I came here on a Monday when yelp page says it opens at 12. But they close on Mondays and Tuesdays…read more I told the staff not to worry since I'm here to do some research at Villa Hugel. The lady with a baby graciously said, "I can offer you a cold drink."We take a white wine and an OJ. The location is pretty remote. It used to be Krupp canteen, at the foothill of Villa Hugel, looking out to Ruhr/Baldeneysee. But the street separating the water and the restaurant is rather busy and noisy. Back up the hill, is the S6 train which isn't too noisy and infrequent, compares to the cars and trucks on the road. It's the history that brought me here but I find their service is subpar. As I'm writing this review, I checked again for their business hours. And it has NOT changed to reflect their closings on Monday and Tuesday. This, is really NOT cool.

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!

Love the beach and the vibe, well done & strongly recommended!read more

I haven't eaten there, but the location is definitely nice! Ridiculous that you have to pay for the…read moreentrance though. Free entrance after 19:00