This place is pretty cool actually... after a bit of faffing around out in the cold we eventually found the entrance to this place cloaked in the corner of a car park behind a garage called Pitstop... The entrance to the bar is odd in itself. It's very dark in there with only subdued lighting provided by numerous hanging illuminous portuguese-men-of-war. There is a desk to drop off coats and bags and then you hop in a glass elevator running up the side of the building to the 16th floor as the Berlin skyline reveals itself.
We sat up to the cocktail bar in the corner to afford a nice view over West Berlin and perused the extensive menu before ordering a Salfizz and a Moscow Mule. I could taste everything in my mule (lime, ginger and even the few thin slices of cucumber) except the vodka so I was pleased with my choice as I think this is a sign of a good, well-balanced cocktail - No flavour overpowers any other.
Realising I hadn't had any dinner we moved across to the restaurant section. The menu was small and mostly German except for the special they offer on Sunday and Monday nights which I plumped for, Mama's Bolognese. haha! It was superb though as was the walnut and leaf salad drizzled with a lovely balsamic dressing. I discovered a new beer that I like as well - Warsteiner so I'll be looking out for that from now on.
After dinner we made our way up the spiral staircase to the lounge which is filed with black leather sofas and swinging leather seats suspended from the ceiling. The design of the furniture means that you have to almost lie down and slouch rather than sit. We were lucky enough to get on the swinging double seat looking out over East Berlin and the Fernsehturm which was fantastic. A perfect quiet Monday night out really!