Even though it is not really Christmas yet, some people have already had their company Christmas parties – called Weihnachtsfeier in Germany. I had mine at at the Fleischerei (the Butcher’s), where – not surprisingly -  eating meat is the main focus of the restaurant. Located on the Schönhauser Allee, next door to the fast food restaurant White Trash, the butcher shop the Fleischerei is right up in the middle of lively Berlin Mitte. The cool thing about this place is that it used to actually be a butcher shop – which you can easily recognise by the old-school white tiling throughout the restaurant. Nevertheless, it is not a cold and undecorative restaurant. Complementing the butcher-esque style, the Fleischerei combines cosy candles, picture frames and thick drapery curtains with a classical déco. Which results in quite a posh, yet hip atmosphere.

Eating Steak at the Fleischerei

In this fashionable and cosy place, you can either get a small and romantic table in the corner or settle on one of the bigger tables, perfect for when dining at with a larger group of people. The Fleischerei also offers barstool-like seating arrangements that also make this place a comfortable location for lonesome city dwellers or business men and women to get their portion of freshly roasted meat. The kitchen at the Fleischerei is tucked away in a corner, yet open enough for the customers to see what is happening with their meat. The general assumption goes that a really good restaurant displays their methods of cooking and therefore has an open kitchen. The Fleischerei is definitely a good quality restaurant. On large chalkboards hanging all over the restaurant you can choose what kind of meat dish you will want to eat. They do dozens of cool meat interpretations and combinations – ranging from classical mushroom sauces to more adventurous combinations with fruit and vegatables. The main focus is on beef – good beef and great beef.

My personal dinner of the evening started off with a topinambur soup – which is quite a delicacy. Topinambur is the root of an artischoke and supposedly fabulously special. The soup turned out as a semi-thick cream coloured soup, drizzled with truffle oil to give it an extra twang. And oh my lord did that taste delicious. Definitely a great starter to a appetizing night. As a main dish, I had a medium-meets-well-done Argentinian steak, supplemented by sprouts with bacon and an interesting potatoe creation – all accompanied by a flavoursome classic red wine sauce. And to make things even ‘worse’, the dessert was a home-made Bratapfel creation with icecream and sweet marzipan filling. This was just a filling dish, that none of us managed to actually finish the dessert off. But delicious it was.

What Makes this Restaurant Fabulous?

• Déco, atmosphere and staff are pretty, friendly, cosy and yet very up to date and cool.
• The food, which is great classical meat with a culinary twist.
• Location: the Fleischerei is practically located for a nice dinner after work, or a meal after browsing through Berlin’s hot spots.

What Makes this Restaurant Less Fabulous?

• It is not the cheapest of restaurants, which is quite impossible with good-quality meat. However, still very affordable, just a bit more posh than your average eatery. Steaks start at 15 euros and you enjoy an elaborate dinner for 25 to 30 euros a person. Perfect for a special occasion and/ or a romantic dinner.

Where to go?

Fleischerei
Schönhauser Allee 8
10119 Berlin
030 50182117

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