Asian Fusion Altendorf in Essen

We purchased a Groupon voucher and unfortunately only discovered after ordering that it was not the Mr. T Restaurant in Essen Rüttenscheid, but in Essen Altendorf, which we had never heard of before. Nevertheless, we were in good spirits because it is supposed to be a restaurant chain and the restaurant in Altendorf is also listed on the Mr. T website. When we got there we had to make sure we were in the right place three times. The "restaurant", if you can call it that, is located directly on the busy main street and has nothing, absolutely nothing, in common with the Mr. T Restaurant in Rüttenscheid. It's a better snack bar where not a soul was lost on Friday evening at 7 p.m. - well, not a soul apart from us. The end of the story: we left there without having accomplished anything and treated ourselves to a pizza in Rüttenscheid because we didn't dare eat raw fish in this shop because of the way it looked. That's why I can't judge the food, but it could of course be that the quality is just as good as at Mr. T in Rüttenscheid. Apart from that, it is a mystery to me that a snack bar is allowed to operate under this name.

First of all: The starters and the suhsi were very good and plentiful, there was really nothing to complain about. The employees were also very nice and helpful, but unfortunately their communication with us was somewhat limited due to language barriers. Unfortunately, the ambience directly on Altendorfer Straße is not really nice, and the interior design is also rather simple. What was really difficult is that there was no one on site who could really understand us and communicate with us. Apparently the boss (just wasn't there...) left his kitchen employees completely alone; we were "served" by the driver at times, as there was no service either. There was no homemade ice tea on the menu, and the coffee advertised as dessert in the Groupon deal was also not available. All in all, a very sobering evening, but with very good food and friendly and helpful staff.

The Mr. T Altendorf, which is part of the Mr. T series, is located on a main street in the Essen district of the same name. The atmosphere of the restaurant is more like a snack bar and requires a certain level of composure from the Rüttenscheider Mr. T - connoisseur, but... Even before ordering, I was very skeptical about the quality and the price-performance ratio. In hindsight I have to say that the quality was right, the dishes were really good in terms of quantity and quality and the service was also fine. The young waitress seemed very nervous, but was always very friendly. About the dishes: We had various starters (mango salad, spring rolls, nigiri and prawns on sweet potato fries) and they were all very visually and tastefully appealing. In the main course we had a very rich sushi platter for two people. Every piece of sushi here had fish. At the end we drank an Asian coffee, which unfortunately couldn't be presented in the original way. Overall it was a very tasty meal. Unfortunately, the ambience and location are not very inviting.

Absolute disaster!!! This is not Mr. T as you know him from Essen Rüttenscheidt... Ambiance is zero, not as stated on the homepage, prices are the same (not even worth half as much), only serve half of the order (consciously or unconsciously), much of the menu is not available at all, they don't understand German and can't speak it give me a receipt! Never again!!