read morefor 12 days, and I was dying for a hoppy beer. Not only could I have a hoppy beer, I had plenty to choose from. The beer menu was awesome. Cihan was awesome and made us feel welcomed. And, if you're looking to take some beers home, or to your hotel, there's plenty of to go bottles/cans to choose from. If you like craft beer, you have to stop in.

Limited menu, good beer but crowded and loud. One person in our group had to ask where their food…read morewas. Not good customer service.

Really nice Biergarten in a great location not too far from the S-bahn in the Tiergarten. The…read moreweather was a bit shite when I was there so unfortunately the bbq wasn't up and running but I still enjoyed my pilsner and a pretzel. Prices for beer are cheap and they have a nice food menu outside of the bbq options but I didn't try anything as I was heading to lunch after. The personnel were nice and spoke English fluently. I didn't feel like I was judged at all for not speaking German. The vibes even on a rainy day were nice and most of the tables were filled. I can only imagine how wonderful this place would have been had it been sunny!

Nice outdoor Beer Garden…read more Good selection of beers Food menu changes often. The place is really laid back and fun in spite of the lack of attentive service.

This is one of several biergartens (beer gardens) that I visited. But this one I made a return. The…read moreatmosphere was very warm and laid-back. It's not your traditional beer garden. There are traditional tables and benches to sit to drink and eat. But there are also seating with Adirondack chairs, couches, the corner areas gave more intimate settings for small groups and couples, and the double decker bus was a treat to hang out in. They have a modest beer selection both draft and bottle. If you're not in the mood for beer, they have wine and some specialty (spirits) drinks. Don't plan on ordering a pretzel. They call the menu street food and I enjoyed their selection. I would recommend ordering several dishes and sharing. Don't expect a Michelin star experience. When you're ready to order drinks and food, you'll need to go to the counter. The staff is what you expect, laid-back and friendly. That's why you're here. Bring euros because it's cash only. I highly recommend Republik Berlin so that you can compare it to other beer garden experiences.

Very cute pub with an extremely nice bartender, Natasha. The red wine was good, the beer was cold,…read morethe seats were comfortable ... what more could you ask for?!

It wasn't overalls crowded. The barmaid was super nice. She crafted a wonder whiskey sour. I didn't…read moresee what it cost. Chill place for drinks.

Came here for a drink and small bites with my cousin. Nigel was our server and he was awesome…read more Monkey Bar is a rooftop bar with views of the Berlin zoo. I was able to see an orangutan. We bought a round of cocktails and had the sweet potato fries and Korean chicken bites. Thought it was a cool bar to check out while in Berlin!

Very fun speakeasy in Berlin. It was so well hidden, we did…read morenot go to the right door at first. It is dark and loungy at the front bar, just like you would imagine a speakeasy to be. The back area seeme to be more well it and lively, but we werent there for that experience. We did not have any food, so i can't speak to that. The service was great. Outstanding mixologist. Like I said, we started by going to the wrong doorbells which were for the apratment. The actual speakeasy looks closed and out of business from the front. Eventually after a few other people showed up, someone came to the door and asked what we were doing there. They were in character the whole time. Once we delcared our purpose, they brought us back. As to not spoil it, lets just say it is very well hidden. The drinks inside were perfect. Well made with unique recipes and ingredients. It was a bit smoky, but not crazy while we were there. As a person who loves visiting hidden bars around the world, this spot was truly one of the best. Hidden, well done, and great drinks. DANKE!

They got me. Through the window, there's a sign that says CLOSED TODAY. I rang the bell anyway…read more They were open. Speakeasy. Please note that people are allowed to smoke in here so they will offer an ashtray and it's very smoky inside. The drinks are very good and the service is spot on. It would be a great bar if they didn't allow smoking.

German food can be hard to find in Berlin…read more You can find German food at Prater Garten. Prater Garten has a double distinction. Outdoors, it has the oldest biergarten in Berlin. Indoors, it has an upscale German restaurant of distinction. The biergarten is not my style. If I am going to spend all day sitting outside drinking beer, I want the location to be outstandingly beautiful. Prater Garten's Plain Jane courtyard doesn't cut it. The indoor restaurant though is a different story. This is the traditional German restaurant of your dreams. The Gaststatte was the culinary peak experience of a month of serious Berlin eating. * * * Prater Gaststatte looks just the way you would expect a German restaurant to look. Dark woods. Wainscotting. Cream walls. The menu for both food and drink are limited, although they do change seasonally. This means that they make the same dishes over and over and over again. They have brought them to a high level of perfection. They only serve three beers at Prater Gaststatte, beers they brew themselves. I have no doubt those beers are wonderful. However, Prater Gaststatte had the Holy Grail of what I had come to Germany looking for Artisanal German Schnapps and Artisanal German Distilled Spirits. Bars in Berlin just don't carry those. Prater Gaststatte had a curated selection of six. (Actually a curated selection of five. The sixth item was a traditional Czech rarity.) Indiana Jones had just found his treasure. German Spirits are strong. Judiciousness limited my consumption to three. I went with a Nordhauser Doppelkorn, a Dirker Hasselnussgeist and a Stahl Birnenschnaps. Doppelkorn is a German alternative to vodka. It is 76 proof, just slightly weaker than a traditional vodka. It can be made from any of five different grains, but the rye-malt combo is the most common. The Nordhauser is an eminently superior alt-vodka - consummately smooth yet full of taste. I could have done a string of those happily. The Dirker and Stahl were both schnapps: hazelnut and pear respectively. I have never had a beverage like the hazelnut schnapps. It was not a liqueur. It was a strong brandy. Nothing sweet or cloying here. It was commanding like a brandy but smooth like the Doppelkorn. The hazelnut taste was overwhelming. It was as baritone and nutty as an Amaretto. An utterly unforgettable beverage. I stuck my neck out by going with a pear brandy. Most pear brandies are awful. I had had one and only one in my life that was good, the Finnish product Xante. Nothing is as good as Xante. Xante tastes like the canned pears served in heaven. But the Stahl Birenschnapps impressed. Nothing cloying. A real fresh pear taste. I was a very happy guy. * * * Note that although my beverages were outstanding, The food was even better. Given the quality of my distilled spirits, that last sentence is saying quite a lot. Never mind the strawberries I had for dessert. It is the beginning of strawberry season in Germany, And my meal had been so substantial that anything other than fruit would have been a crime. Spring is asparagus season in Germany. German restaurants will have one third to one half of all the dishes be asparagus dishes. I ate my fair share of mediocre asparagus dishes elsewhere in Berlin. The cream of asparagus soup at Prater Gaststatte is utterly to die for. Nothing tastes more like asparagus than that cream soup. And good cream soups are one of the fundamental pleasures of life. However, the headliner act which blew me away was their Brandenburger Pork Chop. A Brandenburger Pork Chop is a thick double-cut pork chop. The only way to get a "good" pork chop in the United States is to go to a steak house and pay steak house prices. American steak houses typically cheat by cooking it in apple juice so the pork chop gets caramelized. You eat well, but you are still covering up a ho-hum pork chop. This was a we-don't-have-to-hide-under-anything superlative pork chop. Yes there was about a tablespoon of red cabbage on top of the pork chop. It was like a maraschino cherry on top of a huge slab of meat. That pork chop had nothing to apologize for. It was a magnificent piece of meat. Easily a third of it was outer fat - outer fat that had been broiled to perfection. The pork chop fat was the star ballerina. The pork chop meat was the male dancer holding up that ballerina in a romantic pas-de-deux. It was the absolutely perfect pairing. (Anyone who uses that pork chop and ballet to make a joke about "Swine Lake" will be thrown off Yelp permanently.) Suffice it to say, I liked the meat course. Accompanying that was the potatoes au gratin of your dreams, And the green beans with bacon of your dreams. I never wanted to wake up. * * * If you come to Berlin, Come to Prater. Skip the Biergarten. Eat at the Restaurant. Deutscheland, Deutscheland Uber Alles!

Just noting that as of this review the hours are incorrect on Yelp so better check the website…read morebefore you go. It opens at noon, not 6pm on Saturdays. There are plenty of tables with communal seating. It wasn't super busy when I was there but admittedly the weather was pretty poor so I imagine it gets buzzier when the sun is out. I ordered a beer, some sauerkraut and a pretzel. Beer was nice, as was the food. Pretzel seemed stale upon initial inspection but was actually pretty good. They have mustard on the side. Overall, didn't wow me, but it was a nice stop and I'd recommend for someone wanting a chill biergarten to visit in Berlin.

Come here for the cocktails, which are the finest I've had in Berlin. The place is unpretentious,…read morewith unmemorable decor an no view whatsoever, but it is cozy, with some comfy couches to sit or cuddle at. The service is sweet, which is a rarity for Berlin. But such drinks! The menu is inventive, with surprising combinations using ingredients like violet and rosemary - but unlike those at, say, Monkey Bar, the tastes are balanced and complex, and don't merely sound good on paper. A nice plus is the price: while they're not cheap, at around 14 euros per drink, they are quite fair for what you get, and you're certainly getting premium here (unlike the 20 euro monstrosities at Odessa).

You ring the doorbell, take a seat at the bar, gaze at the menu.. can't decide.. ask the bartender…read morefor a recommendation, watch him do his magic, and go into a state of pure bliss when taking the first sip from the vintage glass, wanting a second one, a third one, and then the lovely first one once more - it was after all this one you fell in love it in the first place. I don't know if this is a typical night at Becketts Kopf, but it was mine, and I could hardly have been happier. After just spending a little time in NY savouring the cocktail culture, finding a speakeasy like this in Berlin was one surprising delight. The bartender is imported from London, and rare bitters are sourced in Scotland. He is happy to answer all your (stupid?) questions despite being busy spraying the cocktails with orange blossom.. meant to please your nose, to enhance the experience even further. The ugly red leather chairs, and the smoke are the only two things holding me back for giving this place a full five stars.