If you want to enjoy lunch in Enschede, this is the place to go. Friendly staff and beautiful…read moreambiance. It's a little walk from the Old Market where most of the bars and restaurants are but double worth it. There are only two places in this town where I should drink a Cappuccino and this is one of them. The cold and warm sandwiches are so good that you want to order more.

AMAZING! I went for my birthday and had a bonus 50% off my meal :) we did the all you can eat…read moreoption. So many bases (noodles, rice), veggies, proteins, etc to choose from, so there really is something for everyone. The spicy garlic sauce is HOT. Way spicier than I anticipated but very yummy. Second round I got Thai curry, and was disappointed in the sauce. Cocktails were delicious and so was the starter soup: coconut lemongrass. It was served with curry bread and some kind of dip. We also got the homemade raspberry sorbet which was super yummy. I definitely will be back to try out more sauces and flavor combinations! The service wasn't amazing, but the restaurant was packed so I'm not deducting a star since everything else was great.

It was at Mongo's that I discovered the wonderful, delicate taste of crocodile. I was a bit…read moreskeptical about trying Mongolian barbecue in this small city in Germany, but after so many business trips during which I ate only bratwurst and schnitzel, it turned out to be a welcome change. We were a group of ten and so made reservations (though it seems that reservations are a must for groups of any size), and most of us picked the winning formula: a 25€ all-you-can-eat buffet. The drinks were extra, and we shared a bottle of red wine (not amazing) and each had cocktails (these were good). The self-service bar had everything you could think of, from the typical bean sprouts and mushrooms to okra, jalapeño, pineapple, different types of noodles, seafood, and then meat. I wasn't expecting to see crocodile, camel, kangaroo, turkey liver, and ostrich among the choices (hello sustainability?), but I was curious to try them. Once you pile your bowl with these raw ingredients, you set it on the counter before the chefs and in a few minutes it arrives, steaming hot, on your table. We ate and ate and then ate some more, but at some point we had to stop. The benefit of the buffet is that you can try so many different flavors and toppings, but quickly I found a favorite: a noodle-heavy, vegetable-heavy bowl with lots of crocodile and chili garlic sauce (my fellow diners also seemed to prefer this sauce to the others. It was genuinely garlicky, but if it isn't spicy enough, you can add more chili on top of it from the small chili bar across from the main serving station). I would come back to Essen just to eat here again. I haven't found anything like it in Paris!

This reminded me of Italian cafe/lounge.. . Very casual and likable ambiance…read more Food was OK. not anything special but maybe pasta is better... I only had pizza and home-made tomato soup. Tomato soup was actually quite good. Fast and very friendly service. I was there quite late (around 9:30 pm) and I saw many young people/couples having drinks. Maybe good place for a date night :)

Had to wait quite long for the food to come out, despite the place being rather empty. The food…read moresounded interesting but tasted like absolutely nothing. What a disappointment.

I was pleased to see this high rated Korean restaurant in Essen for my business trip. We made…read morereservations and i took my team, including a German friend, along. I was excited to expose him to Korean cuisine for the first time. What a let down. We ordered the giant 4 course supper, at 30 € a head. The worst thing was that, despiteSa Rang Bang's tiny size (it seats maybe 50), and plenty of wait staff, it took them over three hours to complete our meal! Since we had to drive to Frankfurt that evening this was awkward. We typically had to wait a half hour or more between courses. It cast a pall over the experience. They were not attentive either. They never checked on us, so we couldn't order additional drinks (a problem when our German ate the unaccustomed spicy bits and needed something to quench. The restaurant is only marginally "Korean". Our sppetizer were cigarette-sized egg rolls with ground meat inside . Kind of tasty- reminded me a little of lumpia. Second came a stir fry containing lots of vegetables & some miniscule (but tasty) shrimp. To one side was a tiny splotch of Kimchee. About this time I started to wonder where our panchan was. Turns out the restaurant doesn't offer it - are they worried Germans can't handle free refills? What the heck ? Third was some spicy sweet & sour shrimp with lots more veggies . Definitely NOT Korean. "Ah well," I thought. "The last course is bulgogi. At least THAT should be authentic." Instead of bulgogi, they brought barbecue trays with raw marinated meat and (again ) more vegetables than meat. We had to cook it ourselves . I have eaten at plenty of cook- it-yourself Korean BBQs but why all the zucchini, carrots, and such with my bulgogi? I like plants as food but its okay to have them on the side or as a separate course sometimes. They basically fed us 3 courses of vegetable stir fry (with some meat). Two of the courses were the SAME meat (shrimp), just different spice levels. The bulgogi was nothing like what I've had in the States and was far less flavorful. From the menu i did not see other familiar Korean dishes such as seafood pancake, kimchee soup, bibimbap. I did see jap chae as a side in one dish. we asked the owner, and he said he had "adapted" to German tastes. Well maybe so. Certainly the high ratings given Sa Rang Bang by the German Yelpers indicates he has hit it off with them. However, if you are an American, looking for korean food in Essen, avoid Sa Rang Bang.

Sadly, this is the only Korean restaurant in Essen, so I'm extra thankful that it's good…read more I've never been to Korea nor do I have Korean heritage, so my expertise in Korean food is limited to what I've had in California and my Korean American friends' tastes. I was a bit sad to see my usual favorites absent from the menu: seafood pancake (pajeon), fried chicken, sweet potato noodles (chap chae), or the usual assortment of side dishes (ban chan). However, I fully understand that the business had to make certain decisions to be successful in Germany. The staple bulgolgi is always a good choice. We chose the beef with milder seasonings over the pork with a spicier marinade. We also opted for the sizzling, hot stone rice (dolsot bibimbap), and kimchee soup. All of them were good choices. The bulgolgi is prepared right at your table, so it's nice and fresh. Just keep your eye on it as it cooks and as you socialize. We let ours stay on the grill too long and it overcooked, but that's our fault. Verdict: I'd go again. It's authentic, run by nice Korean staff, they speak German, their English is limited, and their menu is accommodating to local tastes. They were also quite busy when I went in on a Sunday evening, so it seems to have taken off.