La Buvette - Grill Français — Restaurant in Berlin

Very disappointed with this restaurant, especially because the reviews reflected another story. To say the least, it’s alright food at best. I feel like anyone would be better off spending their money elsewhere.

I opted for the three course meal. The onion soup was really good and left me with high hopes for the evening. Then once the entrecôte came out it shifted the dinner. The steak was medium and it was greyish brown on the inside. The color didn’t bother me that much but the texture did. The whole experience reminded me of eating roast beef instead of steak. The steak also came out lukewarm which was not a good start. The sauce really didn’t go well with the steak, maybe that’s my personal taste.

The fries accompanying the steak were very overcooked but pretty tasty.

Finally I awaited dessert, I had high hopes for a good crème brûlée. However, dessert did not come because the two waiters forgot to bring it out. I asked for the dessert again and mine finally came however my partner still didn’t receive theirs. I reminded them about her dessert and they brought out a crème brûlée despite them having our order at the start of the meal. She did finally receive her chocolate dessert and it was very good.

I was disappointed by the crème brûlée though. The crème brûlée came out cold on top, it must have been made in batches at the start of the night. I feel like putting the sugar on top and spending a few seconds torching it before serving would be something very simple that would make it better for everyone.

TDLR: For a restaurant that prides itself on being like your mother’s kitchen, the food felt a bit impersonal in some ways. It’s okay food but not...

The staff was very friendly, but that doesn't help to compensate the quality and taste of the food. Food served rather quickly but my husband's dish was missing chips as side dish. We asked three times afterwards. When the chips came, I've already finished my dish. No one came to check whether we were ok with our food. I saw previous review saying the food is authentically French, I'm pretty sure he has never been to France with such a...

+: nice service, good wine and starters were nice, i recommend the bone marrow +: fried were above average +: portion sizes

-: honestly not that good of a steak, needs a better sear and was not medium rare but might have been a one-off fluke so i‘ll definitely have to give it another chance -: the sauces were unfortunately bad! peppersauce was just bitter and bernaise flavorless -: you‘ll smell like grease after sitting in...