Had an excellent evening. Drinks were great and the service was quick. Be there early as the seats…read moreby the window are the best!

From the owner: Willkommen in der BUDDY BAR in Essen :: Das edle Lounge-Interieur lädt zur absoluten Entspannung…read moreein. Die Buddy Bar ist mit seinem atemberaubenden Ambiente genau der richtige Ort für Business-Meetings, Afterwork-Sessions und lange stilvolle Nächte. Ein einzigartiges Konzept für eine wundervolle Stadt.

A part of me thinks that this name sounds like a bar, but in fact it is a cafe on one of the…read moreplaza's in essen and the main reason I came here was because I wanted to try one of those amazing icecreams that the Germans seem to make. In a way people seem to think of Germany as being just beer and pretzels, however they also do some absolutely amazing icecream dishes - more than just your typical icecream scoops that you get in Australia, but a whole menu of ice cream creations. The problem I faced though was that I am not a huge fan of ice cream, so don't eat it all that much, so I was not able to compare this place with any of the others. As for a cafe, and a place to grab a coffee it was okay, but not hugely fantastic, but I will give it extra points for the icecream.

The cuisine was very good. I wholeheartedly recommend the Pollo Habana. It is a bit pricey for me…read morepersonally, but the value is top notch. The Club was really nicely furnished, but unfortunately we went there in a very hot period and had to get a table outside on the pavement because apparently the air conditioner was not working.

Tasty food, very pleasant staff and love the atmosphere. Very kind and helpful to tourists that…read morespoke limited english

Ok, first of all, if you're a non-smoker don't bother going. It's a so-called smoker's bar meaning…read morethat a: You have to join the club Don't worry - it's quite painless. b: You're allowed to smoke in the whole bar. There's no separation between smokers and non-smokers So, apart from that, I really like the place. The service is quick and bar staff are very attentive - which means you don't have to keep waving at them for a refill. It does get very full and very smokey - but I guess that the reason why one goes to a pub.!! There are a few comfy seats at the back which are a bit quieter - but do remember - this is a pub! If they do food, I didn't notice - But then again - Would you want to eat in a smokers bar?

plan b may be fine as a bar, but disappointing as a restaurant. we came the day after they had been…read morefeatured as a bar on a pub crawl tour, and they didn't have most of their common dinner menu items yet restocked a day later. so we ordered some beer and an appetizer. it took 45 minutes to have our bruschetta brought to us - and it didn't seem that they were all that busy. after finishing off the bruschetta, (which was good, but we were also hungry), we settled our bill, and went out to find dinner elsewhere. maybe their food is fine, but for us, we needed a plan b after going to plan b.