Ich bin öfters mit Freunden hier. Das Personal ist freundlich und das Angebot gut. Da ich hier…read moreleckeres bekomme, werde ich auch öfters noch vorbeischauen. ;D

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!

Friendly, enjoyable atmosphere. The barman is engaging with a ready smile. Efficient and very hard…read moreworking. The staff are delightful and provide excellent service. The food came out quickly and was piping hot...and delicious. The tandori chicken with rice was wonderful. The beer -- well, the beer! Pils, refreshing. The Fuchschen Alt - delicious, it fills the mouth with flavor. Certainly a more than one ale drink! For afters, I had the tiramisu with a cappuccino: a wonderful combination. Good food. Good drink. Great people!

This was our first visit after the renovation (and subsequent lockdown), however we've visited…read moreBerens regularly over the years. New is the bar at the entrance, the newly designed backwall and the possibility to sit alongside the harbour having a drink. We were shown a table on the terrace, as the inside was occupied with a large group. The terrace was also almost at full capacity. And that showed throughout the evening. Our table was not set, it took 15 minutes until someone arrived to lay it and give us the menu (which then was the wrong one, as we pre-booked a special menu). After some confusion and clarification the head waitress, we were finally given the correct one and could order. However, until we saw some food on our table it took almost an hour. And things did not improve throughout the evening. While the food was excellent (as always), the poor and slow service really spoiled the evening for us. It seemed that the kitchen could not cope with the amount of guest and as they did not risk to lower their quality of food, guests just had to wait very long. On top came what felt like lots of inexperienced staff, where almost every question was met with "have to ask the boss". Overall that meant that the meal took almost 4 hours and that is even for a Michelin-starred restaurant far too long. It will probably some time until we try Berens again.