Restaurant Potemkin - Berlin

Situated in a large, beautiful residential square, Potemkin has a large outdoor seating area with blankets and with heating. Large varied menu. Very good for breakfast. We had the Einstein breakfast between two. A good German Breakfast of meats, cheeses etc. Popular with locals and...visitors alike.

Three of us decided to visit Potemkin for coffee and a snack. Cappuccino and beers were good. We ordered two FlammKüchen one vegetarian, the other onion and bacon. Both. were excellent with just enough topping, and a thin, crispy biscuit-like base. As there were...only a few diners at lunchtime, service was very good. Other recent visits have orders for eggs, rissoles and FlammKuchen. All were of reasonable quality without being exceptional. Quantity was also very good. There is a cabinet of cakes which, although they look inviting, the taste is very commercial.

As the weather was scorching hot I want for a cold dish, the Salad Gagarin, which was tasty and plentiful. He accompanying bread bun was industrial but tasty too. A good beer fresh beer with it, efficient service and no problem paying with a credit...card. I left content.

In Schöneberg in Berlin is a most beautiful little park, Viktoria-Luise-Platz. It is named after Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, the daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Great-Grand daughter of Queen Victoria. Around the place are at least different cafés/restaurants. Potemkin is...one of them. Potemkin has been running for years and I have been there for both breakfasts and dinners, when in Berlin. Menu has been interesting, with a few Russian dishes and many different breakfast offers. Unfortunately Potemkin is about to get ruined by its not very skilled and but very unfriendly evening staff. Whether this as a reflection of a changed ownership or just greed, employing staff with limited skills, remain unclear. Next door to Potemkin is New Montevideo. As it is, New Montevideo is a better alternative when visiting Viktoria-Luise-Platz for a meal.

I went with a friend for breakfast and we ordered two of their complete breakfasts plus drinks, which was way too much food though it was very good. Bread basket, smoked salmon, eggs with bacon, sweet yogurt with sliced nuts, fruit and I think...some other goodies. I would order something less the next time around, but not because the quality was bad. This is a great place to go on a nice day.