Esswerk in Damme

Unfortunately we were very unlucky that day! The meal took almost 1.5 hours for our group. Then everything was brought to the table in a mess. The steak, which was supposed to be medium rare, was simply cooked to death. The herb butter and side dish arrived 15 minutes later, where the steak was almost eaten. Then they were completely overwhelmed when it came to paying and it took ages.

Went there as a group and had a lovely evening there. Had different dishes. They were all delicious, but some could have been a little better seasoned. I would still like to come back and can only recommend a visit.

I and my family were at Esswerk a few days ago and I have to say me and my husband were/are very horrified. The staff was very uninterested and derogatory towards us. I ordered two Fantas for my children, a Coke for myself and for My husband had a beer. We had to wait 30 minutes for these 4 drinks. And the drinks were more than half filled with ice. I ordered without ice cubes. We had the nachos with that as a side dish "homemade" sauce. Me, my husband and even my children immediately tasted that they were the nachos from the discount store. The "homemade" sauce was completely tasteless and also tasted bought. For cheap nachos and a sauce from the supermarket, that's the way it was I think it's really cheeky to ask for a lot of money. The "homemade" sauce tasted like the one from the family, I think it's disrespectful to sell a store-bought sauce as your own homemade sauce. You should be ashamed As a main course we had two pizzas, and twice the Esswerk burger. The pizza was as dry as the Sahara. The Esswerk burger had meat that was raw, and the salad was dry and had far too little dressing. Me and my family We were really looking forward to this evening, but unfortunately I have to say, we were very disappointed. We didn't finish the whole meal because it was simply intolerable. When my husband went to the checkout to pay, he had to wait several minutes for him someone When my husband told me in the car how much he had paid for this disgrace, I thought I was losing faith. To charge so much money (approx. over €60) for drinks that consist of 95% ice cubes, and food that tasted dry/or wasn't even fully cooked, and nachos and sauce from the supermarket is a bottomless outrage. A second one There won't be any visitors, so we'd rather go to McDonald's on the highway.

Unfortunately we didn't have such a nice meal. I actually ordered a small portion of pork ribs with fries and a cola. Basically it is not usual to get a 0.5 liter cola, but a small cola, 0.33 or 0.25 liter. Unless this was specifically ordered as a Large Cola. The pork rib was soft, but only lukewarm and tasted completely watered down. Unfortunately not so good. The fries were too salty. Unfortunately, when I paid, the bill was €19.90 for the pork rib instead of €8.50 for the small portion…… Basically, only large portions are probably delivered/charged for here, even though they were not explicitly ordered, so you should pay attention to that here. Apart from that, the portion of pork rib wasn't really that big... I think there were 7 pieces. My wife's pizza was ok.

The restaurant has something of a cozy industrial charm about it. The entrance is somewhat hidden at the back of the building. A bit strange but okay. The service was very good. We got a table at very short notice on a Saturday evening and were served and advised quickly. People were very attentive when it came to replenishment of drinks etc. After each course, fresh cutlery was offered and asked whether the dips should be left. Very good. The food was consistently great! The tapas platter could have offered a lot more choice, but what was there was very tasty. The highlight, however, was the rump steak. This was fillet quality and cooked to perfection. Ordered medium, received medium. Consistently medium without a gray edge, with a fantastic crust. Served on a cast iron platter. One of the best rump steaks I've eaten so far. We'll be back just for that. The salads were also very good. The pizza was also good. Definitely worth a visit in Damme!

What can I say: The food was great, as was the service. Really very nice service staff, fast service, great ambience, great food. The map is modern in the best sense of the word. 👍 Be sure to stop by!

The restaurant itself is really good. Food/service/ambience - everything is fine. Then why 2 stars? On St. Nicholas Day we (2 adults and 2 children (13 and 9) opted for the buffet so we could try everything once. In terms of price, it was absolutely fine for us for adults 32.50 and for children aged 3 and over 2.50 per year of age In terms of taste, everything was really good. However, there was a bad surprise when it came to the bill. I assumed the following bill was 15 euros ((9-3)x2.50) and 13 years 22.50 euros ((13-3)x2.50). That was the statement when asked before ordering. According to the invoice, we paid 22.50 euros for the 9 year old and the full price for the 13 year old. This was also confirmed when asked. This pricing policy was absolutely incomprehensible to me. This means that children aged 12 and over are full payers. If you had said it like that, I would have preferred to order a la carte for the children. It's a shame actually, because the overall impression was very good.

They are irresponsible and liars... They let you work for them for free like it's just a trial day and never get back to you for a response...

Cozy, very friendly service, portions have become smaller, that's a good thing, seems less greasy than before, unfortunately on Fridays all the desserts except for ice cream were already out or not freshly prepared.

Went to Esswerk for the first time and chose the tapas plate for two (as a starter). Add some fries and we were full. Since the operator has changed, the service is still a bit bumpy, but overall it's okay. Definitely coming back.

Today I went to dinner with my wife and our son. The food was very tasty, the service was very, very friendly, we would always like to come back, an extra. Star on then 👨🏻‍🍳

The food was good only the onion rings were hard like concrete otherwise very tasty. The waitresses were on point and 5 stars plus 👍. Well, what should I write? Now here for the second time. I ordered a burger. Unfortunately the meat from the burger was extremely bloody. When I complained about this to the service person, she took the burger back to have it fried. After 20 minutes the burger came back. Everyone else had finished eating and I had lost my appetite due to the raw meat. When it came to the bill, after a bit of back and forth we had to pay for half the burger. You can see it either way, a matter of opinion. According to other guests' reviews, this is not a rare phenomenon with the burger. It can't be that hard to fry a citizen's patty Sorry. Personally, I will take my money to other restaurants in the future. But the owner doesn't seem to care, judging by what you read here. That's one thing and it's his right, but the other is that raw meat can cause health problems and that's not possible. Kind regards

Das Essen ist super lecker 🤤 nur die Wartezeit von 1,5 Stunden ist einfach zu lang.Das Personal ist klasse.

Before I came to Esswark today, I was a bit skeptical... surprisingly the food tasted very good. We ordered a platter of tapas for 2 people... it was the best decision for us. We were able to try every appetizer and honestly everything was great! fresh, well made and seasoned. Calmaren of main course was also very well done. Next time I'm in the mood for Spanish-Portuguese food, I'll definitely stop by!

Nice restaurant with a great terrace

We were very satisfied. There was a vegetarian tapas plate and a salt bowl with garlic champions. Everything was very fresh and sufficient. Price/performance was right.

Very nice terrace!! 👍 Happy hour, very good drinks!

We ate tapas and they were great. Service was very friendly. I was still missing a seat cushion. The ambience can still be improved a bit. Otherwise everything was great

There were four of us and we were all here for the first time. The schnitzels were cooked to death and tough. The fact that my spare ribs were warmed up was evident from the map that they were in the south. We had to guess that the entrance was through the courtyard. Inside it was fine.

I ordered an esswerkburger and the chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and cream. I don't usually write reviews, but I was really dissatisfied with this visit. The meat in the burger was simply completely raw and the chocolate cake was, in my opinion, a chocolate cake from a package that had been warmed up in the microwave. He also felt like he was almost burned. The CocaCola I ordered (as it said on the menu) wasn't a Coca-Cola, but a Pepsi. Unfortunately, I didn't have a good experience.

Super delicious food 😋 and a really nice selection of dishes, highly recommended 👍🏼

We were there today with the company (23 people). The organization of the kitchen was poor. We placed our orders with esswerk several days in advance. When the main courses came before the starters and we asked where the starters were, we were told that they didn't know that they were supposed to be starters (there were also dishes that were clearly listed under the starters section of the menu were). Now the game continued: When an order was placed, things were forgotten or there was fish on the starter plate, which a guest didn't like (it wasn't listed on the menu either). We then asked if the fish could be taken down and something else put on it. The waitress then told us that they didn't have time. We were then given a plate and had to just take it down ourselves. Next thing: A dish was forgotten...the same condition then said to us: "Well, that wasn't passed on to us, that's not our fault..." The pulled chicken dishes were dry and also not pulled chicken but pulled apart chicken. Some of the pizzas were dry and burnt, the gnocchi were too salty... Well, one bright spot was the waitress M. :) Thank you very much for your friendly manner and the good service… the waitress with the many earrings should think about the meaning “the customer is king”… There probably won't be a next time for a large part of the group!

Great food....great service... Always happy again 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 We recommend

Super great human boss!!! The best innkeeper in Damme!!

We went to Esswerk with friends for a burger and were thrilled. Hassle-free reservations (online), fast and attentive service, great ambience and delicious food - what more could you want. We can absolutely recommend the Esswerk in Damme and will definitely come back.

We were there for dinner in the evening. We had burgers with fries and one Pizza. The burger patty could have been heated a little longer, but it was still quite raw in places. Otherwise there's nothing to complain about. The staff was very friendly and the atmosphere there is great. A beautiful, well-kept shop

Maybe we had a bad day!? Before we even sat down, we were asked what we wanted to drink. We asked for a moment to take a look. 10 minutes later, the same lady... what we wanted to drink and eat? If you don't order as quickly as possible, then there will be a VERY LONG WAITING TIME!!!! We again asked for time to look through the menu. (the lady was already slightly annoyed...it was 6:20 p.m.) Then ordered and not much later...1st course...the appetizer platter for everyone. It was really good YEAH. Followed by cold beef (on request, replaced warm), scampi (fried to death, difficult to peel) oven-baked vegetables (mushy, not recognizable as vegetables...seemed like leftovers from the pan from the day before) tasteless, etc... CONCLUSION: Leave it to those who can really do TAPAS!!!! But... very nice atmosphere, we'll come back... to eat BURGER!!

A perfect evening with great food and very friendly staff. Thank you

The mixed tapas were excellent, great selection and really tasted very good. The service was attentive and very friendly. We were completely satisfied.

What really surprised me in a positive way was the selection of vegetarian dishes that you could change to vegan if necessary, but at the same time there were also enough dishes with meat so that there was something for everyone. Many other restaurants could follow this example, especially here in more rural areas. I myself ordered the vegetarian burger but without cheese and was completely satisfied with it, it tasted really good. I can only recommend

We ate very well, the tapas plate was great, there was a bit of everything. Our dog was also very welcome, we would love to come back.

We ordered steak and the tapas platter. The steak was supposed to be medium rare, but was a bit too well done. The tapas plate was great and I can only recommend it. The service staff was very friendly and attentive, very nice. Parking spaces are few and far between. If you're there for the first time you won't find the entrance straight away, so a sign would be helpful. Otherwise everything was great, happy to recommend it. Would love to come back.

You can have a delicious meal, many types of beer and cocktails for those who like beer.

Actually pretty cool here. Was there for the buffet, unfortunately it was refilled quite slowly, if it was refilled at all. Unfortunately, the two service ladies who were supposed to look after us had better things to do than look after us. But the barman looked after us well. I'd like to try it again......

The food and service were good. Unfortunately it is very loud and so the conversations were a bit tiring

Es ist sehr schön hier. Ich habe schon sehr lange nicht mehr ein so gutes Essen gegessen!!!

Leckeres Tappas Buffet und auffällig guter Service! Wir kommen gerne wieder 🙂

Bin positiv überrascht worden. Essen war frisch und wirklich sehr lecker. Große Auswahl an Getränken (u.a großes Biersortiment). Service freundlich und aufmerksam. Gerne wieder!

Mittagessen zum guten Preis Leistungsverhältnis

Sehr sehr teuer für leider nur wenig Qualität. Die Bedienung war sehr nett

Tolles Essen! Schönes Restaurant!

Superlecker! Alles hat geschmeckt. Freundliches Personal. Etwas teurer insgesamt aber das ist es wert. Schönes Lokal. Parkplätze etwas rar.

Ein echt tolles "Werk". Das Ambiente ist sehr gemütlich, aber nicht überladen! Bei etwas wärmeren Wetter hätten wir auch im (überschirmten?) überdachten (Bier-) Garten sitzen können. Ich habe einen Burger und Pommes gegessen, echt, mega lecker! Meine Begleiterinnen waren auch alle sehr zufrieden. Leider, ich wohne in Hannover, ist das Esswerk ganz schön weit weg.

Super Essen. Tolle Bedienung. Immer wieder gerne. Kann ich wärmstens empfehlen.

Toller Abend in einem schönen Ambiente mit sehr freundlichem Personal. Extrem gute, leckere und hochwertige Getränkeauswahl. Essen ist ebenfalls richtig lecker. Alles Prima, vielen Dank!

Super tolles Essen , sehr freundliches Personal und ein schönes Ambiente. Wir haben im Außenbereich gesessen, es fehlte das richtige Licht zum Essen, aber trotzdem waren wir sehr zufrieden.

Waren hier vor 2 Wochen auf einer Geburtstagsfeier! Top Service, freundliche Bedienung vor allem das Essen am Buffet war spitzenmäßig!!!! Gerne wieder!

Tolles Restaurant mit leckeren Gerichten, Tappas super, auch vegetarische Gerichte, Steaks, Burger, alles lecker

Wir waren um 19:15 da, bestellt und unser Essen kam tatsächlich erst um 20:50. Ich konnte schon nicht mehr sitzen von der langen Anreise die ich zuvor hatte. Anstatt das ihr Dips und Brot zuvor serviert , nein, nichts. Unsere erste Reihe Getränke hätten wir locker 2x nachbestellen können, um die Wartezeit zu überbrücken. Ich habe ein flanksteak bestellt. Aber mein Bruder eine Vorspeisenplatte . Das meiste davon war kalt , wie Weintrauben, Käse, Kartoffeln, Oliven, Tapas eben ...und ein flanksteak medium braucht auch nicht so lange . Das Essen war mega lecker, aber ich leider auch nicht sagen, das dass mega leckere Essen die Wartezeit entschuldigt . Über 1,5 Std. Nein. Da kann auch die Entschuldigung bei meiner Beschwerde , das es voll ist und Frosch gekocht wird nicht akzeptiert werden. Etwas freundlicher Bedienung, bequemere Stühle und eine Überbrückung bis essen kommt wäre ein Anfang . Service nennt man das nämlich. Wohlgemerkt mein Bruder hatte eine Vorspeise. Noch 5 Minuten länger und ich wäre gegangen . Echt wahr . Nie wieder. Und es gibt als Entschädigung weder ein Getränk noch irgendwas nichts. Und noch was. Wer bei euch noch nie vorher war, weiß nicht wo der Eingang ist. Schild würde da helfen.

Wir waren jetzt zum 2. mal dort und sind leider enttäuscht worden! Das 1. mal waren 2 Haare (1 Barthaar/1 Fussel) in der Vorspeise drin. Dann war der 1. Cocktail (Ipanema) leider viel zu sauer.. dann kam unser Hauptgericht wir hatten einen Burger & bei meinem Mann war ein langes Haar drin!!! & der andere Burger war kalt! Bei unserem Freund war das Patty nicht durch, sodass er das nicht mehr essen wollte! Darauf hin haben wir der Bedienung das gesagt sie konnte sich nur entschuldigen und hat gesagt mal schauen was ich machen kann. Paar Minuten später kam der Chef dann raus & meinte ja für die unangenehmlichkeiten geht die 2. Runde Getränke aufs Haus. So heute waren wir wieder da und wurden ebenfalls enttäuscht der 1. Cocktail wurde falsch geliefert, obwohl man alles beschrieben hatte, dann hatten wir es der Bedienung gesagt und die haben sofort einen neuen gemacht. Dann kam unsere Vorspeise Tapasplatte für 4 Personen war lecker, aber muss man nicht wieder haben! Und dann kam der Hammer wir hatten Burger & Schnitzel bestellt. Beim Schnitzel lief das Öl runter und war ungenießbar! Und bei 2 Burgern war das Patty ROH!! Hatten mal wieder die Bedienung drauf angesprochen und dann kam die Aussage ja das müsste so sein und lief dann weiter.. ohne eine Entschuldigung oder sollen wir einen neuen machen. Nichts !!! Nach ein paar Minuten haben wir dann am Nebentisch mitbekommen das die auch Probleme mit den Burgern hatten, weil es kalt war und das Patty ebenfalls ROH war!! Wir hatten uns bei der anderen Bedienung beschwert und die sagten nur wir können gerne einen neuen machen, aber der Appetit ist einfach jedem vergangen. Nachdem wir dann die Rechnung angefordert hatten haben wir die 2 Burger erstattet bekommen.. ist auch das mindeste !!! Und zum Schluss haben wir dann noch mitbekommen wie eine Frau in der Küche rum geschrien hat von wegen kann doch nicht sein das wir so viel essen wegschmeißen usw.

Ich bin vorhin da gewesen und muss echt sagen, dass ich in keinem Punkt Abzüge machen kann. Das Ambiente ist sehr schön und gepflegt, der Service war 1+ mit * und das Essen war super lecker. Ich war das erste mal da und werde ab sofort häufiger kommen! Kann man nur weiterempfehlen ☺️

Great place, tasty food and really nice waiters :)

Für meinen Mann im 🦼 perfekt die Terrasse, leckeres Essen, Service und Ambiente top

Sehr gemütliches, geschmackvolles Ambiente. Sehr nette, aufmerksame Bedienung. Das Essen war sehr gut und absolut ausreichend.

Wir sind zum "Mittagstisch" hier eingekehrt und waren vom Ambiente, der Atmosphäre und dem Service im Esswerk sehr angetan. Doch noch überzeugender war das Essen: Schnitzel mit Portweinpfeffersauce und portugiesischen Bratkartoffeln waren der Hammer und SEHR köstlich!!!! Doch auch die Pizza war richtig lecker. Vielen Dank.

Es stimmt alles und war super lecker

Essen Top Auch der Service und Getränke

Wurden total nett beliebt und auf alle extra meiner Freundin wurde eingegangen (jeder Kellner würde sie hassen😂) Super leckere Cocktails, gerne wieder!

Einer der besten Burger die man kaufen kann.

Essen war gut . Sehr nettes Personal, schönes Ambiente.

Glück gehabt und auch ohne Tischreservierung einen Platz bekommen. Sehr schön dort und auch das Essen sehr lecker. Bedienung Supernett. Toll auch die grosse Auswahl alkoholfreier Mixgetränke. Werden gerne mal wieder dort speisen gehen.

Sehr leckerer Veggi Burger. Netter Service und sehr aufmerksam. Gerne wieder

Wir waren von der Firma da. Das Essen war top!!!! Und das Personal absolut freundlich und bemüht. Wenn mal was nicht ganz nach Plan läuft wird es freundlich behoben. Verdiente 5 Sterne jeweils für Räumlichkeiten,Sauberkeit und vorallem fünf dicke Sterne für das tolle Essen und das Personal!!!

Cooles Ambiente und super leckeres Essen! Der Eingang ist etwas versteckt aber die Inneneinrichtung klasse, schicke Bar und super sympathisches Personal, die Dame gestern war sehr aufmerksam und freundlich. Unsere Tapas und auch Burger waren wirklich sehr gut und für den Preis wirklich große, sättigende Portionen. Definitiv einen Besuch wert, klasse Auswahl.