Cafe Slavia — Restaurant in Prague

Café Slavia is one of those places where you sit down, look around, and immediately think: “Yes, this is the spot where I’ll pretend, I’m a famous writer while sipping wine.” The place is wide, airy, and has that classy old-school luxury vibe—but not the intimidating kind, more like “sit back and enjoy life” kind. And the location? Oh, simply perfect. Literally great view to the lovely Vltava river, and with those giant glass windows you get a postcard view while enjoying your food. It feels like the city is performing a show just for you. We visited at a crowded time, yet the staff were friendly, sharp, and somehow managed to keep everything organized without losing the smile on their faces. Our waitress, unfortunately can't remember her name, was not only pretty but also gave us golden advice on what to order. We went for a traditional Czech chicken meal (her suggestion), and it was absolutely delicious—comfort food with character. The white wine her advice also)), was perfect even am taking my glass outside to smoke and back to my seat cos it is a loss if can't smoke with that wine. I had already heard a lot about Café Slavia n Iraq, because this is the place where the great Iraqi poet Mohammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiry spent nearly 30 years of his life while living in Prague. Sitting there, you can almost feel the history and imagine him writing with the same beautiful river view in front of him. Order time was reasonable. Overall, Café Slavia gave us that warm mix of history, good food, and genuine service. Definitely a spot to put on your “must visit” list in Prague.

I wished to stay more days in Prague, to spend more time...

A traditional place, with comfy booths, lots of tables-for-two in the large windows and live piano music, next to the city's river Vltava and right across the street from the National Theatre. The lighting is a dash too harsh, though, reminding one of a charming railway station. This is where you are tempted to take your oversea friends to, so they can enjoy the warm magic of traditional Czech cuisine. However: don't. At least, don't let them have svíčková here, the Czech signature dish (boiled sirloin in a delicate, addictive, smooth veggie-and-cream-gravy, along with fluffy bread dumplings). Don't, unless you want them to raise their eyebrows at the cold and tasteless chunk of boiled dough on their plate, resembling a drowned white rat. (That's supposed to be the dumpling.) Don't, unless you want them to voice their surprise about the familiar flavour of the gravy: ketchup! And, right, mustard? Tastes like stuff we love, back home in Alabama! So, don't. Take them somewhere else for a good svíčková experience. Have them order grog on a chilly night, instead: it is not what it should be, either (no lemon in grog!), but it is,...

I would like to let people know about a very positive experience I had while visiting one of the most emblematic cafes in Prague. I have intolerance to a number of food types and I never eat outside. However while we were there and ordering food for my boyfriend, the waiter asked me if I would like to order something for myself. I explained that I cannot because of health reasons, but he carried on asking further not because of curiosity, but because he wanted to be helpful and able to prepare at least one fresh salad for me. He was extremely kind. I explained that I prefer not order because of cross contamination and I shared that I have food in my bag and I was planning to eat elsewhere. Well, that's was the moment when he said why you didn't say earlier and offered to bring me cutlery and to warm up my food in the microwave. He even asked for how long it should stay in the oven. I felt very cared for and I din't feel uncomfortable at all because of the way in which he dealt with this situation. Than you very much for the unusual service you provided me and see you...