First meal in Prague!…read more
Arrived at hotel around 8, so we walked over to this place. It's set back from the road, so it's not obvious. Very friendly staff and enjoyable introduction to dining in Czechia.
Some quick notes: they don't have someone to seat you, so just go in, maybe make eye contact with the bartender so they know you exist, and find a table. Sooner or later someone comes to take your order; after my garbled attempt at Czech ("Muzete me listenu jedlo prosim..."), the waitress let us know she spoke English.
Ordered the pork knuckle and the duck. Both were slightly overcooked, but very tasty with generous proportions (we probably could have ordered one and an appetizer, which would have been more than enough). Good choice of local beers: Since you can get Pilsner Urquel in the US, I went for the Krusovice ("kroo-sho-veet-seh") as my introduction to Czech beers. One note: Czech beers tend to be lighter (pilsner, of course) and hoppier.