Element Five - Vegan Tapas Bar — Restaurant in Berlin

The appearance of the food was satisfying and they have an interesting vegan asian inspired menu ( I ordered via Wolt ). Sadly I was slightly disappointed by the lack of flavour but I might be harsh bc I’m a vegetarian South East Asian and I do know it’s way more difficult to get these flavour fully only by vegetarian/ vegan ingredients.

But I have to say it’s not really difficult to cook a nice vegan curry and the udon ‘cream’ soup wasn’t creamy at all, it was more like watered down which happens if you mix it with normal water or use poor quality coconut concentrate instead of proper coconut milk. I was really impressed by the Bun Xa Ot dish, the marinated tofu stripe duck gave me really the feeling of eating duck ( a bit gummy but good marinate!)

The tempeh was horrific tho, I don’t know if someone by accident dropped a soap in it but it tasted really off ( and I do like normally tempeh but my tempeh and the ones I ate in Indonesia tasted way different ..)

In total I ordered two main dishes, some of the the side dishes and the tarot bun. All the vegetables were nicely cooked but even tho I gave them a note to make the food spicy, it wasn’t spicy at all ( for Germans it would have been properly spicy lol ) The prices are justified but the 5€ for this little dry tarot bun was totally not worth it. I was really getting excited about the ‘fluffy filly cake’ bc bao dishes are one of my fav but this tarot boa wasn’t fluffy at all :(( The raspberry sauce I have to say was really tasty tho.

So I guess if you are easily satisfied and don’t know better about proper vegetarian Asian food then you won’t be too disappointed by this place bc overall I have the feeling that they’re putting a lot of effort in their food. Also I guess during corona it’s more difficult to get the right ingredients. The prices for the drinks are...

I ate here yesterday and had a severe allergic reaction. I have serious peanut and tree nut allergies and always make this clear when dining out. This restaurant provides an allergen menu, but it turned out to be completely unreliable: several dishes contained cashew nuts in the sauce, yet none of them were marked as containing nuts.

Even after repeatedly asking the staff, they kept insisting there were no nuts in the food. It later turned out the sauce recipe had recently changed to include cashews, but the allergen menu was never updated. The result: I had to use my epipen and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

To make matters worse, the staff did not even seem to understand that cashews are nuts. For a restaurant, this level of ignorance and carelessness regarding allergens is absolutely life-threatening.

I strongly urged them to correct their allergen information, because the current situation puts customers in...

BEST RESTAURANT IN BERLIN! ❤️

Today I went to this place for the very first time and I was blown away. Not only is it cheaper than the majority of restaurants I’ve eaten at, but the quality, portion and flavour of the food was incredible!

The drinks were super delicious and fresh - I got the raspberry shake and the avocado-pineapple shake. Just alone for those I will come back!

For the main dish I shared the Udon curry and the spinach Udon noodles with my partner. Both dishes were phenomenal! They were so incredibly delicious and great portions. Also served in very nice bowls.

On top of that the restaurant has a nice vibe, lovely decorations and a seating area where you sit on the carpet, which I find very cool to have that cozy option.

Thank you so much for the delicious food! :) Can’t wait to come back. And take all my friends and family...