I've gone to Nuernberg every February for Spielwarenmesse (Toy industry trade show) for years (since 1991). These are my favorite German restaurants in the Altstadt, and they generally have English-language menus even though I eschew them. You know that these are special for locals because they don't take plastic, ha ha. All these places will take a rez, my suggestion is to use a German last name like "Schmidt" or "Hesse (pronounced "hes-se") or "Welk" (pronounced "velk"), I dunno it's just easier for me to do this. A Dutch friend does the same.

Schlenkerla (yes, same as the famous smoked beer) - cash only
Hut'n - more of a pub, but with a great menu - cash only
Bratwurst Friedl (restaurant with good specials like venison in winter; near the City Point shopping center; next door to an Erotik 4-level shop) - cash only
AlbrechtDuererStuebe - across from the A.D. House. Fabulous restaurant. They take plastic.
Estragon - "Modern" German cuisine, close to the Germanische National Museum. I think they take plastic.

Anyway my main point of this thread is that if anyone is going to Nuernberg for Spielwarenmesse or other business (I know there's a weapon show at the same Messe Stadium), I can offer other restaurant suggestions. Plus places OUTSIDE the Altstadt.

Tschuess
Michael