Shipudei Berek

Delicious food, great service, pleasant surroundings.

Once a month my girlfriends and I go to a restaurant for a feast. This time we picked Berek. It was Monday afternoon so place wasn’t packed and it’s huge. I was surprised when I discovered whole other floor. Interior is simple and clean. I can’t complain:)
Huge star goes to the staff. The service is really nice, a little slow but once again it was Monday and we weren’t in rush so I couldn’t care less. All of the waiters were helpful and smiling. Checked on us a few time.
When it comes to the food. Unfortunately its just ok. Some things are good but nothing that I tried is driving me back there. Hummus was really good– smooth and tasty. We, as a group, also tried — 10 mezes, eggplant with tahini sauce and herbs, whole baked cauliflower, ISRAELI SALAD with fresh vegetable, fresh chicken shipud and liver shipud (which I didn’t try).
To be honest Hummus and cauliflower were the best things to eat there. Unfortunately meat was tasteless (there is only salt and pepper on the table) and all of those meze were just ok.
They have good selection of beverages. And we got shot of liquire on our way out.
I enjoyed being there more than eating there. It’s still good place to give it a try:)

I was there with Magda and some other girls that we meet with once a month.
The place is huge! Has a lot of space, although there is quite warm specially now when the temperature is high in the main area. We have orders quite a few things. Me and my friend had chicken livers with mezze (10) and cauliflower with tahini sauce, there was also baked eggplant, hummus and chicken.
When it all arrived I was impressed, the food looked beautiful. I can surely recommend mezze as they were delicious and very different from each other. Also the baked cauliflower was delicious but it is a huge portion and may be to big for one person.
The chicken livers — I must ad that I love liver so I try it different places — did not impress me. It was as a chef forgot to add any spices and even forgot about salt! On the plate we could see blood what in case of liver for me is quite repulsive.

I’ve now been there over three times with various friends. The cuisine is amazing and the pricing is quite reasonable. Service is hit or miss… but with food that good, I’m not too concerned. Get the Mezze with some meat and grille cauliflower. You can’t go wrong here.

My visit here was short but worth it as I wanted to check this new place. New in Warsaw since late 2015, oh, boy!, the street sign brings light and life to that street! Love it because is different from anything else in this communist architecture.
Comparing to Beirut (for example), the first might have special and unique options but the portions are quite small and there is no space to sit and be comfortable. In Berek its the opposite: different menu options but the service and atmosphere is much better.
Long story short, lovely atmosphere for a date, family or friends. You are warm, comfortable and the smell of the foods surrounds you. Honestly we just drop by for a quick chat so we only had Humus+bread and SAŁATKA FATTOUSH.
I plan to go back and try more fancy dishes!

I have mixed feelings about this place. Somehow it reminds me of this kind of places in Israel — those mezze, grilled lamb, pitot… Everything tasty and fresh. On the other hand you feel like you are in polish «Gospoda». And I was a little disappointed that they have gas grill instead of coal.
Israeli food is becoming very popular in Warsaw and competition is strong. And you must know that Berek is an Israeli cuisine restaurant — not Jewish.
Overall it’s a very nice place to meet with friends. I will come back.

Following my second visit to Berek I feel I need to add that last remaining star — because Berek deserves five stars, no questions asked.
We came here on Friday after making a reservation online. It was very, very simple — just log onto their website and it’ll take less than three minutes. Just state your name, what hour you’d like the table and how many people you’ll have in your party. You can also add comments (for instance «I dont want a table by the windows» or «I’d like to sit downstairs please») and the restaurant will confirm your reservation through a personalized email within a couple of hours. Perfect!
After my first visit to Berek I was slightly unhappy with their hummus because they used way too much tahini than I like — so this time we decided to focus on other dishes. Our picks of the night were: the lamb pizza, the lamb skewer, mezze, pita, rice with lentils and caramelized onions. We also ordered the skimmed milk with rose water-​thingy for the dessert but I didn’t even try it :)
The pizza was quite good with mint tahini sauce and parsley on top (what happened to the chili though? It was nowhere to be found), the mezze were excellent and the lamb skewer. Oh my god. Pure perfection!
All in all, we had a great time and I would be lying to myself if I didn’t grant Berek that final star. Can’t wait to go again!

Another middle-​eastern restaurant on ul. Jasna and quite similar menu with other restaurants, so what is the difference? The answer is service concept and the ambient of the restaurant.
The staff of the Berek deals with you from first time you enter to the restaurant till you leave (also in english). Also interior design is nice and spacious with open kitchen that’s a plus
You meet the first reflection of good service from restaurant when you order your meal, doesn’t matter what you order 5 different kinds of tasty mezze and pita welcomes your stomach.
I ordered lamb shipudim (skewer, szaszlik,şiş) which could be marinated more to become softer before grilling but also was ok
Drinks menu also meets your expectations, you may order draft książęce or bottle beers either adequate variety of wines
As my first impressions i really satisfied surely will visit again