If you're looking for authentic Indian food, on the whole, you'll struggle in Germany. Indian…read morecuisine is adapted for the German palate and as they tend to steer away from anything too spicy, the traditional spiciness that much of Indian food is renowned for, is diluted. What they call onion bhajis in this restaurant are poor, low-quality onion rings. Onion coated in a fatty batter. The spicy dishes like madras, jalfrezi and vindaloo are much the same degree of spiciness and flavour as each other... not very. I have always asked for authentic Indian vindaloo (so HOT), and I think that they just put an extra pinch of chilli powder in the sauce. Very disappointing. All very similar sauces. The chicken I believe (and I might be wrong), is mechanically-recovered chicken. It always has the strangest texture. Slightly slimy too..! Not a quality ingredient at all. Dishes are 'well padded out' with potato. What did it for us at our last (and very last) visit was when my partner ordered a glass of water instead of his usual beer. When the bill came we were horrified to see that we had been charged €4,40 for a glass of water. Not a bottle brought to the table, not a pretentious, fancy Italian brand.. just plain water 'mit'. There aren't many choices of authentic Indian restaurants in Germany, in fact, I haven't come across any but I do object to being ripped off with poor quality ingredients and obscenely over-priced water. As locals who live a short walk from Zaika and have recently visited the restaurant on a weekly basis, we won't be going again. The hunt continues for an 'authentic', quality Indian restaurant in East Berlin.

II feel bad for all the bad ratings for the restaurants in Prenzlauer Berg that habe 4.5+ ratings…read moreon google and yelp. We went to Zaika with low expectations cause the good ratings for restaurants in Prenzlauer Berg didn't really convinced us so far. And unfortunately we were again disappointed and don't understand any of the food ratings. I am still looking for a good Indian restaurant In Berlin. The best dish was the bhatura bread. The appetizer mix is just baked fried greasy oily vegetables served with sauce by the side. Everything is very heavy and we simply didn't enjoy the taste or the protein (fish and shrimp). We left dissatisfied and wished to have rather not eaten at all for dinner and ended up paying 40€. Bottom line: taste and completely not worth it.

Amazing food and service! I knew it was going to be good from the photos, it definitely delivered…read more Highly recommend.

If you're craving some authentic Indian food, this would be the place to go! The place has a great…read morevariety of dishes and the curried are delicious. I got the jalfrezi and when the guy said it was spicy I didn't trust him, but believe me it is spicy! But ina good flavorful way. The service is also really nice and super friendly people. I was able to get my Indian food fix in Germany while traveling. :)

A little tough to find on Apple Maps. Just go down and look for the shops under the U. We…read moreenjoyed the Lentil and Tomato soup to start and a mixed Tandoori grill. The tomato soup was great and the lentil was really good. Perfect hit for a cold day out and about in Berlin.

Stopped in for a light dinner. It was happy hour so I ordered a Bahama Mama. I hadn't had one in…read moremany years. It was very well prepared and tasty. For my entree, I ordered the Chicken Mango. It was pretty good but I would have preferred added spiciness. On my second visit, I ordered spicy Daal Makhni. It was fire in my mouth and I loved it! On mys second visit, I also ordered a Merlot. It was so good, I had to get the name of it, Louis Eschensauer Merlot. I can't wait to have this again! After my meal, I was served a mango shot on the house. I don't know what was in it, but it sure tasted great! Service was awesome on both visits (same staff members). Most guests sat outside but it was pretty humid so I elected to sit inside. The location is great, right across from the Alexa Mall.

The food here is wonderful. Don't underestimate how casual they may look on the outside, it's…read moredefinitely a winner. I finally came across a good Indian restaurant in Europe.

Lovely restaurant in Berlin proper. Tried a bunch of their dishes including their mango lassi,…read morechicken curry, roti, and chicken saag. The mango lassi was served the perfect blend of tangy and sweet, but not too sweet where the mango flavor was overpowered. The chicken curry and saag dishes were spicy, well cooked, and well paired with a variety of flavor combinations. The chicken in both dishes was perfectly cooked and not stringy or dry. The restaurant was clean and the staff provided impeccable service. The server was knowledgable and was able describe the ingredients used in a few dishes we had not seen Stateside. Within minutes of being seated we were able to order and get our drinks. I would definitely return to this establishment if I am back in Berlin.

Very delightful hostess and wait staff at Lhila conveniently located informal place served us some…read moredelicious south Indian delights. It's really a mix of several Indian cuisines and don't get misled my the name, they have a fairly extensive selection. The do's (1) Please try their vadas (deep fried lentil donuts) as they are fresh and crispy (2) the coconut chutney was really well done (3) yellow lentils are a good preparation as well. Note that entrees are served with rice and salad. (4) one of the mixed vegetable entree had a distinct flavor of some left over fish based preparation - perhaps the same pan was used (we were told that was not the case). In any case, if you are strict vegetarian, please advise the wait staff to ensure proper cleaning. I am sure they would oblige.

Make sure to go on the weekend and order their specials. The atmosphere is always friendly and the…read moreservers have never made a mistake.

My wife has quite a few diet restrictions, and they were incredibly helpful working through it!…read more Service was fantastic as well!

Authentic Indian place with outside seating that I prefer to inside since the interior is not that…read moregreat :)... service ok even though a bit slow when it gets crowded

Chutnify cuisine is based on Southern Indian. What stood out the most to me was the samosa. It was…read moreso delicious and uniquely made. If I knew the samosa was going to be that good, then I would have order a few as my main meal instead.

Craving Indian food this place seemed to be popular spot among the community so I figured I give it…read morea venture too and it hit right notes quite well. I got the classic masala with basmati rice and chappati, and the mango lassi of course. The spice level was great, it was for flavor and not to burn your mouth off. My only regret was the chai tea since it just tasted really odd, and not like the usual chai teas I had at other authentic indian restaurants. The service was fast, and the ambience fun which was cool. The prices were about average so there was no surprise there, just wish they kinda gave you more food and drink.

Yelp gets it right…read more Four stars. Had a pleasant and interesting Tandoori Mutton. Far better than any Tandoori I have had in the United States. A pale shade of the "to die for" memorable Tandoori Duck I had at Sadhu in Kreuzberg. Everything else was pretty normal. I suppose I should give the second best in my entire life version of a dish five stars. But I just can't get the Sadhu duck out of my mind.

Mexican restaurant....... Mhmmmm more like Indian restaurant…read more Everything has Indian hint to it. Definitely NOT a Mexican restaurant.

Good Indian restaurant with very very reasonable prices, especially for this area. They also offer…read moreDosa, which you barely find in Berlin.

Though my friends love this place, I personally didnt like the food that much here. I went three…read moretimes and tried three different dishes. First time it was really bad tasting, tasted like the curry has almost gone bad. After a few months I gave it another try. Food in second attempt was okay but nothing special. After a month I gave a final try and still the food was just about average. On the positive side, it is a bit cheaper and they also accept cards. May be I choose the wrong dishes every time. But after three tries I have given up. There are many other Indian restaurants nearby so I will probably eat there instead.

Saravanaa Bhavan is one of the great Indian restaurant chains of the world…read more The West is finally starting to appreciate what Saravanaa Bhavan has been trying to do all along. Most great cities now have rivals to Saravanaa Bhavan that command respect. The fact that there are other centers of excellence out there does nothing to diminish Saravanaa Bhavan's historical accomplishment. * * * Saravanaa Bhavan is a chain of South Indian vegetarian restaurants in Chennai that expanded first across India itself, and then followed the Indian diaspora to set up satellite restaurants all over the world. The number of Saravanaa Bhavan's in a city reflects less the overall stature of a city in the global urban hierarchy and more reflects the size of the South Indian population that has migrated to that city. Berlin has one Saravanaa Bhavann. The Dallas Metro area has three. Berlin outranks Dallas in the Global Cities Hierarchy But Dallas has the large population of Tamil immigrants. That said, the successful implantation of Saravanaa Bhavan's all over the world is impressive. They operate nearly 100 restaurants in twenty eight different countries not counting their substantial operations in India itself. * * * Saravanaa Bhavan's culinary accomplishment was twofold. a) They introduced much of the world to South Indian vegetarian food. In much of the world, they would have been the first restaurant to serve dosas, idli, and the distinctive South Indian rather than north Indian curries. b) They introduced much of the world to Indian Chinese food - the reinterpretation of Chinese food that was developed in India. Gobi Manchurian - one of the most intoxicating dishes on the planet - would have had its first serving in many cities in a Saravanaa Bhavan. Their menu was huge. They included North Indian as well as South Indian specialties. You could eat at a Saravanaa Bhavan for weeks and never repeat a dish. And the execution was absolutely positively excellent. Nearly everything that came out of their kitchen was to die for. * * * Saravanaa Bhavan is just as good today as it ever was. However, as the flow of South Indian immigrant professionals grew and grew, the number of South Indian immigrant restauranteurs grew as well. There was money to be made serving the great dishes from home ... And more and more people went to the exotic cities of the world to re-create those fine South Indian dishes in foreign locations. So now all of those cities have many places you can go where you can get absolutely wonderful South Indian and Indian-Chinese vegetarian dishes. I live in Austin, Texas which does not have a Saravanaa Bhavan - but has a vast number of South Indian software engineers, professors and doctors. They eat at Sangam Chettinad which is an absolutely superlative establishment. * * * That said, I will always grab a chance to eat at a Saravanaa Bhavan if there is one in the city I am in. One tip that may be helpful. Don't put your food on the white rice that accompanies most of their dishes. The flavors of Saravanaa Bhavan's dishes are so wonderful that you do not want to dilute them. Putting their food on plain rice is like serving their food on Wonder Bread. Eating their stuff straight up though is like dying and going to heaven. Except that the next day you get reincarnated and can do the same thing again.

It was a fairly busy day and the service could have been better. But the food was amazing. The…read morekurma with the parotta is a must try. My friend who had a dosa for the first time was completely satisfied with the dosa. The chutneys were fantastic as well and the idlis were oh so fluffy. Overall the food is an accurate representation of south Indian fare and I would recommend anyone to try it