Al Dente - Berlin

Situated just around the corner from our accommodations, this wonderful Italian restaurant was warm, welcoming and inviting! We dined here on two occasions during our stay, once with our teenagers who enjoyed pizza perfection! The staff were attentive, and when asked provided an english/italian menu for us. Their wine selection was broad enough to accommodate even the budget conscious diner. We allowed our server to make a recommendation, and both times were very pleased with the selection. Besides the pizza selections, their menu included seafood, meats, and hearty vegetables all with distinctive Italian flavor. Wonderfully relaxed setting, even though it is situated on a busy Strasse. Molto Bene!

I visit here once a year with 18-20 study abroad students. Afrim makes sure we have a great group experience. The atmosphere is perfect and the food is wonderful. I usually get either lasagna or shrimp scampi. Students were very happy with the meal. Easy to get to on the M4 tram.

After having a long walk through the city of Berlin we came back to our neighbourhood almost at 10 PM. We didn´t know any restaurant there and were hungry and tired. So, we saw this restaurant near tram stop Hufelandstreet at Greifenwalder Street and went there.The night was warm and we could sit outside. Service was polite but quick - we got our aperitive drinks so we could choose main course and wine for it in no hurry. We got big green salad beforehand and it too was tasty with light oily dressing. Then we ate grilled calf liver with asparagus and potatos. Really delicious! We have ordered liver in many restaurants but quite many times had a disappointment - here it was extremely good. Allthough have not yet tested other dishes in this restaurant we can recommend it for anyone visiting Berlin.

Having had a rather disastrous start to the evening by leaving a purse on the tram our waiter at Al Dente saved the night! We arrived after 10pm which having worked in hospitality myself I know is not particularly favoured by waiters or chefs, however when he found out what had happened he pulled out all the stops to turn our night around!

We visited as a party of six (and a little one!). The service was faultless, the food was outstanding, especially the pumpkin gnocchi which was mouth watering. The price was also very reasonable compared to other restaurants we visited. Easy to recommend.