Mio - Berlin

We were in Berlin for 2 nights, staying in Alexanderplatz and came upon this gem of a restaurant after visiting the TV tower (it is situated right beside it). As we love Italian food and had already samples currywurst etc (which was yummy by the way - I was pleasantly surprised!) we decided we would like some pasta or pizza. This restaurant had an impressive outside seating area as many do in Berlin, and had a very friendly relaxed atmosphere. After ordering our food, bread and oils were placed on our table. Prices were very reasonable with a main course costing around or just under 10€. The food was truly gorgeous! My husband got scampi pasta and I had a margarita pizza. The pizza was so flavoursome and very light - just like we had in Italy. My husband was very impressed with his pasta too. Drinks were also very reasonably priced and they have all the usual fare - beers, wines,spirits and cocktails. I asked for an aperol spritz which was not on the menu and they made it for me without any fuss whatsoever. We highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for some beautiful food with a friendly relaxed atmosphere.

MIO was a restaurant we visited last year and had a great time and so on our latest holiday to Berlin we couldn't wait to go here again.This restaurant looks cool especially at night when illuminated,a modern restaurant with great decor and furnishings and an awesome outside terrace ,it's location under the Fernsehturm ( Berlin TV Tower ) is spectacular,this really is one cool place to visit.We were here on a Monday afternoon and Mio was just starting to get busy,we took a table outside were a very pleasant member of staff took our order of a couple of beers and we opted to have that most German of beers namely Warsteiner and these beers were served freezing cold and we just chilled out and soaked up the great vibe in this busy and popular restaurant. The beer was superb and although on this visit I cannot comment on the meals as we were only here for drinks but I have ate here before and the meals are pretty good especially the pizza menu.We really enjoyed our beers in here before we moved on and as on every other visit to here we had a great time. Mio is really easy to locate on Panoramastraße,directly under the tower.Opening hours are;Monday to Sunday,10am till very late. A cool restaurant and bar and well worth checking out.

The evening was pleasant so we sat outside. The service was good, however the food not that great. I love spaghetti a la carbonara and order it every time I see it. This order had no egg, which might have been okay if there was a creamy sauce, but it was like eating barely flavored spaghetti. The ham was thin and skimpy. Not recommended.

The food was average. The outside seating area was nice, cool, and quiet. The service was not bad until the waiter asked us for tip when he presented the bill. We would have tipped but left a much smaller tip because he asked for it.

We (me, husband, two kids) decieded to go to MIO, out of the blue and very hungry. Service was quite quick and ok polite. We ordered two pepperoni pizzas, nachos and a plate of jalapeno poppers, wings etc. to share. Onion rings were very dry, nachos too. Pizza was ok - not bad but nothing special. The place is very well located but just a typical tourist trap.