Joshua C.
Yelp
This place is absolutely phenomenal.
First off, the ambiance - the upstairs has heavy wooden beams & furniture, draped with furs & skins. It's just right to put you in the mood for some hearty Georgian food. The downstairs, meanwhile, is a long vaulted stone room with semicircular ceiling. It felt like eating dinner in a wine cellar, in the best of ways. Very medieval, very romantic. When we visited, there was a wedding going on upstairs, and we had the downstairs mostly to ourselves. The waitstaff was friendly, pleasant, and attentive, helping us choose food & drink and chattign pleasantly.
But of course, the most important thing is the food! Sadly, I am vegetarian these days out of necessity, so I'm used to ending up with a salad, especially in Prague ... but not here.
We started with the Georgian eggplant & walnut rolls, a dish which was the unexpected star of the show. It's absolutely one of the best things I've ever eaten, and I could have eaten another 5 happily. I went back to our AirB&B after the meal, googled a recipe, and immediately started texting it to all my friends in the states. We're making this for Christmas and Thanksgiving from here on out. And hey - it's vegan!
Then, for our main, we shared Soko Kecze, a dish of large mushrooms swimming in a fantastic melted cheese, and Chačapuri Adžaruli, the classic Georgian egg-cheese-butter filled bread boat. Both were fantastic, and we found ourselves stuffed full of cheese and happy in short order.
I don't drink alcohol, but they've got a great drink menu as well! My companion had a snifter of Georgian Brandy, and was very impressed, while I was pleased to see that their non-alcoholic drink menu had been prepared with the same skill and care as their vegetarian selections.
We leave Prague in just a few days, but we're going to try to find time to visit again before we go. It's just that good.
OH! AND, it's within easy walking distance of Old Town without being too touristy. I would happily recommend this place to any of my friends visiting Prague, and it's making me consider visiting Georgia.
If you're reading this, you should go. You won't be disappointed.