Brenn Nessel Restaurant Review, Dresden

I had my largest vegan screw up at Brenn Nessel. But first, let's get to the good stuff. Brenn Nessel is off the tourist path so you have to search it out. It's really cute inside with candles on all the wooden tables, a big wooden bar, a low ceiling, nice music, and good lighting. The menu was all in German and I didn't really try to speak English to the waitress, though this was probably my first mistake. I randomly ordered a cous cous salad because I could make out "cous cous", "salad", "avocado", and "vinegrette" in the description. A reviewer on Happycow.net had written that all the vegan options were just the menu options without cheese. However, in my infinite wisdom, I didn't try to ask for no cheese and just hoped there would be none. Of course there was a cubed white cheese all over the salad when it arrived. I didn't feel right sending it back because it was my fault for not asking. I spent half my time scooping out the cheese and when I was done it looked like I had only eaten half of the significant portion. I'm sure I still ate some of the cheese but I have only myself to blame. Otherwise the salad was really good. There was cous cous, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts, and a light and fresh vinegrette. After my meal I had a beer and read for awhile in the comfy restaurant. The beers were 2 Euros each. I was slightly drunk when I emerged back into the pale sunlight.

I highly recommend asking for no cheese or help with the menu when hitting up Brenn Nessel. Still, the atmosphere and food were nice.