text: While I do revel in trendy upscale nouvelle cuisine type places and no I did not just make that up I have to give credit where credit is duennWe are going to Waldhorn for dinner A Wal whatmy reply Waldhorn is a German restaurant in the Matthews area It is not easy to drag me away from my comfort zip codes but this turned out to be a treat nnNo frills here As other reviewers have noted the investigation lighting was off putting If I have peppercorns in my teeth I would rather find out about it after my meal Our waitress was super friendly and gladly dimmed the lights for us Nice friendly staff nnWe started with the bratwurst sausage appetizer plate and the Gebackenber Ziegenkase which is goat cheese spinach and sundried tomatoes stuffed in a phyllo dough pastry The sausage came with sauerkraut I am a fan and a spicy mustard I favored the smoked wurst and ate the spicy mustard until my sinuses were clear No Day Quil requirednnFor my entree I wanted something straight up German I opted for the Sauerbraten This is a braised marinated beef dish served with spatzle and red cabbage I had never had spatzle but it is a fettuciniesque noodle with more texture I loved the texture of these noodles The beef and gravy that it came with were delicious Tender and bursting with flavor nnOoh and the beer I ordered a wheat beer whose name I cannot remember came in a tall cylindrical glass that made me feel like something specialnnThe meal was hearty and delicious Lots of male customers I would not typically crave or think about this type of food but for what it was it was an enjoyable experience