Delicious, inexpensive, and lots to choose from. Here’s how it works: walk in and a worker sitting in a little booth will hand you a paper slip. Grab a tray and make your way through the various buffet stations. They’re split into category(sweet, main, soup, etc.) to help you organise your eating strategy. When you order something, hand them your paper slip so they can write the corresponding code. Everything is cheap so go nuts. You can go back and get more as often as you’d like-don’t forget your paper slip. When you’re done, put your tray and dishes on the little corrals(think IKEA) and head back to the worker in the booth with your paper slip. Pay them money. Be happy.
Anna S.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Wakefield, United Kingdom
visited again after 15 years. low prices and home made food, HK is easy to find. why 3 stars? well, 15 years ago there was much more food to choose from and the quality seemed to be higher, but still good meal for a reasonable price.
Beth B.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Chandler, AZ
Great place for lunch. Just ate soup and bread. Was very filling and inexpensive. Lots of locals. Finding seating was not easy and people shared tables. Great find!
Marc F.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Toronto, Canada
Absolutely delicious local food at amazing prices. Not fine dining, just honest local fare rich in spice and tradition.
Sam A.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Sacramento, CA
If I could give 4 ½ stars, I would. Authentic Czech food buffet/cafeteria style. You basically go in and walk around to figure out what you want. They charge you based on what you order. The price is really cheap for the portions. And the beer? 20kč for .50l of pilsner beer. OMG! Can’t beat that anywhere(I don’t think). My husband and I got different kinds of goulash with dumplings. The pork one was awesome. Taking half a star off only cuz I’ve had tastier food. But can’t beat the price anywhere.
Thanh N.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Dutton, MT
I found this place through Unilocal and I have to admit that I was disappointed. One of the main reasons why I chose this place was because of its price. I thought I would get a meal for about 3 €, but I paid around 7 – 8 €. It’s actually cheap for a meal plus side salad, but their price chart is very deceiving and you think that an entire meal cost 3 € only when it’s actually the double. Furthermore, my spicy goulash was too salty and I wasn’t able to finish it. My friend had chicken and potatoes and her meal was much better than mine.
Lesley G.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Seattle, WA
This place was a real experience! Cafeteria-style eating in the heart of Prague! There was a great variety of Czech food that you know had to be authentic(based on the number of locals getting their lunch there). The food was delicious and the beer and wine was super cheap. The lunch rush can be a bit chaotic. It was really tricky to find a seat, and when you are done eating, expect people to be hovering over you so they can swoop in on your booth. Also, the beer and wine line can be long at the rush.
Petr B.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Prague, Czech Republic
Amazing tasty food, but quite expensive. You need to pay extra for every ingredients. during the lunch time there is almost full. Worst are Russians, they are aggressive and they always hold the line. You have a good chance to meet czech actor or actress there.
Zeno D.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Elgin, United Kingdom
Dead cheap, back to basics but honest as it gets! I expected a little bit more meat in my plate but eventually I was quite pleased with what I got. It got pretty busy too which is understandable at this location at this price.
Jasmine X.
Rating des Ortes: 4 San Francisco, CA
This place is really awesome. I’m here on a study abroad and a grad student local took us here since I don’t think it’s somewhere any tourist would just normally stumble into. It’s basically a canteen. When you walk in, they give you a piece of paper which is how they track what you get. You hand the ticket to the person who gives you the food and they write down the order number. Keep the ticket otherwise you’ll have to end up paying a fine. Eat, and pay up at the front. I went and got the chicken soup and a order of duck with cabbage and dumplings. I kind of wish I could have just gotten the duck, but they didn’t serve that unfortunately. The duck and the chicken soup were both very delicious though, and the menu itself has a wide variety of other very classic Czech dishes. Quite a delicious lunch, and all for less than 10USD. tldr; great place to stop by for a cheap meal when you’re wandering around Old Town!
Adrien W.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne
Nourriture typique tchèque! Le service est en self, vous prenez un ticket à l’entrée et chaque plat/boisson est ajouté sur votre ticket, que vous donnez à la sortie pour payer. Les noms de plats né sont pas traduits donc renseignez-vous avant de rentrer sinon des surprises peuvent vous attendre :)
Jana C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 East Bay, CA
Located on the historic street that houses the greengrocer outdoor vegetable market… I loved staying at a pensione around the corner. Be ready to pay according to how much your plate weighs(hint: bramboraky are heavy!!), and let the olde-school home food and cheap prices begin. Cafeteria style: like the lunch lines of yesteryear, grab a tray and slide it along, pointing at what you want. For me, gulas… forever. Came here a good few times… trapped in time with their fare and their interior, I personally loved it. Not for the foodies, I fear. They might be screaming inside their heads: «methinks not!»
Becger
Rating des Ortes: 5 Eisingen, Baden-Württemberg
Das muß man erlebt haben. Beim Betreten wird einem eine Karte in die Hand gedrückt ??? Dann gehts zu den einzelnen Stationen /süß und Kaffee /Salate /warme Speisen /kalte Getränke / Jede Station notiert die Nummer des genommenen Lebensmittel auf der Karte. Platz ansteuer, und sich wohlfühlen. Danach an den Ausgängen Karte vorlegen und Bezahlen. Das Essen und Trinken ist für diese niedrigen Preise absolut spitze !!! Nichts für unselbständige, und Service Personal abhängige Photo link: Restaurant Havelská Koruna Havelská 21 a 23 11000 Praha 1 Phone: 224239331
Opening hours: Mo-Su: 10.0020.00
3phase
Rating des Ortes: 5 Würzburg, Bayern
Der Geheimtipp für Reisende mit schmalem Geldbeutel!!! Das Restaurant liegt sehr zentral direkt bei der astronomischen Uhr. Lange Schlangen konnten wir jetzt nicht direkt feststellen, liegt aber warscheinlich daran, dass wir nach der Hauptessenszeit gekommen sind. Die Auswahl ist wirklich riesig und der Geschmack einsame Spitze! Man kann es nur weiterempfehlen!
Skolio
Rating des Ortes: 4 Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg
Wirklich sehr zentral gelegen — erstaunlich, dass die Preise trotzdem so günstig sind! Das Bier hier ist gut eingeschenkt(ist in Prag leider nicht selbstverständlich), die Portionen groß — besonders gut: das scharfe Goulasch! Auch lecker: die Obstknödel(mit Marillen bzw. Zwetschgenfüllung) — die Sauce(kein Vanille, schmeckt ein bisschen künstlich, zitronig) ist etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig… Wir haben zusammen(Goulasch, Obstknödel, Bier, Kaffee) unter 300 Kronen(ca. 15 Euro) bezahlt! Vorsicht: ja nicht die Stempelkarte verlieren — das kostet 500 Kronen!
Christoph S.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Wen das Kantinenartige mit Stempelkarte und Anstehen nicht stört, wird hier ganz sicher eine der günstigsten, wenn nicht die güntigste Gelegenheit zum Essen in der Nähe des Altstädter Rings vorfinden. Böhmische Küche bis zum Abwinken, ordentliche Portionen, niedrige Preise.
Jens N.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Berlin
Wenn man preiswertes Tschechisches Essen haben möchte, dann ist man hier ganz richtig. Am Eingang bekommt man eine Stempelkarte, auf der dann die Mitarbeiter an den einzelnen Stationen(Salatbar, Hauptgericht, …) abzeichnen, was man konsumiert. Am Ausgang zahlt man dann. Die Speisen sind eigentlich recht schmackhaft, relativ deftig und definitiv ausreichend. Die Kommunikation gestaltet sich gelegentlich etwas schwierig, aber mit ein paar Brocken Tschechisch(Guten Tag, danke, …) und unter zuhilfenahme des Fingers bekommt man das Gewünschte.