Hostinec U Sádlů — Restaurant in Prague

I have never encountered a business where I truly believe that they do not deserve to be in business, but there’s a first for everything, so let me tell you about my first time. I ordered the rabbit and had the worst meal I've ever eaten in a restaurant, actually ever. Of the 5 components on my plate 4 were extremely bad with one being barely average. The meat was cold, tough, and devoid of taste. The sauce tasted like freshly minced garlic which overpowered everything else. The spinach was overcooked and therefor devoid of any texture and devoid of taste. The dumplings were the biggest surprise, worse than the cheapest you can buy in the supermarket, needless to say, the taste was also horrible. I assume one would need an industrial wood saw to cut them and before cutting they would certainly be more adequate for bludgeoning someone to death, than for anything else, let alone human consumption. The “best” component was the red cabbage which tasted – and I do mean this as a compliment – like it was taken directly out of the jar bought at Tesco the day before and then left in the microwave for a couple of minutes too long. This brings me to the service, while it couldn’t hold a candle to stereotypes of Czech waitresses, was still unpleasant enough to be worth mentioning. Almost immediately after we sat down, we were expected to order drinks (okay, no problem), we were then asked for our orders barely two minutes later, when it was obvious that we were still reading the menus. While this not being a big deal for me, it signalled a total lack of empathy or sense of timing, which continued in all the other elements of service. While it is easy to criticize others work, especially when one can tell that no effort is expended, I also made a mistake: I should have just stood up returned the plate and left. Especially, since I had found a place the day before where the food was half the price, better than I could even imagine making myself and much...

4.3/5*

The ‘Old Czech platter’ featured; Roasted duck, roasted ribs, pork knuckle, roasted drumsticks, smoked and roasted chuck steak, red and white cabbage, spinach, speck, potato and knedlíky (Czech dumplings). The roasted duck was tender and melting with a comforting duck fat taste. The pork knuckle was extremely fatty, with a rich-Smokey caraway seasoning. The ribs fell off the bone and had a simple-pork-bone-broth flavour, which was simply effective. The drumsticks were a little dry, with a sweet-barbecue glaze. The speck had a delicious Smokey and fatty-pork taste. The spinach had a beautiful garlicky flavour, the sauerkraut carried a needed vinegary component and the potatoes and knedlíky were perfect for soaking up the juices from the meats.

The Budweiser Goulash came with beef sirloin and a very hearty flavour. The flavour came from a predominant combination of onion, bay leaves, tomatoes, butter and beer. The addition of speck knedlíky, plain knedlíky and bramboráky (potato pancake), allowed us to soak up all of the excess sauce, delicious. The fried eggs, horseradish and sliced red onion amplified the dish even further.

The Beef sirloin in cream sauce boasted a succulent and tender bite. The cream sauce paired perfectly with the knedlíky, soaking together, creating a beautiful-creamy-authentic mouthful. The cranberries added a delectable sweetness which effectively contrasted with the otherwise creamy and savoury dish. Although, the beef could have been seasoned to further amplify this dish, there was a lack of salt.

A special mention goes to the pickles, they were brined well with a great combination of sweet, sour and salty. A perfect companion to the dishes...

I don't recommend it to tourists - you can be cheated, and also if you get the same waitress as us - you will be shocked by her provocative behavior. When politely asked if there would be another portion of the local analogue of hashbrowns (we ordered 2, not 1), she simply raised her hand to attract more attention, loudly hissed something like "stop!", turned around and left. But we didn't even blame her for making a mistake!

She had been very impudent and unfriendly before, although we had communicated with her friendly, but here she crossed all boundaries. Neither animals nor people should have to endure this kind of treatment. And her colleague, who also served us, ended up overcharging us.

Don't repeat our mistakes - and don't pay anything until you see the printed bill! If they assure you that some items are not included - and therefore you have to pay extra - let them add it to the bill first, and then demand money. Only after checking the final invoice! Dancing with the calculator turned out to be just a way to trick us into paying 10% tips. The woman's colleague clearly understood that after her "service" only a fool would leave a 10% tip, and found a way to fix it. The final amount was equal to the order amount + 10% tip, no more, no less. Well, at least he was embarrassed to take more) I would have made a scandal, but I did not want to spoil the evening even more for my British friends, who were already shocked by this place. These people have traveled to many countries and have not seen anything like this, but I was able to surprise them, thank...