Paolo Pinkel — Restaurant in Berlin

Seriously mediocre. Food was okay, nothing special. We ordered the aubergine (no salt, very mediocre sad taste), octopus (bit muddy, no crisp on the outside, came with so much aioli it was swimming in it, seriously why??), the best meal was the deep fried halloumi sticks accompanies by fried veggie sticks, papaya salad was also just fine. Drinks were better but again, I would not travel to Karl-Marx straße just for a drink here.

I would not recommend this restaurant to locals or tourists. Not only for its mediocre cuisine but also for its service. The whole serving crew has the Berghain flair. I give you that if it's the "a la Berghain" feel you are going here for but they are not specially nice to you as a customer. It's a special attitude, which i don't particularly support when I'm paying for a service to someone. We were asked if we had reservation 3x, I guess we didn't look the part? :D After ordering, we were not attended to anymore although we considered to have another drink, since we were already there and it was already 10pm on a Friday (it's a mission impossible to get to any good bar at that hour in Berlin..) We left, giving a 5 EUR tip because of the way their card machines work - not deserved. I feel a bit cheated on this part, as it forces you to pick a percentage of the total to tip (hate that American system, don't make that mistake)

We paid about 30 EUR per person (including tip) order 4 dishes, 2 drinks and 1 non alcoholic cocktail. It was not a horrendous price that's what saved the evening and this place but I'm not coming back.

Also, watch out for the toilet doors,...

Wow, I was really blown away. I’ve passed by Paolo Pinkel for a couple years, but when it was my friends birthday this week I was excited they suggested to go to Paulo Pinkel. It said they were fully booked online but we got on the waiting list, and luckily things changed and we were able to get in.

I loved the options to choose from, and the food was delicious. The Cyprian restaurant read my mind by having an appetizer that included sourdough bread with tomatoes and olives and capers and crumbled cheese on top, wow. If you are my friend you know I’d love that….

The ambiance was really nice, there is this squishy foam under the tables that I kept rubbing my knees against and touching, was a really good touch. The lights that feature pink lights and plants were very funny and surreal, and I thought it was funny that our table number was eleven but included a zero in it before the ones (011). Are the pink lights why it’s called Paolo Pinkel? Please respond, jk but would be cool if u did

My friend had the feeling they saw our waiters at a queer party, or at least had the vibe that maybe they would be? Cool.

My friend and I got the same entree, bibimbop, and I will admit my friend thought the employee at that kitchen was cute. But that’s not why they chose that kitchen!

The clientele weren’t annoying but not exactly our vibes,...

Very nice atmosphere here. We showed up without a reservation but they quickly whipped up a few chairs and gave us a nice separate area to sit. As you may have read in the description: this place is three kitchens combined. Every menu has some tapas-options, main dishes and desserts. I suggest starting with a selection of tapas from all around the menu. As there are three kitchens, food arrives pretty quickly and in several stages. A feast; so to speak. Drinks are ordered separately, so expect some off-synchronised service. This shouldn’t be a problem though, just enjoy it as it arrives. The cocktails are not groundbreaking but nice nevertheless! A small drawback I experienced was the fact the empty plates didn’t get picked up by servers from different kitchens (or this is my assumption, anyway). We had small tables so this was a bit clumsy but didn’t ruin the experience really, so 5 stars either way. Later the same night we returned to this venue when the restaurants were closed and enjoyed a few more beers and drinks. It’s a very pleasant take on “food markets” but in a more service-oriented...