David Kubec
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I visited this place on more than few opportunities in past years and I was always pleased with my visit. Last evening we went to the place with my coworkers to enjoy the night "as usual".
Introduction to the place is still done nicely by waitresses and those were definitely a highlight of that evening. Everyone was really friendly and served drinks appropriately.
One can accept higher prices which are justified by higher quality and experience - visiting such place should be (and was) a joy worth paying for extra. If the place offers bottle of nice champagne worth CZK3000, you know you're in good hands.
Since I am a burger lover, I was enticed by offered Italian variation of this meal with extra baked potatoes. I had high hopes of the promise of smashburger from selected beef. While we were waiting we had an appetizer in form of cheese selection plate with local bread and that was really nice!
To my extreme disappointment, what I got on my plate later was just a weak parody of a burger. With two tiny patties not resembling anything to do with "smashing" - I received two overcooked dried pieces of minced meat with no real flavor, hiding in a middle of large bun, trying to hide the content. And the side dish in form of baked potatoes looked like the remnants of yesterdays party, scrapes from the bottom of a pot - it looked like side product of trainee cook. I actually felt embarrassed for waitresses to serve such a meal for a very inappropriate price of CZK400 + CZK150.
My colleagues ordered mixture of meals - pizzas were looking nice, salads as well - nobody ordered any fish that evening. However there were some steaks on the table and look at those made me feel sad and I almost started to cry for animals butchered - to be overcooked and dried to infinity and again - for 300g steak worth of CZK1500 this was simply unacceptable dining experience.
After main course we had some deserts and those were definitely the best we that evening, Tiramisu and chocolate cake - cannot complaint at all.
After we left the place I couldn't not notice the smell of a kitchen on my clothes. The restaurant proudly shows cooking process - which is cool of course - but to smell like year old burned oil isn't really what you'd like to left with.
As stated above - so far I only had great experience with the place. But after last evening, I'm starting to doubt I will ever visit the place ever again. Maybe I was just unlucky - still very unhappy.