WOW! Ausgezeichnet!! Increíble!! And seriously delicious!!! Our friends invited us to enjoy a birthday dinner at the top of the Berlin TV Antenna and let me just say, we walked away from this lovely evening feeling sensationally spoiled! The restaurant is 207 meters in the air and rotates! Our waiter, Miguel, was wonderfully hospitable, and funny!! We ended up having a tri-lingual conversation going the entire time he helped us. Every single dish, and I mean EVERY SINGLE DISH, was so delicious and full bodied in flavor! We had a preset course meal, and because the dinner was prepaid, but 2 of our party of 6 could not make it, we were able to order and try all of the dishes. The size of the dishes is more than enough to fill you up, and everything had flavor notes of savory, sweet, earthy, and citrus. I mean talk about a well rounded palette! Drinks and dishes came quickly, there was no shortage of support throughout the night. And we finished it with a most decadent Black Forest chocolate cake! If you're passing through Berlin, definitely don't hesitate to put this restaurant on your to-dos. We would happily come back!! read more

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The view from the tower is amazing! The food was pretty good, but there is a limited menu. The service was very slow. We ordered right away and still took 2.5 hours. Good thing they were not holding to the 1.5 hour time limit read more

Restaurant Sphere - View at sunset - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

We made reservations for breakfast for 6 ppl, food taste was average but presentation was nice. We came for the views which did not disappoint. We had a window table which cost just a little more than an inside table. Service was not fast, but since we were not in any hurry, we did not mind. read more

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Great views of Berlin from the Observatory Deck and restaurant. Just make sure you keep your ticket to go in AND leave. The views are amazing and the tables all have a good view. You go 360 degrees in am hour so you won't miss a view. We started with the Dornberg wine which was pretty good. The menu doesn't tell you what wine or year but we got a bottle and it was 2012. The tomato soup was tasty but small. And we got the ravioli which was just the right amount and came with a nice salad. It had some pesto sauce which added to the flavor. For dessert, we got the black forest cake which was licht and delivious. Try and look at the desserts as they are not all listed in the menu and it seems they have better choices. All and all a great place to celebrate my birthday! read more

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Nothing will label you a tourist faster than paying the 9.50 Euros to stand in a line for a half-hour, getting pat down by security guards, figuring out how to insert your ticket into the machine, and squeezing yourself among deodorant-challenged tourists in the small elevator that takes you to the top of this Space Needle knockoff. It was built in the late sixties to show off East German dominance, and it still has that cold, austere look about it on the outside visible from most everywhere in Berlin. Once up there, you have to fight tooth and nail for a view, but luckily, with 360 degrees to choose from, you're bound to get a snapshot or two of worthwhile vistas. After I did a complete circle, I made an impulsive move to try their revolving restaurant upstairs. I'm sorry I did. Even though there were plenty of tables adjacent to the window, the hostess saw fit to seat me at an interior table given that I was a party of one. The menu selection was downright dreary as if it represented the meal plan for a retirement home in Miami. Still recovering from breakfast, I decided to go for two appetizers - a 9-Euro Grilled Rissole Steak on a Bread Roll with a Salad - which in reality, was a mealy hamburger with greens and strange dribbles of ketchup and mayo (see photo), as well as the 12-Euro Pumpkin Trilogy - which presents the slices of pumpkin braised, boiled and marinated in a mixed frisee salad (see photo). The pumpkin plate was actually decent enough, but what happened after I finished was appalling even for a tourist trap. My waiter did a disappearing act mid-meal. Getting the attention of the wait staff for the next 45 minutes - yes, 45 minutes - was a comedy of errors as they moved like androids on amphetamines ignoring anyone who wasn't at their own tables. I finally flagged down a waitress who saw I was flustered and took that moment to pretend she didn't speak English. I couldn't wait to get out of there despite the panoramic views, but of course, I faced another twenty-minute queue to get down the tower. Go if you want the lovely views in your digital camera but not if you want great food in your stomach. FOOD - 2.5 stars...bland food fit for a brunch with grandma and her bridge club AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...well, the views are nice....they should be SERVICE - 2 stars...I can get ignored back in the US TOTAL - 2 stars...the service and the long queues drop this down the list of Berlin priorities read more

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This iconic monument is a place one should visit in Berlin. The view is amazing, and having a meal in the restaurant made it more special. Regular tickets for the elevator are €12.50, but splurge and get the VIP tickets for €19.50! The VIP tickets gets you to the front of the line and a guaranteed window seat at the restaurant above the observation level, which is the whole point of dining upstairs, isn't it? If you want to save some money on the food, go during lunch time. Their lunch menu was quite nice, and if you don't like it, they will allow you to order from the full menu as well. I ordered a baked potato with roast beef and spring greens. It wasn't quite what I imagined, as the greens were on top of my potato, and the sour cream was different than American, in which it was much thicker and a bit tart. Service isn't the best, but I guess being an American, my standards are different than European service. And, being in Europe, no refills. read more

Restaurant Sphere - My baked potato lunch was pretty good. Sour cream different than American. Much thicker and a bit tart. - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

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This is the best way to experience the tv station. You get to see the view without the crowd and have good food while seeing it. It slowly takes you around so you get to see every view. Make a reservation for breakfast with a window view! We had no line and great coffee! read more

Restaurant Sphere - Food - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

Along with a couple of friends I booked a VIP dinner in Sphere Restaurant at Berliner Fernsehturm on 24/10/2017. For the sum of 80 Euro each we obtained no-queue entry to the restaurant, a window-side table, two-course meal, one small glass of cuvée sparkling wine on arrival, unlimited bottled water, plus two small glasses of wine with our meal. The tickets also allowed entry to Berlin's highest bar and viewing deck on the way out after our meal. On arrival things seemed a bit confused, we weren't sure where to go to gain access to the restaurant and when we found the correct spot we were redirected downstairs to leave our coats at a cloakroom. After this there was a quick security check and a long lift journey up to Sphere Restaurant. We stood for quite a few minutes before a member of staff came to show us our table. After the rather un-VIP start to our evening things picked up considerably. The VIP menu was limited and I had tomato soup and veggie ravioli main. Food was nice but certainly nothing special given the price we paid. Service was not great either with waiting staff few and not very attentive. Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed sitting by the window watching beautiful Berlin at night as we rotated slowly around. The wine was excellent and after our meal we ordered a further bottle of Riesling and sat for an hour mesmerised by the sparkling city below, whilst trying to spot locations we had visited. In summary, I wouldn't recommend Sphere for food, but more for the magical experience of Berlin alight at night. It might also be cheaper overall to book queue-jumping and window-side tables separately rather than pay for a VIP package, which really wasn't VIP standard. Saying this, I really enjoyed my evening and Berliner Fernsehturm is definitely an experience not to miss if in Berlin... read more

Was this a very touristy thing to do? Yes, yes it was. The meal was ok and the drink menu was very lacking as was the service. I definitely would not go for dinner but instead lunch because the view was very nice. It was very cool is see the stark difference between old East and the old West. If you have a Berlin Welcome Card you can take €5 off your bill per person. All and all, it worth it if you want a nice view, but don't expect a wonderful meal. read more

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Wow what a view was my first thought. We sad down at our prebooked table by the window. We had a ticket for "Herbstfrühstück" which was obvious that it was prepared in advance as the water melon on top of the slices of cheese had watered the cheese and made it too wet. Luckily there was another kind of cheese as well. In all a pretty basic continental breakfast serving. I would not go here for the food but for the lovely and rotating view with descriptions of what you pass by. It gives you a great view of Berlin especially if you go and explore the city afterwards. read more

Restaurant Sphere - View from table - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

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Do you want to be hassled for every step of your dining experience? Does the idea of clicking check boxes to permit them to sell your info while buying a required ticket to even get to the restaurant make you hungry for more? I wonder if they have air conditioning. Most places in Germany don't, and when they do they cool it to a comfortable 80 degrees with lots of humidity. I bet the communist-era metal and glass orb exposed to the sun non-stop is kept super comfortable for the guests. Because Germans care so much about their customers. I'm kidding. They don't. Ever. Have fun! read more

This place is amazing. Would highly recommend spending the money on ticket table reservations. The view is amazing, and the place is so well kept in its original style. The food is incredible good for a place like this, 200+ meters above ground. Staff is really sweet and helpful. read more

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The needle itself is a very cool object. The restaurant itself is also very entertaining us the outside circle where the tables are seated is spinning constantly but in slow motion to allow you to see 360 view of Berlin. The restaurant is very basic in terms of its Decore. The menu is quite extensive yet it does not give a very large options for vegetarians and gluten-free eaters like myself and my boyfriend. There are also no gluten-free desserts :( so we opted out for hot tea and a drink. read more

What a disappointment, we had booked the restaurant a couple weeks prior to our trip to Berlin. Our booking was made for 8:30pm... we had a confirmation of this by email. We were made aware that we needed to pay separate for entrance up to the tower. Upon our arrival we were stopped by security which turned us and a number of guests away for no apparent reason. I know we were in Germany but he wasn't bilingual and explain why, we managed to understand that we needed tickets for this but the ticket sales was inside the venue which he would not grant us access too. By being persistent and keep showing him our confirmation email he eventually let us in. We were then placed in another line for about 45min before we even made it up. I don't see the point to wait in line for 45 minutes if we had reservations. We eventually made it to the restaurant, while the views were nice the service was slow. Tables next to use stayed dirty the whole time we were there. Out of the 4 glasses that were on our table one had a bad chip in the rim and the other two was dirty. I could go on but I think that I've put my point across. The food was ok but not great. The long wait in line and long wait for service just ruined our experience. Attach is a photo of the dirty and chip glass (if I did not see that I could have cut my lip drinking). I would not come back again. read more

Restaurant Sphere - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

Booked a table for marriage day with my wife. Service food and view is awesome and very authentic. Every tower team member knew about our day and we received congratulations and a card. Sunset was unbelievable.. Looking forward to come back read more

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Exquisite dishes and superb wine complemented with great views. Excellent service. Prices are surprisingly not too high. If you go to the Sphere just to the observatory and skip the restaurant, you will lose a lot. Really. read more

Perfect service, excellent food, great location! We visited this restaurant by chance because it was suggested to us by a good friend from Calgary! The first page of the menu already lists mouthwatering seasonal specials which make it hard to decide what do order. Further on in the menu there are a variety of different dishes for every taste including a full vegetarian menu and several items for people with allergies. Adding the stunning view and the perfect service this was a 5-star experience. Tip: We were lucky to have freer lift passes. My understanding was that you have to pay for the ride up the tower and that there is no rebate for people visiting the restaurant. read more

Visiting Berlin my boyfriend, his brother, and his wife, and I decided this would definitely be a good place worth visiting. Even with restaurant reservations you must pay to go up the elevator, it was about 10 euros. The restaurant was very good, the food was very delicious and worth it. It was pricey, but I did expect that going into the meal. The service was bad. Our server barely catered to us, took forever to get our drinks, and made us move tables after our entrée and before our dessert. They made us move tables because they were trying to close soon and they wanted to clean the table we were initially sitting at. The food and view were well worth it though. I had the ravioli and my boyfriend had the salmon pasta and both were delicious. It was amazing to be able to enjoy your meal while looking out at the view of Berlin. During dinner service we did rotate a few times and we got to see all of the night lights in Berlin...which was beautiful. If you have time and are in Berlin I do recommend gong to the TV tower and going to the top. It is a view that you cannot get from anywhere else! read more

What can I say, the views of the very grey Berlin on an equally grey December day were surprising good. And went some way towards making up for the extremely over priced lunch. While the food was tasty I don't think it was quite up to standard to justify the €90 bill (baring in mind we had already paid €47 for 2 people admission fee to the viewing tower and reserve a window seat!!) We both had soup to start, I had the pumpkin soup and he had the tomato soup. Mine was very tasty but the portion was very small. For mains I had salmon with garlic & chilli pasta. Like it was tasty but not amazing either. He had the beef tenderloin and dear God it was tiny! I mean teensy and it came served with 2 fancy rosti type things, again not substantial enough to satisfy. We also had 2 glasses of house white. Decent enough wine. It was cool novelty to sit by the window and literally watch the world go by while having lunch. But at the guts of €150 all in (food & admission fee) I was not over awed. Its no top of the Empire State!!! read more

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An obvious tourist destination, but I was pleasantly surprised by the food. I chose the menü 1, which included a fantastic app (surf and turf) consisting of steak tartare with a jumbo shrimp, some foie gras, and a smoked salmon sorbet (sounds strange but was amazing). Entree was halibut with a red pesto and tempura veggies. I thoroughly enjoyed this meal as did my partner who had a salad and sauerbraten. I really liked that chefs food has a French style with German flavors. As for price and service. It was a little pricey, but as with everything you are also paying for the experience. Service was snappy and friendly (by European standards). I will come back here for another great meal the next time I'm in Berlin. read more

Restaurant Sphere - Halibut. Dim lighting with "stars" in the ceiling set a great mood! - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

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Service and food just OK, a little pricey for the amount they serve. Best of all is the view from 200 meters high. For those who do not want to spend much money, on the floor below there is a bar with very good beer and good view too, but are not required to consume. read more

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Sooooo kinda lame, said the restaurant was booked a week in advanced. When we got up to the viewing area we asked the host if they had any tables available. They did (but not window seats of course even tho we saw at least five window tables remain empty our entire meal) took at least ten minutes to get our menus and twice that for our drinks to arrive (which one was wrong). Food was good, not great. If I had paid twice as much for the tickets to get up to reserve a table (which I didn't because as mentioned they supposedly didn't have any available) I would be leaving 1. Star, food okay, view great, service is very poor. So many better places in Berlin to eat with much better service. Oh and as I'm writing this we've been waiting 25mins for our check... read more

It's so typically touristy it's almost shameful to pay the money to ride up there for dinner. BUT! It's completely worth it to do it once, just once, and go up with friends and order a couple rounds of beers as you spin your way through Berlin. The food and desserts, actually, are pretty good - but these five stars are for drinking in a rotating globe! Although fun to drink in, don't overindulgeyou will really feel the spin of that sphere after round 3 of null funfs. read more

Incredible view of Berlin with nice meal . You should try liver with Apple pure and take a look to deserts . read more

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It was quite interesting to see Berlin from above on a Friday night. It wasn't busy at all so we could have a relaxed stay on top and discover the sights and buildings for quite a while. I'd recommend it, but maybe it's better to go during a day when the view is better. read more

The place per se is wonderful with a beautiful view of the city. Highly recommended for a nice everning. The food is very good with good size portions. The prices are elevated but its adequate for food quality and quantity. The attention is good, but they need more personnel. The waiter was getting out of his way to make everything work well. Advice to make a reservation in advance, at least a day or more. read more

The view is great, but everything else is pretty mediocre. We made reservations around sunset, which turned out to be a good idea to get both day and night views. On a busy summer night the crew seemed quite rushed, but friendly. The food was overpriced - not much selection and nothing special. One highlight is the little local craft beer menu. read more

Fantastic lunch with 5 star revolving view. It was well worth the money and we'll dead go back again on a clear night for dinner! read more

Restaurant Sphere - We had an amazing lunch with an amazing revolving view! - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

Arrived 20 minutes early and experienced minor security hassles getting in. Leave your coats downstairs or you will be turned back - the fact that the outer rim of the restaurant revolves makes coats/jackets on the back of a chair a safety hazard. After riding the elevator, the Maitre'd apologised that our table wasn't ready and asked us to wait in the observation deck (below the restaurant) for a few minutes. I asked if we would be called when our table was ready or whether we should keep coming back to check on progress. This resulted in a rebuke - "we can't just throw our guests off their table" which was a bit of a non-sequitur and an early sign of a staff attitude that varies between brisk, icy and downright hostile - with a few moderately friendly interactions in between. Got up to our table after 5 minutes and the view was as excellent as that from the observation deck with the added benefit of the revolving floor. Waited 15 minutes for first service and it was as infrequent as possible after this. Food and drink orders arrived after a reasonable time. The food quality was good but beware the cost which seemed to double when added up thanks to 2 lots of cumulative 19% additions. Tax, service... whatever. Note that the menu has limited options for both food and drink. A very unique experience that I would give 4-5 stars if the service had been friendlier and more frequent. read more

Great view. Worth paying extra for a window seat. Also really very good food. So impressed. Easily compares with e.g. Oxo London and other more expensive restaurants. read more

A great view of the city from an iconic structure. A little expensive just to visit the top but has to be done.

Eine n tollen Blick aber aber um nsch obrn zu kommen muss man lange warten

The view is beautiful and worth the visit. The restaurant is shamefully expensive and the food is avarage. Pasta for 17 euros, fish for 24, coffee 4.5 ect. And not that tasty. I also had a cake in the end, which was full of gelatine and tasteless. Even that was bad. Go for the view but skip the restaurant. read more

The star is for the view. Other than that it is the worst gastronomic experience I had in Berlin so far. Their reservation system is overbooked and the guy at the entrance has no clue how to handle the onslaught of tourists trying to get seated for their reserved time slot. And when they made us wait for over an hour for our table they still stuck us with a table at the inside away from the window. The place was half empty but we were not able to sit at the requested window seat. Reason: They are holing those tables for large tour groups. I guess these groups are considered repeat customers and they do not want to upset the tour group organizers, but you just don't make your guests wait for over an hour and still not deliver what you had promised. When we spoke to the manager why we couldn't be seated as requested we were told that she simply can not do anything for us. Tell us that at the beginning without wasting our time like that. Totally lame! read more