BLOCK HOUSE Am Zoo Palast in Berlin

The food is good, the service is more than wonderful, and the preparation is amazing 🌸

I ate there with a friend on September 24th, 2024. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the quality, service and cleanliness of the restaurant. The portion sizes are now so small that even women can no longer feel full. I like the potato gratin, now only 150 gr., really not worth mentioning. The side dish should be enough for the meal, steak and when they ask for so much money, you can expect to be full!

The food was delicious 😋 The service is great The toilets are clean. Very recommended 👌 👍

As always, it's a real treat, I've been going there for many years for larger occasions (wedding anniversaries, big birthdays, etc.) and have never been disappointed. The staff is very friendly and prepared to answer questions without being abusive (worth mentioning today because it is no longer a standard) and the food is not only prepared in a reasonable time but is also of consistently high quality. The only thing that still upsets me is the price of a glass of water with lemon, especially when I'm there with children 🤣

We have been there three times with our kids and the service was always excellent. They make sure the kids are welcome - as soon as we sit, the kids get some crayons and toys). The food from the kids are the first to arrive. It is amazing! 🤩 The staff is always super friendly. The food is very good, but a bit pricey (4€ for a espresso). I definitely recommend to go there for lunch or dinner with your family.

A great steak restaurant! I went here with my mother and we both had a menu with steak, baked potato, garlic bread and salad. The steak was simply fantastic – perfectly cooked and incredibly tasty. The side dishes were also delicious. The price-performance ratio is absolutely right here. The service was friendly and quick, which made the experience even more enjoyable. All in all, a thoroughly successful visit – we’d love to come back!

Loved the services and the food was great too 😊😊

One more of this franchise, which due to its location in the Bikini shopping center, is very well located. The truth is that I have been to several of these places throughout Germany, and this is one more, the quality of their products and their cuisine is very acceptable. In this case, the personal treatment of the waiters fell short. It was distant, cold and out of place, Saturday night... okay but that's no reason. What was said improving this last point, recommended as always

We were out and about in Berlin late in the evening and wanted to eat something. On arrival we were warmly welcomed and escorted to a table of our choice. The menu offers a selection of appealing dishes. The very friendly and competent waiter made the visit to the Blockhaus much more valuable. The food was okay but only in combination with the service would we want to be a guest at the Blockhaus again if we were to choose a restaurant in the area. The food we ordered came quickly (15-20 minutes) and corresponded to the order placed. Overall, it was a nice and relaxed evening with great service and good food.

Friendly service, typical steakhouse atmosphere :) The food was good, unfortunately mine wasn't warm enough, but I recommend it!

Highly recommended! A super fine and tender piece of meat, and also a great pleasure, sharp cutlery :-). To top it all off, the service was very smooth and the price was quite reasonable. With a German beer it is a very tasty whole and worth repeating several times!

Block House fan for over 20 years - whether in Hamburg, Lübeck, Hanover, Braunschweig and also several times in Berlin! Never experienced a bad steak or bad service! Simply always good and to the point! Still fair at 28 euros for the rump steak!

Good steakhouse with very customer-oriented staff. Preserve the steak to the perfect degree of doneness. Highly recommended.

Absolutely top, from the service to the food. There is nothing to complain about and therefore deserves 5 stars everywhere. Salad, soup, meat, potatoes and also my passion fruit spritzer... everything was just very good!!

The BEST place to eat in Berlin if you ask me! Great food, great service and great atmosphere! If you're looking for quality, that's the place. 💕

Excellent steaks, generous portions, excellent service

Yesterday in Berlin at the zoo. Of course we hadn't reserved a seat, but we were offered a table very quickly. We were last here seven years ago. The food and service is exactly as we experienced it back then. Really great thumbs up here

Steak great, potatoes a bit dry and bread also a bit dry, the steak saved it and the good service and the pleasant ambience

Blockhouses is Blockhouse. There is no need to say more.

Food and ambience was great, friendly staff. We enjoyed it very much 😃

Had a dinner last Saturday, really great food if you are looking for steak this is one of the places you must visit.

Everything fine. If we're in Berlin again, we'd love to come back! Thanks so much!

I go here every once in a while. Great steakhouse. The food and service are impeccable!

Were here for dinner in the evening. We only had to wait a short time and got a table straight away. Very friendly waiter. One steak wasn't as ordered. It was exchanged for a new one without any problems and in a friendly manner and it was 100% in order. The quality is really okay for this price. The service was also very good. We will definitely come here to eat here again!

Everything is the finest, the prices are accordingly. My recommendation

The food is really good and, unlike many other restaurants, they get the level of doneness you ordered professionally. But the prices have also increased quite a bit.

Terrible service. Most of the staff is super unfriendly and aggressive. I have been twice and the second time I decided not to have dinner there. I arrived at 20:30 and both of the time a the same blonde young waitress came and told me aggressively that I cannot eat outside because because “I wear a jacket but the waitress do not and they get sick with the cold”. It was 28 degrees outside but was too tired to respond so I left. Hope the owner can hire friendlier and more qualified staff since this is recurring and bot normal. This place is defenetly to avoid.

This was our second time in Berlin and we ate there several times each time. Always got a place straight away, friendly staff. Top quality from salad to dessert. Very child-friendly, something I've never experienced before, you immediately feel welcome. Special praise goes to "our" waiter Jeff, he was very friendly and very attentive to our son (us too, of course) and made sure that there was no boredom and that the first hunger was satisfied as quickly as possible. Thanks for that! We will definitely be back, a visit is highly recommended!

I ate a delicious hamburger. They have treated me very well and quickly, all at a reasonable price. This restaurant chain is a sure value so that everyone is satisfied and happy.

Were there for lunch yesterday! Had the weekly dish. Very tasty, fresh, and nice staff. I can only recommend....!

Very warm welcome except too much waiting between the main course and the dessert order Only one server working and 3 others who remain at the counter while we wait to take our order for desserts for 25 minutes. very clean restaurant very good value for money Excellent meat and fries

Number one in meet! Whatever you choose, quality will be perfect

As always when we go to Block House, first class meat, very attentive staff and great service. Always an absolutely positive experience. We are and will remain loyal customers.

Great place for dinner and amazing service and attention by Ekrem. Ordered Mrs. Rumpsteak and rib-eye. it was so good, so tender. Salad was fresh and juicy. Apfelstrudel with vanilla ice cream is one of the best we eat ever. Enjoyed dinner a lot and thanks to chef and Ekrem.

I really enjoy eating here at least weekly. Compared to other Block House branches, this one is, in my opinion, the most appealing to me. Every service is polite and professional. I'm always offered my regular spot and they already know my order because I always eat the same thing - the T-bone steak. I was never disappointed with the quality of the food and that's rare for me. Even the salad is more than just a side dish and something you look forward to. I can't remember looking forward to a salad anywhere else.

Best Block House I have been to! Kudos for the super welcoming and friendly staff

Very friendly staff and super delicious food

As parents, we were very happy about how child-friendly the restaurant was! The service was extremely attentive and friendly. We have rarely felt so welcome with a baby and we would definitely like to come back and try the other dishes besides steak! Thanks!

One of the worst block houses I've eaten at. From the staff to the food my T-bone steak was tough, not edible.

The two of us went to Blockhouse and ate steak. Total €75 with side dish and drink. Overall, the food was good and tasty, but we're now getting to the point where we're sure we'll never eat there again. A woman sat alone next to our table and was flirted with by the waiter named Jeff while ordering. This continued while eating and waiting for the bill. When I asked the waiter about his way of serving us, which had previously been derogatory and not very polite (When my wife asked what salad dressings were available, he promptly replied with “Those are on the menu.”), he became disrespectful and asked what he hadn't done to us, what he had done to the lady next to us. Even when he actively mentioned his actions, there was no insight to be seen but rather an incredibly unreasonable manner. When I asked for the bill he left and cursed under his breath. I waited 15 minutes for the bill, which meant I had to speak to a waitress or the waitress manager. Only then did he come with the bill, which he miscalculated. We didn't even get a “nice evening” let alone a “goodbye”. I won't eat there again.

Great delicious lunch. Price performance ratio great. Nice and friendly staff. Always happy.

I've gone to Block House twice now just for the tartare, always delicious and extremely satisfied. Only the tartare could have 1 more slice of bread, unfortunately not everything fits on 2 slices.

I have eaten here with my family twice in a row, since the first time we ate wonderfully, and we prefer to make sure we eat good quality, quantity and better service. The price is high, but compared to the prices in Berlin, of similar restaurants, it is worth it. The waiter has been more than excellent, not only because he was efficient, he did everything possible to understand us through the language and any special requests, all with friendliness and good humor.

Food was tasty and filling. The steak was well seasoned.

I really enjoyed my lunch break here. Very good food, great service and a little “relaxation oasis” in the middle of Berlin.

We always stop there after visiting the zoo. The food and service is simply indescribably good. Went there again today. There is nothing to add to the review, as always everything is very good.

The food was very tasty and came relatively quickly. Unfortunately we didn't try the steak, but maybe another time. Before that there was a delicious salad with dressing. The price is really worth it. The employees were hardworking and friendly. A top restaurant! I would recommend it.

We came for lunch. In my opinion, the lunch menu should be offered without being asked and then available, which unfortunately wasn't the case here. Otherwise the service was good. However, the sirloin steak was delicious, as were the side dishes. Overall, it is a simply furnished but tasty steakhouse whose prices are a bit high. Overall 7.5/10 👍🏾

So well worth a visit the food is fantastic and really great value plus it’s so well situated. We left it a little late with our booking so next we’ll go a little earlier.

Steak was perfect as ordered "Medium Rare"

If you want to eat steak in Berkin, this is the right address. I advise

In a reasonably good location with a view of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in Berlin. Both rump steak and filet mignon without finesse and almost raw meat despite requests for medium. Our children took hamburgers. No bread for the burgers. Overpriced and also a waiter who seemed to have been denied his holiday. There should be at least 100 other restaurants in the area as better options if you are hungry.

Unbelievable price hike from a chain ‘restaurant’. Got 10x the quality of steak at an authentic Argentinian restaurant for steak at a cheaper price. Absolute capitalist joke !

A very nice restaurant. The staff was TOP! Kindness like that really puts you in a good mood. The food tasted very good (lamb and salmon). It was professionally prepared very well. Thank you

Perfect dinner night out! The waiter was super friendly and the food was amazing!!!! Nothing to complain. Just perfect food. We enjoyed it really much!

Very good T-bone! salad was nice too and the service was amazing, only thing is that they have no A/C and it is a bit hot to eat.

Beef, salads, potatoes everything were so tasty. will be visited again 👍

Good food but terrible service, the waitress was completely vulgar, we sat down and she preferred to serve people who arrived after us and left us waiting at the table for 15 minutes. She was an older blonde woman, who did not want to work, which actually leaves the restaurant's bad image . The gentleman waiter was honestly the best Good food but terrible service, the waitress was completely vulgar, we sat down and she preferred to serve the people who arrived after us and left us waiting at the table for 15 minutes. She was an older blonde woman, who didn't want to work, who actually left the restaurant in a bad light. The gentleman waiter was honestly the best.

This is a perfect Block House branch. The place is super spacious, and there's always a free table to get seated. The staff is helpful and friendly, and it doesn't take too long to get your food ready. It's a perfect location for a nice dinner, the food is outstanding and they also have one of the tastiest aperols in town. The best steaks and potatoes in town!

Food was very little but expensive The people were nice. I would still probably only go here on special days

It is preferred if you want to eat a nice steak in Berlin.

Fast and friendly service. Delicious meal.

Great place and great food . The staff was very kindly and they speaking english very well , thanks from Richi for being a good host .

For those of you who are from the UK, Block house is very similar to Miller&Carter. The photos are very red due to the awnings on the terrace being red. Which can hurt the eyes a little especially when the sun is shining.

First of all I come to the very positive!….The waiters = A1! But... a restaurant that serves champions from a can is very subterranean for me. You can't go wrong with schnitzel and fries... but the sauce with it also tasted really terrible. I'm still thinking about a second visit...

Very nice service; delicious salad; delicious rump steak... highly recommended!

As usual, excellent food and first-class service (only nice employees) in a good location. Some so-called top restaurants can learn something from this.

Jeg besøger altid Block House når jeg er i Hamborg og Berlin. Det sikre valg med en god salat, kort ventetid, altid god og smilende betjening. Kort og godt ‘value for money’. Dennegang var kartoffelgratin og stuved spinat ikke ordentlig varmt, derfor kun de 4 stjerner. Blev betjent af Tanja Köster, yderst opmærksom og serviceminded

Excellent restaurant with a friendly welcome, a beautiful terrace and fast and discreet service The food was simply delicious with excellent meat quality.

Here you can find the most popular blockhouse quality in the middle of Berlin. We were seated in a friendly manner and were able to eat in a relaxed manner. There is also a large outdoor terrace. Top atmosphere.

Block House is a chain but you can still eat very well here. The steak was really good here and the service was also impressive

Very good food with great service

The friendliness of the staff was MEGA Unfortunately the food wasn't great Quality of steak poor You're happy to pay more for quality but that was really sad... The burger was dry and the toppings were poor The side dishes were too few and didn't taste like anything... But the employees in this store are worth their weight in gold🤗

Food was ok, but we waited forever - even though it was still literally empty. I think over 30 minutes for an almost empty restaurant is really beyond the norm. The waitress was also rather distracted/disinterested and put everything down without saying a word. We had to wait quite a bit to pay and at some point we asked a second time - for which we had to go to the reception ourselves because no one responded to us. I really appreciate Block House and have always had good experiences - the food tastes good and the quality is right, and today it was delicious in itself. But the waiting and consistent ignoring really "annoyed" us at some point today.

My wife and I were very impressed today by the friendliness and helpfulness of the Blockhouse Zoo/Bikini team led by Bastian. As a wheelchair user, I need help and am naturally sensitive. Everything was right and the food was great too - thank you! Hans Gehrung von Aderkas

Price-performance was ok. But I've eaten better steaks. Cooking level medium was on point, but the meat had tendons and was a bit tough. The buyer was simply unlucky. Service very friendly and competent. The ambience is appealing according to this location.

No more turkey steaks without justification

Block House is a good quality steakhouse in Berlin. I tried rib-eye and grilled with juicy and delicious taste.

Delicious food here. Nice staff, but they seem rushed, as if the next customer is already waiting. The food is also good!

Atmosphere like a typical American steakhouse... Great meat! Great grilled! Service was friendly and professional (it's rare to find both at the same time) and was even able to convey the mishap with a defective espresso machine in an acceptable manner.

Very good customer service. Shows a lot of patience with difficult customers

As usual, very warm, also to children. The food is fresh and tasty. Prices could go down again, but you can treat yourself.

Typical block house, If you want a steak, you know you can't go wrong here. The steak was delicious, as always. The service at reception was very friendly, the waiter himself was a bit quick, which might be appropriate when eating during the lunch break, but is rather inappropriate in the evening, considering that the food isn't cheap either.

I really liked this branch of the restaurant. The food was of a very high quality and all dishes were fresh and tasty. The service was quick, friendly and accommodating. I can recommend this restaurant for lovers of delicious, juicy steaks.

Flabby fries, which were replaced with even limp fries upon request. Steak was edible but nothing special.

Block house is a delicious restaurant. Luckily we got a seat straight away as there is always a huge queue. The steak was very juicy. Otherwise, the waiter and the host were also nice. I would like to recommend everyone to enjoy the evening, then please visit the Blockhouse.

Food was okay, and the serving bad. Also they asked us to pay more than the receipt. They said the machine was not working, so i could not see the total amount.

T-bone steak!! ...I won't say anything more!

The steak is very tasty, even big + served with a fresh salad and baked potatoes 30-35€ But the service was very disappointing, they communicated through force, and rolled their eyes. Although we did not ask for such a thing. The food is definitely good, but the service was disappointing.

מסעדת בשרים טובה, לא זולה, מחיר מעל הממוצע של מסעדה ברחוב, יש דילים הכוללים סלט, תפוח אדמה אפוי, לחם שום וסוג בשר שאתם בוחרים ולפי זה עלות הדיל, כמובן שיש אפשרות לבחור מנות ללא הדיל, שירות מהיר אפילו מעט מלחיץ ונותן הרגשה שתאכלו ותלכו..

+Wifi is free for 2 hours. +The service is competent and attentive +quiet atmosphere +Food perfect -Salad bar is not self-service -The chef should not comment on the guest's order if it is an open kitchen. I ordered my steak medium well. He says "there's no such thing as medium well, either well or medium" in an annoyed tone, which, with all the love, is complete nonsense (steak was delicious, but I don't see why I should behave like that when I'm eating somewhere am, please don't express negativity near guests in the future, it's like kryptonite for the ambience experienced) Here are the common terms for steak doneness, ordered from least to most done: Rare – The steak is raw to almost raw on the inside. Medium Rare – The steak is pink inside with a red center. Medium – The steak is pink throughout. Medium Well – The steak has just a hint of pink in the center. Well Done – The steak is brown throughout, with no pink parts. So when you say "medium well" that's technically correct and more specific than just "medium" or "well done". He should therefore avoid unnecessary fussing about the Open Kitchen Pass in the future, because all that shines about this behavior is his half-knowledge. Otherwise, as I said, delicious and a positive experience. However, I would like to put together my own salad, just like you would at a steakhouse, and the receptionists came across as a bit bossy, in contrast to the service, who was top notch.

Nice restaurant , good for steak, centrally located. Derive is very quick and efficient.

Haven't been to the Block House for a long time. In the early afternoon it wasn't very busy anymore, the service was a bit slow, there had probably been a lot to do beforehand. The food we ordered came in a short time and was of good quality. The kitchen's years of experience in preparing meat were clearly noticeable. Yummy! 😋 The portions were large enough so that we were full and satisfied after eating. Always happy.

Good service, good food. Prices are high, of course, but top quality.

Thank you, meat was juicy, beer cold, very good service!

Rather below average experience. The meat was a bit sour. I asked for medium- well done but it was quite rare in the middle and I left most of the meat. The waiter could have been a bit more friendly. No smile whatsoever. He gave us the menu in German knowing that we couldn't understand German. Another waiter came to give us the English version later. When it came to paying for the bill, I was about to pay but the first waiter was like 'is that what you are going to pay?' . So I was confused and I said the bill is what I'll be paying. But he asked me again. Then I understood that he wanted me to pay a tip. So I asked how much tip? He said that I can pay whatever. So I ended up being coerced into paying for the 10% tip even though it isn't mandatory in Germany. Overall, not the best experience. Not too bad, but not excellent either. Very average steakhouse let down by lacklustre service.

If you want to eat classic American meat, there are all kinds of meat. 5 of us went here and ate different types of meat, all of them were delicious and juicy. The french fries were fresh and crispy. Unfortunately, we had no room for dessert, but I recommend it as it is decent, clean, suitable for families and in a central location.

5 stars are still not enough. First of all, a big compliment to our waitress Ms. Conny (02/20/24 approx. 8:00 p.m.), what great service and super friendly even though I made a small mistake with my order. It was uncomfortable for me, but it didn't bother her at all and asked me several times afterwards whether everything was okay. As usual, the food in the log cabin is wonderful, the salad was like fresh from the field and the meat is simply delicious. I particularly liked the atmosphere in this branch; it will now be our tradition to dine there when we are in Berlin again. Goodbye, see you next time. Greetings N.P.

This time a bit inattentive, but the food was again gigantic.

A huge compliment to how well this restaurant is organized. The entire staff is very attentive, friendly and quick. The food is always very fresh, tasty and the portion is just right. Keep it up, we'll always be happy to come back. Kind regards ☺️