The building is old and historical. Our server was friendly and pleasant. Atmosphere was great when there was performance on stage.
Unfortunately, I cannot say I'm happy about the food. I cannot believe how gross the liver dumpling soup was. The spicy chicken veggie soup was very tasty though. The free pretzels came with mustard and sauerkraut -- all pretty bad. The battered fried fish was pretty dry. I understand that cod is naturally firmer and dryer than haddock. But how does their fried cod fall THIS short of Avenue Bar's fried cod? The veal wiener schnitzel was done well.
Overall I still liked Essen Haus. I will go there again for beer and the atmosphere, but probably not just for food.