We sat down and someone immediately came with a menu, and took our drink order. Took almost 5…read moreminutes to bring 2 beers to the table. That was the last we saw of any staff. After 15 minutes we just went to the counter, paid and left, not so much as an apology that they took so long, or had forgotten us.

After waiting forty minutes for my meal in what was basically a hot and stuffy room, my opinion of…read morethis place dropped tremendously. However I don't want to write it off too much because, surprisingly, as soon as I queried the waiter as to where our food was it suddenly, magically, appeared before is (which makes me wonder what was keeping them bringing it to us). Well, the carrot soup was actually quite nice, and my brother ended up having a rather interesting dish (not that I could remember what it was). However, I guess a part of me also didn't think all that much of Essen. However, what was really cool about this place was that in the bathrooms the soap is wrapped around a metal rod, so there is no need to mess around with squeeze tubes - you just wet your hands, soap them up, and then wash them off. As for the towels, they were actually small cotton towls that you tossed into a box once you are finished with them.

Firstly, yum! The food here is great and they do have an…read moreEnglish menu. I would definitely try one of the specials! The staff are all really nice and accommodating! Prices are totally reasonable! Stop reading and go eat!

Great food and cool atmosphere. Easy walk from the Essen main train station and close hotels. Food…read morewas great as was the service. Server spoke enough English and I spoke enough German to understand each other. The jaegerschnitzel with fried potatoes and red cabbage was delicious.

Came here for dinner while staying in Essen. This place was recommended to me when I inquired about…read moregood local German food. The service was very good and English-speaker friendly. I had a banana beer and schnitzel with pepper sauce. Everything was better than expected...the potatoes were extremely tasty. Service was leisurely but not unusual, and servers treated me graciously. I fell into American habit and tipped too much, but the prices were very reasonable, and I would come back again.