Restaurace Eska - Karlin

As mentioned previously, I did little to no planning for our recent adventure to Prague. With the exception of a reservation for our meal at Eska, we played the rest of the trip by chance. Eska, part of the Ambiente group, was recommended by several friends. Additionally, having both a look at the menu and noting its Bib Gourmand status with Michelin, I decided this was a good choice for our first dinner in the Czech Republic.

This is one my shortest descriptions. It's Ambiente, and I believe that speaks for itself. If you're unfamiliar with the restaurants in the Ambiente group, check out some of my other more detailed reviews. One thing you learn is, that nothing is a disappointment when you're in one of these. Such a fabulous place! Recommended to everyone, best for breakfasts.

It’s often very worthwhile making a trek across the city for a good meal. That was the case for my brunch over at Eska. The store is a grand two storeys, and there’s plenty of seating despite my concerns when I first walked in. It’s a busy store at that too, they do lots of takeout orders and offer a wide range of baked goods. I dined in for their brunch special. The style of the restaurant-cum-bakery is combining the old with new, changing ingredients beyond recognition. It’s clear to see that level of invention when you start digging into the food. I had the breakfast Eska (345 CZK) which features fermented wheat, mushrooms, egg, bread, ham, horseradish and your choice of soft drink (mine was apricot). It’s such a treat. There’s a lot of food and it was all so tasty. The fermented wheat was something I hadn’t ordered before and I enjoyed the taste a lot. It was flavourful and went so well with the different types of mushrooms, that were served in different styles. The horseradish is creamy and doesn’t have that sharp flavour I was fearing. That meant I was more than happy with the ham sandwich equivalent. Service is topnotch here and both the fizz and cold brew were brunch-level excellent. So I’d happily recommend the Bib Gourmand-rated Eska!

Very interesting concept and food to try at least once. combination of tastes and very good recommendations from the staff. The wine proposed with the meal was great. Also the industrial environment of the restaurant and the bakery downstairs is a nice peace of work. Definitely recommend

The atmosphere is very nice and there is not plenty of choice on the dinner menu, but enough for every one to find what they like. It was three of us and we took different meals, the beef tartare was super tasty, the entrecote perfectly cooked and the salmon very good as well.