Bar Tausend

This place was great! No sign, no door handle just a dark door with a doorbell. $15 cover. Had burlesque dancers and the atmosphere was super fun! Great service also.

A very nice bar and for sure worth an experience. The interior is beautiful.

I had an amazing Gin Basil Smash. Very good, one of the best I have ever had!

The price is quite expensive. 14€ for one cocktail.
Also at some point the music got very loud and it was not possible to talk anymore.

I really liked this place!! The secret door, good food and the service was super friendly! It does remind me of a speakeasy, but for me that's part of what makes it fun.. The fact that the food was great!! Wow! I'll definitely go back! I've gone to places all over the world like this and this is one of the best!! Yeah the smoke did suck a little but we were in the restaurant!

Cool spot, warm reception...neat theme. Then not so cool. The crowd is super see-and-be-seen. Very NYC. Cocktail was fine, though the mean guy at the bar hitting on me? Couldn't get rid of him, and the bartender was zero help.

I meander into the restaurant room to explore, and a waiter hands me a glass of wine. I mean, ok! But boy did he then head straight to my bartender when my back was turned and make sure a 14 euro glass of wine I didn't order was added to my bill. Gross. 14!

Meanwhile the manager wandering around schmoozing all night never once comes over. Guess a single gal sitting at the bar isn't worth his time. Again, gross.

It's worth a visit, albeit it's hip and poorly managed. I left angry, but in a group? Maybe better. But check your receipt, would be my advice.

Cool enough location, but quite douchey... they're trying to be a bit too cool. We went here for dinner (10 people) and the bill was just under €1000, so appropriate name. Our sever admitted she was new, and we were understanding of that. But wow. Totally incompetent. Some of the highlights include refusing to bring us an extra wine glass, not knowing any of the drinks on the drink list despite us mentioning the name of the drink we like to order. She also didn't explain what any of the food they brought from our set menu was, so it was a bit mysterious as to what each thing was. I asked another server a couple of questions and he was very knowledgeable and helpful and funny. The food was quite good and it €55 a person, was reasonable. The next things were OK but quite small. We also got yelled at for trying to take a group picture. You're not berghain... drop the attitude. And yes despite the terrible service we still gave a hell of a tip...

Bad service - the waitress spent more time talking to her friend at the bar than coming to take our order. Average cocktails. 10€ entry. Cool location makes up for it somewhat. Perhaps the only reason why anyone goes there's?

Nice enough place. Good design, staff is cute-ish. Sure, the drinks are expensive but that kind of goes with the classy speakeasy atmosphere I guess. Bit of a corporate crowd tbh. Used to be cooler, still pretty cool.

This is a five star DB club bar lounge. If you love DB clubs, and you are a DB yourself, you'd love this spot. However, if you're over being a DB don't go here. It is like any Hollywood crappy club, except it's far less ventilated. Smoke permeates the air more than at the penny slots in Vegas.

The drinks are terrible too. I had two different drinks before I couldn't stand it anymore.

Smoke and no ventilation
Smug atmosphere
Crappy techno
Terrible drinks
Drinks cost as much as they do in Manhattan, which is a crime in Berlin
Reserved tables
Reserved bar seating
$10 Euro cover price
Just not good

If you come here and the sign on the door says "We're closed," don't worry. Just knock. Whoever answers the door will say, "Sorry we're close" and all you have to say is to repeat "But I want to come in" a couple of times before they'll let you in.

Modeled after a speak easy establishment, this bar took place in an abandoned train tunnel. The decor is very black and very shiny. The menu consists of delivious craft cocktails, as I was told, but I only ordered a virgin drink. There's also a restaurant in the kitchen but it's closed at night.

This a cool place to visit while you're in East Berlin. Prices are comparable to US bars.

It is almost impossible to describe Bar Tausend. Except, it was an experience...
We were led here by the hipster travel guides and the whispers of 'cocktail perfection'. We wandered around a while before deciding to take a chance on one of the completely unmarked metal doors we found under a railway bridge. We rang the buzzer and a hatch in the door slid open. We were in the right place! Ushered inside by the eccentric be-speckled doorman, we paid our €7 entry and took our coats to the cloakroom. We were then led inside the bar.
The interior was slick, black and very, very cool. Fitted into the railway arches the mirrored ceiling 'scales' reflected the epic glowing bar and the giant 'sun' at the far end of the room. It was super dark but in a nicy edgy way. It never felt like it was trying too hard, and we were very comfortable.
We took a seat and quickly one of the bar staff came to take our order. We did not try the food, so I can not comment on the restaurant. The drinks however were gorgeous; well crafted, interesting cocktails with delicious ingredients. The staff were super attentive without being annoying, and we were treated to a funky cellist playing an interesting mix of songs.
The crowd inside were the most interesting part of the evening. There were overdressed women on their own, clearly looking for something special. Suited businessmen, some with much younger ladies. Groups of young, well dressed hipsters. You name it, they were there. As the evening progressed, we began to feel a little like we were in the middle of a secret society. That at midnight the crowd would become bloodsucking vampires and we their meal. We left at 11.55.