Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Thai
Asian
Vietnamese

Southeast Asian dishes featuring tofu, seitan, and spices. Relaxed setting, in a location close to some of the main sights such as the Brandenburg Gate, since the 2000s. Reported closed March 2023.


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134 Reviews

First Review by A.Z.P.

Hilmoon

Points +1139

Vegan
11 Jun 2019

$ Meh $

Oops! We looked at the number of reviews instead of the quality. Food was boring, service was mediocre (at best) and the experience was EXPENSIVE. Our lunch bill was € 40 for water, one salad and two pad thais. Not impressed.

s_k_

Points +616

Vegetarian
10 May 2019

decent option

This is a perfectly decent place, but nothing exceptional. If you're in the area and looking for veg, and tasting East Asian food, this is pretty decent: you'll be handed a giant menu of photographs and get to pick from numerous options. The owner/staff were solicitous and pleasant (a bit overly so: when I walked in, they rushed to inform me it wasn't an Indian restaurant, as if they were expecting me to immediately turn around and leave).

Pros: numerous options, decent food

Cons: nothing special

whydoineedausername

Points +16

Vegan
05 May 2019

Meh

Staff was not friendly and the food was just fine. Overpriced, even charged 3€ for water

Cons: Food was just fine

cwhite

Points +191

Vegetarian
26 Apr 2019

Fine option

It was fine. Nothing really noteworthy. I ordered yellow curry and my daughter ordered pad Thai.

YasminSaad

Points +67

Vegan
16 Apr 2019

Lovely food but service was rude

Walked in and menus were dumped into my arms before I had gotten to my table.
The service was just very unpleasant and unprofessional the whole experience. It was almost as if she was annoyed that we were there.
However the food was lovely and very good for your non vegan friends.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Picture menu

Cons: Really poor quality service

AlexBuckley

Points +36

Vegan
02 Apr 2019

Nice surprise

After a day at the Berlin Zoo and a visit to the Holocaust memorial my partner and I were looking for somewhere to go for a vegan meal and after some unsuccessful searching of the nearby area we found this lovely venue. The staff were really friendly and attentive and the food was delicious. The only thing I would say that could be improved is it was very, very quiet, they did put some background music on halfway through but before they it felt almost rude to talk to my partner as it was so silent.

LucyStafford

Points +36

Vegan
25 Mar 2019

Delicious!

Many vegan options and clear menu, also has gluten free options. Really nice Pad Thai. Wheelchair accessible with toilet.

Rinnekin

Points +117

Vegan
24 Mar 2019

Bland food, robotic service

Following the good reviews here on Happy Cow we went for lunch on Sunday.
We ordered two pad thais, one vegan and one vegetarian, as well as a papaya salad.
All of the dishes were incredibly bland and the waitress hardly made eye contact, no smile.
I cannot recommend this place at all. Don‘t go!

Fang

Points +321

Vegan
04 Mar 2019

Happy surprise

When you look at the Samadhi menu, you don't expect great food. It's one of those restaurants that offers pages and pages of dishes, from Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan. As it turned out, we had a beautifully prepared meal of Singapore Noodles and Congee. And it arrived in record time. Well worth a visit.

Pros: Good food. , Very fast service. , Generous portions.

Cons: None.

lisapenney

Points +28

Vegan
09 Feb 2019

Lush

I had a vegan pad Thai, super easy to order vegan, the waitress asked if I wanted it vegan before I even started to ask. It was yummy, a very big portion and the menu had so many options it was hard to choose! I got the pad Thai and a Diet Coke and altogether it came to €15 which I think is pretty good! The food was also really fresh and was quick to come out. Would defiantly recommend.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Photos of each dish , Fresh food

JonathanBrazil

Points +52

Vegan
02 Feb 2019

Delicious

I had number 36 and it was delicious and filling (it was a lemongrass soup thing). Super Fast service, like our meals were out before I figured out how to connect to wifi fast (although we came at an off peak time and were the only customers!) Highly recommend. Prices around 10-12 euro for a main dish.

Pros: Fast service, Mostly vegan

midorigreen

Points +363

Vegan
07 Jan 2019

Big portions

We ordered 3 dishes to share and struggled to finish. Main dishes are generally over €10 but you get plenty of tasty food for your money. Staff very pleasant.

BryonyHooper

Points +342

Vegan
31 Dec 2018

Good food

This place serves very good food. There was a slight misunderstanding on one dish, we ordered the pad Thai, was unsure if it came with egg so asked for it without, but it came with! Weird ambiance, we had a whole room to the 6 of us out of them main room but over all very good food and would recommend.

vdecoster

Points +40

Vegan
12 Dec 2018

Très bien

Nous avons été très bien reçu et les plats étaient très raffinés avec options Vegan. Merci.

CoraBossuet

Points +506

Vegan
03 Nov 2018

Super restaurant

Très bon restaurant asiatique proche des lieux touristique, les plats sont savoureux et epicés, le personnel vraiment sympathique, et gros bonus: en plus de la carte est fournis un petit classeur avec les photos des plats pour bien les visualiser!

Pros: Classeur avec les photos, Prix corrects, Personnel sympathique

maxlyn

Points +49

Vegan
01 Nov 2018

Charged for tap water

Overpriced and disappointing. They charge over €6 for 2 spring rolls (starter) The cold noodle salad dish was very mediocre, soggy, vinegary, and not very large- about €7. And they charged €1.50 for a small glass of tap water. Disappointed with my experience here.

Cons: Expensive , Charged for tap water, Mediocre

Alih

Points +28

Vegan
31 Oct 2018

Delicious vegan food!

I had a delicious noodle bowl and was very happy! Reasonable price in comparison to other places I've been. Generous serving size! Nice restaurant inside :)

evan123

Points +147

Vegetarian
03 Oct 2018

Very limited accomodation for gluten free


We ate here and the food was fine for most of our group, but there are very limited gluten free options and the gluten free food had no taste. We found that the solution to making meals gluten free is to remove soy sauce and any other prepared sauces that had soy sauce, with only salt and sugar offered as “spices”. This might account for the few comments below about food not having any taste.

Pros: All vegetarian with many vegan options

Cons: Not a good choice for gluten free

KimmyVegan

Points +108

Vegan
30 Sep 2018

Disappointing

My Thai curry needed more flavour so I kept adding soy sauce, and my husband’s, although tasty, had old aubergine.

Pros: There’s a photo menu, They accept card payments

Cons: Not that tasty, Quite pricey

Prapich

Points +112

Vegan
27 Aug 2018

Good food

They call themselves "vegan restaurant" but be careful, though most of the dishes are vegan, some are not (but I found it was clearly mentioned). The menu is huge and you have a small book with the pictures of all the dishes to help you. We had some crispy corn starter that was perfectly cooked and spiced. Then we tried two different dishes based on vegetables and tofu. The portions are really big (I couldn't finish my rice though I always try to finish my plate) and the seasonig was fine.

Pros: Lots of choices, Fast service

Cons: English is not well spoken

nicM

Points +77

Vegan
26 Aug 2018

Frisch, lecker und asiatisch😄

Fast alles vegan, einige wenige vegetarische Gerichte (mit Ei), auf Wunsch aber auch diese vegan. Sehr schnelle Zubereitung, trotzdem gut. Für 12,90 pro Portion durchaus große Portionen, die man sich auch teilen kann. Der Seitan schmeckt fast wie Ente, unbedingt so ein Gericht probieren (nachfragen, aus den Menues selbst nicht ersichtlich)

Pros: Große Portionen, Auf wunsch alles vegan, Bio-Tofu

wyrd

Points +3361

Vegan
18 Aug 2018

so and so

I had lunch at Samadhi and had the algae salad and the rice noodles with spring rolls. The salad was watery and not particularly rich. The noodles were good, but unfortunately the soy sauce was spicy and I don't particularly enjoy spicy food... maybe I didn't order the right dishes, but Samadhi didn't make me want to go back. Three stars from me!

Cons: the algae salad is forgettable

MatildeBrixLajer

Points +141

Vegan
18 Aug 2018

Delicious, but expensive

We were three people going, and the food game really quickly - even before the beverages arrived. The taste was good, but food was very oily. A little expensive, but nice to find vegan food in this area

Pros: Fast, Good taste

Cons: Expensive, Oily

PascaleRadi

Points +223

Vegan
12 Aug 2018

Disappointing.

Came here for dinner, the menu is very confusing, some pages state most things can be made vegan and then have a V next to the items that are vegan and some pages say [non vegan] next to them, could make such a easier system. I was very scared to order something incase i got something not vegan. I asked the staff but no one could understand me so I ordered one of the items that said vegan next to it.
It was called Gebratener Curryreis, and boy was it tasteless. Rice with vegetables and tofu. it just tasted like plain rice, I added a ton of chilli sauce that was sitting on the table (I finished the jar).
The restaurant was completely empty with just me in a very large space, The staff sat on the table next to me talking very loudly my entire meal.
I would avoid here because there is a high chance of vegans getting non vegan meals and it was a very dull experience.

Has- Card Payments, Indoor & Outdoor Seating.
Doesn't Have- Music, WiFi

Cons: Tasteless, No WiFi., Confusing Menu

terka1289

Points +31

Vegetarian
31 Jul 2018

Vegan, veggie nice restaurant in middle of Berlin

Very close to center, cute place. Nice staff who doesnt speak english too well. Food very good, a bit expensive (but for the fact that its center its perfect). Outside and inside sitting possible.

Pros: Lots of vegan, veggie options, In center

Cons: Bit expensive

MatildaN

Points +567

Vegan
27 Jul 2018

Great food, central location

We went here after visiting the Brandenburger Tor and the holocaust memorial as there aren’t very many restaurants with vegan options nearby. The service was a bit slow but the rice noodle salad with tofu tasted great. I’d say it’s a bit pricey, but the portions were generous!

Pros: Many vegan options, Location, Tasty food

Cons: A bit pricey , Slow service

VegSebastian

Points +70

Vegan
17 Jul 2018

Great for vegans

We ate here twice during our trip and loved it both times. Our favorites were the pineapple curry and the seaweed salad. The staff is very kind and attentive.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Very nice staff , Fresh ingredients




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