Dinea

Cute restaurant in Galeria Kaufhof top floor.
Different varieties of food which is very well presented.
I decided on a limonade from many available varieties.
Great option if you want variety.

Veggie Diary: Salad Bar BLN

Great selection of vegetarian salads and fresh vegetable plates. If anyone knows of similar places in Berlin please, let me know. 5* self-service buffet!

DINEA restaurant is to find in Galeria Kaufhof shopping centre at the top (last floor). There is an interesting view from window on Alexander Platz (square)! Restaurant is very clean inside and buffets (salad + dessert) looks very good! I took delicious fried coal fish in a sauce with butter potatoes + vegetables dish and salad. Just to mention that's the recipe and it's common to put enough butter on potatoes. I prefer less greasy:) Tomato juice was good and service was very friendly. Price is averaged.

At the top of the over-the-top department store known as Galeria Kaufhof is a self service restaurant known as Dinea. Apparently in the old GDR days this was the biggest store in East Berlin. Well, its still huge - and I'm guessing the food is a LOT better now than it was then. And if thats the case.... oy.

So: Grab a tray, grab a plate and start piling on the goodies. Gotta say, it was really heavy on the veggies and carbs. I was in need of proteins, and without waiting in an epic line for one of the grill stations to serve me, choices were a tad limited. The chicken nuggets were surprisingly good, the meatballs decent, some spring rolls were crispy and delicious (yeah, I had some veggies there) and a half a salmon sandwich (with BUTTER?) was tasty, but the bread was a tad dry (stale even).

Verdict: Don't do this on a Saturday unless you have to. The crowds are re-cock-ulous, getting what you want is a pain, and the food that is out is just OK. 17,90 per kilo is pricy for what I'd call 'just so-so' food. Perhaps if I had had the fortitude to stand in line for the (slow) service stations I'd have been happier.