Popped in for a mid-afternoon snack of vegetables and salad. The service was impersonal. As there wasn't a particular dish with vegetables, I asked for spinach, courgettes, green beans etc. I was charged €16.50 for a dish of vegetables! That's overkill. On top, they didn't even bother taking the stalks off the veg. For example they gave me kale with hardly any leaf but a massive thick stalk in the middle of each leaf. Usually you're supposed to take the stalks off and discard them.
I think the owners see themselves as "premium" because they are situated in a nice area full of embassies and businesses. Their premium outlook on life probably means that they'll only provide a nice service to diners who spend above a certain amount.
Also to put things in context, I popped into another Italian restaurant in Berlin and was provided a wonderful service and charged €10 for a ton of fresh veg.
The couple dining next to us was also overcharged for the wine they had and I heard them complaining. That seemed to fit the trend of this restaurant.
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