Vegan
International
Buffet
Beer/Wine
German
Vegan restaurant serving gourmet cuisine using fresh seasonal produce. Booking is advised for weekends. Est. 2011 in a location near U2 Senefelder Platz. Open Wed-Sat 18:00-23:00, Sun 18:00-22:00.
191 Reviews
First Review by OandG
Tzandy
Points +55
Sehr gut mit Luft nach oben - Edit
Das Essen war sehr sehr lecker wenngleich die Portionen sehr klein sind.
Read moreService extrem freundlich aber seeeeehr langsam und es ging auch einiges an meinem und den Nachbartischen durcheinander (einige Gerichte wurden doppelt, andere gar nicht serviert/falsche Menüfolge...)
Im Vergleich mit anderen Restaurants der gleichen Kategorie ist es doch etwas teuer hier. Nichtsdestotrotz würde ich einen Besuch empfehlen weil die Küche sehr spezielle Gerichte zaubert, die man sich so nicht erwarten würde.
Pros: Gute Weine, Menü mit Weinbegleitung wählen!, Schönes Lokal, Nette Bedienung
Cons: Zeit einplanen, da Service etwas langsam, €€€
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The positive coach
Points +138
Tasty tasty tasty - Edit
This restaurant really does an excellent job at presenting and preparing some special recipes.
Read moreWe had the 3 course dinner and each course was packed with wonderful spices and really fresh ingredients.
I asked the kitchen personally for a recipe for the delicious cheese platter.....but the answer was a flat out ..."No". No biggie, another reason to go back.
The service was also very special and they were very attentive and playful, something I truly admire in service.
They even so kind to let my charge my phone behind the bar, even with a smile.
The atmosphere here topped our experience, cosy, lively and a nice seating arrangement.
Pros: Excellent service, tasty food, artistic food presentation
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stonkster
Points +24
Disappointing ending of a good dinner - Edit
The food was really good, rather small portions but great taste and quality. I probably would have given 4 stars until the moment we wanted to pay. We wanted split the bill but they only accept credit cards for amounts over 100€, ridiculous nowadays where you can even pay 1€ pretty much everywhere contactless. And secondly the waiter got super grumpy that he received „only“ a tip of 7%.
Read morehellvetika
Had the exact same response by the waiter when we visited the restaurant back in ~2015. Super rude!
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RodrigoSampaio
Points +46
Great vegan fine dining! - Edit
Food is always great and inventive (including wines and desserts), and the restaurant offers a fine dining experience that few vegan places do. Great to take non-vegans who think vegan places are always lower-end! Location is also great, one of the most beautiful streets in Berlin.
Read morePros: Fine dining experience, Food is inventive and super tasty, Desserts are also amazing
Cons: On the pricey side
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LolaNachtigall
Points +977
Fancy Food - Edit
If you are looking for fine-dinning, their food is delicious. The portions are just very small and it is pricey
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Tetraktys
Points +60
The very best - Edit
If you are looking for a fine-dining vegan restaurant, this one is the best in Berlin! Of course it costs more than the average restaurant. They also prepare gluten-free options, if you ask.
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uschiverena
Points +576
best fancy dinner ever! - Edit
If you are looking for an amazing fancy dinner (and saved a bit of cash) go to lucky leek and enjoy their 3- or 5-course dinners at the weekends! E P I C !
Read morePros: unbelievable delicious , super creative
Cons: expensive: 59€ for 5 courses but worth it!
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LizzieWest
Points +474
Amazing fine dining experience - Edit
Amazing time at lucky Leek. Quite pricey for Berlin but worth it. Each course was incredible. The truffle cheese on the cheese board blew my mind. One of the best cheeses I’ve ever tasted.
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SofiaS
Points +177
Excellent place - Edit
Very good meal, everything’s vegan. Good wine, great service. Definitely worth a visit while in Berlin
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Tiggy
Points +13798
Fine but not amazing - Edit
We had booked a nice dinner but I’m not sure I’m cut out for these fine-dining experiences. To be fair, we didn’t go hungry. I was unfortunately seated at an outdoor table on uneven paving, so my chair was rocking the night away uncomfortably, with nothing to be done. I’d have thought this would’ve been addressed by a posh restaurant like this. Food was beautifully prepared of course, and sometimes interesting, but not amazingly satisfying, particularly for the price. However each dish was good and the cheeseboard was a cut above.
Read morePros: Beautifully prepared food, Quality cheese board
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ThomasGordon
Points +16
Dogs aren’t welcome - Edit
They don’t accept dogs, neither inside not outside. The guy on the phone was very unpleasant
Read moreCons: Dogs aren’t allowed, even not on the Terrasse.
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Ewa
Points +96
Haute cuisine for herbivores - Edit
This is another confirmation what we have found in Lucky Leek as many before us did. Great, inventive, creative dishes with combinations of textures, kitchen techniques and tastes/flavours. Absolute bliss. We tried 2 menus and shared them as we wanted to taste everything available ;-) And recommend that approach. The highlights of the tasting were small dishes like upswing/ appetizer/ soup; the mains were great too; in our opinion the weekest point were desserts however they were innovative and tasty as well. We left completely happy and full so portion sizes were perfect for our stomachs. Tea was wonderful quality too.
Read morePros: innovative, sublime flavour combinations, worth the visit
Cons: pricey but again worth it
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deadpledge
Points +13257
Five Star Dining - Edit
I honestly thought I had already reviewed this place, which is criminal considering it's one of the best places I have ever dined in. Firstly, it is advisable to make sure you book well in advance and secondly expect expensive prices. Thirdly, it is value for money. When myself and my wife visited we ordered the 3 course menu (€35 pp) and were taken to our table and allocated our waiter for the duration of the meal, who was very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive to our every need. The food served was simply outstanding both in presentation and flavour and began with a selection of appetizers and soup. For mains we were served quite possibly best tomato risotto I have ever eaten. The flavours and textures within the dish were simply stunning. To finish we had cake with a selection of coulis and rhubarb sorbet, which again had such depth in flavour with so many textures and was a perfect end to the evening.
Read morePros: Fine Dining, Excellent staff, Decor
Cons: Expensive (but worth it...), Must book in advance (again worth it...)
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berrywilson82
Points +68
Brilliant Easter Menu - Edit
We visited Lucky Leek over the Easter period so opted for the 6 course Easter Menu with wine pairings. The food was delicious and the service was one the whole pretty good. I wasn’t a huge fan of the main course as it was very meat-substitute based, but maybe that’s just my taste - every other course was brilliant!!
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carolink
Points +349
fantastic vegan haute cuisine - Edit
Sehr liebevolle und geschmacklich originelle Zusammenstellungen. Jeder Teller ist ein Kunstwerk!
Read morePros: geschmacksexplosionen
Cons: teuer
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JaninaSophieKrügel
Points +38
amazing food - Edit
I enjoyed eating here so much, definitely worth the money.
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busybeeee
Points +59
fantastic place for special occasion - Edit
High level vegan food in fancy environment.
Read moreA must go to when you are visiting Berlin and a beautiful place for special occasions if you live near by.
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Tiest
Points +314
Fine dining - Edit
What can I say what hasn't been said in earlier reviews? Its expensive but well worth the money. If you want something special, go here! We went in summer, so we could sit outside, which was very nice. We had really nice staff as well. Would def return!
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OmanFK
Points +47
A league of its own! - Edit
Gourmet chef restaurant, and it's all vegan. Unbelievable, I know, but that's exactly what Lucky Leeks is.
Read moreThe food, which on weekend is confined to 3- or 5-course tasting menus only, was THE BEST VEGAN food I've ever tasted. Period, full stop.
The soup was creamy, a (complimentary) "cheese" ball was so delcious you could swear it was of cow-milk's cream, but, of course it isn't.
The main course, a "beef" serving with sauce... To die for.
And the deserts, assorted candies (including vegan vanillla ice-cream) and a platter of vegan-cheeses (*plural*, each with its own distinct flavor) on home-bakes bread... You can't get any better than that.
Pair it all with wines... Heaven!
And the staff, super professional, but *not* at the expanse of friendliness, they are both: friendly and prodessional.
The interior is modernly designed in good taste, nothing bothers you while you eat the best vegan food ever.
Being a gourmet restaurant means this is not a cheap place to eat out at, and couple it with a policy of "cash only for oeders undee 100 Euro" and you get a place to come celebrate a great life event.
But if you can affored the occasional "just shy of 100 Euro" couple's dine-out, Lucky Leeks IS the place to spens that money.
11-times-out-of-10.
Pros: No matter what you take, it's great, Friendly AND professional staff, Very good atmosphere
Cons: Expansive (par with chef restaurant)
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LeekCroCo
Points +34
Lovely, vegan fine dining, yay! - Edit
I went by myself and had the chef's menu. The staff was very attentive and it was a lovely meal. I had the best peppermint tea of my life. I liked the food a lot, but found it to be mushy with broad flavours when it came to the main dishes. it needed more crunch and flavour. But it was still quite good. I would love to return with a group of people.
Read morePros: location, food, service
Cons: flavours
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OferMekmal
Points +30
cool dinner - Edit
We enjoyed the dinner a lot
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DaniëlleRozeboom
Points +236
Great food, not so good service - Edit
We had dinner here on wednesday. We have been to this restaurant two times before and we always had a wonderful time with great food. The prices became much higher since our last visit. This time the food again was great, but the service did not match the price. The waiter was hurrying, Murmured incomprehensible and uninterested the dishes and the wines we received, and refused to show us the wines we received as part of the wine arangement (I had to come to the bar if I wanted to see them).
Read moreThe dished followed eachother in enormous speed, it was absolutely not relaxed. Water should be free next to a wine arrangement of € 27,00 but it was not...
Such a pity, because the food was amazing.. But for a bill of EUR 75 per person I would expect a more relaxed service with more understanding what the customer wants.
Pros: Good and amazing food, Good accompanying wines
Cons: Service is to hasty and uninterested, Price has become way too high
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kirbythevegan
Points +601
Unexpected surprise in Berlin - Edit
Traveling to Berlin, it was easy to find good vegan restaurants, and this one was amazing! You can choose between a set 5-course or 3-course menu and our group tried both to try everything. The food was delicious and inventive and had unique flavor combinations. Everything from the wonton soup to the homemade "cheese" raviolini to the peach cheesecake and coffee ice cream was great! Even the non vegan in our group liked it.
Read morePros: unique and creative , good flavors, good location and atmosphere
Cons: set menu- not guaranteed to like everything
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MrMesh
Points +24
All that glitters is not gold - Edit
Encouraged by the countless positive reviews for Lucky Leek, my partner and I booked a table for two to in the hope that we could enjoy a rare fine-dining vegan experience in Berlin. Unfortunately, fine-dining is what Lucky Leek would like to be, but falls short on a few critical points. We felt the following to be disappointing:
Read moreOdd ingredient combinations: some of the ingredients felt so mismatched that we couldn't really enjoy the dishes for what they were. I'm in no way opposed to fusion and though the ingredients alone are well cooked/prepared, they tended to clash in undesirable ways.
Table Water: everyone should have a basic right to free table water and in many countries consumers have a right to free water with a meal. The outright refusal of tap water is a deplorable practice that can only be described as racketeering. €5.20 just is not acceptable.
Food Intolerances: a restaurant at this level should either be able to cater to customers who have food intolerances or at least make provisions. This could include options to exclude certain ingredients or offering alternative dishes, or simply having an intolerance checkbox on the reservation page.
Pros: Food presentation and quality of ingredients, Desserts & cheeses (except the blue food dye used), Wine/beer selection
Cons: Refusal to serve tap water, Failure to be cater for intolerances, Overpriced for what it is
AMKNL
Tap water "like in many other countries"... Yepp, in countries, where customers order bottles of wine (especially Italy!) and not like in Germany just want to sip water because they can't actually afford to eat out.
Read moreThe drinks is actually where (in Germany) the money needs to be made to pay bills.
Or what would you do as a landlord if you came up and gave him a nice thank-you instaed of hard currency? Maybe he or she will accept a hand written poem,...
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Petesternz
Points +1447
Delicious fine dining experience!!! - Edit
I loved it. Keep in mind that choices are a bit limited, but everything is made that day. You can assemble what you wish from the 3 course or 5 course menu, and there is not as much choice as some like, but go with the flow - it's worth it. I didn't have anything I didn't like (no point discussing dishes - they will be different when you go). Every course was delicious, and service was super. The draft beer was also yummy. It's pricey - but it's fine dining - no more so than any non-vegan restaurant. I highly recommend if you are in Berlin.
Read morePros: Great service, Creative food
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berlinorama
Points +35
Make sure not to bring your dog! - Edit
I had not been to Lucky Leek for a couple of years, and I sadly cannot say anything about the food this time because we didn't get past the door. We had a dog with us and were told in a rude and condescending way that we could not come in with her. The last time we were there with 2 dogs so we didn't ask first when we reserved. Big mistake. It was my friend's 50th birthday so we were very disappointed, and it was too far to take the dog home and come back. The ban on dogs is only mentioned in the FAQs.
Read morePros: Excellent food, at least the last time I was there
Cons: No dogs allowed, Condescending man at the door
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vegantearoom
Points +309
Delicious Fine Dining - Edit
Finding a place that has fine dining as a vegan can be quite difficult but not in Berlin. Lucky Leek is as upscale as you can get. We even dressed fancy to visit, which seemed a bit silly when we got there and everyone was dressed in jeans and t-shirts. Oh well.
Read moreThe food was scrumptious. There were so many unusual flavours on one plate and we all appreciated the effort. Unfortunately we went for the cheaper 3-course option but were pleased to be surprised by a shot glass of pea soup and a spoonful of grilled tofu as a pre-appetiser that wasn't listed on the menu. It was gorgeous and presented beautifully.
The only complaint is that I would have loved to have choose from the menu which starter I had, which dessert and which main. I understand that the five-course meal be more expensive, but why the difference? It should be either one set menu with extra dishes for the five-course or a menu you can pick and choose from. I liked the sound of the five-course menu starter more than the three-course one but upgrading wasn't in our price range. Other than that I felt like Lucky Leek was well worth the money if you like fine dining.
Pros: Fine dining, delicious food, complex flavours
Cons: set menu, you get what you're given, expensive
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