The Royal Gourmet is one of the most popular eating temples with Asian ambience. Asian, mind you,…read morebecause besides Chinese dishes there are also hints of Thai cuisine, Vietnamese dishes and Japanese sushi as well as gyoza. The quality is certainly OK for the German-European taste, but authentic cuisine is different. It also falls on the fact that here practically no Asian guests are to be found. Beside the menu there is a normal buffet as well as a mongolian buffet. Here the fish/seafood selection is positive. With the meat, however, the choice is very limited. Kangaroo, beef, chicken skewers, lamb skewer, lamb chop - that's it. Not even pig for the grill was available. The latter is also hardly represented in the normal buffet - but from my visits in Asia I know the popularity of pork in the local kitchen. From comparable establishments as well. As I said, a lot of things come from the sea - blue shark, parrotfish, zander, salmon, butterfish to name a few, as well as various kinds of shrimp and prawns, green clams with shell, pilgrim mussels (scallops) - a useful selection. Weaknesses can be found again in the fresh vegetables, which are cut quite roughly. Staff: friendly and initially also attentive. But in order to order some drinks, one had to call somebody, and in order to pay, one even had to talk to one of the employees at the counter. Price: From a Hamburg point of view, Berlin has the reputation of being noticeably cheaper. Concerning price and quality, the latter is below Hamburg standard, the price above. Ambience: The interior is already very "traditional". Unfortunately, it is too kitschy even for an "eastern" with Bruce Lee. What a pity, because there is definitely modern Asian design. If I didn't know better, this would probably shape my image of Asia here. For many other guests at least it will probably be so. Well then - the buffet is open!

If I were ever to have ONE day in Berlin, I would spend the entire day in KaDeWe. I'll save the…read moredepartment store as a whole for its own review, though, and instead concentrate on the Buffet at Wintergarten Cafe, located at the topmost floor of KaDeWe. Yes, there are dozens of choices and all of them delicious, but the real gem is the traditional schnitzel. Pounded paper thin and fried to a perfect golden brown, the meat is tender and hardly needs any knife work. Do not forget the warm cabbage, fried potatoes, and sauerkraut! Regardless of what you end up eating, portions are generous and everything is made as if it were from your own Oma's kitchen.

WOW! The assortment of food here is spectacular!…read more Located at the top of KaDeWe this buffet has everything from king lobsters, cakes, fresh juices, pretzels, gelato! It's a pretty expensive buffet. I believe you pay by weight. The dining area is gorgeous with high ceilings and very spacious. Come here for a delicious meal!

Zhou's Five is the biggest Asian buffet in Berlin…read more It is located in the Victoria Center shopping mall in East Berlin, A location to which no American tourist would ever go Unless they were renting in the area and doing their daily shopping in the mall. With the exception of the supermarket - which is enormous - Zhou's Five is the biggest establishment in the mall. It draws a huge crowd. They are making enough money to be able to afford to Put concrete Chinese style sculptures on the lawn surrounding the mall. The sculptures are a nice touch - although you can't see them from the restaurant. * * * How does Zhou's Five differ from an American Asian buffet? 1) Execution is absolutely excellent. The cooking at American Asian buffets are "Ya takes ya chances. Ya get what ya get." I have a favorite Asian buffet in Austin, Texas where I live. The cooking there is pretty good. The cooking at Zhou's is better. 2) Even though the number of steam tables is enormous, And it looks like you are getting a huge selection, Your choices are actually limited relative to an American buffet. They "pad" the offerings by offering many many many many desserts. Desserts are one of the cheapest things they can put on the buffet. A traditional Western salad bar also takes up copious space. A third component which you sometimes see in the United States is a Mongolian grill. This also takes up a ton of space. It has a few protein items but most of the offerings are vegetables. So the actual number of cooked carnivorous Asian dishes is not that large. 4) I would be complaining about the chintziness of the offerings except for a) the execution and * * * b) THE ROAST DUCK !!!!! * Roast Duck Roast Duck Roast Duck Roast Duck !!!!! * That one expensive item is hidden in the middle of one of the steam tables. It was mostly surrounded by cheapie items. Their execution of the Roast Duck is absolutely positively first rate. Their duck is as good as the Duck you would get from a dedicated Cantonese Barbecue place. And - this being a buffet - It is all you can eat. So I got a bunch of other items, But I piled on the roast duck. The duck was everything advertised. I left Zhou's Five a very happy camper. One consequence of roast duck being on the menu Is that duck is incredibly filling. I often fill my plate two or three times at an Asian buffet. One plateload - plus the Duck - And I was ready to waddle out of there Feeling like I had eaten a ton. * * * So Zhou's has its advantages and disadvantages. But a key point here ... Is that Zhou's is the largest Asian Buffet in Berlin. Chinese food offerings in Europe can be hit or miss. (In Paris, most of the places we tried were meh. We have not made the same experiments here.) I suspect, the army of customers populating Zhou's Had come there from all over Berlin and the Berlin suburbs. Within local context, Zhou's may be indispensable. * * * As for me personally, I don't get duck on my buffets at home. So this Yelper is basically happy.

This restaurant needs help. It's way too expensive for the bad food. Dirty bathrooms, dirty dishes,…read morepoor food. Do not recommend.

I ordered food today your restaurant. It's not for eatable and it's just west of money. I didn't…read morelike it. I'm not expecting it will be like this I thing you don't know how is it the Indian food. Your daal makhani had gone bad. How did you send back after that? It smalled bad. How anyone can eat this food. I'm not happy with your service. This first time I ordered your restaurant.

Berlin has such a great food scene I thought finding a great Indian spot would be the night's…read moreadventure. After yelping it up, I came across Maharadscha. It took a while to get there and I am SO glad I did. Walking in the owner lady was obviously very busy with the service, but she made sure to stop and welcome me and get me to a table right away. The smell that one is hit with as you enter will give you the smile you know that will come with great Indian food. After looking over the excellent menu offerings, I opted for the duck (ente) tikka. It was sizzling at it hit the table and the only bad thing is that I had to let it cool off just a bit before jumping it. A painful wait. But that said, I absolutely loved it. The duck was perfectly cook and the spice combination was excellent. Just great all the way around. And the owner came by several times to check on me and I know why she is smiling all the time, because everyone is killing what they serve. Well worth the effort to get there.

Originally wanted to try a Korean restaurant nearby but it was fully booked on a Saturday night so…read morewe settled for Chinese. The place was pretty full as well so we sat at the bar. We ordered dumpling in Sechuan sauce, steamed halibut and spicy beef stew and finished off with steamed rice balls and sesame ice cream as dessert. All dishes were pretty authentic and tasty but the streamed fish was the standout.

Looks like an insignificant restaurant from the outside but I walked in and the aroma of…read moretraditionally made Chinese cuisine besieged my nasal openings. The food is wonderful and generous in price whilst maintaining enough quantity to be able to fill you up with one course. Staff are very caring and friendly. Only criticisms are that we had to pay extra for the added sweet & sour sauce and the rice came in very small portions. Overall great restaurant.

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Don't underestimate this cafeteria-looking place because the vegetarian food will blow your…read moremeat-rating judginess away! They typically have 20-30 hot and cold dishes to choose from, and your chosen size determines how many hot dishes you get (small-2, medium-3, large-4). Then you always get offered couscous and 1 salad with a dressing. Done! The last time here I had a creamy spinach tortellini and a "meaty" tomato sauce lasagna. On top came my red cabbage salad with a homemade honey mustard dressing. Quite full (I'm a large dude and just got out of the gym) off a "small" portion but don't feel weighed down. Wait during lunch time is about 5 minutes, despite how the line looks sometimes.

I was pleased to try this place. The quantity is huge by European standards, almost American in…read moresize (-:. There are numerous hot and cold dishes, with a nice Middle Eastern selection. The staff are friendly, and happy to guide you through the options. The place is a bit grungy, so don't come here for a fine dining experience, but not in a way that was off-putting.