Prague - Pub Food

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Among our 6 days and nights in Prague we only visited 5 restaurants for either lunch or dinner.  2 of them are pub restaurants, U Pinkasu and Lokal.  For environment I prefer U Pinkasu.  For service and sincerity Lokal is the obvious option.  For food, I also opt for Lokal.











At U Pinkasu one has choices of sitting outside or inside, ground floor or 1st floor for more refined versions of Bohemian cuisine.   We picked the outdoor dining as it was high summer and during the day time.  Tables were long and seating was spacious.  Comfy and feel closer to the city beat.  It's near the Wenceslas Square.


Beer was good.  Hey, it's Czechs.  Beer will never disappoint.  At the restaurant's website, it highlights Bohemian sirloin and beef goulash with dumplings.  My goulash was OK but not something to wow or delight.  The dumplings were so so.  My friend's duck leg was crispy. 












Written in my guidebook is weekday lunch menu for 89Kc.  But it was not shown in the menu handed to us, just a la carte.  At time of writing, Aug 2013, 1 month later than our patronage, its Czechs website featured a lunch menu at 99 Kc for Beef broth with noodles and 100 g gnocchi gratin with smoked meat and spinach.  When we checked the bill the waiter emphasized that we should add 10% as tips though it was not written or printed on the bill.  Quite bad impression!  All together we paid 600 Kc, not hugely expensive but a harsh feeling.

Lokal is in Ambietne Group, a large restaurant group with many different restaurants, including Café Savoy and Pasta Fresca.  It was a random find when we visited the Convent of St. Agnes. Guests were mainly locals.  It's loud inside, full of atmosphere and joy.  The restaurant is very serious about its food.  Read the motto printed on the menu and the daily evening menu.
  

We picked a chopped salad with feta-style cheese and smoked pork knuckle (100g) as our starters.  I like particularly the slight smoky and tender meat.  It disappeared within 2 minutes.

 

Both meaty main dishes were good but the pork neck steak with onion gravy was preferred, juicy and delicious. The goulash was good too.  Authenticity, great beer, good food gave a nice ending of our last night in Prague.


Address: Dlouhá 33
Location: Prague, Czech Republic

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