Food is amazing there! Staff is very nice and helpful. The only thing I didn't like is their DJ. He is very rude!!! My friend had her 21 B-day there and when she came and ask him to play her favorite song he said that he doesn't work for her and she can listen to those songs that he has in his playlist. Most of his songs were Polish and since we are not Polish we didn't really enjoy it. When you have B-day dance part is very important and that polish DJ just ruined it. read more

Had a delicious lunch here today. First visit, but Marcel, Isabella, Milada and the team were so very friendly and helpful. Started with the garlic soup which was delicious. The bread basket and pate were very good too. We also enjoyed the potato pancakes which were so light and crispy. But our entrees were outstanding! We had the Czech Roast Beef in cream sauce, and the Slow Cooked Beef cheeks. The beef checks were absolutely delicious and the meat so very tender. Will definitely go back to try the other Czech dishes. read more

We went here with a party of six for dinner a few days before Thanksgiving. We ordered a variety of Czech dishes, and everything was absolutely authentic and fantastic! The svickova, goulash, and schnitzel were all perfect. The half liter draft Krusovice was tasty, and the ladies were thrilled by the hot spiced wine. The service was quick, attentive, and pleasant. Overall, it was a very nice experience. read more

Doesn't get much better or more authentic as far as Czech food goes. The menu offers a good variety of meals to choose from, but isn't overwhelming. Every time I've dined there the food has been cooked and seasoned perfectly. Fyi, the portions are generous so be prepared to take home a doggy bag. read more

Great drinks ! Never disappointed. Try it on an off night it's the best! Also mojitos and frozen strawberry margarita is fantastic !

This place is a short walk from my new place, so I stopped in one day after a long moving session. The service was friendly despite my lack of ability to speak polish (restaurant a few doors down, not so english speaking friendly). The service was a little slow but the food was good and reasonably priced. We were there on what was a comedy open mic night - but unfortunately it was all lost on us! read more

My girlfriend and I came to Cafe Prague , because we had never been there, and we had a coupon. Our waitress, Lucie was very helpful in making eating choices. One of us had the special that day , Grilled PorkLoin , with grilled veggies, the other Chicken Schneizel. Both very good. The soup of the day was truly Czech mushroom, with poached egg. WOW! Just like I had when I was in Prague, CZ, Would reccommend to all.....good food, nice service and prices were just fine. Betsy & Cookie read more

Wonderful food! Truly authentic Czech meal! Amazing service from the staff and owner! Had so much fun dancing with the live DJ!

I regretfully must give this place a poor review. The ambience is very nice and the food I have tried has been very good. But the service is absolutely horrendous. I have been to this place multiple times and each time it has only gotten worse. The last time was the final straw. Not only was the service slow, but I was cheated on my drink. I ordered a White Russian, I very standard drink, but the bartender took it on herself to use top self liquor in the drink. This caused the drink to cost twice what a normal drink would. This is an old bartender trick to drive up the bill to get a bigger tip. I did not discover this filthy trick until after I left. I am very disappointed in this local bar. read more

Great food and service but definitely felt like more of a club/lounge than a restaurant. Went here on a date night with my husband and expected a nice, soft lit romantics place for dinner but it was completely different than what I had imagined. Not terrible, just not as I had expected. They have great Martinis and Eastern European food for good prices and it was relatively quiet, apart from the pumping music that made it feel like a club. This is definitely a place to go to for just drinks to hang and not so much a date night. I'm only giving it three stars because they're going through this process of figuring out of they want to be an upscale restaurant or a club/lounge. Easy to find parking though! read more

Caffe Prague is perfect place to go if you love great beer and great food! Their Czech beer selections is amazing! The menu is great for traditional Czech food as well as for salads and great appetizers. They always have something new on special so you never get bored with their selection. It's always a pleasure to see the owner Milada who is so welcoming and friendly to all her costumers. We love coming back and would definitely recommend this place! read more

I hosted my sister's baby shower here last week and everything went as smoothly as possible. We had 60 people and the cafe fit everyone comfortably. We even had lots of space for opening presents and doing activities. Milada was such a pleasure to work with and catered to all of our needs. The waitresses were great as well. I would definitely recommend for any event. read more

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This was our first time here and I must say great food! I will definitely come back. The service was also wonderful. Our server was very nice! read more

Great atmosphere! The servers were very friendly and professional. The dessert here is so delicious! Love this place.

Friendly service and atmosphere with the exception of serving the bartenders and waitresses who treat customers like intruders. Requests for service by barmaids is not responding. They are unpleasant and arrogant. Owner loses customers and money through their behavior. My friends support my observations. Maybe the ladies should go to Prague in the Czech Republic and see how they should treat customers. Everyone. read more

Cafe Prague is one of those rare places that survived Internet cafe era, Wi Fi revolution and recession without loosing its cool. I really liked it when they had books and art pieces for sale, it always felt very cozy and relaxed. Now ( I went to Prague cafe last weekend on 10/3/14) they cleared the books area for a stage and dance floor. While we were enjoying a couple of glasses of Czech wine, suggested by our host, the servers were preparing everything for some formal event. The setting looked very elegant and stylish, made me consider this place for our future parties. The food is decent, but we didn't order much: potato pancakes with goulash , mushroom soup and the apple strudel for dessert. I was little bit disappointed with the goulash taste and presentation, but the apple dessert eased this impression. It was light and delicious. The prices are acceptable, the atmosphere pleasant. Really nice, attractive servers and attentive owner. Overall, place worth visiting and coming back. read more

I Love this place the food is Great and I recommend the mushroom soup to start out it's the Best. The manager is cool and on Tuesdays it's jazz night. read more

As good as it gets! I was born in the Czech Republic and I do know what traditional czech food and a beer should taste like. You got it. Exactly like that. You go there because you have a taste for it or you'd like to try something for you original and for that country traditional. Since the menu doesn't have 10 pages what is on the menu is actually really good. For prices and the menu you can always go to their website. By the way the girls there are truly beautiful, always smiling, and always friendly. Service is as good as it can get. For the Czechs, you may be surprised to hear more polish than czech. For Americans, you probably do not care since you may not be able to distinguish between czech and polish anyway. Like if that mattered. You may also be lucky to run into live music during the weekends. I wish they had it posted on their website. They may if it is something more important. I am not sure. The setup and design of the place is rather unique. On your right will be a restaurant part and on your left a lounge with big sofas and armchairs. Farther in more tables in the middle are separating the bar area from the dance floor. I live closer to the downtown than to that area so I do not go there that often. On the other hand I have never been disappointed over those years. So for me five stars. read more

Always great and fresh food! Every week some new specials to try! Love the place, super cozy with nice atmosphere. Staff is always so friendly and helpful! Highly recommend. read more

Closest Czech restaurant to the North Shore. Otherwise, you have to drive further south to Berwyn. @alan S. - you are right that the setup is "interesting". It is a mix of bar, cafe, disco and restaurant. The menu is pure Czech, but the decor is modern and the clientele is Polish. It's a taste of modern Eastern Europe. read more

Favorite memory here is when my non Polish friend ordered a RASPBERRY MARTINI and the lady comes out with RASPBERRY TEA. Pissed, but we laughed it out. read more

After living in Prague for four months, we craved Czech food upon our return, but unfortunately, Czech restaurants are few and far between in Chicago. Cafe Prague has been on our list of places to visit, but it's a bit of a hike for us. We finally had a chance to go with friends and I can honestly say you will not be disappointed. You can't go wrong with the delicious halusky (traditional potato dumplings, onions, bacon, and bryndza cheese), potato pancakes, Moravian pork, and salmon. Wash it all down with some dark Czech beer and you will be in heaven. I only wish we lived closer, but I can see us returning to try some of the traditional beef dishes, and, of course, the fried cheese. Service was fast and friendly, and the large dining room and bar area are comfortable considering the size of the place. As we were leaving a band was setting up, so hopefully next time we time it right to hear some traditional music as well. read more

Really liked the restaurant. Good food and service. Oksana waiter friendly and attentive

Hubby took me to this great bar/restaurant. Food and service here are wonderful! Definitely recommend their mushroom soup - never had this with dill, potatoes, and a poached egg. Yum! I also recommend (and never heard of) their fried pickles, but they were filling too! We had an excellent waitress - Tereza M! Very attentive and provided awesome service. Never had to hail down any waiter/waitress for anything. Milada, the owner, is very welcoming and a great hostess! She made us and our friends all feel like family. Highly recommend this place! read more

A co-worker and I stopped in Cafe Prague for lunch and were very happy with our experience. The food was great and the staff was welcoming and accomodating. If you are looking for good food and a relaxed environment for lunch this is a good place. read more

Great service! Friend took me there to watch the Hawks game. Never had to wait for a drink. The food was amazing. Even tried a new app that was little pieces of bread with pork and cheese. The owner let us try it for free. Would suggest to all my friends. Had a great time. Meal and drink for 7 people was only $150.00. read more

This place used to be nice and cheap... Ordered a Ceasar salad, which cost 7$ according to Menu Card. They charged me 15$ instead. I don't know if it just a barman-women mistake, but I don't like this place any more after all. read more

I have visited this place last sunday 06/21/2015, it was our first time here. Me and my friend came for lunch because we were in the area and wanted to try some east european cuisine. The place looks nice, spacious, we decided to sit in the bar area. The menu is interresting, they have beef gulash and czech roast beef which was our choice, I can't complain about our meal it was pretty good, but the servis was different story. Our bartender Petra I believe it was her name seemed more busy with checking on her phone than on our drinks, she was not really helpful, got the feeling I bothered her with my presence there, I'm not sure about coming back, but giving three stars for the food! read more

Amazing New Year's Party!!!. Great food, fantastic DJ. We really had a good time. Thank you

We were having lunch with my friend in this warm and cozy place, on Tuesday Dec27th. The server Petra was very personable and attentive to details, rely professional. Her service was excellent. We tried pork and chicken shnitzel with mashed potatoes and we loved it. Food tasted fresh, reminding us delicacy of the European culinary art. We had also homemade mushroom soup. It tasted rely good. On the top of it all, draft Krusovice Czech beer, in large mugs, made it a memorable experience for us. We will be definitely back to try more specialties. read more

I'm Czech-American and wasn't impressed. Euro-trash clichéd interior, more bar than restaurant or café. Have to SCREAM to order food over the music. More rude Polish servers who do everything they can not to be friendly or accommodating--and then everyone is wondering why no one is going out to eat in this neighborhood anymore...More Warsaw than Prague. Run for the (Tabor) Hills... read more

Moved to the neighborhood a few months ago and tried this place for the first time last night. Good food, great prices, and friendly service! read more

The service was excellent. The Czech beer was delightful. The food portions were generous.

I'm giving 5 stars because of the Absinthe fountain service, and the amazing service in general. The bartender/manager was incredibly helpful and obviously cares about his business and customers a great deal. It turns out I might not be such a fan of Czech food, though - either that or we ordered poorly. Even so, I will definitely be back! read more

I liked that food but I found the waitresses racy uniforms not representative of my homeland. I would be too embarrassed to bring my American friends there. read more

Came here originally a month ago for a wedding party and food was amazing. Which I would have given 5 stars, however we ordered food for pick up yesterday and it wasn't good. Fries looked very good but tasted old. Mushroom soup was good, but super sweet. Two people that had mushroom soup had stomach pain. Chicken with mushroom and cheese was very good. Very sad that food was not as good as when we went the first time. read more

The service and the food were extremely pleasing. It is quite nice to sit back have a coffee or a great glass of Czech wine/ BEER with delectable food. The atmosphere is very pleasing. I have been to Cafe Prague for special events/dinners and every time it is wonderful. I highly recommend Cafe Prague. read more

I lived in the Czech Republic for a few years and so while we were passing through Chicago, I knew I wanted to stop and get some Czech food. We chose Cafe Prague because of its location with our other activities. The food was wonderful. The staff was helpful and we had a fantastic experience. The mushroom soup was the best we had ever had and the rest of our meals reminded me of my time in the Czech Republic. Highly recommended and I will seek it out again when I am in Chicago. read more

I was there couple of times. Sometimes, they have very loud live music, that you can't speak with friends. But on the other hand, they have great bear and original meal. There are better opening hours than in other Czechoslovakia restaurants in Chicago area. read more

Cafe Prague is a great hidden gem. I planned my husbands 40th Birthday party at Cafe Prague. My husband loves Prague and really enjoys great czech food. The owner Milada and Manager Mathew couldn't have been nicer and more accommodating to the size group I was having. I met with them and knew I picked a great spot. The food was delicious we got a huge variety of food including roast beef, an amazing pork stuffed with asparagus, and delicious dumplings. The night was a night we will never forget the tables looked gorgeous, and we even hired a Rod Stewart impersonator that the restaurant has used in the past. We are looking forward to returning with some of our friends, and family. read more