Ute L.
Yelp
Rustic, cozy restaurant right next to the Koepenick castle serving traditional Berliner dishes at very reasonable prices. Add outdoor seating, friendly service and micro-brews on tap, you can't go wrong. The Ratskeller is a basement under the civil hall complete with wooden tables, stained glass windows and Gothic ceilings.
My parents and I came here for dinner midweek and everyone raved at how delicious their food was. My mom went healthy with a garden salad topped with fresh fruit, grilled chicken and raspberry vinaigrette.
My dad chose the pork goulash in beer sauce with red cabbage and bread dumplings. The dumplings were fantastic, first steamed then sautéed crispy, awesome, a meal in itself.
The BF chose the beef Sauerbraten in red wine sauce, smoky potato mash and red cabbage. The roast was so tender he was able to fork-shred it.
Finally, there are three vegetarian dishes on the menu (somewhat non-German but to my delight) but I chose the Koepenicker Doppeldecker, which was 2 crispy potato roesti (hash browns) topped with graved salmon. The salmon was so tender it melted like butter on the tongue. Awesome dish as well.
If you'd like to get out of the city center, especially the show-offy and touristy Kurfuerstendamm Area, and eat where the locals eat, this is worth a half hour trip on the S-Bahn. I guarantee it.