We found this restaurant on the Bib Gourmand list.
The location is indeed "on a hill," kind of in the middle of nowhere (a residential area). Even our Uber driver was confused when he dropped us off. It's a nice quiet setting, and they have lots of old photos on the wall, giving it a homey feel.
Service is friendly, and they speak English.
Wines: they have a good number by the glass. We tried a Czech Pinot, which I didn't love - it was on the lighter side (almost like grape juice). The 2nd wine I got was a cabernet - syrah blend, which I liked more, and the pour was pretty generous.
They have a 4 or 5 course tasting, which is a good value, but we ended up ordering separately from the menu so that we had more choices.
Amuse:
Slowly baked pork with red onion, hoisin, cucumber - like Peking duck (but pork) served on a spoon
Sampler of 6 starters (370 CZK for 2 people):
1. Slow roasted veal saddle with tomato jam, garlic confit and pecorino. The veal was tender and tomato jam was intense (in a good way)
2. Grilled calamari: tender
3. Terrine of foie with brioche and a wine gelee
4. Red lentil and tofu croquette with a mint pesto
5. Smoked salmon with cucumber + dill tartare and tomato gazpacho
6. Langoustine bisque - this was supposed to be an oxtail ravioli, but it was substituted with the bisque, which I had already ordered as a soup
Soups:
- Veal consommé and bone marrow dumplings: the consommé had intense flavor, and the dumplings were super tender. I thought this was great for only 90 CZK.
- Langoustine bisque with coconut milk red curry: there was a hint of lemongrass, and it came with prawn egg rolls
Mains:
- Garlic and Pernod prawns with shaved fennel and a leek risotto: this came with 6 prawns, perfectly cooked / tender. The risotto had good flavor, too, but I was too full by the end to finish it
- Pork osso bucco: over a smoked potato puree with a beer sauce that reminded me a little of BBQ; it also came with brussels sprouts
Portions were pretty large, and we both left quite full.
We made a reservation online, but it was only about half full on a Wednesday night. We reserved for 9:30pm, and we ended up being the last customers as they were closing up, so we felt bad towards the end of the meal as only the chef/owner seemed to be left.
It's a bit out of the way, but the food was very solid, and prices were very reasonable by California standards. read more