Taverna Athene — Restaurant in Berlin

We ordered chicken skews, unfortunantly they were from theigh of the chicken and not the breast. They barely had any spices to them and some parts were burnt which were clearly tasteable and randomly you would get uneatenable chicken theigh parts. I don't believe the amount of positive reviews, because when we were there on a sunday night the resturant was almost empty. Most importantly when it came to payment the old waiter asked if I want to tip or not and I said no and then he made mumbling comments of oh if you don't tip you can't drink the free shots I brought earlier and when I asked him what are you saying speak more clear he said something in the lines of not tipping is rude while still mumbling with barely understandable german. Let's remember we live in Germany were there are strong rules supporting the miminum earners and unlike the US, waiters don't rely on tips. The waiter was very rude and left a completely negative experince on the resturant. Not to forget before I said I did not want to tip my girlfrind was looking for coins in her pockets and still tipped the guy at the end!...

Another amazing experience at Taverna Athene!

Last time, we tried the chef’s special, which was a mixed grill with lamb chops, lamb skewer, and another cut—all incredibly delicious! The sides were just as good, especially the crispy potatoes and the creamy tzatziki. We also had moussaka and a fresh salad with balsamic-mustard dressing, both fantastic.

This time, we ordered Dolmadakia (Grape leaves with rice filling and homemade tzatziki),Arnisio souvlaki (a large tender lamb skewer, in our own marinade, served with fried handmade style garlic potatoes and Tzatziki) and Gyros (Pork from the rotisserie, with Tzatziki) with Greek-style potatoes.

Everything was great again! The kebab (lamb skewer) last time had smaller, more tender pieces that melted in the mouth, while this time the cuts were bigger but still juicy and flavorful.

They also serve a welcome shot of Ouzo Plomari, which is a nice touch. Even their house wine is pretty good!

Definitely...

Greek taste and hospitality in Berlin.

This was my second time in this nice and welcoming Greek restaurant in Kreuzberg. I have been living in Greece for almost 5 years so I can tell when a Greek place is genuine and when is not. This restaurant gets the yes.

The food is traditional and very taste. The plates are just the same as what you would get in a restaurant in Athens.

Greek salad (xoriátiki) was great. Perfect feta cheese. And the tsatsiki was extremely good. The spicy fried peppers also top quality. All the plates were very tasty.

The service was very kind and friendly. They got us a couple rounds of Ouzo shots on the house.

The price for every plate was like 12-14€. All together we paid 22€ including drinks and tips.

I will definitely recommend this place if you want to have a nice and tasty Greek...