Riva Fish & Wine - Berlin

Only a word : the best... italian espresso coffee , Italian restaurant in Berlin , Italian hospitality. The fish is really fresh , arriving everyday from Sicily and the cuisine is excellent as if you stayed in Sicily. Furthermore the kindness of the owner and the passion he put in hosting you , will make you amazingly impressed. I hope to see you again as soon as

Excellent creative cooking, freshest food and fantastic Sicilian wines. This is our top recommendation for Mitte - you can experience the passion of the owners and the skills of the kitchen. This little trip to Sicily is well worth the extra Euro spent here. Fabrizio and Mimo - Thank you and keep up the good spirit!

My wife and I had spent a hour trying to find a decent place to eat that wasn't either pizza or traditional German food (which we love but were a bit over). We stumbled across Riva and thought we'd give it a chance. Best decision we made. It's a bit hipster, but the food wine and decor more than made up for it. I started with a selection of oysters which were fresh and sweet, then had the seafood pasta which was perfectly cooked and flavoured. My wife had the Burrata and green tea gnocchi balls that were sensational. The waiter was very attentive and spoke good English so was able to explain everything. We finished with a Gnudi Ricotta dessert that was light and wonderful. Thoroughly recommend this as somewhere to eat.

Great food and great service in a very nice atmosphere. Berlin needs more restaurants like this one.

Last night I decided to try the Riva Fish and Wine restaurant. Only open 3 weeks and it shows. The design of the small space is sleek and modern in shades of grey with touches of natural wood. The owners are from Sicily and the menu has Italian-influenced dishes as well as lots of fish choices. I ordered 3 raw oysters to start. And waited .... and waited. I thought they flew over to France to pick them up. The waitress came by and was extremely apologetic and gave me a free glass of wine for the trouble. I ordered grilled salmon and tomato salad as my side. Again, there was a very long wait for my meal and when it finally came - it was the wrong! They served me the tuna entree in error. More apologies from the owner and another glass of wine. The waitress came by again and apologized for mixing up the order. She insisted on a dessert on the house for the issue with the main course. Finally the correct entree arrived. The fish was cooked perfectly and it was accompanied by a small green salad. The tomato salad,consisting of red and green tomatoes, while quite festive, was tasteless. It was literally sliced tomatoes with nothing added. The waitress had the chef make a special dessert which was some sort of zabayone and chocolate. It was light and flavorful. They also brought me a coffee (soon my whole meal would be free). When the bill arrived the tuna entree was listed instead of the salmon so the waitress went back to correct it. Perhaps I was just the unlucky diner. Or the restaurant isn't in a groove yet and they are still working out all the kinks. The staff was very responsive to all the mix-ups and provided good service (which wouldn't happen if they were German). I come to Berlin frequently for work so I will try it again in a few months and see if the kinks have been ironed out.