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The atmosphere is friendly and inviting; a largish room decorated with frescos/paintings of Prague. At lunch-time it was very busy with a mixture of visitors and locals, all sharing the wooden tables. The general feel is of a good old-fashioned pub/beer hall.

The food is traditional Czech (Fried fillet of fish with tartare sauce
Pork fillet with cheese, Dumplings
Boiled potatoes,Red beet salad)
with a range of main course and smaller dishes. Service was slow with only one – very friendly and charming – waiter/barman serving everyone in the place. However, while you are waiting you can enjoy the dark and light Staropramen beer.

The food, when it arrived, was good quality and at a very reasonable cost. I’d recommend it.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1862 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1861
You can’t really see into the pub from the outside so it doesn’t always look like it is open (above the door is a trio of figures in stucco on the façade of the building) but don't be put off as inside is a small traditional beer hall, with long wooden tables and benches lining the walls, serving fantastic Velkopopovicky Kozel beer.

The clientele seems mainly to be locals with a smattering of tourists. It can get quite busy but still retain the sort of relaxed, comfortable atmosphere where at one table someone may be sitting quietly reading the paper while at another a group of colleagues or friends indulge in a lively discussion all seemingly happy and all accompanied, of course, by the wonderful beer.

The pub also serves snack type food such as sausage and mustard, scrambled egg with onion, salted fish, pickled cheese.

Large beers are 21 kr (approx. 0.45 sterling each) food ranges from about 20kr-40kr (0.43 to 0.87 sterling) each

In winter it’s a great place to escape from the cold, in summer a lovely place to rest your feet while exploring Hradcany. Highly recommended.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1861 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1662 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1662 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1374 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1374 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5544
The brewery trip includes a descent to some very chilly underground tunnels where a lot of the brewing was done in the days before industrialisation, and where a large, moustachioed brewer in period costume will draw beer samples from an enormous barrel to offer you.

The town also has a charming central square with a very pretty church in the middle. There’s also a brewing museum, where you can see the history and, of course, try the beer again.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5544 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3012
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