We came to Wannsee to visit family friends and stopped for lunch at their favorite cafe. The menu…read morewas only in German so luckily we had translators. I had the onion bread with early wine that was similar to the early wine we had in the Czech Republic. Refreshing and light--more bubbly grape juice-like than a viscous Gewurztraminer and not nearly as sweet. The onion bread was a perfect companion to the wine. They had salads as well as traditional German food but nothing overly heavy. There was a full case of wonderful desserts as well. Seating was available inside and out. The garden was beautiful as was the shop with a great selection of wine available to take. It was different than most German restaurants we had been to (except for Factory Girl in Berlin) and a pleasure to mix healthy with heavy.

This little hidden place is awesome. The owners were cheerful and accommodating. Food was beyond…read moredelicious.

From the owner: A Slice of Britain ist mehr als nur irgendein Café: Es ist ein Ort des Wohlfühlens und Willkommen…read moreseins - Euer zweites Wohnzimmer - in einen der vielen gemütlichen Höfe der Potsdamer Innenstadt, umgeben von historischen Gebäuden . Hier könnt ihr eure Seele baumeln und euch neu inspirieren lassen. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch - ganz gleich wann Ihr kommt, Frühstück gibt es den ganzen Tag!

From the owner: Kunden sagen von uns, wir hätten die besten Croissants in der Stadt.read more

This is a charming little café in the Dutch Quarter of Potsdam. The food is nice and the location…read moreis pretty, but our experience was completely ruined by the tall blonde waitress, who was obviously in a bad mood and was so rude and aggressive that in all of my 9 years living in Berlin I had not encountered. We politely asked (in proper German) if we could move to an empty and non-reserved table closer to the open window, she rolled her eyes at me and shouted that no. Without any reason. Then she messed up an order and shouted at us when we requested to return one dish, more eye rolling and aggressive attitude. All in all, it created a very unpleasant atmosphere and ruined our afternoon. Honestly, never again.

The food was nice but the service was very bad. The tall blonde waitress was simply rude, the…read moreothers were nice. She had a bad attitude with almost all the customers. We asked to switch tables to sit next to the window and she refused it because we would have to put two tables together. Its not a problem if you dont want to do it, but you dont have to make faces while you are telling people no. They also made a mistake with our order and was rolling her eyes when she came to pick the food from the table. I dont know if she was having a bad day or is just in general a rude person but she ruined the experience.

This is a review for the restaurant - not the biergarten…read more In Germany, food at biergartens is usually much worse than food in the associated restaurant - even if both are run by the same people. * * * There has been a management change at Zur Historischen Muhle which has made a very very significant difference. The Historic Mill Restaurant is the upscale destination restaurant at Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam. Sanssouci Palace is the German Answer to Versailles - the Palace built by Frederick the Great in the era of Absolutism. Frederick the Great had far better taste than did Louis the XIV. Louis the XIV just wanted the biggest palace possible. Many of his ministers, such as Fouquet, built far more beautiful palaces than Versailles, only on a smaller scale. Frederick who was a flutist and a composer oversaw the aesthetic development of Sanssouci. The palace and gardens are smaller, yet magnificently designed. The architecture, landscape architecture, and appointments are stunning. Symbolism and allegorical themes can be found throughout. This is an intellectual's palace the way that Wagner is an intellectual's opera. * * * Tourist attractions need places to eat - particularly when they are of the scale of imperial palaces with massive gardens. There are any number of snack bars around. These are as wretched as tourist snack bars are anywhere. The upscale restaurant, named after a nearly windmill that serviced the castle, is built in a stunning late nineteenth century garden house. More on the house later. For a long time, it was run by the Movenpick group. All signs are that they ran the mill as a tourist rip-off. Prices were astronomical. Service was abysmal. Some Yelpers complain that even the water was dubious. * * * The German government cleaned house. Zur Historische Muhle is now run by Arcona, a small hotel group on the Baltic coast, that specializes in boutique hotels and restaurants at resort locations. Prices are still sky high - but the intention is to provide a truly worthwhile destination experience. We spent over $100 euros for lunch for two with one alcoholic beverage and no dessert. But I would have to say that that lunch was outstanding. * * * German food is hard to find in the Berlin area. (Potsdam is for all intents and purposes a Berlin suburb the same way that Versailles is a Paris suburb.) But locations that serve international tourists will serve German food because that is what the tourists expect. The German food here is outstanding. I had a first rate plum brandy. (German plum brandy is not a true slivovitz such as is found in the former Yugoslavia. It does not have formaldehyde which gives slivovitz its distinctive bite, taste and awful health effects. You will live a lot longer drinking German plum brandy than you will drinking Croatian plum brandy.) I had a fine beef stock with fresh tomatoes and the super thin egg noodles Eastern Europeans use like fideo. The soup was lovely. The main course was a veal steak. You just don't see veal steak served in the United States. Germany has better veal than we have in the U.S. The steak was fine eating. A few parts could have used some pounding with a tenderizer hammer to deal with some toughness. But I am more concerned with flavor than tenderness in a steak. The veal tasted just great. The star of the plate was sauteed potatoes with sauteed micro-carrots and a micro-parsnip. The potatoes were served in massive quantity and were absolutely to die for. My wife got the funniest dish of the day and the best bargain at that. She ordered a sole meuniere. Normally, those of us used to British or French cooking expect a sole meuniere to be a breaded, sauteed fillet of sole. This was a breaded sauteed entire sole from head to tail. It was the size of a submarine sandwich. And she had a full complement of vegetable garnishes to go with it. My wife is usually not that much of a big eater. But she polished off that sole and the veggies quite happily. She gave her dish a big thumbs up. * * * What moved that lunch from 60 euros in value to over 100 euros in value was the room. Never mind being next to a castle and being able to comfortably stroll to the palace gate on time for one's entry slot. The room itself was charming enough that I could have made an afternoon just eating at the Historische Muhle. The room was a garden room with twenty foot ceilings and gazebo like windows looking at the scenery outside. We were eating in May when everything was lush and green. The effect was very much like being in a German impressionist painting. The look and feel was complete and total Max Liebermann. * * * Would I do this again? Absolutely! Would my banker let me do this again? Hell no. But Arcona has done the world a great service. If this is what Arcona provides for hotels and restaurants, I would happily stay in any of their establishments.

A pleasant sight to see…read more Our holiday visit to Europe took us to Potsdam today to see some great palaces. Tourists also must eat, and that took us to Movenpick over by the Schloss Sanssouci Palace. Once we found the restaurant and walked in we were shown to a table. It is a large bright place, or would have been bright if the day was not cloudy and rainy. Menus that included English descriptions were dropped off. I decided on Pasta Pilze, a mushroom and pasta dish with onions and topped with bacon. It was perfect for me today, good sized and I liked how it tasted. The bacon pieces really helped make this dish. While we waited for our food, we received bread and butter along with our drinks. That helped quench our thirst and hunger while we waited, but the wait wasn't long at about 12 minutes. During that time, I also took a look at their dessert menu. When people refer to food porn, these pictures would qualify. They were gorgeous photos of various ice cream offerings, art at its finest. After my pasta, I ordered what would be their banana split dessert, and while what I received did not look anything like the menu photo, as you can see from my photo it was definitely good enough to eat. We were quite pleased to see Movenpick, having fond memories of the restaurant chain from when we were on an overseas work assignment decades ago. This visit just added to those good rememberances.

Great little cafe in the middle of Kleinmachnow. Was on the way along our bike route so we decided…read moreto stop and have a bite to eat. Staff was very friendly, the salad and figs with prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella were delicious, and the pricing is fair. Great little place to have brunch on a lazy Sunday morning!

From the owner: Das Café MÉDOC ist nicht nur Café & Bistro. Es ist die kleine Espresso-Pause, aber auch das Gefühl,…read morebei einem Glas gutem, rubinrotem Bordeaux-Wein zu entspannen. Darüber hinaus führen wir weitere Weine französischer Anbaugebiete sowie Feinkost, französische Käse, frisches Olivenöl, französische Backwaren, und Accessoires um den Wein, die das Sortiment abrunden. Täglich ab 9.00 Uhr, auch an den Wochenenden, erhalten Sie - natürlich aus dem eigenen Backofen - Ihre frischen original französischen Butter-Croissants und Baguettes für das Frühstück und verschiedenes Gebäck für den Nachmittagskaffee zu Hause - oder Sie nehmen Platz und genießen bei uns in aller Ruhe. Unsere Baguetterie bietet verschiedene belegte Baguettes - natürlich auch außer Haus. Zu unseren Spezialitäten gehören diverse französische Käse-Teller, eingelegte Oliven, original französische Salamisorten und knusprige warme Kräuterbaguettes, Flammkuchen und Quiche. Auf Ihre vorherige Bestellung hin dekantieren wir einen trin

Croissants that melt in your mouth. Great coffee and atmosphere. Great place for a quick bite, and…read morepause before exploring

Wonderful spot in Potsdam to pop into for lunch or a snack while doing the tourist thing. We read…read moreonline that this is the best hot chocolate and were not disappointed. We were warmly greeted as we entered the place and picked a spot out near the display case with all the wonderful pastries. All three of us ordered a hot chocolate in addition to a cherry tart and a marzipan for sharing. Before we blinked, our drinks and deserts were delivered. Let me warn you though that if you are used to American Hot Chocolate then this is different for sure. I would almost describe it as a chocolate bar melted into a cup and nothing else. Very delicious but also very sweet. I loved the cherry tart. It was amazingly fresh and delightful and my favorite of the two. My wife and daughter though fought over the marzipan and didn't think as highly of the tart. The ambiance of the place was fabulous and the folks working there super friendly and helpful. I would definitely stop back in on a future visit to Potsdam.

Love that everything is bio and that they care about the nature. If you want to have a coffee for…read moretakeaway, the only option is to take a reusable cup and then return it /deposit for the cup and the lid/. The food is fresh and healthy and coffee is really tasty.

A little cafe just at the east end of Sansoucci Park - perfect location to refuel whilst wandering…read moreabout. It was cold and drizzly when I happened across the place, and they were slammed as I sat my weary bones down at one of the small tables. Took a while to get my order in, the owner(?) was also the waitress and the barista... but when that giant mug of hot chocolate appeared, all was well. Sweets and more populate the menu, I opted for a cake of some sort (mein deutsche ist kleine) not sure what it was, but it was yummy. They even offer filtered water for a nominal charge, instead of the usual (and highly irritating) 2 euro bottles. Nice space, good location.

Cheesecake and coffee star in this cafe in the Dutch Quarter. The size of each slice reaches…read moremythical proportions and the slices have a pleasing sour taste from lemon juice. The texture has a slight pulpy mouth feel, no doubt from the quark that is used to achieve the cheesecake's monumental height. It would be a sin to miss this cafe if you are visiting Potsdam.

If you are in Potsdam, or Berlin as it is worth the trip, and you love cheesecakes, this is the…read moreplace. They are indeed some of the best in the country, no less. We had that day the blueberry and the lemon, both of course divine. Service was very welcoming, efficient and helpful. We will definitely return there next time in Potsdam.