My wife and I regularly visited this pub when we lived in Zizkov and recommended it to friends…read more
However, the standards have dropped through the floor since those days.
when we visited last night (Friday, 8th), we found that the bar had accepted a booking for a hen/bachelorette party, which included a male stripper performing what was developing into a full sex show by the time we left. This was at the point where he was naked, had exposed a girl's breasts and was spraying her with whipped cream.
This would have been inappropriate enough for a pub branded by a "family brewery" if it had been confined to a discreet area - there is a large no-smoking area at the back. However, the show took place directly in front of the toilets, meaning that nobody could use them without walking into the middle of this "performance"
Also, there was no table service during this show, which went on for some time, meaning that, again, anyone wanting to buy a beer - or leave the pub - had to walk through the performance.
At this point my wife and I left and were laughed at by the waitress when we complained. This same waitress had led the stripper to a room at the back to change before the show, so it is clear that the management had approved this show.
I have lived in Prague long enough to be relaxed about the "anything goes" culture in the city. However, there are numerous venues where that behaviour might be more appropriate. A local pub, branded with the name of the "family brewery", is not, in my opinion.
This does nothing to represent the Bernard brand - and it is worth noting that the beer being served was not in optimal condition, which surprised me.
When I complained, I got an email back from someone who wouldn't tell me his job with the company when I asked, insisting the staff were innocent victims in all this and had known nothing about it.
That was a lie as the waitress had been with the stripper as he was preparing to start the show, led him to a room to get changed and visited him at least one more time before he started. Someone from the party was also allowed to visit him in the room.
He claimed the staff were completely taken by surprise, had done everything perfectly and wouldn't even remark on the waitress laughing at a customer. He even seemed to expect me to sympathise with them, telling me the whole night had gone bad and ended with the girls screaming at the waiter and waitress (the words, "karma, baby" spring to mind).
As his account was so far from the truth, I asked him for the contact details of the manager and he didn't even reply.
I can only guess that the location of this place is persuading the management to make some very bad decisions, which is a shame as this once looked like it would be a good pub.
But the wrong people can ruin any place.
