From the owner: Cucina Italiana Hausgemachte Pasta…read moreSteinofen Pizza

Little simple design Italian restaurant, yet industrial Berlin hidden gem…read more Day menu is changed every 2 days. Glass red win was excellent, full body and a pleasure to degustate. Pastas were incredible. Service is nice. Have to come back!

Unfortunately a horrible experience. We'd previously visited Caligari once before corona last year…read moreand hadn't been since. We called the restaurant for dinner and they told us to come in 30 mins. When we arrived they told us we should still wait - which was fine, of course. After about an hour (!) they sat us down on a table and brought us wine. We placed our food orders. We were then told we couldn't be seated after all (even though we'd already ordered and were having our drinks) - without any sense of apology or awareness that it's inconvenient for us to have our dinner stopped halfway and told to leave. The waiter was extremely rude (I think the worst I've experienced in 6 years in Berlin) and argumentative rather than apologetic. I'm not sure if the management or staff has changed since last time we went there but this was a truly unpleasant experience and while I don't often review businesses, the service deserved 1-star (or less!)

When I chose Trattoria Toscana I had circulating in my head thought that with such a popular…read morelocation at the old Tempelhof airport could be in really nice Italian trattoria?! In the final balance my intuition failed me. The restaurant looks really good. You can feel the atmosphere of Italian street and certainly accommodate the whole Italian family. Menu - very readable, it's hard to choose anything. The chef recommends almost all the dishes unless throughout Italy. The impatient waiter who insults at you when you say that you need a moment to decide. Let's get to the star of the evening - food. I decided on spaghetti with pesto with rocket salad with prawns and pizza Capricciosa. Spaghetti tasty but not sensational. The portion was huge. I think for many people it is a plus especially men, but for me, not at all. I do not like to leave food and throw away, so I try to eat as much I can and then it completely I can not move and I just feel bad. Pizza with the appearance looks really appetizing, super decorated. Impressive, but, unfortunately, no different from the pizza on the corner of Turk. Tomato sauce completely expressionless. The same story with cheese. It was only one visit in this place. I prefer ore intimate places, it's not my style.

What can I expect from an Italian place right outside of the sbahn station? Not much…read more I've been a little surprised but this place is nice. The menu is rather messy and the place is rather dark even though there's sunlight. A place that claims to be pure Italian and serves mixed ground meat (beef and pork) together really pisses me off, DO NOT try to save money on this. It tastes worse- and then comes this fun time where I have to start looking for something else. Bread is served to the table but nothing comes with it, how about some balsamic and olive oil? I love the little gestures of Italian places, but it didn't happen here. So I've compromise on mushroom and chicken pasta with some weird sauce, didn't like it, but it took a while and I had to eat something. My friend ordered a pizza which was insanely large for one person to finish, so if you do order it consider sharing. Wasn't too impressed, I'm really starting to like Italian places less and less just because of places like this.

A friend living in Berlin for 12 years had a list of Italian restaurants recommended to her from…read morefriends who are from Italy, and this was one of them. Located near Checkpoint Charlie in the center of Berlin, this very, very small but lovely little Italian restaurant makes amazing, authentic food. If you know a little German it will help you here. If you are a local or can get a reservation, that also would help. Otherwise it might be packed. We got the last table available when we came in. We had the Calamari Fritto app special, which was one of the all time best calamari we've ever had anywhere. We also had the Spaghetti con Gamberetti, which was excellent but could use more aggressive seasoning. People in Germany clearly don't like a lot of seasoning. I had the Penne con manzo e funghi stagionali, which was truly excellent. All the pasta was fresh, all the flavors authentic and appreciated. The only thing weird at all Italian restaurants is this spread they give you which I can only describe as sour cream and chives potato chip dip. I don't get it, but whatever. It's not like you get charged for it. Anyway, if you're in Berlin, put this place on your must try list and go!

Solid experience in many ways…read more Salads are amazing Pastas are over the top - try the osso bucco pockets Carpaccio is wonderful Cute ambiance Owner operated and as such the service is spot on Give it a try Not too many tourists - more locals