Blue Nile Restaurant

5 Carolyn Breit - 4 months ago

When you can’t eat any more pork knuckle or doner kebab, stop in to the Blue Nile for some delicious Ethiopian food. We ordered one of the kombination platters for 2 people plus an additional side of peas with cottage cheese. The portions are generous and we couldn’t exactly finish it all but we wanted to. The cocktails are very nice (planter’s punch and black baby) and the Ethiopian beers go perfectly with the meal. Definitely recommend this little spot off the beaten path for something delicious and different in Berlin!

5 Yaser Hammadi - a year ago

The portions are very generous and the food is tasty. No problems with the staff and they were very accommodating. Probably best to go with a friend or two to share meals together.

The location is also very good as it's close to U Hallesches Tor.

4 Mihal Rahman - 5 months ago

Decent food for a relatively high price. But definitely worth the experience.

We ordered a vegan shared platter and it arrived pretty much immediately - which gives the sense that the food is already prepped. Nonetheless, it tasted quite nice.

The restaurant setting itself is quite nice and especially a solid experience for building closer ties in larger groups.

3 Tobias Gehrke - 11 months ago

The food was ok but fair to say that I’ve had much better Ethiopian experiences elsewhere. The plate did not have as much variety as I wished it would have. Prices are good though

4 Md Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury - 4 months ago

Food is tasty. Tried roasted beef in stripes with Injera and it was good.

5 Fernanda Trancoso - 2 weeks ago

Super tasty, amazing service, great price!!

1 Imogen C - 4 years ago

Came here yesterday for a meal and was left highly frustrated by the overall experience. Me and my friend ordered a main meal each to which the waiter asked if we would be sharing and we replied yes. He said he would put it on a platter to facilitate sharing. To our surprise our food was ready within 5 minutes - planting the suspicion our food was far from freshly cooked. It didn’t take us long to realise that the combined platter we had been served with was not at all what we had ordered but rather whatever they felt like giving us.

The standard of service was far from attentive. At no point were we asked if we wanted additional drinks or to see a dessert menu. We were essentially left alone the entire time to decipher what we had been served, it certainly wasn’t what we ordered.

To top it all off when I asked the waiter if what we had been served was what we ordered he suddenly feigned an inability to understand us (despite perfect communication earlier). I proceeded to ask for the bill and was disappointed to see that we had indeed been charged for the food we ordered, not what we received.

I am upset that the restaurant felt it was okay to blatantly rip us off. Consequently I will not be returning or recommending to others.

As you can see from the photo the platter was not reflective of the standard portion size you would expect for two main meals, which were approximately 10€ each.