essenza Potsdamer Platz 1 — Restaurant in Berlin

do not come here. From the second we were seated at the table, things went south. We were kept waiting for at least 15 minutes without a single waiter offering us a menu (not even a drinks menu). It was only until we requested menus that we were given them. The waiters were very arrogant and not at all helpful or accommodating. None of them even had a smile of there face. We were almost made to feel like a nuisance. Other tables were being served and tended to the whole night. It was clearly just our table that was being treated differently. Not sure if this was due to the colour of our skin or if it was because we were foreigners. The waiter was initially surprised when we asked for the menu because he had assumed he could order a few dishes for us without our input. We said we’d look through the menu first and then ask for his opinion. When we did a few minutes later he said he can’t suggest anything for us because he doesn’t know us… strange because he was literally about to order dishes for us before. The waiter never asked any of us if we would like to order a drink. After waiting 30 minutes to receive our food we were even more disappointed. We ordered the ravioli, the tagliatelle & squid ink pasta. The ravioli was under seasoned, the tagliatelle was just bland and the squid ink pasta sauce had a very floury taste. Considering the prices of these dishes we expected decent taste.

Overall we had a poor experience with the staff AND the food so definitely do not recommend coming here. There are far better places to get food and for a much better price & with...

Fantastic Italian restaurant. We stumbled across this charming restaurant on our short trip to Berlin & instantly fell in love! The staff are so friendly and welcoming - even served us dessert after closing time. They went above and beyond to ensure our experience was amazing. The atmosphere is warm and cosy with enough space between tables to not overhear conversations. Very romantic and quiet. The food was out of this world! One of the best Italian restaurants I've eaten in - bar Italy itself! Also, very reasonably priced!! The only negative point I have, is that we didn't find this place sooner, and won't be visiting Berlin again for a while! :( apart from that, I would definitely recommend this restaurant! If I ever visit Berlin again, I will be making a special visit to this restaurant!...

Year ago I've dined here, was not happy, made a review and gave them two starts. Recently they took legal action against my review and got it removed from Google Maps. Maybe they have improved over the years, maybe it's the same. But you cannot trust an establishment forcing Google to remove reviews through their lawyers, calling it "defamation". Here's my original review: "Very nice and kind of upscale restaurant. Nicely designed, elegant service and it looks like a perfect spot for a special dinner. But food is so disappointing. I had the worst fish I ever had for a long while. For their price point, quality of food is...