RIVO Spreeterrassen — Restaurant in Berlin

We visited Rivo for our anniversary dinner last night and really liked the atmosphere. We made a reservation online the day before and were seated outside. It was such a blast to watch the beautiful sunset by the river while dining.

Here are my takes on the foods we had:

Drinks: we had an Espresso Martini and a Hugo - the latter was too sweet unfortunately.

Arancini was the star of the table, we liked it so much that we could have ordered one more (wish we did)

Burrata was good but it was nothing special, I actually did not enjoy the zesty fruits in the plate that much.

Truffle french fries: we love truffle so it was a treat

Short Rib: the meat was well cooked and soft but I didn’t like the taste of the puree underneath. It was unnecessarily sweet. The rest was tasty though

Pikeperch: we liked the crunchy texture of the fish but again i am not a big fan of sweet purees

Creme brulee: the dessert itself was fine and it was served with some berry sorbet but i would prefer it to be more like a vanilla flavored ice cream on top

Chocolate tart: no notes on that one, it was excellent. Loved the soury little fruit jam on the side

We paid around €150.

All in all we were satisfied with the Rivo (kindness of the staff, the view and ambience in general, and partly food) but I believe it is upgradable regarding their...

It was a special occasion so wanted to go somewhere special as well. This place is truly amazing and we had an amazing time there.

Ambience top Location top View from terrace top (they have two terraces just saying) Food amazing Service amazing and where patient with our questions about the dishes and helped us in ordering but never enforced anything. Wine was also a good suggestion.

We had an really really good experience but still wondering why one star less. It was because we reserved a table for two.

First table we got was in a corner and the only thing in the view was a big fat electric pole. So we requested for different table, so we went to other terrace and only table available was in second row not next to water. Which believe me i was happy and had a great view no complaints at all. But there were quite a number of tables around us totally free next to the river bank and they stayed empty till the last and also later they were being offered to people who came with no reservation. Table of 6 - 2 people sat and also another table of 4 - 2 people sat. This was something i didn’t like.

No complaints for food,service,...

Booked to sit in the middle section but it was full when we arrived so were encouraged to sit in the gallery section near the kitchen. Our server kindly closed the automatic door, however another server kept opening it, presumably he was too lazy to go through the door 2m to the left. So every time he went outside, we got a blast of cool air. We ordered a flap steak and an entrecote steak with fries and a Portwein jus. The fries were excellent as was the sauce. Unfortunately, the flap steak whilst cooked perfectly to medium was very tough. Not what I was expecting with a 32€ price tag. The entrecote was tender but despite ordering medium, it was served rare and even blue in the centre. Again for 26€ .... The worst thing about the meal was the noise coming from the kitchen directly behind us. The kitchen staff were singing loudly and there was lots of laughing and joking going on. Perhaps a more serious attitude would have resulted in a properly cooked steak and a better ambience. We won't go back, which is a shame as the restaurant is in a...