Neue Odessa Bar — Restaurant in Berlin

DO NOT ORDER AN APEROL SPRITZ...OR A WINE... OR ANYTHING

Overrated place with bad service and bad drinks: I came with my friends after a restaurant visit and aimed to order a wine. The waiter did not have a menu and asked us to come to the counter to see on the screen. Fine - after all that might be due to covid.

We selected the Grauburgunder and wanted to see the bottle (to check whether it is a dry wine or not). The waiter did not find it and chose Weisser Burgunder instead. We wanted to try it and, after finding out it was terrible, were asking for the rose. Another trial was not possible - fine - but also the bottle was not available. The waiter asked the bartender, potential bar chef or owner, and he was clearly annoyed by the waiter / us and it did not seem to be possible to drink Rose. (Btw we were really nice and friendly, not asking for much).

Thus I opted for an Aperol. I did not check the prices (was not visible onlythe screen and no menu available as said) and given the MITTE location and a somehow hip attitude, I expected like 7ish euros for a decent Aperol.

The waiter arrived with a water glass full of two ice cubes and a somewhat shot of Aperol spritz. The full table bill - my friends had two cocktails - let me assume that I just got charged for the smallest Aperol 8 Euros!!! I first was puzzled, then decided to ask for the breakdown and got it confirmed. Since I had not seen the menu I asked what the intended size of the Aperol was. The waiter did not know (guessed 0.33l) and asked the bar chef again. He said - clearly annoyed again, 0.1 (clarifies prosecco) then also showed the small glass. After my question whether that is really what they serve for 8 Euros, still in a civilized matter, he turned away and ignored me.

Well, I will never come again....

If this is what Berlin calls a "cool" bar, then I feel bad for people in Berlin. First, you will leave smelling like an ash tray (but unfortunately that is common in Berlin). Second, the crowd is definitely not elite like some of these other reviews would have you believe, or at least not elite outside of Berlin (I frequent places in DC, NYC, Miami, LA, London, Barcelona, etc). So you have a rude butch looking black lady who looks like Wesley Snipes at the door who wants to be the "selector." This is an amusing thing in Berlin, cause they will literally have these "selectors" in clubs with no one in them and just reject you, just to act "Berlin." Trust me, no one cares nor talks about this anywhere that matters, I have never heard anyone talk about that amazing Berlin bar they went to besides the 24/7 crazy rave/techno parties. Anyways, if you get in, you will be treated to lackluster music, and drinks that are pretty watered down. Price is not really the problem, similar price to bars in DC / NYC (actually cheaper), but they aren't even made strong -- at least they weren't for me. If you have to go to this place, have a backup plan cause chances are you won't want to stay long unless you are just looking for a place to hang out with your...

Probably my worst bar experience in 10 years of living in Berlin. Not only was the service slow and rude, there is no menu and the barkeeper even forgot to give back our change of 12€). When we were standing at the bar to order our second round of drinks the door guy just took my friend's stool. He claimed he needed to sit at the door (which he didn't later on because he was just standing and talking to his friends the whole time anyway). He then said we could sit at one the tables which had all been 'reserved' earlier on, but were now somehow all 'available'. We sat down and one of the waitresses started scolding him, so he came back and said we had to leave in 20-30 min because a larger group was coming. 30 min later no sign of any group, instead random groups of 2 (girls/couples that obviously didn't belong together) started filling up the place. The whole time the waitress kept giving us a look. Obviously we were not really welcome to sit there or even be in that place and concluded it had to do with the fact we were 2 Asian looking guys. Sorry to say this, but I've been living in Berlin for 10 years now and there is no time and place for such a bar. Don't support...