Reviews for Cafe Berlin in 322 Massachusetts Ave NE, WA
As a neighborhood local and german beer fan I was excited to come here, but will not be returning.I came on a weekday for lunch,... ordered a pretzel , a maibock and a chicken sandwich with a side soup. A server was training another and they both took myorder. 20 minutes go by and I still don’t have anything on the table. I ask a server about the beer, and one is brought out.It’s the wrong beer. I ask to verify , and was told they ran out so they gave me a similar beer, one I would not have ordered.20 more minutes go by and I have to flag the server down to ask about the pretzel appetizer. I sat for another 20-30 minutes ,now having been there about an hour and fifteen minutes total before I have to this time get up and go inside to where themanager is sitting ironically eating a sandwich, to ask once where the sandwich was Id ordered an hour ago and that i’d haveto take it to go at this point. A server then a minute later brings out the sandwich and soup on/in glassware. The icing on thecake was getting to see the $16 sandwich and excuse of a “soup” which you can see pics of. Failure from start to finish. Read more
Beautiful place and great food! I had chicken with spätzle and mushroom sauce. The spätzle was even better than the one I ate... in Germany. Also, the waiter was very patient while my parents (who don't speak English) we're deciding what to order. I totallyrecommend this place. Read more
We were looking for a good chicken schnitzel in Washington DC and so glad you found (probably) the best one. We started with a... refreshing salad (Spargelsalat... arugula, purple, green, and white asparagus, cherry tomato, parmesan; lemon, ramp-mustardvinaigrette) and then took the chicken schnitzel with white asparagus, new potatoes, hollandaise-and I couldn’t stop smiling .It was delicious. They also have veal and pork schnitzel but I prefer the chicken. For dessert we had the chocolate cake whichwas just ok (nothing special) and the asparagus ice cream, pretzel crust, strawberry, mint, Grand Mariner which was insanelygood. Can’t wait to go back . I need more Read more
Authentic German restaurant. Our server, Hana, was very friendly, attentive and provided detailed information to our questions.... We really enjoyed the Kabeljau and Jägerschnitzel, which were delicious and made us want to travel back to Germany. We alsoliked the half-order of Wurstfeast, which came with my wife's favorite potato dumplings. The Apfelstrudel mit Vanilla Eis ishighly recommended, with a delicious, strong cinnamon flavor. Read more
Having lived in Germany for a year, I had high expectations for the quaint spot. I’m very happy to report that they were met... and even surpassed! The spaetzle bed the schnitzel rested on was so tasty and you could easily tell they were made in house. Themain piece of the meal was so satisfyingly crispy, with enough crunch to be audible but enough meat to justify the cost andname. The half liter of Erdinger beer served to add even more authenticity to the delicious meal! Read more
We were very excited to try this place as I come from a German American family, and the food was excellent. The sauerkraut... appetizer, bretzel, and sauerbraten were amazing. However, we were very disappointed with the service. I understand that manyrestaurants are understaffed right now, but no waitstaff came back to our table after our food arrived and we would have orderedmore beer and dessert. We waited at least 20 minutes before someone noticed our empty plates and asked if we needed anything.I’m undecided if I would go back at this point. Read more
As a German (born and raised for 18 years), now living in the US., I often have the desire to eat German food. I was really... looking forward to eating at Cafe Berlin. Did it taste like authentic German food? No. But it sure felt reminiscent sittingoutside, in a sort of Biergarten environment, with a half a liter of beer, Spaetzle, Kartoffelpuffer (Potato pancakes), andGurkensalat. I was hoping they offered Radler, or Alster (depending on what part of Germany you're visiting), it is essentiallya pilsner with sprite. Since they only offer regular beer, I also ordered a Sprite and just poured it in my beer and voila! ARadler! May be something to add to their menu (hint). ???? The Gurkensalat (cucumber salad) was really good. It brought backmemories of all the Gurkensalat I ate as a kid at my grandma's house on Sundays. The Kartofelpuffer with apple sauce (yes!!) andsour cream (what?? That is not a German thing!) was pretty good. It did not taste like the German version, but it was stilltasty. The Kaesespaetzle were really good and pretty close to true Spaetzle! My sister-in-law had Melonensalat and to be honestI had no idea that was even a German thing, but she liked it. Overall, I enjoyed my meal and drink, and would recommend this toanyone who would like to try some good German cuisine. Read more
Amazing food, great cocktails! Really not much to say here, if you like German food you have to come here!