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    Umspannwerk-Ost

    3.7 (76 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Wilde Matilde

    Wilde Matilde

    2.3(22 reviews)
    2.3 km•Mitte

    We went here for dinner on a rainy Thursday night. There was no show on Thursday so I can't comment…read moreon the entertainment. The restaurant looked like a place to go for tea or dessert. It is decorated in pink and has a carousel horse and canopy behind the bar which is front and center when you walk in. They have a multi page cocktail menu (two pages on Gin drinks alone), a menu with ice cream sundaes, a flyer advertising high tea on the tables. We asked for a food menu and were able to get one in English (great presentation - it was taped on the first few pages of a book). Very fun setting. My food however was just OK. O ordered the hunters schnitzel and the meat was highly processed (think Spam) and the pasta was overcooked with a less than inspiring tomato sauce. My companions had much better luck with their meals: weiner schnitzel with veal had great texture and flavor including a mushroom sauce and a curry wurst). The service was very friendly and welcoming. My friends enjoyed their meals but I did not. It is a nice place to sit though.

    Went late morning on a Sunday, roughly only 5 other tables there and it took 18 minutes to be…read moregreeted... 18 minutes! They came over right as it was coming up on me walking out. I should have, everything took forever. All in all I had two cocktails and a kase board in 2 hours. The Remmi Demmi was good but VERY gin only tasting. The Aus'n Garten was very very tasty. I would have done a second of that one had the service moved with any sort of sense of purpose I won't be going back.

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    Wilde Matilde - Decor

    Decor

    Wilde Matilde - My meal, hunters schnitzel

    My meal, hunters schnitzel

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    BAR JEDER VERNUNFT

    BAR JEDER VERNUNFT

    3.8(59 reviews)
    7.8 km•Wilmersdorf
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    Berlin is known for its cabaret scene…read more Bar Jeder Vernunft is a superb cabaret. * * * How would I know this since I don't speak German? Berlin cabaret is the stuff of witty performers tossing out wry life observations, double entendres, and venomous barbs all the while maintaining a poetic outlook on life. If you don't speak German, you are like a child at the adult table. I had two outs. a) I was at a David Bowie tribute that was half in German and half in English. Okay, 80% in German and 20% in English ... But 1/5 of the time I was in the loop. b) I could watch the audience and see what they were doing. The house was cracking up in laughter over and over and over again. Comedians would say the room was "live". The performance got a wild mad standing ovation at the end. I would say the Berliners thought this was an excellent show. * * * What can I say just from my own direct personal experience? a) Shows will obviously vary in quality from one booking to the next. My night had Sven Ratzke, a well established and highly regarded Dutch/German cabaret specialist. The man can sing and the man can dance. His versions of the Bowie classics were better than the Bowie originals, Because he put a lot more soul and emotion into them. b) The shows are hosted by different people, often as not a sophisticated drag queen. Our hostess that night was a superstar. Imagine an elegant refined willow-thin blonde bombshell. She was nearly seven feet high between her heels and her bouffant. This woman had a commanding stage presence. Imagine a cross between the intensity of a Klaus Kinski and the platinum 1920's polish of a Marlene Dietrich. I could have watched her all night - even without understanding a single word she said. c) The ambience is a world of fantasy. The room is set up as a faux circus tent. You feel like you are at the circus the moment you walk in. d) Bar Jeder Vernunft also runs a dinner theater operation for those who want it, with prepaid food before the show and during the break. Dinner theater food tends to be awful. We skipped the prepaid dinner but did order extensively from the kitchen and bar. What we had was surprisingly decent. No surprise - the beer was good. You can go to a convenience store in Berlin, Buy a bottle of beer and Sit on a folding chair on the sidewalk drinking that beer. The beer will be good. The fact that a cabaret would make a point to stock good beer is what one would expect. The cheese plate was far better than I would have expected. Yes - I have been to upscale French cafes where the cheese board was better. But for an everyday cheese board, there was a generous selection of a wide variety of cheeses, fantastic bread, even better butter, beautifully fresh and flavorful grapes, and a surprise horseradish compote to ambush you at unexpected times. The horseradish compote definitely shook me loose from the hazy fog of my beer. * * * If you don't speak German and missing the jokes is going to bother you, Then Bar Jeder Vernunft for you might be a bridge too far. But if you just love the food and the beer and the spectacle and the music ... This could be a magical night. Magical nights are good things.

    What a superb venue...We went to see "Cabaret" there and had a good pre-ordered meal at "Half…read moreTime". We had excellent seats close to the stage. A real Berlin experience ! The show was very professional but was in German of course. However I have seen the film so many times and read Chris Isherwoods book, so I could follow the gist and the music was really good. The taxi driver we ordered from the Hilton didn't know where the venue was so thanks to our Citymap we were able to direct him there !! Not easy to find ! Since returning to the UK we went to see the english version in London.

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    BAR JEDER VERNUNFT - Käseplatte

    Käseplatte

    BAR JEDER VERNUNFT - Schnuckedönschen

    Schnuckedönschen

    BAR JEDER VERNUNFT - Caesars Salad mit Hühnchen

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    Umspannwerk-Ost - venues - Updated September 2026

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