Liesl — Restaurant in Berlin

Good hipster Kniepe. Google thinks it might do food, but I'm not sure about that. I really have no idea. It definitely has a huge blackboard behind the bar with the drinks written on, and it has Bavarian beer on tap which is much better than the local stuff.

Good atmosphere, a bit smoky tho'. Bar service impeccable: Ben is the best. Decor brown faux-dilapidated, not cosy but ted and atmospheric. Music in the background which you can hear but doesn't deafen you. All hard surfaces so the acoustic is quite harsh, do I imagine it gets really loud if it's full, but on a Wednesday it makes an...

The food was good, probably the only positive part. The overall experience it is quite poor, the location it is looking disgusting, they tried to keep the old layers of the building and they added new plastering here and there, but it is looking more as a storage unit, rather than a place where I would eat, for a bar, maybe it is ok if they would have some good beers.... The whole cooking experience was ok, even took ages, but the food was tasty, the staff was fantastic, very entertaining, enthusiastic and...

Went here on Sunday and 2 different pasta dishes were on the menu. One with Aspergus, which was too heavy on garlic and didn't exceed homecooking standards. Second with ragout, which was not bad, however both priced at EUR 15, which I found steep. Service friendly but inexperienced, English only, 2 staff came by plenty times just to pick up 1 item or the other, was a bit strange. I like the vibe sitting outside, its at our doorstep; Would just stick to wine next time, its not a...