Essen Restaurant

Everything's are good except the price are bit too much. The meat platter for two cost almost $80, that is just ridiculous, not worth the money but service is good and food is not bad.

Service is lacking.....more staff are required. Had to wait 1 hour for the meals to arrive and also some drinks were forgotten...food is ok, especially the Pork Belly.

Food was good and the service from the waiter Tom was also friendly. Worth a return visit. I feel the price for a glass of wine for just 125 ml wine was a bit steep though. Stick to beer! 😊

The service was good. The food was below average having been prepared earlier then reheated. I will not be returning nor recommending this restaurant to any of my friends

The food was both tasty and plentiful. Unfortunately the service was extremely slow and the noise level in the restaurant was high making conversation difficult.

Good all round. The service is good and all of us enjoing our food. The restaurant location is easy to find. Will come back again for sure.

We have to wait for about 1 hour and 10 minutes for our food! The other 2 tables to our left were there before us and probably finished few drinks until their food arrived. The other 2 tables to our right got there after us and got their food before us. The food is really average. Not impressed and will not go back there again.

Love this place. Food is good and service is always excellent. The tap beers are good, and they have a big selection of schnapps - although many were sold out on the night which is unusual.

We were so looking forward to our evening. We had two grandma's birthdays to celebrate. It started nice and we got our beers and entrees nice and quick, then we stalled. Our service went to everyone else but us!! After about an hour (yes ONE hour ) our waiter apologised for the delay as the restaurant had a "function" upstairs. The table next to us came after us and had their mains delivered before us. I guess we just didn't look hungry! Our food was nice, although the pasta (spaetzle) was too oily and the capsicum in the mushroom pasta was over powering, the salmon was on the small size and also there was not enough sauerkraut in the platter for two. All in all it was ok . The best bit was definitely BEER.

It took just over 1.5 hours to get our meal! I wouldn't go back!! The waiter also forgot to put our drink order in so had to keep asking about that also.

Good food and nice ambiance. It was busy during the Sunday evening but the staffs managed to cope well. Overall a very satisfactory dinner for the price paid.

The staff were friendly and very helpful. Everything we ordered, except the main course, came out quickly. I had to ask about the main because I noticed the table next to us received the same dish before us even though they ordered after us. Besides that tiny hiccup, everything was great.

The kitchen was in chaos when we were there. Walked in at 6.15pm, had our entree at 6.30, our main at 7.30 and dessert at 8.30.. we went out at 8.45, wasted 2 hours waiting for our food.. plus there's surcharge on Sunday.. we wont be going back.

Was charged unexpectedly with 10% surcharge which not mentioned at booking nor in the menu, it's not in original bill, was added when I paid

Snitzel was lovely. Fried mushrooms had an awesome sauce. Fried camembert was scrumptious. Crackle on pork knuckle was good but the meat was quite hard and didn't fall off the bone. Waiters were pleasant.

Great service and yummy food! ... lost a star for dodgy accessibility to the bathrooms (though they were good when you got there by all accounts!)

Food and service was great. Have eaten there many times and always a great feed. This time i had the lamb shoulder which was delicious, unfortunately half of it was fat and the menu stated it came with carrots but I received green beans (which I hate). My Partner had the pork belly which was perfect.

It was very good.. Nice food, Good service. it was very noisy -- which wasn't the establishment's fault. i'd certainly like to go back there.

Nice relaxed atmosphere,friendly staff,nice food though not amazing--the sausage was good though,the cabbage salad and sauerkraut and rosti too,as was the fish one of us had but the schnitzel another had could have done with being both more tender and smaller! Reasonable prices.

Nice atmosphere. Overall we have a nice meal (meal platter for 2), though pork belly a bit dry. Love the lamb shoulder,beef goulash and pork crackle. Friendly staff and good hospitality.

Portions are very generous and tasted good. Friendly service. Drinks menu is extensive enough to satisfy the taste buds, even if you are not a beer drinker.

Great food with large serving sizes - so large that most people were taking home food for later on :) Fantastic value with Groupon voucher

We waited over an hour and a half for dinner. The food was good, and there was a lot of it, but we were not impressed at all...

Great restaurant with delicious and super crunchy knuckle. It is a great place to chill out and have some beers , though you do have to wait a bit for the food. But it totally worth the wait.

The service was horible. We had to waite for the food an hour and a half. Food was not tasty at all. We did not enjoy our dining. Will not go back

Excellent range of Boutique Beers as well as imported Beers from other countries. The best Pork Knuckle crackling and the meat was flavoursome. That being said, the Meat is tastier at another German Restaurant. It was good to see the menu slightly more open than other German competitors which makes you feel inclined to order a different dish awarding yourself with a beautiful change. Portions are very big, yet beautiful to the Diner and I enjoyed the experience as it was German with the most gentle professional twist. I would definitely go back and it was beautiful to see real Vanilla Bean in the Brûlée.

Great experience in Essen. The food was great especially the pasta and pork knuckle. The staff was friendly and helpful. Will definitely go back again.

Excellent German cuisine and very friendly and attentive staff, even when the place got fairly busy. Meat platter for 2 was incredibly filling and had everything you could want on it. I also like their beer selection.

Pork knuckle, Sausage plate, Bourbon Ribs sold out which was disappointing. Great Crumbed Camembert dish and Pulled pork spatzle. Service was good for a busy dinner session.

Very good food. The items we selected are all great from starters to mains and desert. Waiting staff is good. We will definitely go back for more. Servings very generous too.

Food was great & portions were good. A slight negative was the wait time. The entree came out reasonably quick but then wait between entreè & main meal was a tad long. In saying that, I would come back.

We thought we'd give this place a try since we visited Vienna last year and loved the food - especially the schnitzel and the Apfelstrudel. Whatever quality Essen may have had sadly spears to be gone now - the pork schnitzel was tough and reminded me nothing of what I sampled in Vienna. I'm glad the couple next to us ordered what was called apple strudel because it saved us from making another bad choice - it appeared to be very dry and probably was given they had to use a knife to cut pieces off to eat. I have had the real deal on both fronts so my bar is set very high and sadly Essen came up well short.

Delicious food , schnitzels was crisp , pork belly was juicy and tendency . Appropriate time to serve. service was excellent. A little bit disappoint was that no and sausage plates on Sunday. That gives me an excuse to come back to try again. Thanks!

We had the Meat Platter for 2, and it was amazing. Every piece of meat was soft and falling apart, and the sides were delicious. Gravy was perfect too. We will absolutely be back.

Wonderful and authentic food, great atmosphere, although would probably have been a little noisy had we stayed longer (we had a very early booking). We are regulars here, and there are regular adaptations to the menu, while our favourites stay on.

The Schweinshaxen was excellent. Helpful friendly staff, and great value for money, Would certainly return. Great choice of European beers to accompany the classic German food.

Excellent food. But it took sooo long for the mains to be served. Maybe it's because we requested the entree to be served first, which meant that they started cooking the mains after we finished the entree. I would suggest to request everything to be served at the same time. If it didn't take this long I would have rated 6.

The restaurant was pleasant, great service, will definitely coming back next time as the food was fresh and yummy. I would highly recommend ESSAN to all my friends.

Good service friendly waiter. Food was great and to German dining expections. Large servings. We had to take home a doggy bag. an enjoyable lunch and experience .

The Atmosphere was great. Unfortunately they only serve the German Currywurst with a Cransky sausage instead of a "Bratwurst". That was very disappointing. The tin on the table where they had put the cutlery in was dirty.