Prague & the Czech Republic Guidebook
Best and worst restaurants:
Best: Beas Vegetarian restaurant; also Gopal
Why: It is close to the old town sqaure, so it is quite convenient. You pay by the 100 g of food that you serve yourself, so you can take as much or as little of a particular food. Don't go near closing time however, or the selection will be quite thin! Gopal was located on the walk up to Prague castle. It is run by Hare Krishnas; they had an all you can eat offer for 150 Kc so if you are really hungry, this would be worth it.
Joan in Fort Worth, TX USA 10/23/2011
Best: Cafe Louvre
Why: Good food, good value. Nice experience.
Peter in Edina, MN USA 09/27/2011
Best: Cafe Louvre
Why: Good food, good value. Nice experience.
Peter in Edina, MN USA 09/27/2011
Best: Country Life Vegetarian
Why: Because it was a nice, inexpensive place to get a healthy meal in contrast to all the "greasy porky-ness" that is so common in The Czech Republic's traditional cuisine.
Worst: John and Geoge Cafe
Why: It has changed names and you can't access it from the courtyard from the Lennon Wall- at least not during the winter
Stefan Ferraro in Gatineau, QC Canada 03/09/2011
Best: Pivovarsky Dum, Prague
Why: This recommended brewhouse is a couple of blocks from Hotel Alton, and we ate two dinners there. It used to be a little local place, but has caught on and is quite popular. The beef stroganoff was great.
Ron in DeWitt, MI USA 10/13/2010
Best: Restaurace Mlejnice
Why: Great lunch and very friendly staff
Fulton Ervin in Florence, SC USA 09/26/2010
Best: Lokal
Why: A wonderful place just round a corner from Hastal where they serve excellent local food and beer.
Julie Russell in San Francisco, CA USA 09/17/2010
Best: Indian Jewel
Why: Was slow, but delightful and the most inexpensive Indian meal I think I ever had!
Paige Tyler in APO, AE USA 07/30/2010
Best: Lokal in Prague
Why: Lokal, at Dlouha 33 in Prague, is just around the corner from Hotel Hastal. It is a spoof (so I've read online) of old Communist-era dining halls, a long tube of a room with benches meant to look like graffiti-carved wood, but actually painted lucite lit from behind so that the graffiti shines through. When we visited, the food was excellent, and the service was prompt and professional. Beers were thrust into our hands as soon as we were seated, and a new one showed up just as I was about to drain my first one.
The menus are only in Czech, but the waiter brought out English translation booklets, which were slower but more fun than having English on the menu itself.
The waiter recommended the pork with cabbage, which I ordered, hesitantly, only to find it to be juicy and perfectly seasoned. My wife ordered the trout with cumin sauce, which was perfect.
Pricing was not budget, but still reasonable by Prague standards. Specialties were in the 200 to 300-Koruna range
James in Durham, NC USA 07/15/2010
Best: Beas Vegeterian Dhaba in Prague
Why: Great value, great food
Worst: Jewel of India
Why: Overrated and pricey...
Beena Parekh in Midlothian, VA USA 06/29/2010
Best: Klasterni Pivovar
Why: Great experience here with very well prepared food and excellent beer and wine. They have 3 beers made on location, 2 always available (amber and dark), and 1 rotating (currently a Bavarian Weissbier, but on deck was an American IPA, interestingly). Service was excellent, and food was well prepared. When the waiter learned of my interest in trying different beers, he went out of his way to get me information about the beer they had on draft, how it was made, etc.
R Lorber in Westminster, MD USA 06/06/2010
Worst: Aldente Trattoria
Why: Normally I love Rick's suggestions, but not only was the food bad here it was also a total rip-off. They charged 45 crowns per person just to sit down, double-charged for several things, the service was horrible, and to top it all off...the food was bad. For 1/6 the price we had a wonderful Italian meal at The Green Tomato, Jindrišská 18, 110 00, Prague 1, right off Wensceslas Square not far from Hvlani Nadrazi. Please reconsider recommending this place.
Kim Stafford in San Antonio, TX USA 06/01/2010
Best: Recommended resturants in Prague
Why: U Medvidku, U Zlateho Trgra, were fun places with lots of locals. Also ate tha Franz Kafka Cafe in the Jewish Quarter. Beer was great all over.
Judy in Alexandria, MN USA 05/19/2010
Worst: Restaurace u Provaznice at Provaznicka 3
Why: The food was average but they added 20% to the bill and insisted it was VAT, although according to the Guidebook, tax should be included as listed on menu. We felt cheated.
Yee Louie in Center Moriches, NY USA 03/25/2010
Best: Restaurant Mlejnice
Why: Just returned from a very good and very well priced dinner at this restaurant. It is only 2 minutes from our apartment so no problem for us to find.
DAVID in Sydney, Australia 12/23/2009
Best: Restaurace Mlejnice, in Prague's Old Town
Why: Not easy to find but well worth the effort. Food was delicious ("beef in spicy sauce") and an excellent value.
Richard Canada 10/28/2009
Best: Restaurace Barbakan in Cesky Krumlov
Why: We had our best meal in the Czech Republic at this restaurant. It is built into the town fortifications and the outdoor atmosphere was wonderful. The service was a little slow but the food was worth it. Freshly cooked Czech food at its best!
Julie in Provo, Ut USA 10/07/2009
Best: Restaurace u Provanice and Klub Architektu in Prague
Why: Great food and prices. Klub Architektu also bargain daily specials including drink and dessert.
Chris Peter in El Cajon, CA USA 07/29/2009
Worst: Restaurace Nad Uvozem
Why: The first beer arrived in a mug that had ketchup on the lip. The waiter took it back, rinsed it at the tap, and refilled it. As hard as I tried, I could not come up with a total bill within 20% of what was presented.
Robert Patterson in Philadelphia, PA USA 07/26/2009