Charme Thai Bistro Cafe — Restaurant in Berlin

I was fancying a Thai dinner but my usual delivery option was closed, so I went for Charme giving the good reviews. Overall not so impressed, I was honestly expecting better food… Tom kha soup was excellent, also liked they put tomatoes in it and not bell peppers and which I find hard to digest. More prawns in it would be good. Tasty though. The summer rolls were tasteless and soggy to me and the peanut sauce didn’t taste like peanuts, won’t order again. The Massaman curry wasn’t bad but quite spicy (not mild as the internet says but I like spicy). Terrible pad Thai, no soy spouts to add, no grated peanuts or chilly to add. Just a sad lime slice. I appreciated you can order eggs to add to your dish and not many restaurant offer this option so that’s great (though it costs more than 2 euro!! For a fried egg!). Overall I also find everything (not the soup) very salty. Might order again and try other dishes like salads or Phat kaphrao. Moderately satisfied not super impressed.

Also don’t be so stingy with rice portions you pay extra for....

This was my third or forth time getting takeout from here. Typically is one of the better Thai places in the neighborhood. This last time the food (I got the Pad Siu) was quite terrible. Very bland, noodles undercooked, etc. Two stars may be quite aggressively low though it’s usually very good here, I think I was just very let down. The order was also ready for pickup incredibly quickly so it’s possible they were hustling out pickups as quickly as possible? Either way I’ll be going to the other options in the neighborhood going forward. There are a few other good Thai places within a few blocks.

This is also the first review I’ve ever posted for any restaurant ever, for whatever...

For Berlin, this is fantastic Thai food. I am half-Thai and gave up on most Thai food since I've been in Berlin the last 10 years, but this restaurant has given me some hope. Khao Soi is a notoriously rare dish to find, even in Bangkok, but it is pretty nicely made here. The somtam and especially laab gai were really fantastic. I can't write in Thai script but wrote with Thai-Roman letters to make it spicy and they certainly did!

It's not cheap, but I am more than happy to pay a few extra € to get authentic Thai food, cooked by Thais. Would only say - don't fall for the trap of trying to please the German tongue, no need for deep-fried crispy chicken in...