Long time lurker, been in the industry for 20 years, but I felt I finally had something to contribute.
So, she was over there for a work exchange and was visiting the must-eat spots in the city.
She ordered a beef tartar for 45€, and this is what she got.
We've been talking about it for a week straight, but I wanted to know what you all thought…
by GomosFTL
36 Comments
Is that just…raw garlic?
Name of restaurant?
Ah… Prague.
https://i.redd.it/g5b5g76f62wf1.gif
Did no one here ever ate tartar? This is how it’ll look no matter if it cost 10 or 50 euro.
You rub the garlic on the toasts on which you spread the meat.
It’s traditionally served with whole garlic cloves.
It’s called Tartarak in Czech.
Google and see. There’s nothing wrong with the presentation.
That looks like the standard on how they serve tartare in Czech. I quick google would let you know that.
I am Czech and czech food is just trash.
Mainly it takes a nice concepts from around the Europe and de-elevate them.
Tartar is the prime example, keep in minds it’s also always mixed with ketchup.
People usually defend it because they’re used to it since the childhood while also lacking a longer exposure to a better cuisine. The Czech versions of world cuisines are bastardized to hell
Warsaw > Prague
The best steaks in warsaw are at Butchery & Wine, the tartar is always amazing and their Fois Gras with red onion jam is the best.
https://butcheryandwine.pl/
€45 for this? That beef better be good
I prefer my beef tartare to be diced and not look like minced meat, but there’s nothing wrong with the picture.
The entire comment section when culture shock:
https://preview.redd.it/d3t03w3i82wf1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b297363ef8952e825ec129155e44c53155c75b57
guys it’s another country, why don’t we take the time to learn what they do there before shitting on it lol
I spent a week in Prague for work a few years ago. Our host took us to a local pub for local food. It was like something out of a comedy movie making fun of Eastern Europe. Boiled meat, plain boiled whole potatoes, and not much else.
The Argentinian steakhouse behind the mall was great though.
I’m sure there are great restaurants in Prague, but I sure didn’t find any. We went 0/4 on our trip. So. Fucking. Bad.
That being said, any sort of meat in tube form bought from a street vendor rivals the best I’ve ever tried
Is this supposed to be deconstructed beer tartar? It looks like what they would put into the bowl before mixing.
And €45 is insanely expensive for Prague for a single dish.
Is this r/stupidfood now? ‘Cause the comments sure sound like it.
this does not look like a €45 tartar, im sorry. I know it’s common here to rub garlic on a piece of bread and put the tartar on that. But this I would expect for a €15 tartar presentation, for €45 i would expect at least something that looks less like it was just plopped out of a can, and sprinkled with some random toppings. And more like something someone put effort into. Neither would I expect to have to perform the manual tast of rubbing the garlic on the bread myself.
If I’m paying €45 for this, I wouldn’t want to leave the restaurant with my fingers smelling like garlic.
I’ve had better in small bars and lokal… should be loads of fried bread, raw garlic and egg yolk, washed down with lots of local lager. One of the best dishes on a hot day.
Should have checked “the honest guide” on yt. He lives there and gives good advice on where to eat. Amongst other things.
… Your friend must love disappointment more than my parents.
Resto?
* 1.) Prague doesn’t use Euros.
* 2.) What restaurant has tartarak at that price anyway? Name them. I wrote the stickied post for restaurants on r/Prague, and even the nicest places on my list don’t charge the price you quoted.
* 3.) where is the bread and the rest of the accoutrements?
You’re supposed to get it with brown bread fried in lard. You rub the garlic on the bread and then put on the meat. I mean it’s fine but hardly haute cuisine. I make it myself whenever I shoot a deer. More of a home/ casual pub thing in Czech. What restaurant was this?
Resto? Do they also serve sandos?
Tartar is all about meat. Have a bite in Prague at Naše maso and you’ll see the difference. In regular pubs they don’t use quality meat, so it’s often masked with ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and I’ve even seen food coloring used to make the meat redder. Have it any pub under Ambiente and the presentation and taste will be completely different. This looks like shit, but… would.
For me, interesting thing is you went to an acclaimed restaurant in another country and thought they were doing it wrong.
It feels you dont travel much.
That’s just Czech-style tartare, it may not look like much but imho it’s better tasting than French beef tartare. Plus they fry the bread it comes with instead of toasting it, so points there.
Also they don’t use euro, and 45 euro would be insane for that. They probably got the exchange rate mixed up.
it is 38 euros in le train bleu in paris. they prep it at your table too. i hate raw beef but a friend of mine went insane with it.
https://www.le-train-bleu.com/media/original/5aafbd2bd52f9/tb-carte-restaurant-automne-2025.pdf
45 euros for a meal that isn’t up to michelin star is insane
Wait a fucking minute.
Raw meat, okay. Topped with red onion … either a red jalapeno, or the world’s smallest red bell pepper … and a tiny pickle … next to raw garlic.
Am I correct in these identifications?
Because if I’m correct, what in the holiest name of God is going on here?
Ahem. Resto???
I appreciate all the arguments about beef tartar
Ahh yes everyone loves a sloppy deconstructed beef tartar
At the winery at work, we do beef tartar on a tiny crostini thing… folks out here just eaten hunks of raw meat with garlic cloves?!?!?
What’s a Resto?
Let’s make the world a better place and cease the “sando” mission creep. Please never use the term “resto” again.
That’s a Joke