Bocca di Bacco

It was one the best dinner with my husband! We had a wonderful time together in Bocca di Bacco! The staff is very friendly, helpful and always around. Our waiter Giovanni was amazing! Excellent service and attitude! The food itself is more than tasty! You really want to try as much as possible! We really had a feeling that we are in Italy!

The food was great and delicious however I was really disappointed with the waiter’s attitude and rude behaviour towards guests. I can’t believe such a rude person would be able to work in a fine dining restaurant like this and make all the chef effort pointless! Overall I didn’t enjoy my time in there although the food was brilliant just because of the waiter’s attitude!

Next to the Westin grand hotel. Nice lunch set menu. The service is friendly and attend to detail. The food is well prepared with freshness bread with different selection. Melon cold soup to open the taste buds. The cod fish is grilled and then baked with the right seasoning to reach the right tenderness. The service makes the overall experience nicely presented. With the espresso as the finale, The smile of the waitress also beautifully endorsed the Italian style of service. Well done!! 😉

Update: wow. Order the chicken thigh (Coscia d’anatra). It was just perfect. The restaurant is located in a very nice area in Berlin, very central and well connected. The staff is very attentive and friendly, offering a very nice service. The food was very good, but the star of the show for me was the bread they serve with pasta. It’s simply fantastic. Overall a nice experience and well recommended!

Service was perfect, food incredible and ambience chic and impeccable. Expensive restaurant but they deliver what is expected and more. We were so happy by the end of the night. Fine dining at it’s best.

We were delighted that this wonderful restaurant that we visited in 2002 is still in Berlin. We went many years ago first for a drink and later with a large group. Very fond memories of the superb host and sommelier. They both make you feel so welcome even without a reservation. Great wine list with superb choices by the glass. We had a refined and hearty salad of rucola for our starter then the pappardelle with lamb sugo and the daily special of spaghetti with white truffle. Both dishes were divine (especially the truffles). We were so happy to get to see the sommelier again and thank him for his welcoming, kind treatment many years ago and delighted to see him again. We hope we get to visit Berlin sooner than later to get to go here again.

This restaurant offers a truly elegant atmosphere in a charming neighborhood. The food is exquisitely presented, and the service is impeccable, significantly enhancing the overall dining experience. The truffle pasta is rich, and beautifully balanced. Don't miss the crème brûlée; it's a must-have dessert. A splendid dining destination that promises an unforgettable experience!

The vibe of the restaurant is really nice, perfect for date night or a romantic dinner. The food, I find it quite average compare to the price. The ingredients are very fresh and top quality but the taste is quite generic, salty and nothing special. My spaghetti dish, the noodles are a little too firm to be al dente. In general, this place offers excellent service and good quality food but I just have a higher expectation when it comes to the taste especially for a restaurant like this.

Service is 6 Star! Only reason I'm giving them a 4 star is the mixed drinks selection is lacking. Food was very good especially the pasta. Bread was all time (as is any bread in Europe). Wine selection was extremely vast and their local knowledge of the wines was very impressive. I was told the risotto was "ok". Atmosphere at the round the table in the middle of the restaurant was perfect and the audio (ability to hear everyone and hold a conversation) was excellent. I would say if you're looking for the atmosphere and great Italian food in Berlin this is a must.

Ich machte einen Wochentag "No Reservation" Lunch. Da dieses Restaurant im Jahr 2023 Michelin (keine Sterne) gelistet ist, habe ich mehr erwartet. Viel mehr. Nun, meine Erfahrung war besser als draußen im Regen zu stehen. Das Essen selbst war nicht schlecht. Kompetente Vorbereitung, einfache Präsentation. Mit zusätzlichen Papierservietten unter mehreren Gegenständen. Die 1970er Jahre sind zurück! Aber der Service braucht viel Hilfe. Mein Kellner war für die Weinauswahl wenig hilfreich, und der Sommelier kam nie an meinen Tisch. Ich habe die mit Plastik bedeckten Seiten der Weinkarte durchgesehen und vermutet. Auch das Hemd und die Hose eines Kellners waren bereits schmutzig und faltig - zu Beginn des Dienstes. Und das Dekor ist unscheinbar, bis auf kleine Olivenschalen auf jedem Tisch. Und die einzelnen Salz- und Pfefferstreuer. Und kleine Stapel schmutziger Geschirr auf den Zubereitungstischen des Servers. Für amerikanische Touristen, die "The Olive Garden" vermissen, aber mehr "Klasse" wollen. Das Restaurant war nur 10% voll, aber das "schnelle" Mittagessen (ohne Aperitif oder Kaffee) benötigte für nur drei Teller über eine Stunde... und zwei davon (die gekühlte Suppe und die Panna Cotta) mussten nur überzogen werden. Ich habe es nicht eilig, zurückzukehren. // I stopped in for a weekday "no reservation" lunch. Because this restaurant is listed in 2023 Michelin (no stars) I expected more. A lot more. Well, my experience was better than standing outside in the rain. The food itself wasn't too bad. Competent preparation, simple presentation. With extra paper napkins placed under several of the items. The 1970's are back! But the service needs a lot of help. My server was of little help for wine selection, and the sommelier never came to my table. I reviewed the plastic-covered pages of the wine list, and guessed. Also, one waiter's shirt and pants were already dirty and wrinkled - at the very beginning of service. And the decor is nondescript, except for little bowls of olives on each table. And the individual salt and pepper shakers. And small piles of dirty dishes on the server's prep tables. For American tourists who miss "The Olive Garden," but want more "class." The restaurant was only 10% full, but the "quick" lunch (without aperitif or coffee) required over an hour for just three plates... and two of those (the chilled soup and the panna cotta) needed only to be plated. I am in no hurry to return. 2023 08 31. M0.

Excellent food, awesome service, fantastic ambience. Considered fourth best choice in Berlin. Had four course price fixe option. Wise choice and thoroughly every course. Strong positive recommendation.

A fair Italian restaurant with fresh ingredients, well seasoned food located in the shopping area. A worth-to-try for causal lunch or a date. Just need to cook my linguine long enough so it won't taste like a stick inside. Cheers.

The main courses are not made with qualitative products. They are using old meat and Fisch. The ambient in the restaurant is perfect But the main courses are horrible. Time to rethink guys!!!! Management are not up o paar as well on how to deals with criticism. They see it as an Insult and mistreat the client. That's my last meal there.

Until today's lunch, I've held this restaurant in high regard. I had a cheese and fig salad as an appetizer and fish as the main. 3 hours later, I felt ill. After an hour of trying to suppress it, my lunch came up with such a force! Still shaking I called the restaurant to warn them (I speak German fluently). They asked my name. I told them then suggested that they check that the fish is fully cooked. Surprisingly, he hung up in my face! If you go there, keep it on the meat side.

Update: If you follow my reviews as a Yelp Elite member, I rarely give one star. I checked out other reviews and it seems I'm not alone in receiving that sort of poor treatment from the host/manager at the host stand and denied service. I hope the restaurant owner/manager rethinks how they should treat their customers for their business to thrive if they care about it at all. I walked in by myself to try to have some decent Italian food tonight. As soon as the restaurant manager looked at me, he immediately tells me the restaurant is full tonight. There were many empty tables and I didn't see any "Reserved" sign on the tables I could see. He showed me his reservation list and there was only a handful list. I came alone by myself. It was supposed to be "a quick dine-in and out". I didn't argue. In the midst of this COVID-19 craziness, me looking like a Chinese lady, walking in alone, might not seem right to the "Italian" restaurant. What would I have said? "I'm NOT Chinese"? That sounds like a racist even to this Asian woman. I walked away as this was probably the first time it ever happened to me in a long time. Even if the restaurant might have the full reservations, in most places, I am usually offered a bar table or they'd try to accommodate me by letting me know the wait time or if I would be okay to eat fast enough before their reserved guests show up. Again the restaurant was pretty empty this evening. I'm not bitter about it but I do feel conflicted by the whole experience. I went to the restaurant next door and I was immediately seated. It was pretty quiet and empty just like all other restaurants this evening in Berlin.

The end of the meal KILLED the entire experience here After they took our dessert orders, they immediately served coffee and cappuccino, but 30 minutes NO dessert still. I asked the waitress where is the dessert and she said it will be right out. I said cancel it and 15 minutes later they came with dessert with another person and i said we cancelled this because after coffee it took too long and they were RUDE! I said to the waitress that it was the fault of the kitchen and not hers in a sweet tone and she was still defensive and rude To top it off, the table next to us after a few minutes of ordering their dessert was served theirs. I wonder if it was our dessert?!?!?!!!!! Everything before that was great. Great food, great wine recommendations - BUT they did not handle this well at all!!!! Caveat Emptor!!!!

Way too expensive and poor quality. Didnt linke it at all. Was there last November but never finished my review till today.

It's our favorite Italian restaurant in Berlin. In our last visit it was not the best one but had amazing nights there They have a good wine list and specially if u go for dinner everything tends to be better!

Very good Italian restaurant in the heart of Berlin. Decent selection of wines, tasty food and very lively atmosphere, which makes me come back here every time I stay around. Interior is very pleasant, bright colors and my favorite bulbs hanging over the table. Both fish and meet I ate here tastes very delicious. Be sure to save some time and space for dessert. Highly recommended for people wanting to experience Italian pace in Berlin :)

Elegant Italian restaurant on Friedrichstrasse. Attentive service. The waiters were fairly aggressive in pouring bottled water at E 4 per bottle. The wine that we wanted was sold out and the waiter showed us alternatives in the same price range. The fish soup was excellent. My wife had the special of pasta with shaved truffles. She found the buttery sauce that it was served in to be too rich, but other patrons were scarfing it down with reckless abandon. I had a special of quail wrapped in pancetta and stuffed with a mixture of ricotta and pistachios that was very good. If you want an upscale restaurant in Berlin and are tired of German food, this is a good place.

This place was recommended to us by our hotel. It was a nice looking place BUT the food menu was limited, I asked for swordfish and mashed potatoes, and the fish had no flavor at all and it was sliced over the brown mashed potatoes that looked like brown rice and also had no flavor. The fish was a flesh color and didn't look appetizing and as I said no flavor or seasonings. I had a sore throat so asked for some warm water because they didn't have decaf tea. They gave me a put of hot water, then charged me for a pot of tea , pricy too, won't be going back there any time soon!

Walk in with no reservation at 8pm for table of two. Place was 80% empty and they told me they are fully booked. ONE STAR!

Don't get fooled by the beauty of the building ... this place is a scam. Super pricey for low quality food. Seriously... we got some dodgy fried spring onions on top of our meal, felt like shredded plastic bags: impossible to eat. Mozzarella is tiny and tasteless. Presentation is cheap. Decoration is kinda tasteless. You will pay around 100 euros for 2, for a bad Italian meal in a pompous restaurant. You could pay half in some simple trattoria for an amazing meal in a nice atmosphere.

We went here today on our day trip to Berlin as we were told it was one of the better Italian spots in Berlin - boy was that an overstatement! After an hour we had still not received our main course (pasta - takes 3 minutes to cook). The manager said he lost our order and would get it right out. 15 minutes later, NOTHING! Upon attempting to talk to our waitress she blew us off multiple times. Still never received our food! Started to walk out and waitress has the audacity to tell us we hadn't paid our check!!! We were there over an hour and a half and never even got our meal ..... After leaving we were told they don't like Americans and that's why it happened. Worst service and experience we've had in Germany so far, completely ruined our day trip to Berlin!!

Great environment and very friendly staff. Choice of wine was great. We had black pasta with squid and linguini with scrimps. the linguini were very al dente and the sauce too salty. The spinach which came with the black pasta had too much pepper. Not sure how good the taste of the cook was that day. Too sad.

It is overrated place. I actually find the prices too high when I compared it with the taste of the food. Atmosphere is good.

3.5/5 for me here We came in as party of 8 looking for some relief from the heavier German cuisine from the week. We were recommended this restaurant and fortunately they had room for us, I would suggest making reservations with larger parties. It is situated on one of the main shopping streets in Berlin so it is easy enough to locate and get to via metro. The ambiance is more upscale dining with an authentic trattoria like twist. There is a large table in the back that is adjacent to the wine cellar which is nice to see. The wait staff serving us were all Italians which shows the authenticity of the restaurant sticking to its roots which was nice to see. They were all friendly and accommodating throughout our dining experience. Getting to the food, we started with an assortment of burrata that was very fresh and excellent, carpaccio of branzino that was very light and good as well, and the octopus that was cooked nice and tender. For entrees, we tried spaghettini alle vongole that were fresh, gnochettini verde that was colorful and well balanced with tomatoes and ricotta, spaghetti with truffle, and several order of fish fillets. Everything was prepared with fresh ingredients and offered some nice flavors. I would recommend the burrata, octopus, and gnochettini if you needed to narrow down your choices. To finish off the meal we also tried several in home-made desserts that were ok. Nothing really stood out to the group here but always a nice way to end the meal with some sweets and espressos. After a couple of bottles of wine and taxes/tip, the meal came out to about 45/euro a person which was very reasonable for what we ordered. Buon appetito

Whoda thunk there would be such top-notch Italian cuisine in the land of Schnitzel and sauerkraut ? This place gets it right, particularly with a world class pasta....tagliolini with butter and shaved black truffle. Definite must as a main course, and do the rigatoni with house made sausage as a starter. The rest really doesn't matter, since these two will have you ooing and ahhing. If still hungry, tiramisu is a great finish. As for wine, they have $100 Brunello (Donna) that goes well with all of it.

Bocca di Bacco is a really nice trendy Italian restaurant serving nice meals but in a high price category. The prices you pay here you would expect to pay for a fabulous a la carte restaurant else where. The price tag does effect if you are in a tourist area or not and this restaurant is., it is situated in Berlin Mitte close to many tourist hotels. The food was ok, nothing really breathtaking that's if you are use to good food, but it does look and taste good but it is more of a trendy Italian style of cooking rather than basic Italian cooking. I would advise to reserve a table; we didn't when we arrived there so we had to wait for around 30 minutes in there seating area and had drinks while we waited. The staff are really pleasant and professional, they know their jobs and they know how to perform. We had a good waiter and even though he was rushed off his feet, he was never to busy to ask the guests if they are enjoying the meal, really attentive. A good wine is really pricey here, we paid 85 Euros for a standard red wine full of body, but it was really good, therefore worth what we paid for it. This is a place where you would have business meetings, spend the evening with family or friends, not really a romantic thing as it is quite busy and very large therefore not very suttle as guests and staff are rushing by. It a place if you want a quick meal close to your hotel

Good, expensive italian restaurant. A little too hip but good. Good looking location, in the heart of Friedrichstrasse. High level wine selection. Maybe not exactly worth the price but great place for an important event. Am average meal can cost about 45 Euro, without wine though. highs: location, taste lows: price

Excellent food, best veal steak and very very good lamb steak. For Germany or anywhere else it is first class. The service is a bit slow but a well prepared dish is your reward. If you are in the Friederichstrasse area, it should be at the top of anyone's list.

Very nice. Lovely ambiance, excellent service, good food. Both elements of the quail with asparagus appetizer were nicely prepared but they didn't quite come together as one dish. The asparagus gratin starter was more successful. Duck with raspberry sauce and rack of lamb entrees were very good, but the black tagliatelle with pesto lacked the expected depth of flavor. In spite of the shortcomings of some individual items, this restaurant is recommended.

This place has tourist trap written all over it so it was quite a surprise when it turned out to be a wonderful and super tasty meal.

Service is terrible. I ordered the halibut and took one bite, way too fishy. Exchanged the order and was charged for both orders. Bad service to day the least.

It was ok. Burata starter could have been a little creamier and my rigatoni entree seemed over-salted to the point that I didn't finish it. Wasn't worth the high price tag for our party, no one was impressed.

A stylish restaurant that cooks the best Italian food I know in Berlin. Yes, that's right - even better than Ana e Bruno. The pasta always arrives perfectly al dente, the sauces are light and fragrant, the veggies and meats are tender and wholesome, and there was nothing to complain about during the 4-5 times I have been here. The decor is uber-cool, with subtle lighting and neat leather wall benches, with a matching efficient and pleasant service. To be honest, I am not the greatest fan of Italian dining outside of Italy, mainly because I find many exported Italian wines so disappointing, but I can heartily recommend this place to anyone who wants to impress a friend or two in Berlin without breaking the bank.

I agree with the previous reviewer. This must be one of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy, certainly far better than some of the Italian places I have eaten in England. The wine selection is very good with some regional wines from small Italian vineyards. Lunch is particularly good value, if you go for their menu of the day. I have eaten at Bocca several times and never been disappointed by either the service or the food. Try it.

Always good food and great service even expensive. My favourites are the great pasta dishes.

Lage! Stilvolles und zugleich gemütliches Ambiente, leckere Salate, angemessene Preise Die Portionen mögen teilweise etwas klein sein, aber dafür stimmt die Qualität. Man kann über das Bocca di Bacco sagen, was man will, aber der Service ist erstklassig. Einem wird der Mantel an der Tür abgenommen, man wird zum Tisch geführt und der Ober kommt in regelmäßigen Abständen vorbei, um nach der Zufriedenheit zu fragen und Bestellungen aufzunehmen.

Very good food and friendly service. The menu is simple not a lot of choices but it's very good very clean environment with a modern look.

Just excellent. Absolutely the best Italian restaurant in Berlin. The food is gorgious (try the sword fish for the main dish, absolutely fabulous, not to mention the tira-mi-su). Extensive wine list, very fair prices. Friendly service, reservation required, the place is packed practically all the time. Highly recommended!

Fine arts of italian cuisine. Fast service. We linked it. Only got the carpaccio, a sorbet dessert and chianti classico 2008 red wine. Lovely atmosphere and good service. Waiter brougt our coats and ordered a taxi.

Great meal for group of 8 from 13 to 80 years old. Friendly Efficient service. Food and wine very good

I was very much looking forward to returning there recently after the great experience I had last year at this restaurant. I was again treated to some of the best prepared food and outstanding service. The food was as good if not better than my last visit. The consistency considering the time between my visits is a good indicator that they continually provide this high level of quality of food and service. In traveling for work a great deal, it is nice to have a place like this to visit and look forward to. The staff was the same as I met last year, Martin, Natascha, Marco and Frederico and again provided a great experience and made me fell very comfortable there. Their suggestions on the food and wines were excellent. One of my favorites is the truffle butter pasta which Natascha suggested with the lamb chops. Preparation was outstanding from texture to temperature. They all have a good nose for wines and can help pairings well. My thanks to them again and I look forward to my next visit there.