Great Italian food and service!! Working a trade show in…read moreEssen several years in a row and have returned multiple times.

Leider so, wie man sich einen Italiener in Essen vorstellt. Einfache Holztische (????), eine super…read morenette Kellnerin und mürrische Kellner, Pizza mit viel zu wenig Salz, schlechten Meeresfrüchten und trockenem Oregano drüber geknallt. Naja, was soll man machen, in diesen Zeiten. Bienvenuti, amici - friss oder stirb. Ich bin sicher, sie haben es nicht leicht - aber ich hab es auch nicht leicht. Und 23€ für ein großes Altbier und diese Pizza ist mir einfach zu teuer (für Trinkgeld reicht es immer!!! MUSS).

Probably a good place if you don't have high standards. The food was a good average, service on the…read moreother hand was miserable. While sorta friendly, they would keep asking if our food was good - like 4 times. My pizza came pre cut - like my kids's. I'm clearly not a child and capable of cutting my own food. When trying to leave, we had to pay at the counter because our repeated orders for the check stayed unanswered. I kinda expect places like this in the suburbs - not in the hip parts of a major city. Maybe they just had a bad day.

The Officina is a hip Italian restaurant in Essen-Bredeney. They have a lot of space, 2 floors…read moreinside and a terrace outside if the weather allows. The restaurant is located in a courtyard, which makes it easy to walk by. The decor is modern rustic. Atmosphere is buzzing. Service is in general efficient and attentive, may get slow if the place is packed. The selection of wines is reasonable, emphasizing on Italy. Prices are reasonable as well. The food is very good and portions are not small. Selection is very good including all the classics from Italy. Daily and seasonal recommendations can be found as well. The thin crusted pizza is worth a try as well as all different pasta dishes. The spaghetti are cooked perfectly al dente. Meat dishes include beef, lamb and pork. If you have room go for the classic desserts. Prices are reasonable and they have an excellent set lunch which is really good value for money.

An island of safe vegetarian food around the meat culture surrounding it. We've only been to the…read moresmall Zodiac - note that the large one opens at 6pm, or at least that's how it was today (Friday). Nevertheless, the pizza served was great and we had a great time. They were also very patient with us playing a board game on one of their tables, but note that if you plan on doing that then the small zodiac barely fits a decent board. Very recommended for vegetarians!

Super fresh vegan food, took some hardcore meat eaters that were super surprised how tasty vegan…read morefood can be. Not easy to park, cozy place inside.

Not sure where the other reviews came from - plus I can't read German :) But I love this place, a…read morereturn customer - and to save time - here's my google review all over: Wonderful!!! Their pizza is delicious, salads great - and I just had the lasagna - oh man! It's just how it should be, the right amount of cheese and sauce and noodles and hot and tasty - throw in some tasty pizza bread balls and it's perfect! And the service is wunderbar too - a cute and kind (and english speaking) woman always takes great care of everyone. It's great food for a good price served by nice people, go try it!