La Degustation
Haštalská 18, 110 00 Staré Město
Prague, Czechia
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For non English speaker like me, Dégustation is French word that means 品尝 taste various foods.
Will return.
When I googled Michelin star restaurants in Prague, this one and Field showed up. They close for lunch earlier than Field, which why we went to Field first; … I left review for my bad experience at Field two days ago.
I enjoyed their simply and elegant decor, the friendly staff, the food and the ease to make a reservation.
They do 30 lunches and 50 dinners daily, walk ins are fine as long as a space is available. Today there are two walk ins.
Visitors accounts 70% of their customers and today English was the language. Two tables round us are Americans.
We’re 35 minutes early but they seat us anyway. Our table is by the kitchen, and I get to watch them in action.
One staff brings a low stool for backpacks 🎒 or large handbag, placing it under the table.
More serving staff than necessary. I didn’t see the excessiveness in New York.
Bathroom uses hand towels; lotion is provided. But the door could use the switch to show if it’s being occupied?
As with many similar restaurants, each table needs to have either tasting menu or regular. We opt regular. And the food is plentiful.
One thing I picked up is, the chef (I assumed) uses a little alcohol/water spray to clean the plates / bowls before he puts anything into it, making sure no dishwasher residue.
Years ago, at 11 Madison, a New York CFO commented that running a restaurant smoothly “isn’t easy”. I think I’ve a better understanding today 😉, and a bit of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times – assembly line.
The open kitchen we see, cooks little – either they done all cooking prior or they’ve a secondary kitchen that does real cooking.
The food … all are delicious…
In the end, they offered us sweet surprise, which is better than the dessert that came with the regular menu. The only complain is, they should use a light color interior bowl to serve, showing off their dessert creation.
