An absolutely superb upscale Turkish restaurant! * * * Not all Turkish restaurants in Berlin are doner kebap places ... Although the ratio of doner kebap places to Turkish full service restaurants in Berlin is about 600:1. When you go full service, some of what you usually get is standard you-can-get-this-anywhere dishes such as hummus. You won't have that problem at Osman's Tochter (although they do serve hummus.) What Osman's Tochter puts on their table is amazing. * * * They claim all their dishes are mezzes. This is like a Spanish restaurant claiming all their dishes are tapas. Usually tapa/mezze places serve you small dinky little portions, So you have to buy a lot of plates and build the tab in order to eat well. Ozment's Tochter is actually the opposite. They deliver more food than you would expect from the menu. Both my wife and I found that ordering two plates was enough to keep us comfortably fed - with even a little left over for the table. No complaints from Samuel C - who believes eat big or don't eat at all. * * * Nearly every dish we had was stellar. I will just mention a few highlights. 1) Taramasalata is always good pretty much everywhere. Ozment's Tochter's taramasalata exceeds the high standards you would expect from taramasalata in general. Never has saltiness been put to better use. 2) Octopus is a high risk high pay off endeavor. When it is bad, it is fish-chewing-gum. When it is good, it is shellfish's answer to steak. The octopus at Ozment's Tochter is completely first rate. Their version comes in an elaborate stew. I was mopping up every last bit of juice with my bread. 3) They serve an elaborate halvah dessert with fruit compote and a lot of stuff on it. The cook would probably disagree with me - but I think every addition they make to the halvah makes it worse. Their homemade halvah is absolutely positively to die for. It is a not-to-miss dessert. If my mom tells me I have to eat my fruit before I can have my halvah, Okay, then, I will do it. I would do a LOT to get another dose of that halvah. 4) They do an addictively good shrimp in the shell. Sadly most of the flavor is on the shell, although the shrimp themselves are no slouch. Get used to the concept of swilling shrimp and shell together around your mouth. You will have to remove the shell politely with your napkin. Miss Manners will be watching you. 5) They serve a raki, Tekirsdag Gold, that is absolutely outstanding. Note that you can buy Tekirsdag Gold in most large German supermarkets. It is impossible to get in the U.S. but easy to get in Germany. That said - raki is a set up thing. You need the raki AND ice cubes AND a pitcher of water and the right size small glass - a small narrow glass just big enough to hold your shot of raki and one or two ice cubes. If you are staying in a hotel, you won't have that. I could do this at home because I have the tall handle-less cups the Japanese use for tea. That said, let Ozment's Tochter serve you your raki the right way. And trust me, you really do want the Tekirsdag Gold. 6) One note: Ozment's Tochter will make you rethink the pita bread you are used to. Ozment's will serve you one piece of bread regardless of how many dishes you order. They will be happy to bring you more but each new pita is two euros. Plus - their pide is a more like a crusty Italian roll than what we call a pita. It has no pocket just for starts. At first I was frustrated because we were out of bread relatively quickly. We were rationing the bread for prime uses. * Then I realized ... * That nearly everything I was eating was better WITHOUT the pide than with it. That even included the supersalty taramasalata - which is pretty strong stuff. The only thing I really really had to have bread for was mopping up octopus sauce. Seen that way, the restaurant giving you one and only one pide is a sign of advanced culinary judgement rather than some form of cheapness. The cook is asking you to break your standard habits concerning mezzes. The cook is right. Do what he or she says. * * * Overall, an absolutely outstanding Turkish restaurant. Granted if you were eating in Izmir itself, you would have a spectacular view of the Mediterranean while you ate. If you aren't in Izmir and you have no seaside view and no octopus straight off the boat, Ozment's Tochter is the next best thing. read more

Good and nice ambiance but a little pricey for what we got. Mediocre service, had to actively hail down the waiter to get anything. Food was quite good but not amazing read more

Turkish mezzes are presented as trendy small plates for sharing in the colorful dining room of Osmans Töchter. The selection included both cold and warm plates, and every dish was served with a basket of housemade Turkish bread. To start, the Hummus and the Tahinli Patlican (smoked eggplant topped with tahini and nigella seeds) both went nicely with the crusty bread. The Mercimek Köftesi were chewy balls made of red lentils, bulgur, and pomegranate syrup and served with lettuce leaves for wrapping; and the Zeytinyagli Sarma were grape leaves filled with a heavily spiced, chewy mixture of rice, pine nuts, and herbs. From the warm mezze menu, the Icli Köfte were fried balls of bulgur filled with ground meat mixed with hazelnuts, and the Sigara Böregi were crispy pastry rolls with various fillings (sheep's cheese, spinach, potatoes). The Külbasti were fried marinated chicken thighs, and the Osmanin Kebabi (a signature dish) were ground meat patties served over bread cubes dressed with tomato sauce and yogurt. Finally, one of my favorite dishes was the Ahtapot Tava, a stew of octopus cooked in red wine along with potatoes, red peppers, chili, and various herbs. The octopus was super tender, and the savory stew was perfect for dipping with the bread! And to finish off our meal, we got a dessert of Muhallebi, made of an apple compote topped with Turkish "panna cotta" and crispy strands of roasted, sweetened kadayif (phyllo dough) and walnuts. Overall, this was an absolutely delicious meal featuring authentic Turkish flavors, friendly service, and a lively, trendy setting! read more

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Great group location. Sharing style Turkish small Plates. Quite pricey but okay for a nice dinner. Would recommend. read more

The food war very tasty. The staff very kind but it took a hell lot of time until we got our food. And we were starving after a long day of work. I think the pricing is a little high but still bareable for the quality of the food. read more

We had a lovely dinner sitting outside on a warm summer night! The food was delicious! My friend, a major foodie and Turkish, even approved! Very fresh ingredients and light aromatic flavors. Yum! I would recommend ordering family style. We ordered three dishes for three people, but shared everything. The flavors of our sardines, muscles, and eggplant roles complimented each other very well. I would not have enjoyed the experience as much if I had only gotten to taste one of the three dishes. The atmosphere was also very pleasant. Nice design, good presentation of food. The service was friendly, although a bit rough around the edges. Not bad, but could also use improvement. The menu, for example, lists the dishes by their turkish names, but our waiter asked that we translate the names into German when we ordered. It is fine that she does not speak Turkish or course, but she could learn the menu of the restaurant she works at, at the very least. Imagine a similar scenario at an Italian or French restaurant. There were other small things, like the confused reaction we got when we asked for olive oil to dip our bread in, that just made me think, "heh?" But we always got a friendly reaction as we explained ourselves. read more

Cozy Restaurant. Great food. Its like tapas style. Order 2 per person at least& share. Try the mixed tea drinks. Delicious & refreshing. Menu is in English too. Must have reservations. read more

Coming from Istanbul, I don't understand the hype about this restaurant. Everything about this place (the food included) is average. Not worth the prices. read more

Amazing food, friendly staff, great athmosphere. The place seems always crowded, so better reserve a table. No complaints, food came quickly and was really yummy. I can recommend the fish köfte!! Mega YUM! read more

Très belle découverte que ce délicieux restaurant turc!Nous y avons diné la semaine dernière , par hasard lors de notre séjour dans cette ville. Tout est parfait: les plats fins et savoureux,l'accueil charmant et attentionné ( ce qui est rare à Berlin!) , la déco design et rétro tout à la fois.Très bon rapport qualité prix ( sauf pour les boissons assez chères). Très fréquenté,il est préférable de réserver! read more

Excelent food! Great quality and service! We ordered 4 dishes for two people and it was perfect... make sure to book a table as it tends to be really busy, especially over the weekend. Also, make sure you bring cash as you can't pay with card. read more

Everything looks very nice but if you like traditional turkish cuisine, better go somewhere else. Quite expensive modern dishes are ok but nothing really special. Looking at menu and beautiful decorations all around you may expect more. Our table was less than 5 cm from others so better don't plan romantic dinner there, rather group meeting or family meal. read more

Good food, nice wait staff, expensive but not unreasonably so.

We had a mixed experience: We ordered a 4-pieces mix aperitif and it was pretty good. You get different kind of delicious dips and good bread. The main dish was compared to that just so so. A real downer was the quality of their house wine. It was just very like cooking wine ... definitely not something you want to spent 10 Euros on for half a liter. Also they charge you half a fortune for water. Even when Germany is in general a little off in this department, 5 Euros for 0.5 liters is way over the top. Water should be free!!! read more

This was a delicious meal served in a lovely, modern restaurant. The food was exceptional: subtle, delicious, elegant. We were 8 people and tried many appetizers and main courses. The Turkish white whine was very good, but the food outshined any I have had in New York, even with my Turkish friends. My favorite dishes were the tortellini with yogurt sauce (these are NOT Italian tortellini) and the meatballs. And the cigar (borek) appetizer. read more

great food! recommend the red beets with goat cheese and walnut

Yes, it was that BAD. Worst service ever and truly weak turkish food.It got off to a terrible start. We were there for a family dinner for 11. As I arrived first and as I was being walked to the table, the server stated ( not asked) that she will be ordering the food for everyone. What?!!! Allergies, vegetarians..how would she know what to order I inquired. She was gruff and then asked what I was going to drink...I haven't even sat down and looked at the menu at this stage, Service was painful, rude, and so memorably bad I could write forever. She ignored us for the first 30 minutes, then when the appys finally arrived, she brought the small size bread/pita portion. She never returned when we asked for enough for the table...Invisible and left us without dipping bread of drinks for the next hour.Worst part, yes it got worse, was how bad the kofta and sauces were. LOTS of huge pieces of sliced garlic in oil and cherry tomatoes was frankly the worst kofta I've ever had. ( I've spent time in Turkey and enjoyed so many wonderful turkish bites). This was HUGELY dissapointing after all the great reviews I read. AVOID for sure and don't belive all the hype. It deserves 0 stars for that occassion. read more

Had been there on a Friday night for dinner with a few friends. Delicious food, wine not too bad, super friendly and welcoming staff plus pretty and inviting interior. read more