I decided to visit Five Rivers on my final night in Prague, it is an Indian restaurant in the Josefov area of the city, a short walk away from the stunning Charles Bridge.
The interior was comfortable, I especially liked the booth seating, which was super comfortable and looked so majestic... like a throne fit for a King.
I was able to get a table in a reasonable fashion without the need for a reservation, originally I did have some difficulty in communication due to the language barrier, and was told to sit at the bar area and given menus, before being moved into the restaurant, I am still puzzled and had no idea what they expected me to do there!
Allergens were labelled on the menu, when I clarified with my server regarding this, he didn't seem too confident. Service was poor with no one checking up on us during the meal, and the staff didn't seem too friendly, but again this could be down to the language barrier, so I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt on that front
The pricing was very good, for the quality of the food, I would say the pricing was very competitive, especially for the location being a stone's throw away from Charles Bridge and the metro, and within walking distance of Prague Castle.
As a party of three, we decided to order a curry each, as well as some rice. The portions of steamed basmati rice were huge and suitable for sharing, as we didn't realise this we ordered one each, I would have liked the staff member to advise us how big they were, as one bowl of rice could certainly be shared amongst two people with plentiful portions and feeling full. The flavours inside both curries were good, my favourite was the Chicken Tikka, as I like a bit of heat, and find they executed this very well.
One other member of the party and I shared two curries between us, a butter chicken, and a chicken tikka to medium spice, the spices in the curry were good quality, and it was pretty tasty, I did find the portion of sauce to be very good, but would have liked more chicken in the curry.
For drinks, I ordered their homemade iced tea, which again was pretty good.
Overall, the food was good, especially for the price, with a similar meal back home in the UK likely to cost 1.5 - 2 x what we paid here. The interior is attractive and in terms of the atmosphere of the restaurant and food quality, it is certainly an authentic Indian, despite a couple of problems I faced, I would return if I visit Prague again. This was the best meal I had during my four-day trip. 4* read more