U Sadu

This is one of the great classic Prague pubs. Funky interior upstairs (a bit dire downstairs, though), great beer, great food, quite abrupt and surly service (nicer upstairs than downstairs.) This is a place that’s about beer first and food second, but the food can be pretty darned good. A must-​go place. Men: check out the urinal turtles.

I don’t get why this place has such a low score!
The first time I was here was ’09, thanks to my friend who was a local — and thought it was a great place to sit for hours talking over cappuccinos, beer and wine.
On my trip this spring we decided to stay in Praha 3, and so we came here 2 times — the first for nostalgia purposes, the 2^nd because it was delicious and a safe bet for darn good (cheap) Czech food!
On my first visit back in ’09 my friends and I sat in the upstairs room decorated with crazy antiques, so I had no clue there was such a connection of alcoves in the basement — which is where we sat the first time on our trip this spring, and which is fantastic!
The white wine is decent and super cheap, and the beer is of course the same.
I had the Zizkov Tower the first night — I couldn’t *not* get it for the name alone — not to mention the description! (pork tenderloin, chicken, ripened cheese) — and it was FANTASTIC! I had already eaten the huge tomato ‘salad’ which, in true (and seemingly disappearing) Czech style was literally that — a salad of tomatoes, capers, and onions — and no lettuce — Love! So I was already fairly full but gobbled down my Zizkov Tower in spite of myself ;D
My husband of course got the goulash and loved it!
We hung out for hours and as the night went on, watched the locals pour in the later it got.
We went back closer to the end of our trip and my husband got another dish heavy on the gravy with beef, a pork sausage, and onions which he loved.
I had the Pork tenderloin filled with jalapeňos and smoked cheese — as I am a Texas gal and always have to try things with jalapeňos!
Also — I am intrigued by any meats that are stuffed with things — True Story!
If odd?
Again, another delicious meal for us!
This place deserves your time, particularly if you are in the area!
(And then again — even if you’re not — why not venture out to Prague 3 and see more of the city? It’s not a far trip!)
I love you, U Sadu!
And will see you again :)

«Where’s a cool bar?» I asked a local.
«I’d say the communist bar or the socialist bar.» His eyes lit up.
«Communist» I enthralled.
The taxi dropped us off in a dark moody neighborhood and we entered a smoky bar filled with bearded young men deep in discussion and tables covered in pints.
Distinctly non touristy.
We ordered fried cheese, and drank a lot in a den full of junky bric a brac and paraphernalia you might find in your independent and adventurous quirky bachelor Uncles cabin.
When I went to pee there was a toy plastic turtle placed inside the urinal as an target to encourage proper aim, available for sale on Czech out.
Dirty, lively and delightful.
Dekuje!

Since my first visit in 2012… I always come back to U Sadu. when I am in Prague. A great selection of beers and decent food at a good price. The outdoor seating is awesome… but it ends at 10 PM. The interior of the pub is nice, but outside is better. The waitstaff speaks English, but I try and fool them with my bad Czech. :-D

Really like this darkish and slightly battered place because it resembles a typical local UK pub/​bar. Been there 5 times or so and will keep returning mainly for the «Sadek» homebrewed lager. They serve some bottled Belgian beer as well. The food is ok, but nothing special I’d say. Frankly there are better places to dine in just around the corner. The service is always fun to chat with. That quick-​witted lad has always got along pretty well with my friends (incl. foreigners).

Went here with a friend to watch some hockey and just get out of the house. They messed up my beer order and brought me a more expensive beer, kept getting pushy when we didn’t order food, and the cable went out in the middle of the game for about 10 minutes.
It does get two stars for the really cute waiter, but since this place changes staff like I used to change my hairstyles, we’ll see how long he lasts.

I really like this place. During our 4 day trip to Prague my buddies and I went there 3 times. I like it because it doesn’t pretend to be anything that it’s not. It’s a dive-​y, neighborhood pub. The service isn’t anything to rave about but I don’t care as long as my beer comes out in a timely manner. The food was good but again, nothing to rave about. I went to many other restaurants and it was the same deal wit food. Afterall, I come from an area that it considered a ‘melting pot’ so I know that the food was decent for what is was. Sure, there’s crap all over the ceiling but i’m used to kitschier places back home. I kinda like the crap all over the place. It gives me something to look at and wonder about.
What is really inspiring me to give a pretty high rating is the beer. I LOVE THE BEER! The Sadek was awesome! Apparently, this is the only place around that you can get it. The beer alone will keep me going back!

Visited U Sadu last summer, hoping to have a casual dinner. Noteworthy is how the interior of the restaurant resembles a cross between a thrift shop and a junk yard. Not exactly the ideal surroundings for a meal. Receiving the menu took some time, possibly ten minutes, but having the waiter take our order took far longer. Me and my company waited up to half an hour, if not longer, for the so called waiter. To the dinner we ordered wine, which turned out the be a bad choice, since the (red) wine was refrigerator cold. It then took a bloody hour to taste the sad dishes the chief had conjured up. The traditional Czech cuisine was nothing of the sort. It seemed more likely that the chief had 86’d the recipes. Not only was our waiter clumsy, they also failed to even appologize for the slow service. But the table across us, occupied by a couple of American girls got first class service and finished their meals before we even had the chance to start on ours (eventhough we arrived prior to them). The staff even dropped what they were doing to sprint to the doorway so as to bid them farewell. Me and my company didn’t even recieve eye contact as we left. So do yourself a favour and avoid this lousy tourist trap. By far my worst restaurant experience in the Czech republic.

Nach einem Besuch zum Fernsehturm in Prag sind ich und meinem Freund zum Glück zufällig an diesem Restaurant vorbeigegangen. Ich hatte mich nach tschechisches Essen gesehnt und hier war das Angebot und die Preisen gut. Gesagt, getan: wir sind eingegangen und fand eine gemütliche Atmosphäre und leckeres Essen. An den Wänden und dem Dach hat der Inhaber viele alte Dinge aufgehängt (z.B. alte Kameras, Gasmasken und Schreibmaschinen).
Aufpassen, hier gibt es viele Menüs! Wir haben zuerst eine englische Menü bekommen, aber frag lieber nach die Wochenkarte. Da findet man das leckeres tschechisches Essen zu gute Preisen! Ich hatte Ente mit Ingwerweißkohl und Knödeln (ca. 115 CZK). Es war sooooo lecker, aber natürlich sehr deftig. Wenn ich daran denke, kriege ich wieder Hunger :) Mein Freund hatte verschiedene Fleischsorten mit Apfelrotkohl und Knödeln (ca 135EUR), und war auch sehr zufrieden.
Ich fand es auch super, dass die Bedienung Englisch sprach, denn ich kann überhaupt kein Tschechisch. Die Toiletten waren aber komisch — keine Schlösser und Toilettenpapier waren nur draußen beim Waschbäcken! Deswegen nur 4 Sterne.
Sonst ein tolles Restaurant und ich gehe auf jeden Fall zurück nächstes Mal ich in Prag bin!
Nachtrag:
Am Wochenende waren wir nochmal in «Pivnice U Sadu». Leider waren wir diesmal weniger zufrieden mit unserem Besuch. Vielleicht hatten wir diesmal einfach zu hohe Erwartungen :-) In der Wochenkarte waren nur 2 von 6 Gerichte zugänglich, aber wir waren ja auch am letzten Tag der Woche da. Wir haben uns für zitronenmariniertes Steak entschieden, was gut gewürzt war, aber ein bisschen verbrannt. Das Salatdressing war süß und passte mit dem Salat und Fleisch.
Leider wurden wir in die übliche Touristenfalle geführt: ein Brotkorb wurde auf dem Tisch gestellt, und danach muss man es bezahlen. Wir wussten, dass es in Tschechien ein Problem ist, hatten aber Hunger und haben trotzdem das Brot gegessen. Wir haben aber nicht erwartet, dass es für den halben Preis das Essen war (3EUR). Schon krass!