India Palace I - Carte

Ojo de Agua Wine & Beef Kontor

➤ Ludwigkirchstr. 10a 10719 Berlin, Germany

Carte • Wein • Lässig • Fleisch • Desserts

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"meat is presented in slices instead of entire piece and lacks BBQ flavour and taste. Not what I am accustomed in Argentina and Brazil. Overprized disappointment. The service and atmosphere is very nice though but there are only three options on the menu: Chorizo, Filet and Tartar so no way to escape poor meat quality. I would also daresay that the meat is not low quality all but they do not know how to prepare appropriately. Perhaps just hire a new cook."

Mantra Vegan

➤ Duererplatz 2, 12157, Berlin, Germany

Carte • Fisch • Indisch • Fleisch • Getränke

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"We choose the location because of its convenient location next to the S-bahn line 1 (Friedenau), on our way back of a long bike ride. BUT this is real gem! The staff was not only very friendly and welcoming. It was hard to choose so we got a vegan version of the mixed starter platter. Quite heavy with the fried dishes but very tasty! As a main dish we got okra stew and vegan mixed rice platter. Both super tasty and a large portion. We couldn't even finnish it but they have a deposit system for taking one of their reusable containers. They even have home made vegan naan! Make sure to taste one of the vegan lassis, we tasted passion fruit and lychee and they were both delicious."

Goldhorn Beefclub

➤ Mommsenstr. 12, 10629 Berlin, Germany

Carte • Steak • Grill • Suppe • Europäisch

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"We were in the Goldhorn with a 3rd round. Perfect greeting with full-fledged greeting to aperitif, beautiful selection of cuts and equally good wine card with some reasonably priced drops. The red wine recommendation from Portugal was perfect. The meat was grilled to the point, very juicy and taste-intensive. We have tried various steaks and cuts-all super. At a later hour there was a private guided tour from the owner through the kitchen and the walkable refrigerators/rooms. Spectacular selection and variety as well as very dedicated, enthusiastic and convincing professional in the beef business. The entire staff is also very ambitious and well trained, but easy and pleasant. Since we are very much internationally on the go, among other things, eating steaks at a high/highest level worldwide, we can say: one of the top 10 steak houses worldwide! In Germany, certainly among the top 3, should this level be maintained, the number 1 could become."

Trattoria Belmonte

➤ Schwäbische Straße 5, 10781, Berlin, Germany

Carte • Pizza • Fisch • Mittelmeer • Italienisch

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"I have been to Trattoria Belmonte a couple of times in the past two years. The first two visits were very pleasant, good food and good service. Not the best Italian in town, but certainly good value for money. The second-to-last visit was already very unpleasant, because the service was non-existent. We decided to give it another try and came back last Sunday - but this was certainly my last visit. Service was very slow, it took them 10-15 minutes to supply us with water, food came quickly and was good. After that I would have loved some dessert and more drinks, but we could not manage to get the attention of the waitress, although she visited the neighbouring table several times. At that time the restaurant was not completely full, so "too busy" is not an excuse. After nearly half an hour of waiting we eventually managed to pay (which took nearly ten minutes because she ran away while the card was being read ...) and left. So no dessert, apparently they are really rich and don't need the revenue? I'm rating average altogether, because the food itself was ok."

Landwirt

➤ Regensburger Str. 7, 10777 Berlin, Germany

Carte • Tee • Wein • Kaffee • Deutsch

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"Tucked away in a quiet street in Schoenberg, but only approximately 8 minutes walk from KaDeWe, this little gem shines brightly.The Chef-Patron, who has owned this restaurant for 3 years, offers a fairly traditional German/Austrian menu with the occasional interesting twist. Ludwig must be one the most flexible and customer focused restauranteurs in Berlin as nothing is too much trouble (within reason, of course). In addition to the regular menu, he often has an additional special course. On a couple of recent visits, he had an outstanding veal addition. This was indeed a top quality piece of veal cooked to perfection (rare) and came close to the veal I used to "grow" myself many years ago. Complemented by vegetables or mushrooms, the veal was the star of the dish: all enhanced by an appropriate sauce. A fine Austrian red wine accompanied the meal.The modest wine list is carefully targeted both in range and price. The wines hail mainly from Germany, with sone additional selections from Austria, Italy, Spain and France, and is predominantly priced in the E25 - E45 range.This restaurant does not pretend to be cutting edge or haute cuisine; rather, it is a good example of fairly typical German fare at good value for money, in a "rustic" setting, with additional seating outdoors in summer."