Hergetova Cihelna - Prague

This is a lively and stylish restaurant directly on the bank of Prague's Vltava River with a spectacular view of Charles Bridge. You come here for the VIEW at the outdoor covered tables. Menu is Czech favorites and fresh seafood. Not spotting anything that jumped off the menu, I ordered the hamburger. There is an excellent selection of wines. The sommelier is one of the owners had spot on recommendations. Pricing is a bit , but again, you get a view of the passing tour boats, swans, night lights and Charles Bridge romantics and party people all of which will create a lasting memory.

The food is amazing but first let's talk about Location! It's very close to the St Charles bridge and so at the very least, it's highly entertaining watching the boats big and small pass by. There are many tables along the water and we were lucky enough to get one by going right when they opened 6pm. They told us we had to leave by 8 if we sat there so I'm guessing a lot of people enjoy the sunset views. So romantic. The food has an assortment of small plates so my boyfriend and I shared. I'm not sure if this is frowned upon because the waitress didn't appear as of it was common. There's just no way to try everything we wanted without sharing. She wasn't great at English, so maybe she was just confused. Ok so asparagus soup. Very unique flavors, like nothing I've ever had. Very creamy and rich, definitely recommend. White Asparagus dish. Small but the sauce was out of this world. It was similar to hollandaise, but much better. Only 3 come on the small portion so be mindful. Beef filet mignon tips. This was way over cooked for fillet, kid of dad because we were excited to try. Maybe ask for rare, as the lady actually didn't ask us so we assumed they would bring it out as it should be bummer. Dumplings with roast beef. Ok so when I hear dumpling I first think Chinese style, and secondly think Southern style this was more like Vietnamese style. It was basically a taco with roast beef, but a fluffy shell like an Asian taco. Kind of thrown off, but enjoyed the flavor ok. Wouldn't order again though. Pizza Calabrese. So simple, so hard to mess up, and so good. Definitely was a good addition to the variety of food we got. We enjoyed the fullest body rose as it was still daytime but we wanted a bit richer flavor than white wine in the warm weather. I believe it was the merlot blend. A bit on the sweet side, but still delicious. Bon appetit!

I 'd give this place 5 stars for the food unadjusted for price, 4 stars for the food adjusted for price, and 5 stars again for the view. The view of the river and Charles bridge is just unbeatable. The food didn 't disappoint, and while it was very expensive by Prague standards, the whole splurge of the meal for two with tax, tip, wine, two deserts, an appetizer and the like was about 3100 Kč, which is under $130. Really, not bad. We go the pumpkin ravioli, which were were good, but not distinguishably pumpkin and more lightly cooked round noodles in olive oil with pine nuts. The salmon was surprisingly good for a landlocked country, but not crispy save for the skin. Still, it was probably my favorite dish of the night. The Iberian pizza was very good--a lot because of the truffle oil, but still a deeply satisfying pizza. The chicken schnitzel was fantastic and ridiculously well-plated for kids food. Our 10-moth-old loved it. The pumpkin soup was much closer to a Thai tom yum gai with pumpkin seeds--which isn 't a bad thing, but was just a bit surprising based on the menu description. The addition of chicken and noodles was a bit odd though. The wine list had a bunch of Czech wine, but the waiter couldn 't give me a good enough description to feel comfortable ordering a bottle. I wound up getting an Italian Montepulciano d 'Abruzzo, which was quite tasty if not the best bottle of red ever. Both deserts--the creme brulee and the chocolate fondant were great. The fondant was really more of a fantastic lava cake than any fondant that I would have recognized though.

Classy wine list. Romantic riverside setting. Waited on hand and foot like a queen. Ma, I made it! and I don't even have a Black VISA card ... because in Prague, CA H is king.

We had a great experience at Hergetova Cihelna during our recent visit to Prague. I wasn 't sure how to make a reservation so I emailed them and received a response promptly. I asked for either a table outside if weather permits or a window seat if inside. The email response was friendly and confirmed my request. It must have been because of the timing (not high tourist season) and the weather (kinda gloomy), because when we arrived on a Monday afternoon at 5 PM, the restaurant was empty. However, the hostess greeted us and sat us at a nice table by the window (outside seating was closed). The restaurant is beautiful and the service was excellent. My husband and I shared the beef tartar appey and it was HUGE and delicious. I had the octopus risotto and he ordered the Burger Royal. I enjoyed my dish OK and everyone had fun making fun of me and my sister (she ordered the same dish) because of the black ink in the risotto turning our mouth/teeth black. Hubby liked the burger (tho he said it was a bit small) and loved the flavor of the patty. So overall, it was a pretty good experience. I guess the price is considered higher (comparing to other Prague restaurants), but it 's worth it in my opinion, because of the view and the service. The food didn 't wow us, but they were definitely tasty. I 'd recommend this restaurant for a nice atmosphere and great service, though slightly on the splurge side if you visit Prague.