I asked the young lady at the desk for a dining suggestion, and this is one of the two she gave me. She asked if we wanted to eat typical Franconian food. The fact that it was just around the corner from our hotel made it a natural choice. She made a reservation for us, and our table was waiting for us when we arrived. We enjoyed our meal so much that we returned the second night.
Be prepared - there are no English menus. We had by this time picked up a few key German phrases, so we could at least guess at some of the menu items. When they realized that we didn’t speak German, they sent over a waitress who spoke very good English. She described things that we were unsure of for us.
We decided to try three of the four soups they offer. They have horseradish soup with salmon, potato soup with a clear broth, and curry and cream - not a bad choice among them. I had the curry the first night,
It was delicious. After tasting the other two (both good), I opted for the horseradish for the second night. Al isn’t big on soup, so he had the salad, which came with a great dressing (there was no choice of dressing). The second night we had a salad with our meal that was totally different; it had German potato salad, coleslaw, pickled cucumbers, and curry lettuce. The only dressing was a vinegar base, and it was very tasty.
Our entrée was the local Franconian specialty, which is pork shoulder with the skin on, red cabbage, and potato dumpling.
I exchanged the dumpling for fried potatoes. The second evening they offered a special of roast pork with two sides. All the food was well-prepared and the portions were large. Bread is not automatically offered. It was provided when we asked but was without butter.
Throwing all caution to the wind, I had dessert both nights. The first night I had the A. Durer Stube. It was a combination plate of delicious fruits, custards, ice cream, and a cookie. Something for everyone. The second night I had a cappuccino and kuchen for dessert.
It was served warm with a scoop of ice cream and berries; the plate was decorated with chocolate and vanilla custard.
We really loved this place. The food was not fabulous, but it was good, and the atmosphere was so warm and friendly that we couldn’t wait to return. The cook even came out to say goodbye to us when we left the first night.
My only complaint would be that the smoke was at times overpowering. It is a small restaurant, so although we were in the non-smoking section, there was no way to really escape from it.