Richard Hendrix

Well the food was good, but I had a tuna salad sandwich on rye with a pickle spear. The sandwich was really excellent. But when I looked at the buffet it looked pretty tired and there was no way I was going to eat from that. They let the food sit out too long. But my big complaint is the attitude there. A lot of Latino men with a lot of attitude. They look at you like they don't want to help. You ask a question, and they don't speak any English. But then to be rude and sneer at your customers? These people are not cut out for public work. I asked him what time do they close and they said we never closed but if you look at the hours they closed. I almost didn't make it. And of course yes it's expensive, a sandwich and a Coke and a few pieces of chocolate cost me $18.50, and there was no receipt given. But I would go back for just for the sandwich.

Oleg Makarenko

Food is hit or miss at the buffet and the prices (by weight) are very high. Best bet is to go for their sandwiches/subs/wraps or the hibachi/noodles. The price is set there and is reasonable for the area and the food is pretty good there. DO NOT buy drinks here. It is a total ripoff and they do not provide a receipts showing how much they charged for what. I was charged $14 for 2 bottles of iced tea and a bottle of water!

Maya S

We were tempted by their "healthy slow food" description but I was not impressed. The choice is good. Though no description of what you are choosing from a buffet so probably not the best for a fussy eater. Some dishes were nice, some were average. But the place is very pricey, especially, that there is nowhere to sit so you end up with a take away (there were a few tables on site only. Despite it being not busy at all, no one seemed to be interested in cleaning them). Maybe I would give it more stars if it wasn't so expensive for what you get..

+1

DAVID WEISER

It is a nice space. Very busy at lunch - it has the feeling of being stuck with cattle or being one of 10,000 chickens at a processing plant. Take your slop and eat it. Incredibly overpriced.

+37

Bill Jones, Jr.

The food is good, but it's PROFOUNDLY overpriced. We went in twice, and both times my wife noticed the cashier weighed our bottled water along with the food. My wife was too nice to tell me, because I would have told the cashier to eat the food herself. We ate at a similarly styled restaurant in Herald Square for 1/2 the price. By my estimation, each bottled water added $15.59 to the bill. The place is a scam. Stay away! There are tons of better places in walking distance. Expect this place to go away in the near future.

Andy S

They offered a free coffe if you leave a review; then i did the review , but when u ask for the coffe they tell customers to go back next day for the free coffe; Not nice if you are not a local and can’t go back. It should be say in the offer.

Ethan Haleem

Guy cooking my sandwich was rude, impatient, and totally unhelpful. Grilled chicken sandwich was lackluster.

Junho Kim-Lee

Guy tried to charge me $46 for 2 6-packs of Modelo. I asked where the prices were and he said I was supposed to haggle for it. After I said it was too high, he took the beers and hid them behind the counter. Not only is that a rip-off but also illegal to not post prices.

Michael Vitrano

The food was awful. Old, cold, and poor flavor. There is no wifi. There was no vegetarian protein. It was way too expensive for what it was. The entire lower level smelled like urinal cakes. Save the time, money, and trouble and go to Whole Foods instead.

Hunter Millan

The prices at Essen are ridiculous and not worth it at all for the quality of the food here. I paid 8 dollars for entirely overcooked soup. This is supposed to be CHICKEN NOODLE. Where the noodles at? Oh thats right you cooked the soup for so long that the noodles broke into tiny soggy fragments. You also cooked the soup for so long that the chicken is extremely tough and hard to bite through. It’s actually pretty nasty and unpleasant, I won’t be able to finish even half of this. Someone here needs to revisit their cooking skills. You’re making food for people not for animals, remember that. Cook it with a little love geez.

Akrie R

Veggies are not washed... I got bok Choi for lunch and as soon as I put it in my mouth, I felt sand... well I looked in to it carefully and found it was full of sand at the root... I don’t think they wash the vigies at all. Disgusting :( String beans were all super chewy and couldn’t even eat them.