We ate at an outdoor table within view of Albrectsburg Castle.The Greek salad, bean soup with…read moretufted pita and a Pilsner made for a good lunch. They have attractive indoor seating with lots of tables for large groups.

While exploring the Dresden Neustadt neighborhood around our Airbnb, we happened upon this cute…read morelittle "restaurant" advertising vodka and blini/bliny pancakes. We walked in and were presented with a sort-of tight entry area, with a big menu overhead, and counter where you could see into the kitchen. It seemed like this was where you could order take out, or pick up your to-go orders. To the left of that was a small room with maybe 3 or 4 tables (one of which was already taken with a group of 7 people), and behind that another small room with a few more tables. Since we don't speak German, we had to do a bit of hand signaling to let the hostess know we wanted a table, and to order. We knew we wanted bliny pancakes with caviar, and vodka, but not too much food because we were on our way to dinner. We sat and went through the menu, which was filled with vintage ads for various vodkas and Russian beverages as well as descriptions of the various snacks, plates and drinks on offer. The décor of the place was cute and felt comfortable and homey - lots of small statues of past Russian leaders, framed photos of the vintage vodka ads, flags, some wall murals, and heavy wooden furniture. And the menu was extensive! Using our translator app, we figured out that we wanted an order of bliny with salmon roe, plus a soft drink (Wostok with tarragon and ginger) and one shot of vodka that we would share. I realize this is silly when there are two people: why not two shots of vodka, but we didn't want to drink too much and weren't sure how big the pour would be, so we committed to just getting one that we would both sip. I think that when it came time to order the hostess was also confused, and she said a few things to us over and over that we could not understand, but which seemed to convey her confusion. Either way, our order came out correctly, with a neat shot of vodka, the desired bliny and soft drink, and all of it was lovely together as a small snack. If we hadn't had to rush off to dinner, we could have easily stayed there longer, having more food (which looked awesome being served to other diners) and more vodka! Couple of notes - our visit was during covid, and the windows and doors were all open for air flow; the hostess was wearing a mask but other diners were not. The time it took from seated to ordering was maybe 15 min, but it appeared there was only one person working (the hostess was also pouring the shots and preparing the plates) and there were at least 3 other tables seated before us. The time it took from ordering to receiving our food was maybe 20 min. And then waiting for the check was another 20 min. We weren't too bothered since we had the time and knew the proprietress was busy, but something to take note of if you are short on time. Overall we enjoyed our brief experience and would love to go back next time we are in town!

Zum Gerücht was absolutely one of the very best meals I have eaten in 2017. They are located…read moreoutside of the city center, even on a side street, so you kind of have to know that it is there. My Airbnb hostess recommended it to me. It is everything that you think of with a classic German restaurant. They make their own beer, and it is delicious. The building is old and historic. The servers were both the nicest people and are passionate about their business. The waitress really went the extra mile to make me feel comfortable. The prices were low because it is not touristy. It was a meal that I will never forget.

We arrived at 21:00, the front door said they were open until 11pm. We were given menus. At 21:04,…read moreour waitress finally came around and asked what we wanted, I ordered a cheeseburger and asked if I could have salad instead of fries. She said let me check. She rushed back and said the kitchen was closed at 21:00! It was only 21:04 and they were not willing to serve us food. So why were we given menus?! The waitress was very sorry. We left. The music was techno and had a cool vibe. This place is a mesh of Italian, American, and German food. Odd mesh of food items...

We arrived at 21:00. We were seated and given menus. A few minutes later we ordered. We asked to…read moresubstitute a salad for french fries with a cheeseburger. The waitress said she needed to ask if that was possible. When she returned, she said the kitchen is closed and we would not be served any food. She said we could order drink drinks, but no food. Pretty crummy to see us, give us menus, I'll allow us to order and then say the kitchen is closed. That's service for you at this restaurant. I would've given one star, but the waitress was very apologetic.