Met — Restaurant in Berlin

Overall the taste was great, nothing to complain. But there are some issues that I need to address here is that we had to wait for more than 30 mins to have our meals although the restaurant had been opened for like 15 mins already and there is no toilet.

Disclaimer: This part is only our own experience because I haven’t seen anyone having the same problems here.

It is that after having the soup, my friend and I felt tired, thirsty with some migraine. you might say that it is because that day was very hot, but it was only 25 and sunny plus I have my hat on all the time. I took good amount of water, not sweating.

After the meal, I instantly felt really sleepy, then had a light headache after like 30 mins and it kept being like that until the evening. At first I think that was because of the weather, maybe that day I was weaker than all the day before. Because normally if I have my hat on, I won’t have a headache like that.

But then my friend also had the same problem with me but only later. She felt abnormally thirsty then tired, sleepy and probably had a migraine as well.

I am not sure if that was because of the food or not. But the reaction is similar to having MSG. I know it is totally fine for using it here, my family use it too but very little each time. However, I just want to write here so you can consider before going to the restaurant, maybe to check with them. I haven’t asked them about it so please don’t base on it to not go to try the food because they actually taste good.

Again, I just want to say that this experience is totally our own experience and I don’t know what are the ingredients in the food so I don’t know if that was because of the food or my friend and I just didn’t figure out what was the real cause of our same problem...

Met isn't your typical flashy Asian fusion restaurant in Berlin. It's a bit on the smaller side, so finding a seat might require some luck, especially during peak hours. Since the place is small, it can a bit loud too.

Anyway, forget about any fancy fusion food here, so the plates you can order are quite different from the other Vietnamese restaurants/Bistros. Here, it's all about authentic Vietnamese cooking. They don't have a huge menu. We saw many people order the big dish to share, but we didn't feel like having it. So we tried a couple of their rice noodle dishes, one in a steaming broth and the other supposed to mix with the sauce. Both were absolutely scrumptious! The flavors were fresh, balanced, and bursting with authenticity. It wasn't greasy or overwhelming, just pure Vietnamese goodness.

Honestly, everything about Met felt genuine, from the food to the atmosphere. It's not fancy, but it's comfortable. We left feeling happy and satisfied, and we can't wait to go back and try something...

Given the extremely positive reviews, we decided to try this place out. I have to say that I am no expert in northern Vietnamese food, but for me this was border line inedible. We tried the plate for 2 called Met Boom Dau. The rice noodles are served in small sticky squares, but cold, which is a no go. The fried meat and tofu was nothing special and the pork slices were also cold and the fat is just there, it’s not crispy or marinated and I found this quite disturbing. The salad is mostly mint, which again I found odd. Plus the salad has no dressing. The whole plate was dry and mostly cold. If all this weren’t enough, the plate was 40€, which would have been too much even if it had been good. Again, maybe this is how this kind of food is meant to be served and eaten, but I really didn’t like it. One other detail, there...