U Medvídků

My first stop in Prague! I came during late lunchtime (after 1 p.m.), so the place was not crowded at all (after reading the reviews, I actually wondered if I was in the right place). I chose the garlic-​roast boar with potato pancakes and spinach. It was a bit lukewarm but nonetheless satisfying after several hours of airplane food. Each component of the dish stood on its own flavor-​wise; the spinach was actually the winner for me. I asked what kind of beer they served and was told Budweiser light or dark (was a little nervous about the X33). I went for light. All in all, a fine stop but I wouldn’t say it’s a can’t miss.

Terrible service, apparently unable to order Budwar in one room but in the other and completely unhelpful staff, stay away and not worth the hassle

I think it’s probably the best restaurant in Prague! Really enjoyed the food. I’d recommend everyone who goes to Prague.

Really enjoyed the food and the beer is excellent. I would recommend this restaurant to my friends coming to Prague.

It’s a bit of a tourist trap, but this is how anyone visiting Prague would envision an old beer hall. People were smoking their faces off, and the food was unremarkable. I had beef tongue with fluffy white «dumplings» like slices of cake swimming in brown gravy with a dollop of sour cream and berry sauce.
By all means, visit for the beer. For Czech food, try also Kotleta, U Parlamentu and Havelská Koruna.

Alors la, meilleure partie de notre séjour, le repas n’était vraiment pas exceptionnel mais les serveurs étaient tellement horrible et mal poli que c’était clairement trop drôle à voir! Je n’avais jamais vu ca de toute ma vie! Si vous venez dans ce restaurant cest clairement pour voir ces serveurs se foutrent de vous et né meme pas vous calculer! Excellent et tellement drôle!

Our hosts had been here before and they wanted to introduce us to Praha the right way. We were to have the true Budweiser (Budvar), have Czech goulash and do it here!
We started with a beer in the bar and each had a different version. I tried the X33 and decided that Czech beer is pretty good! Definitely go into the bar to check out the huge copper beer making kettle/​still/​tank. It is beautiful.
Then we went to dinner and had wonderful goulash, a fun circular sausage dipped in yummy mustard and more beer…
This was the perfect introduction to walking, eating and drinking ourselves through Europe. I would recommend it highly.
PS. I was told before we got here (Czech, Spain, etc) that you need to know what you want when the waiter or bartender shows up, otherwise, you are put to the bottom of the list. It is a cultural thing. Just be ready or be sorry. I saw a couple reviews who commented on this and it is best just to know this. Not rude, just the rules. You can ask questions, but don’t just don’t tell them to go away…

Typisch urige Tschechische Biergaststätte.
Mit landestypischer Speisen und leckeren Bier.
Die Bedienung ist flott unterwegs und ausgesprochen freundlich.

Great experience! We had our very first Czech pork knee here. It was an excellent portion and very yummy. The duck breast was cooked expertly and my introduction to the true Budweiser was a very nice educational experience. Our waiter was awesome. Good guy. Knew how to feed hungry Americans. We loved the experience, the food and the ambiance. The Asian tourists at the table adjacent to ours ruined a bit of the experience with all the food picture-​taking. I really don’t understand why people take pictures of things like a pork knee. If it was some haute cuisine French chef doing acrobatics on the plate, I’d get it. but a pork knee… ?? Come on people! In any case, this is a definite place to start in Prague.

The little sausages and their beer were awesome. The dinner eh. Stick w beer and their little sausages

This is the Czech Budweiser mini brewery in Prague. I’m not fully sure of the entire story but there was a very ugly divorce it seems between American bud and Czech bud. The dark Budweiser here was excellent. Worth a stop.

I’d give this restaurant a 4 for food a 2 for service and a 2.5 for beer.
I found this place during one of my many research crawls back when we were planning this trip. I sent the menu to my husband, who instantly started oooh-​ing and ahhh-​ing over the food items. When he saw that they also had a brewery onsite, it sealed the deal: this was one of the places we knew we *had* to go to.
We showed up around lunch time on day during the middle of the week. It was pretty busy (Czechs do love their lunchtime meals and all those mugs of beer), but we were able to find a small table towards the back.
A waiter came by not long after with menus and to ask for our drink orders. As we hadn’t had a chance to view the things they had on tap, we didn’t know what we wanted, so we asked for a minute. He didn’t even acknowledge us — he just walked away.
We finally made a decision on food: Roast boar on garlic with dumplings and spinach for me, and the Schnitzel for him. Decisions made, we closed our menus and sat back to wait for our waiter to come back.
And we waited. And waited. And waited a ton more. There were several members of the wait staff walking back and forth in front of the table, but none stopped. They went to other tables to serve them, but continually ignored us. We were two minutes from getting up and walking out when one of them finally decided to stop to take our order.
She wasn’t friendly at all. We tried to ignore it, but it was just so obvious. And this wasn’t just «Czechs just seem colder than most people», this was flat-​out rudeness.
We asked for a specific beer, and she told us they didn’t have it. So we asked for the next beer, and she said no. She then fed us a line about there only being two beers, one on tap, the other in a bottle. My husband relented and asked for two of the beers on draft, and she left.
When the food was delivered, I was surprised by the amount of food. I had thought that it’d be just heaps and heaps of food, but the serving size was actually quite… normal. My dish had some good flavor, though it was a more than a little salty. My husband loved his schnitzel, saying that it was better than he had hoped. The beer was kind of disappointing — pilsner that I’m pretty sure was Budweiser-​like.
The service never got better. It took way too long to get our bill, and by the time someone stopped by (completely different waiter at this point), all I wanted was to get out of there.
Overall, I wasn’t impressed, and I had no strong desire to return.

Stopped by here to drink some beer, and I wasn’t disappointed. They had Budweiser Budvar beers on tap, which were a lot better than the piss water Budweiser we have in the states, but some of they’re really exceptional beers were some of the ones they had in the bottle. I definitely enjoyed the beer, but didn’t get around to eating here. Next time I’m back in Prague I’ll come back here and try the food, then I can give a more accurate review on this place.

Some say this place is touristy, but they stash all of the tourist in the back in the no smoking section. In the front there are a lot of Czech regulars, guys who have been around since the Soviet occupation. I don’t know if they had Budvar back then, but now this Pivovar only makes one type of beer.
I had of course the grilled pork tails, pure beer food. You can’t go wrong with any of the pork czech dishes on this menu. If you don’t plan on eating czech food and drinking beer, then don’t go here. Go to Mckáč na Václavské náměstí, Sorry, I digress. The pork tails were actually the meat from the back of the pig. The same with pork knuckle, it is actually the knee. The tails were very meaty, and they weren’t grilled, but roasted. The tail was delicious but hard to eat, so I ended up having 4 full pours of beer at $ 1.25 each. Not just any beer, but Budvar and the beer they brew in the pivovar.
I just want to reiterate to stick to the Czech classics and the beer, and If you can’t break out of your shell and embrace a different culture, then there is a «Kah Ehf Saw» on Na Příkopě.

Cannot believe how many people were tricked into coming here because of the 4 star ratings! As Richard mentions this place is full of tourists, and don’t be fooled– it isn’t that great of a place to go in the first place.
I ordered the chicken leg and ‘creamy’ potatoes. The chicken was mostly fat, and pretty gross. The potatoes were cut up in slivers and with some white cream on top. They were weird tasting to say the least. I was not super happy with my meal, neither was my friend. No one brings your food in a normal fashion here, my friend was done eating her meat and dumplings before I even received my crappy chicken and potatoes.
I got the budvar to drink, it was normal, average, nothing special. Servers rush around even when it isn’t busy and before the end of your meal you will have at least 4 servers come up to you one after another asking if you want to order. Quite the opposite of good service. Then when you want to pay none can be found.
Overall this is a must skip in Prague. Too bad of an experience to go back here or recommend it.

Without question, this place is a must go in Prague. First of all, yes, they serve and brew Budweiser, but not the kind you would imagine. This a Czech Budweiser and is very very tasty. The ambiance is really cool. Tavern feel, fun times and always tons of people. It’s popular among locals and tourists, so you may have to wait. It’s fairly close to the main square, so should be am easy walk.
Anyways, I won’t get lengthy here, just step in for a beer and a dinner, you won’t regret it.

I wont write anything new. Most of the things were described in previous reviews. It´s one of those pubs which are more tourist oriented. So that´s why is service usually only average.
But they have a good beer. Not only from their own brewery but also from Budvar. They cook pretty good so that´s good too. It can be very crowded since it´s popular among tourists.
One warning. I don´t know how often it happens but I know personally one case. Always check your receipt. Because what they do (probably with drunk people who don´t pay attention too much) is: 1) you pay by card 2) you put there your pin 3) they are waiting for transaction to complete 4) and than they tell you to put the PIN there again because the transaction didn´t happen, but what you actually really put there is tip (not pin again). I don´t know if it was just single case but, you know, rather always check your receipt when this situation happens. Because it´s probably too late to complain the next day.

Very popular local pub that server typical Czech food and supposedly good beer. I have never had beer in here but when it comes to the meals, these are authentic, tasteful and the portions are decent.
It is a good place to go have beer with friends but not a place to have coffee or relaxed chat. It is definitely preferred among the males :)

I echo Ivan Z. Pic attached, it’s Czech Thanksgiving! Ordered «Granny» under Czech Classics.
At first I thought the meat portion was undersized but the accompanying dumpling slices fill you up quick. Obv mop up the delicious gravy and enjoy.
Beer is legit too. Prefer the light, maybe just because it’s summer. Dark is great and probably the preference in colder months.
Also had no idea Anthony Bourdain came here on his Prague episode. I can see why! Great stop in Old Town.

Okay, so I consider myself a legitimately widely travelled and well-​eaten foodie, but I have to say this has been one of my most enjoyable culinary experiences anywhere in the world.
My wife took one bite of the duck with orange sauce and immediately commented, «Okay, we’re ordering another!!!»
After travelling through Germany and Austria, my son concluded that theirs was the best Apfelstrudel mit Schlag.
One word summarizes our experience here: «Wow.» The food is utterly fantastic and exceeded all expectations. You cannot go wrong with the culinary staples of wild boar, duck, potato pancakes, dumplings, and «U Medvidku sauté» (of beef sirloin, pork leg, mushrooms, greens, and ham). An eye-​opening culinary experience that cost close to nothing!

Just because Anthony Bourdain has been here, doesn’t mean you should go too.
Ok, maybe you should.
Not only do they have the largest beer hall in Prague, but they serve Budweiser too.
Hold on.
Hold on.
Budweiser in America? tastes like piss. Budweiser in the Czech Republic? Doesn’t taste like piss.
If you’re still not convinced to drink Bud in Prague (I agree, you shouldn’t! there are waaay too many other beers worth your. beer belly) they also carry the popular Oldgott and beer X33, mainly famous for its alcohol concentration level at 12.6%.
Food is uninspiring, but decent. The Cigaro sausage appetizer with mustard and horseradish was delicious. The pork schitzel was average, as was my half roasted duck with meat and potato dumplings. Portions at other traditional Czech restos we’ve been to were bigger and better value for your money. Nevertheless, ANYWHERE you go in Prague, even if overpriced, is still cheaper than what you would spend say … outside of Prague.
Also, make sure you double check the bill, it’s literally written on a piece of paper and the server does the math in his head. I took a picture of the menu beforehand so we knew the prices he wrote down were correct.

Great locale, in the center of town. This place is huge, so even though there are a lot of recs to get a reservation, I find it hard you’d have to wait more than 20 minutes to find a place.
Quick note: even though they brew their own suds, you have to try the brewery (all the way back, upstairs) for the house made stuff. Otherwise they serve Budvar in the restaurant.
Seemingly unending menu of classic Czech specialties make it hard to decided what to get. But the pork loin stuffed with cheese and mushrooms was amazing. Big ups on the schnitzel as well.
If you’re looking to sample the locale fare in a no-​frills, relaxed joint. This is a great spot just a stone’s throw from the old town.

Was bei halb vollem Lokal um 16.00 gar nicht geht, ist ein Kellner, der nach Getränkebestellung mit unwirscher Kopfbewegung versucht zu zeigen, dass der Teil der Karte offenbar aus ist. Über das Essen kann ich nichts sagen, aber bei bester Karte macht so etwas kein Spass als letzten Tag in Prag. Nach Getränk gegangen.

AMBIENTE
Das U Medvidku ist ein herrlich uriges Lokal. Was man auf den ersten Blick von draußen nicht vermuten mag: Es ist sehr groß! Nichtsdestotrotz könnte es durchaus empfehlenswert sein, sich seinen Tisch reservieren zu lassen. Bereits kurz nach 18 Uhr ist es schon sehr gut gefüllt.
Im großen Saal gibt es auch eine kleine, aber feine Besonderheit: Über jedem Tisch, der an der Wand steht, ist ein kleines Straßenschild angebracht. Ansonsten gibt es im vorderen Teil einen kleinen Shop und im hinteren Teil einen Bierladen und die Brauerei.
GETRÄNKE
Ausgeschenkt wird Budweiser. Ein Kleines kostet etwas weniger als 1 Euro, ein großes in etwa 1,50 Euro.
SPEISEN
Mein Freund und ich aßen den Panierten Käse mit Pommes und Tatarensauce (Remoulade). Wie gewohnt war die Portion groß und wohlschmeckend. Mit 115 Kronen (~ 4,60 Euro) ist das Gericht auch sehr günstig. Dazu gönnten wir uns einen Griechischen Salat (~ 2,40 Euro), der auch mundete.
Am Nachbartisch konnte ich zumindest beobachten, dass die traditionell fleischhaltige böhmische Küche auch sehr verlockend aussah.
SERVICE
Alle Kellner des U Medvidku waren sehr freundlich und nett. Sprachlich gab es keinerlei Probleme, denn jeder Kellner sprach neben Tschechisch auch Deutsch und Englisch (Russisch gehört mittlerweile auch zum guten Ton im Dienstleistungssektor). Wir wurden sehr freundlich und herzlich verabschiedet.
FAZIT:
Das U Medvidku ist eine kulinarische Adresse, die man sich bei einem Prag-​Besuch groß auf die Fahnen schreiben sollte. Das ist genau das, was man von Böhmischer Küche erwartet, zumal das Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis unschlagbar und der Service absolut klasse ist.
Ich vergebe daher volle Punktzahl und eine absolute Besuchsempfehlung.

Nettes typisches Bierlokal, mir sehr guten traditionellen Speisen und Bier. Gutes Preis/​Leistung Verhältnis.
Auf alle Fälle einen Besuch wert!

Erstklassiges Preis Leistungsverhältnis, in meinen Augen gehhobene tschechische Küche und perfekter Apfelstrudel mit Walnüssen

Das U Medvídků ist ein uriges Bierlokal (Budweiser). Dazu gibt es leckeres deftiges Essen zwischen 5 EUR und 10 EUR pro Portion. Es ist unbedingt einen Besuch wert.