Officina in Essen

What an amazing restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious. There was a wide variety of dishes and all of them looked delicious. The staff was super friendly, and the service was very fast, we didn't have to wait long to get our dinner, even when it was quite busy when we arrived there. The atmosphere was cozy, and I felt happy being there. Would visit again without any doubt.

In a group of eight people we had various dishes, from pizza to spaghetti and Maultaschen to veal liver, all of which tasted very good. The service was attentive and quick. Although the restaurant was completely full, some with Christmas parties with 20 people, drinks and food arrived in a very short time. Only the acoustics weren't that pleasant due to the number of people. All in all, highly recommended if you are looking for something special and good, as the price is already in the higher range.

Christmas party with girls. Always happy to come again.

Cozy, solid restaurant with a nice variety and good food. Very nice and tasty salads.

Slightly hidden, small pizzeria with an upscale, beautiful ambience. The pizza was very tasty. The price was reasonable.

The service is incredibly good! The shop is always full, the food is great and the decoration in the shop is so beautiful, no one knows how they always manage it. Full marks. Actually you can't write it at all, it's getting more and more difficult to get a table.

One of the best restaurants in the south of Essen!

It is and remains my favorite restaurant in Essen.

Unfortunately we had to wait quite a long time before we could place our drink order. But will definitely come back.

We were particularly impressed by the Officina's lovingly furnished and tastefully decorated ambience. The harmonious design creates a cozy, inviting atmosphere in which you immediately feel at home. The restaurant was also impressive in terms of cuisine: the pizza was crispy and well topped, the pasta was al dente, and the risotto was wonderfully creamy. The dessert was particularly positive and rounded off our menu perfectly. The service was attentive and the staff very friendly, which made the entire experience even more enjoyable. Overall, a wonderful experience in which the ambience, food and service are equally impressive!

Pricey. Enjoy your meal. Nice service. Sometimes a bit noisy when it's full.

Very nice restaurant - quite busy even during the week, so the background noise is quite high. Food as always good.

Four of us were there on Saturday. The ambience is great. The prices are quite ambitious. The Pizza Napoletana was generously sized, too many olives for my taste, unfortunately stoned, and not enough anchovies and capers. In my opinion, the tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms didn't have enough bite. The open wines are no longer inexpensive at €8 per glass, but are poured a little more generously.

Authentic. Honest. Good. Inconspicuous on the outside, wonderful on the inside.

Very tasty varied Italian food. Service was also very polite and prompt. Unfortunately the kitchen closes at 9 p.m. - even on a Friday/Saturday evening. Personally, I think it's way too early.

We had a wonderful girls' night!

Nice atmosphere, friendly service and very tasty food. Fits. All of this in a pleasantly relaxed atmosphere. The tuna and wasabi pizza was great. That's how it has to be, sashimi and not canned tuna.

It's always a pleasure to eat here. The food is simply delicious and the service is great!

Great food, nice service and great ambience!

One of the best Italians! Four of us visited on a Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. with a baby and we were very happy. The service was very friendly and accommodating and we were helped straight away to find a suitable table with the stroller. The atmosphere is great, you immediately feel at home and the food is delicious and very original. We'd love to come back.

Always the restaurant of our choice! Delicious food and good service.

I felt like I was having dinner in Italy… Excellent food and wine… I highly recommend…

Very good food. We didn't order pizza for a change. The ravioli with porcini mushroom filling and a sage sauce were incredibly tasty. I can also highly recommend the gnocchi with basil pesto. The service was very friendly. Full recommendation!

Came across it almost by accident as a cycling holidaymaker. Very nice, cool atmosphere. Very nice attentive service. And antipasti, pizza and pasta are almost rare.

The prices are not low but the food is worth every euro! Sitting in the beer garden is very comfortable and there is enough shade. We liked it and we will definitely come back!

Ate well...everything was to my/our satisfaction... Prices are still way too expensive for me... Nothing has changed... Is always well attended . August 27, 2024

Attentive service, very tasty food, nice ambience

This is what Italian food means.

Delicious and very nice ambience as there is a garden attached where you can choose the sunny or more shady spot. Price performance OK,

A very special place for fans of Italian cuisine with an urban guest garden in the inner courtyard and a great ambience in the 2-story interior. All of this coupled with excellent service that was very attentive and polite. If you like Italian food and enjoy eating pizza with an excellent pizza dough that is left to rise for 72 hours in the Officina, you should definitely consider a visit there. We'll definitely be coming back soon.

Everything delicious and fresh. Always welcome and thank you for the lovely evening.

A no-frills Italian restaurant that all in all keeps its promises. The prices are in the German average, the portions, however, are decidedly generous. A cuisine with strong but very Italian flavours. A no-frills Italian restaurant that all in all keeps its promises. Prices are average in Germany, the portions, on the other hand, are decidedly generous. A cuisine with strong but very Italian flavours.

Went there yesterday and sat in an idyllic backyard beer garden in the nice weather. I ate green asparagus with ham and sage butter from the daily menu... The hammer! It was soooo delicious 🤩🤩🤩 A decent portion as a starter. I could have saved myself the small side salad. It completely pales next to the delicious asparagus and I only took it because I thought the "starter" wouldn't be enough to satisfy my hunger. Friends had pizza and loved it too. No, overall a very pleasant restaurant with delicious Italian food. I will definitely come back and recommend it! P.S. The prices are high like they are everywhere now, even in "normal" restaurants, but if the quality, the taste, the ambience and also the care of the waiters (!!!!) are right, I'm happy to pay it 🫶❣️

A culinary delight! I love the atmosphere and the food. A very nice team and extremely friendly waiters. The starters are the real highlight for me. It's best to reserve a table! The store is always full!

Pizza is always good, although not cheap. I'm just wondering when the curry dip will be available Bread abolished. Doesn't fit at all.

Food great Service great Ambience very nice

The food was very tasty. The portion is very large. Very nice staff. Very short waiting time. Great ambience.

It was very tasty and always flavorful.

Very, very good cuisine, tastes good and is plentiful.

Pizza Vitello tonnato, something completely different, very tasty and appetizing 😜

What happened to you? The service is a disaster. The pizza doesn't taste good anymore and the pasta was terrible. All of us (5 people) were not satisfied with the starters and main courses.

The food is very tasty and came very quickly. The price-performance ratio is right. The service was prompt and quick; could work on your warmth though. The waiters seemed very arrogant and tight-lipped. Cleanliness also needs to be worked on. The tables were cleared very late and the men's toilet was heavily marked by human remains. A note to the staff was dismissed with the statement "we'll close soon and then the cleaning lady will come."

Iced tea was good, as was the pizza and the service was friendly. The dip with the bread was strange and some dishes are questionably expensive. Tiramisu is ok, but nothing more and the rocket pizza was oversalted with parmesan.

Cool atmosphere, nice service. The pizzas are very good and the homemade pasta is a highlight.

Very cozy, nice outdoor area, nice service and delicious food. We had a nice evening :)

Good food with more than a fair portion!

nive place, grreat service and food is okay to excellent - depending on what you order. i thoroughky enjoyed dinner - grest stmosphere, beautiful decoration and good food!

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would be more then happy to do it. I don't think I have eaten somewhere else in Germany a more authentic Italian food and tasted better Cofee (which kept me awake the whole night). The place is on 2 levels and it also has a terrace. The service is impeccable. I will let let the pictures to speak for themself

Exceptionally good in every respect. Upscale menu, incredibly good service, fantastic food and all at reasonable prices!

Very bad attitude, head waiter said he doesnt care about kids sitting in the cold although having tables inside!!!

Extremly rude head waiter who had tables inside and didnt provide place for us and the kids and said he doesnt care if its cold outside or not!! Didnt even try to check spaces and said next !!!

Very tasty food, great wine, great service!

Delicious! Very nice restaurant.

This is a restaurant full of surprises! I'm surprised I'm pleasantly surprised!😍 The restaurant opens on Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. We arrived at the opening and were surprised when the waiter asked if we had a reservation, even though the restaurant was empty and there were quite a few seats. At 6:30 p.m. we realized how good it was that we came to the opening, because people were constantly coming into the restaurant, even though the restaurant is located in a courtyard on a not very busy street in Essen. The restaurant has been around for a long time and the crowds are probably thanks to word of mouth because it is really tasty here. We ordered Burratina di Bufala, Bruschetta con Pomodorini, Tagliolini with Argentine wild shrimp & green asparagus and Tagliolini with Argentine shrimp and garlic in a tomato sauce and chili, martini and a bottle of water. The pasta was al dente as it should be, the sauces were tasty and there was no shortage of shrimp as is the case in many other places. The starters were also delicious. The kitchen even went to the trouble of buying different types of cherry tomatoes to go with the cheese or bruschettas. What was also surprising was the attentiveness of the staff, who came by regularly and served in the correct order, giving the menu to the lady first, pouring the water to the lady first and changing the cutlery to clean ones! Despite the good service, quite a large number of employees, large portions and pleasant interior, the prices are absolutely moderate. Despite living in Essen for many years, I somehow never came to this place, and now I have found an Italian restaurant that gives hope to the gastronomic sector in Germany. Of course I recommend it to everyone and will come here again.

A very good restaurant. Very good cuisine, Very capable, fast and easygoing staff. Very relaxed atmosphere. Good wines. Fair prices. All in all, a gastronomy as it should be.

Officina Restaurant is a hidden gem with friendly service and freshly prepared food. The extensive menu and cozy outdoor atmosphere are definitely pluses. We are thrilled and will definitely be back soon.

The ambience is good as always, but unfortunately the food is not. Pasta porcini mushrooms with cream was unfortunately very runny and had little taste. The only thing that was worse was the stomach pain of 3 of the 6 guests after eating. A dish came too late and was apparently forgotten.

Great food and great service. We always feel very comfortable and are happy to come back.

Great pizzas. A little expensive but good quality.

Just great there and best pizza ever!

The best pizza in Essen and similar, properly chilled wines. We recommend the white wine of Lugano

Very good restaurant, food is very good. Staff are very friendly and helpful. The only thing to note is that the 2-person tables are very close together. This means that people cannot maintain themselves very well. Everything else is great!

Very good Italian restaurant. High quality food, friendly service and great ambience. We recommend.

One of the best and most atmospheric restaurants. All dishes were fantastically delicious 👌✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

Interesting location, great service, very good food with large portions - we'll be back 👍

Were there with a larger group. Very tasty food. A little loud

Service very attentive and friendly. Food came quickly, plentiful and tasty. We will be back

A successful evening in the Officina restaurant. We felt welcome from the start and had an excellent meal in this wonderfully rustic environment. The restaurant is located in a former carpentry workshop and is lovingly and tastefully furnished. The staff was very attentive and courteous at all times. The food is of good quality and excellently prepared. Most meals are eaten at large, long tables. So it's very likely, depending on the size of the group you're in, that other people will also be sitting at the table. Since not every guest likes this, I would like to mention it here. We'd love to come back.

Good selection of food and drinks. Good value for money. We felt very well looked after. That wasn't our last visit.

Super tasty and large pizza. But the dessert is also very tasty. Unusual atmosphere and courteous service!!

The Officina is a great restaurant. Great food and very attentive service. Local is divided. You can sit at individual tables upstairs and it is quieter than downstairs. In the lower part there are long tables where you can sit at a table with "strangers". However, it is a little louder here. So there is something for every taste.

The "Officina" has been - and rightly so - a popular gastro in Bredeney for many years. Original, stylish and yet not aloof. The food is delicious, the staff is friendly, and the whole atmosphere is pleasant and relaxing. The prices are reasonable and the price-performance ratio is right. In short: we always enjoy going here. However, you can occasionally notice that the younger staff are largely untrained. With moderate occupancy, the crew didn't always keep an eye on whether the guests still had something to drink. We also tried in vain to make eye contact for several minutes, even though some of the staff were clearly not busy doing anything else. There is still room for improvement.

The food was great as always and worth every penny.

Insgesamt mit fünf Personen waren wir zum Mittagessen im OFFICINA. Jeder war sehr zufrieden mit dem Service und den bestellten Gerichten

I was there for the 3rd TIME. It's always great. The atmosphere, the attentive service and the wonderful food. I'll be back!

My favorite Italian restaurant in Essen! Authentic cuisine and very nice service - we always like to come back. 😊

Everything was great, good food, friendly team.

Der Personalwechsel hat eindeutig den Service verbessert, bravo ! Die Auswahl an Speisen - Fisch, Fleisch, Pizza, Nudelgerichte - ist nach wie vor sehr vielfältig. Die Preise sind insgesamt gestiegen, aber für die Qualität des Essens durchaus in Ordnung. Mein Fleischgericht war sehr gut. Die Pizza war reichlich belegt mit frischen Zutaten. Wartezeit nicht wirklich lang. Einzig die Getränke sind recht teuer. Räumlich sitzt man unten besser als oben - die Luft ist besser und es ist geräumiger, daher nicht so laut.

One of my favorite Italians that I come from Düsseldorf especially for. Very tasty dishes from pizza to pasta with an absolutely fair price-performance ratio. From simple pizza/pasta to truffle dishes or meat/fish, there is something for everyone. The service has always been super friendly and authentic. No matter when I was there, it was always very busy, so I would definitely recommend making a reservation. The background noise is a bit louder at times, but I've always found it ok. I don't find it quite as comfortable on the ground floor as on the first floor - but that's probably a matter of taste.

Absolutely recommended, highly priced

As always, top top top. We are already looking forward to the next visit.

Very tasty food, nice atmosphere. Highly priced

Beautiful restaurant, good service, fair prices. There are not always places available, it is better to reserve. Tasty

Unbearably loud and warm in there. Food is good but overpriced. Unfortunately, it's probably my boss's favorite restaurant, so an annual visit there becomes an unpleasant obligatory event.

A great atmosphere, drinks came very quickly as well as the food, you should make a reservation in advance on the weekend. Food was really very good.

No matter how good the ambience is... this was our third and last attempt! After we were served once by a waiter who didn't even look at us while serving us, we weren't allowed to make any changes to the pizza's ingredients the next time, and yesterday we were greeted in such an indescribably unfriendly manner, we won't be seen here again. This arrogance is truly indescribable.

Everything perfect! The food was excellent, the service was friendly, quick and courteous. The rooms are tastefully, generously and imaginatively furnished. The prices are reasonable. We celebrated a birthday here and everyone was very happy. Only: it is quite loud. Since you probably know this if you live in Essen, I don't want to call it a disadvantage or judge it.

Sehr schönes Ambiente,man fühlt sich ein bisschen wie im Urlaub

Ich war diese Woche mit einer Gruppe von 15 Personen im Officina essen und darf kurz spoilern: ein guter Italiener mit Luft nach oben! Das Restaurant befindet sich in einem Hinterhof in der Bredeneyer Strasse. Man erkennt aber sofort an der Leuchtreklame am Torbogen: hier muss man rein... und man vermutet dieses Restaurant sicher nicht auf Anhieb in diesem Hof. Lediglich das Thema Parkplätze hat die Anreise ein wenig geschmälert: man muss sich auf der Hauptstrasse irgendwo einen passenden Parkplatz suchen. Aber das sollte kein Problem sein. Das Ambiente beim Betreten ist sehr angenehm. Nicht der typische Italiener - eher moderner-rustikaler Stil mit offener Treppe nach oben. Wir sassen mit unserer Gruppe im OG. Klar, auch wir haben mit 15 Personen sicher ein wenig Lärm gemacht, aber grundsätzlich fand ich die Atmosphäre - sagen wir mal, wenn ich mit meiner Frau dort allein essen hätte gehen wollen - ein wenig zu viel. Aber wer Italien kennt: Dort ist selbst die Fahrt in der Strassenbahn schon "molto" laut. :-) Der Service war absolut klasse. Schnell, aufmerksam - aber trotzdem im Hintergrund. Es gab absolut keinen Fehler bei Bestellungen oder Lieferungen. Wir haben viele Vorspeisen ausgewählt und alles war sehr lecker. Auch das Hauptgericht - Pasta - war sehr lecker und vor allem reichlich. Ich habe selten in einem Restaurant so viel Pasta erhalten... :-) Einziges Manko: der Parmesankäse, der dazu gereicht wurde, war fein gehobelt und hat somit den Geschmack verloren. Hier wäre vielleicht die gehobelte Variante intensiver im Geschmack gewesen. Der Espresso Corretto (Espresso mit Grappa) war für uns leider zu stark... zu stark Grappa. Hier würde ein milder Grappa oder weniger sicher dem Geschmack zuträglicher sein. Aber das ist sicherlich auch Geschmacksache. :-) Leider war dafür das Tiramisu dafür wieder neutraler unterwegs. Hier fehlt auf jeden Fall der typische Kaffeegeschmack. Es war wirklich mehr eine leichte Creme mit Kakaopulver und eingeweichter Biskuit... Auch wenn es vielleicht nach viel Kritik klingen mag: ich komme wieder und sage danke für den Abend.

Ein toller Italiener mit sehr qualitativ hochwertigen Produkten und Speisen

Hatte einen Tisch für vier Personen reserviert! Alle waren sehr zufrieden und wollen gerne wieder kommen! Pizzen waren hervorragend und der sehr freundliche und gut gelaunte Kellner machte Scherze mit und trug dabei zu einem sehr gelungenen Abend unter Kollegen bei! Fünf Sterne!

La pizza era troppo finale, Prezzo x 3 persone Un po' esaggerato

Tolles Ambiente mit freundlichem Personal. Essen war bisher immer sehr gut.

Unfassbar gute klassische italienische Küche ohne pseudoelitäres Gehabe. Geniale gute Weine, gute Portionen, tollem Stimmung, faire Preise. Pefekt!!!

Ambiente Wunderschön → 5/5 Service sehr aufmerksam → 5/5 Essen (also Pizza in meinem Fall) unglaublich lecker → 5/5

It is smart to make an reservation. We were lucky to have a table for two. The food was really delicious and the service was good.

Kann diese Gastronomie nur empfehlen, super toller Service und das Essen nur gelungen.

Total arrogantes Personal. Wir wurden trotz Reservierung überhaupt nicht gefragt, wo wir sitzen möchten. Der Kellner unten hat uns direkt in die 1. Etage geschickt, obwohl unten noch Plätze frei waren. Der Gast ist hier nicht König. Hier scheint man sich nur um die Stammkundschaft zu bemühen.

Sehr schönes Ambiente in einem alten Fabrikgebäude, Tolle italienische Küche. Sehr nettes und zuvorkommendes Personal.

Schönes, sehr gutes Restaurant zu fairen Preisen. Der Service ist nett und man ist auch Hunden gegenüber aufgeschlossen. Leider ist das Parken in der Gegend nicht so einfach.