Trattoria Cicala

I’ve never been to Italy but I felt being transported there upon walking down the flight of stairs into the dining area. Food was perfection. Starting with the minestrone. The waiter brings out a tureen and laddles it into the bowl at the table. This is a big portion with lots of veg that have been simmered to the perfect softness. I got the seafood pasta that has a few clams & mussels and 1 large ocean shrimp. Pasta was very al denta with a light coating of sauce. Simply addictive. The grilled veg came out at room temp with lots of evoo. Also perfectly done. Lastly there is a dessert case but I ordered a panna cotta since I’ve never had one before. Can’t say I love it but it was as good as a panna cotta should be. Service was attentiveOverall a perfect meal.

While in Prague for a few days, my friend and I were looking for good food near the square that was not a tourist trap. Wow, I was not disappointed! This is authentic Italian food and you will not be disappointed. I could not recommend it more highly.
When you walk in, it appears to be someone’s home. The restaurant is downstairs in a quaint grotto style restaurant. The pasta is sublime and cooked absolutely to perfection. We shared a salad and bruschetta to start. The salad was fresh but just merely a salad, very large portion. The bruschetta was fresh and amazing, the bread was cooked that day.
Our main courses were a stuffed ravioli type pasta with prosciutto and cream sauce… to die for. Also the tagliatelle Ragu, perfection!
I was not blown away by the deserts, but then I never am a desert person. Everything here from the wine to the service is spot on!
We are going back for our last meal in Prague!!! And I can’t wait. I promise that you won’t be disappointed.

Simply outstanding Italian food. An expat friend of mine who lived in this area recommended this place to me. I was a little worried by the outside storefront of the place, but then was escorted into an amazing underground restaurant that reminded me a lot of dinner in a wine cave. The food was amazing. I had the lasagna the first night, and went back the next night for the mushroom risotto. Both were magnificent. Good wine list. Friendly staff. Kids loved it too.

Excellent place and really good bang for your buck. Went here three times on our trip due to how consistently good the food and service was. Wife had soup of the day multiple times, which she loved. The server brought over a huge bowl of soup and poured her serving, then left the entire bowl, which had probably four more servings in it, on the table. All that for five canadian dollars. I had the caprese salad every time which had about 12 slices of tomato on it along with a whole ball of cheese. It was topped with real premium balsamic vinager which had a high must %. I’d give the place a five but italian food never blows me away, all entrees were good just not mind blowing.

Very nice and very authentic Italian trattoria. Just got back to Prague after half of a year in Rome, so we know what we’re talking about ;-) We really enjoyed the place, great food, excellent wine and very good service! We will be back, and you?! :-)

Go if you want to speak Italian and stay for the dessert. Food was decent authentic Italian but have had better. Fantastic dessert!

It is seldom that we find a restaurant we enjoy so much that we go back two nights in a row, but this was it. An intimate Italian restaurant run by an Italian gentlemen and his family, the food was authentic and delicious. We had a caprese salad and grilled Italian vegetables to start. The vegetables were very flavorful and the mozzarella was authentic and abundant.
For dinner, my husband had the same pasta both nights, a stuffed pasta with mushrooms and prosciutto in a cream sauce. I had risotto with mushrooms the first night and veal with lemon the sauce the second. Both were good but the veal was sublime!
The dessert selection was varied, we tried a lemon tart, tiramisu and a cake layered with chocolate and infused with a berry liqueur. With two petite carafes of wine and cappuccino, the bill was between 1000 and1400 korunas. Quite a bargain.
The walls are lined with famous actors who have also eaten there if you need further endorsement. We would go back again!