I don't give too many places a 5 rating, but Marlene Bar deserves the number. I speak of the restaurant portion of the bar/restaurant. Marlene is located in the Hotel Intercontinental Berlin, and you might immediately think "mediocre food from a hotel restaurant." Not so! The food is excellent here. My colleagues and I ate here twice in our week-long stay, and one of us had room service another night.
What did we have at those meals? A hamburger, salmon, pasta, broiled chicken, and a Caesar's salad with shrimp. All these dishes were excellent, and you would enjoy any of them or the other dishes we did not try - like veal schnitzel. However, the best dish is the side order of French Fries, called dip fires for their U-shaped appearance for dipping. These are some of the best fries my colleagues and I have had. The fries did not need ketchup or mayo (used in Europe). I don't know what they cook the fries in, but they are great. We had some at each meal, and they were tremendous each time.
Even if you don't want or can't get a full meal here, you owe it to yourself to eat some of the fries, Eating at another restaurant nearby? Stop here along the way and get some fries. You will not be sorry. read more