A very nice find! I ordered beef medallions with fries and a salad. I am very happy with the taste…read moreand timing of the food. Really good and nice quality. The only thing I would like to see is maybe a slightly larger dessert menu, but that is my sweet tooth talking. I ordered chocolate ice cream which still hit the spot. I will 100% be back and wish we had one of these back in the states.

I love this place! Was in town for 8 days and I ate here 4 of them. Super great staff, steaks…read morecooked to perfection. Good seasoning. Only thing is the salad dressings seemed a bit watered down. But everything else was wonderful

We come to Essen once a year, and we always come to Balkan-hof. It's surprisingly cheap and you get…read morelarge portions. I get the onion soup and the Balkan Platter.

From the owner: Seit nunmehr 30 Jahren bieten wir unseren Gästen ansprechende Atmosphäre. Seit Mitte Februar 2012…read morebefindet sich Drago Steakhaus nicht mehr am Berliner Platz, sondern in der Gladbecker Straße in Bottrops Stadtmitte. Unsere neuen Räumlichkeiten, die wir stilvoll mit viel Holz und Naturstein, sowie mit vielen schönen und ansprechenden Kleinigkeiten ausgestattet haben, geben auch unserem neuen Restaurant eine behagliche Gemütlichkeit. Bei uns kommt nur Bestes, vor allem Fleisch vom argentinischen Black-Angus-Rind auf den Teller. Ob englisch, medium oder fast durch - unser Küchenteam bringt das Steak saftig und lecker, ganz nach Wunsch, auf den Tisch. Zum Mittagstisch verwöhnt unser eingespieltes Küchenteam auch gerne mal mit deutschen Gerichten wie bei Muttern. Kalbsbraten, Grünkohl mit Kassler und Mettwurst und vieles mehr steht auf der wöchentlich wechselnden Mittagskarte - und das zu günstigen Preisen. Wir würden uns freuen, Sie auch bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen... Ihr Team vom Drago

This may be the only premium Steak House in Essen. It is located on the more quieter part of the…read moreRüttenscheider Strasse. The place is spacious, the interior is quite chic and stylish. The big chairs are quite comfortable. Have a look at their huge dry age chamber, all the good stuff is in there. For warmer days they have a big terrace. Service is fine, attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. It lacks the professionalism and training which you would expect from such an expensive place. The wine list is big covering all important wine countries. They have some wines by the glass. Food here of course is all about beef, mainly they serve US beef and Australian Wagyu. From time to time they also serve regional dry aged beef which often is not inferior to US beef. All classic steak house side dishes and sauces are on the menu. While the truffled mash was outstanding, the creamed spinach was just o.k. My favorite sauce bernaise was done perfectly. For the steak I went for the wagyu filet, which was cooked to perfection, the meat juicy and tender. I general I found the wagyu overpriced while the US beef reasonable. The starters and side dishes are reasonable prices as well. The wines are a bit overpriced, too. They are around 3 times what you pay at wine retailers.

Ich bin und bleibe ein Freund amerikanischen Filets und daran konnte auch das Wagyu hier nichts…read moreändern. Die Beilagen sind bemüht, aber verzichtbar. Absolut exzellent hingegen ist der Service, ich hatte lange nicht mehr so viel Vergnügen bei der Bestellung. Das Vitello der anderen Art als Vorspeise ist zum niederknien und die Weinauswahl brillant. Gerne wieder!

Great German food at a reasonable price. Though it's a bit out of the way to reach without a car.read more

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!