What I really enjoyed at this place was the service: our waitress was really nice, explained everything thoroughly and was extremely polite and friendly. As for the food... it was a disappointment to some extent. Very strange mise-en-bouche: some smelly fish with pumpkin - definitely...fish was not fresh. The starter, octopus, was OK, but with so much pepper and spice it was hard to identify whether it was fresh or not, most likely not. Main course, lamb, was too salty and rather mediocre if you ask me. The food I enjoyed most at this restaurant was the bread. Can’t say the restaurant is particularly bad, if you’re really hungry then it’ll do, but if you want to derive some pleasure from food - just skip it.More

Tucked away off a busy street and some way south of the centre of Essen this is a small restaurant with a charming chef patron. The large array of empty bottles of top wine indicate he is a serious enthusiast and the list is certainly...a reflection of that. We chose a delicious Spatburgunder from a little known producer which at 38 Euros was a good deal. The menu is on a blackboard as well as place cards, the choice is limited unsurprisingly in a small establishment but everything we had was very tasty, well cooked and presented. There was one person serving in the restaurant and she was very friendly, spoke excellent English and we were well looked after. It is not cheap but very close to Michelin Star standard and will be on our list when we next return to Essen.More

On entry we were told 'we close at 3pm'. As it was only 2pm we didn't worry about this. However, as we finished our main and only course, the waitress came and reminded us that 'we close at 3pm'. It was now 2.50 so we...left without coffee. Good cooking but what a strange welcome.More