Watzke am Goldenen Reiter in Dresden

The place is not bad, but there is nothing special to report either.

Great for an aperitif, I boy 🇺🇦 and he was very kind and friendly, he is professional. I recommend it

Very cool service, the small snacks were also very good, the beer was super tasty

We had white sausage with pretzel. Even after asking 5 times, we were no longer given the pretzel. That was very, very strange. All other guests got their pretzels. We definitely won't come here again. Pure refusal to perform!

It was super tasty both times!! Thank you!

Staff very friendly and very quick, there's nothing to complain about. Beer is good. But snack times like Hackepeter from 4 p.m. are complete nonsense and not good for customer satisfaction

The beer is really tasty and I was disappointed with the food. The price/performance ratio is not right at all. Half chicken with fried potatoes for just over €18.00 Warmed broiler and the side dish for €4.50 fried potatoes are negligible. Not like that..... Ambiance well and everything quickly quickly

Fantastically good in every way! Recommended! Eisbein mit Sauerkraut!

Always happy, the beer is simply sensational

Quality of the food, service, everything was good. However, there were two points that were not thought through at all: 1. There were children there. The kitchen first brings meals to all the adults, then makes the guests wait and brings the children's portions much later. Note: Always eat children’s meals first! Otherwise everyone is unhappy. 2. The children's portion of Quarkkeulchen is apparently the same as the dessert portion. That is, it is a homeopathic quantity that would be worthy of a posh restaurant in its quantity (and only in this respect). However, no one gets tired of it, not even children. When we asked, we were told: yes, that's just how it is. You can order multiple portions.

Watzke is a brewery institution in Dresden. The Watzke am Goldenen Reiter is centrally located on the Elbe and has a typical brewery restaurant interior: rustic wooden furniture, some counter and high table seating. The food is really home-style. Here in the photo we had goulash soup as well as Rostbrätel with bread from the special menu. The service was good and then the food was delicious. Of course, a beer and a shandy couldn't be missed; Altpieschener and Altpieschener cyclists! Our favorites :) :) We'd love to come back!!

We're in the Watzke every month. The service here was very nice. This time the anniversary took us here, which was more of a coincidence. Fortunately, the beer only cost 2.50. When eating, I took the broiler platter from the special menu instead of the broiler. For 14.90 there was a little bit of fried potatoes with 3 pieces of meat. In short, half the portion of normal. If I had known that, I would have gladly paid 2 euros more and taken the normal broiler. The highlight was the “free beer”. People! You are a brewery, so giving out a third full glass as free beer is really beneath you. You could have left it out completely.

The food was good, but the restaurant was full of poorly made and therefore disturbing AI-generated images.

Had a nice place...To the main street. Look...our service was very accommodating...beer was delicious as always...our small dishes too...thank you...everything was top...every table was occupied

As an individual you are seated at the counter. The gnocchi pan was inedible. Everything is very loud and the beer is OK. The service was the only good thing.

Great beer bar...with local flair And friendly staff

very popular place, sometimes people wait in line to get into the cafe. The menu is varied, the service is fast, and the staff is attentive.

Local cuisine including pork knuckle, sausages, schnitzel, Watzkebeer is very good both light and dunkel.

Very tasty food and the service is great :D

We had lunch. The price-performance ratio is good, the food and beer were tasty, the service was friendly.

We have always enjoyed being here. Unfortunately the quality of the food has deteriorated significantly. The spicy meat was better. It seems as if it is stretched with other pieces of meat and hidden under a fatty layer of cheese. Too bad. When we had yesterday's knuckle, the dumpling was completely over-salted. Upon request, there was also a substitute, which again wasn't cooked through. There wasn't even a little attention from the staff regarding this unsatisfactory situation. Otherwise the evening was rather difficult, as you seemed pushed away in the back area.

- the service is always friendly - that old pieschner tastes good - the potato wedges are very tasty and pork schnitzel with fries is always an option

Great service and the food is always tasty.

Delicious beer with monthly changing offers, hearty and good food, nice ambience, friendly staff

The service has steadily gotten worse over the years. If you didn't stubbornly ask for drinks and food, you would starve and die of thirst.

Brutal cinema When you as a host can't even tell the difference between a pilsner and an ale... in a beer bar

Good food at reasonable prices, plus home-brewed beer. Friendly staff.

Great food, fast and friendly service, cozy atmosphere, tampons, deodorant and plenty of space in the women's toilet. Gladly again!

Celebrated New Year's Eve 2024 to 2025 with ten people after pre-ordering. Different meals were all tasty with a good price-performance ratio and the service was right, nice, very attentive and fast waiter who served the guests' wishes. We were all very pleasantly surprised because we were on New Year's Eve We've never had a less nice experience in restaurants! I'd love to do it again!

Excellent service with good recommendations and delicious food. The only downside is that the selection feels relatively small.

I think that they are deceiving people because they are writing a check on their knee. They were on 09.01.25. 17:00-19:00

Always worth a delicious beer😂 Menu has been expanded/changed somewhat. I think it's successful now. On Thursdays the beer is cheaper, you can have two!!

A very good restaurant for eating local cuisine. The knuckle of pork is enormous and very well cooked, and the sauerkraut is very good. The house beers are nice, even if they're still pretty basic. The beer tasting service allows you to choose what you want to drink with your meal, which is very pleasant. I recommend the restaurant if you're really hungry!

Great service with delicious food and of course beer. Yes, it is loud at times, but there is a great atmosphere.

Cozy and rustic location. The monthly beer tastes delicious as always

Everything was great, but extremely crowded and few staff. Reservation is recommended. Unfortunately there is no longer any monthly beer available, but the New Year's Eve beer was great!

It was very nice in the restaurant

Watzke is still an institution for us, we now stop in to have a delicious beer! The prices for the food have risen significantly, as they have unfortunately everywhere! The furnishings in the various houses in Dresden are impressive, with the highlight here being the bell in the guest room!

Spent the 3rd anniversary there in the evening with Schatzi. The knuckle was wonderful, the service was very, very nice. Price performance is definitely appropriate, last year it wasn't so tasty, this time everything was fine. Kind regards and thank you for the lovely evening. ❤️

Ordered quickly, food came quickly and it was very tasty! Before Christmas.

Vers mediocre food, hectic atmosphere, and lounge and inconsiderate service. When asked if we liked the food, we said one of the dishes wasn't very good (95% of it was left), and the waitress rudely responded "and what was wrong??" While we got to enjoy loud smashing of cutlery in the dining room for most of the time. The original watzke is great, but this one is a tourist trap.

Our waiter, whom we had for the third time, was again a disaster. Forgot to type in food, unfriendly, despite trying to draw attention to us, we were ignored and left to dry. At the end the card reader was slammed on the table because we apparently didn't tip enough, rightly so.

The food and beer was very good. The service was very nice and accommodating, even without a reservation you were able to get a table. The prices are absolutely fine.

First the good: Beer tastes very good, food is tasty, although the portions are manageable. Unfortunately we were disappointed overall. We sat in the very cool entrance area. Because the door was often left open for a long time, it was particularly cold on my legs. The service had more of a canteen charm than one would think of sitting in a rustic brewery. Without a word, plates were handed out and put away again. No demand for satisfaction or further wishes. It's a shame, we had hoped for more. We won't come here again. These are my subjective impressions.

Great beer. Interior like from the 90s.

Very clear selection of simple dishes. At the reception you were not made to feel welcome, more like an additional "burden". Unfortunately not recommended.

Great service and food. Thank you!

Always enjoy delicious beer! So far today, December 29th, was 4:45 p.m. We had a delicious meal at table 802 when we left and my wife wanted to get out of the toilet again. The toilet woman pulled her back with the words that she had to pay the 50 cents first 🤬🤬🤬🤬 and then she came to me completely distraught not held back.... Up until that time there was no sign of the toilet woman and we were there for a good hour 🤦🤬🤬 dear bro paying guest or table brands for train the toilet or the toilet woman❗❗

You eat well and you drink just as well. Shank and pork in general, while some traditional monastic beers are really good. The place is welcoming. The quality/price ratio is very reasonable

There is home-style cooking here. Unfortunately it is very loud here. Conversation at the table is hardly possible

Today, on Boxing Day, we had dinner at Watzke am goldene Reiter with the whole family. The reservation was no problem with 15 people and a wheelchair user about 1.5 months in advance. We were totally convinced! The service was perfect, we never had empty glasses, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was also great. I come from the catering industry myself and there was nothing to complain about, even though the place was very well attended. We would love to come back!!!

On Christmas Eve, such friendliness from the service and delicious food. Thanks to the entire team for the great time.

We were hosted by Hamza and felt very comfortable, very cool guy. Short waiting times despite full gastranomy. Very happy again!!!!

Excellent food, however the service was less desirable. Right next to a large holiday market.

Very bad experience with this restaurant. I can’t believe that the guy waiter with slightly bald was so rude. We asked for empty plates and he even charged us for the empty plates. Can you believe it!!??? And his attitude, was so rude to us. NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL!!

We were there on December 8th. after a visit to the Christmas market in Watzke. The service staff was very accommodating and we actually got a table for two people in the back. The beer we ordered was great and would be recommended to everyone. However, the food was the worst we have ever been served anywhere. The grilled chicken was cold, the skin was tough and the whole thing was absolutely terrible. The fried potatoes with the Zülze were also cold and not what we expect in a brewery. Would like to drink beer We'll stop by again but we'll eat somewhere else.

We had a great evening and our waiter Ahmed was incredibly committed and very hardworking and attentive. Thank you very much for that 👍

The food was delicious. Pork cheeks with creamed savoy cabbage and truffle mashed potatoes. Prices were also reasonable. We were only slightly surprised by the service. Unfortunately, in our opinion, it didn't fit the house. Unfortunately, after the main course we didn't ask if we could have anything else. We had to look for someone for a long time to ask for the bill. Otherwise everyone was nice. No question.

Great place for dinner while in Dresden. A large selection of German cuisine, everyone will find something for themselves. They have their own brewery and therefore delicious beer. Despite the heavy traffic, we found a table without a reservation and the waiting time was not long. Hassle-free payment both in cash and by card; There was no problem with splitting the bill either. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who wants good food and beer.

All in all, a really well-run restaurant. Friendly staff, good food, good beer. Thank you, I'll be happy to come back 😘

Always a must when we come to Dresden. Quaint restaurant with friendly staff, good food and delicious beer. We would always recommend it. Keep it up.

Delicious food, great beer, the best in Dresden, the Alt Pieschener is recommended, reservations for the evening are recommended

Absolutely professional, highly recommended!!

Worst chocolate with something resembling cream on top in my life. I DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!

Too crowded, little Christmas atmosphere, mass processing

Arrogant service. Most of the staff doesn't even speak German. It used to be a great pub. The decline is threatening.

If you like hearty food, you can't go wrong here. The beer is awesome!!! Huge thanks to Linda, who managed to always keep an eye on us even during the most stressful Advent season and was very friendly in providing us with everything we needed.

Nice food, cozy atmosphere! Delicious schnitzel and potato soup

Ordering takes forever & thick air (heat) in the restaurant.

Very nice pork knuckles and beer

We spontaneously went to Watzke... no reservation but the waiter assigned us a nice table 👍 Service was quick, the waiters were on their toes and very friendly despite the many guests. Food came quickly, was tasty and the home-brewed beer was delicious. All in all, highly recommended.

Good, but not very good, as it's a bit too big, which leads to a certain train station atmosphere.

Great ambience as always. Watzke is great. Coming here for over 30 years.

Good food, prices high and they probably don't get enough service staff...

Great food, great service thanks Achmet. We'd love to come back

Delicious food, good home cooking, delicious beer. It's always busy, order moving tables. The wait until someone came was a bit long, but that was because two large parties were celebrating birthdays. Service was still nice and friendly. I would go there again.

We made a reservation here on December 1st, 2024 and got the space we wanted. Very friendly staff and great food. 1x duck and 1x white sausage. Simply class. We can also only praise the rose house wine. We felt very comfortable and is a great recommendation.

Good food delivered quickly and delicious beer in three variants - one of which changes (today honey beer)

Great brewery in an excellent location. The home-brewed Watzke Pils is very tasty and the food is typically of good brewery quality A must when you are in Dresden!

I've been to Watzke am Goldenen Reiter several times, but today I was very disappointed with the service! Statements like “There’s something new tomorrow” or “What do I know, I don’t know the taste of your beer” don’t work for me! So far the service has always been great, but the taller man with gray hair was so annoyed and unfriendly at lunchtime yesterday that I was really shocked

Very tasty, grilled knuckle to the point.

Food cold and of mediocre quality. Service understaffed and overwhelmed with the number of guests.

Everything is great again. Good and honest food, great beer and good service.

If you are a lover of hearty cuisine and a rustic ambience, “Watzke” is one of the first addresses. Attractively designed rooms, a solid selection of food and drinks and attentive service create a very hospitable atmosphere in which you feel very comfortable and will be happy to come back.

The food was delicious and the bell struck every hour.

I was thrilled with my visit to Watzke am Goldenen Reiter. The rustic furnishings create a great atmosphere. The staff is not only attentive, but also very warm. The food was fresh and tasty, I was particularly impressed by the homemade specialties. And the beer? Simply amazing! I'll definitely come back

Nice service, great grilled knuckles.

Great and tasty food and tasty beer, friendly and competent service.

Big meat. Good for large groups. Location, location, location...

My wife and I followed the positive reviews on Google and tried out the Watzke am Goldenen Reiter. The waiter was quick and friendly. At dinner we both decided on a pork knuckle. 1x 1/2 for €18.90 and 1x a whole knuckle for €24.90. The food was at our table within 10 minutes, which was very quick. The food was "basically" okay, but it was very fatty and there was little meat on the pork knuckle. The price is probably higher than elsewhere due to the location and popularity of the place. The bottom line for us is that we cannot recommend the pork knuckles for the price. The ambience and service are top.

There were two of us there. A meal came out right on the second try. We really enjoyed the beer. Nice service. We would come again.

Great service, great gastro. The food was very good, I recommend the pork cheeks, they were very tasty. The venison bratwurst also tasted good. The beer is also worth a visit 👌

Wide selection of excellent, hearty food and in-house beers. With a view of the Golfenen Reiter. Also suitable for wheelchair users. Attentive and friendly staff, fast service.

Food appropriate for the price, so rather mediocre. With the monthly sausage, the sauce was very concentrated. The half chicken comes completely naked if you don't order any side dishes.

Brewery atmosphere. Quite a lot of hustle and bustle and a bit louder. The beer and the hearty food were delicious. Eager service. There was almost too much demand for my taste, but it would be better to have too much than too little. 🙂

Great place and good food. Ordered Schinkennudeln...pasta with ham and egg. The other day went for Steak au four.

Good food, delicious home brew and friendly service

Great restaurant. Quaint, cozy, always well attended. Food and drink are very tasty. Hearty Bavarian cuisine.

As in all other Watzke restaurants, always delicious.

We were there on a Tuesday evening, around 8 p.m. The restaurant was packed inside, but there was still plenty of seating outside. After a short wait of maybe 2 minutes, the two of us were brought to a table of four. The waiting time after ordering seemed very short to us. The drinks came in less than 5 minutes and the food maybe after 20. The service was tip-top and attentive. A quick attention and the waiter was at the table. The extra white cabbage salad for €4.50 was a bit small, but manageable. The beer and the food (“Watzkes Nr1” and “Steak au four”) were incredibly good. Really highly recommended. 👍🏼