This restaurant was highly recommended by a few of our tour guides so we decided to give it a try. The meat here is absolutely AMAZING...perfectly flavored and cooked! My friend and I shared the beef carpaccio and the ribeye steak with the coffee sauce...both were DELICIOUS!! I had a side of cooked vegetables (plus free bread is provided). The food was amazing but the ordering process and restaurant style can be a little confusing for first timers. First, you are given tickets at the front and have to find a place to sit. There's a few tables in the front by the butcher area, a standing area with a king table near the cafeteria style ordering area, and sit down tables in the back. It was very crowded and can be a bit hard to find a table with chairs. To food you have 2 choices. You can order cafeteria style from the counter where they have a select of food or you can go to the butcher (more options) and order everything from there which will be cooked as you like and delivered to your table. We chose to order everything from the butcher. All the meat is priced per pound. I would definitely dine here again! Actually...it was soooo good we came here again on New Year's Day when they first opened so it was less crowded! Great for pictures! read more

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They almost scammed me. I should have known better given scams involving selling food by weight is a classic to target tourists with. I should have pushed back earlier in the process. I ordered a plate of ready to go meat and a potato pancake. I was asked if I wanted mashed potato and foolishly answered yes. The pre-cooked meat is sold at 120 Koruna per 100 grams (roughly $5.46/100g). After saying yes to the mashed potato, I received two large scoops of mashed potato on the plate with the meat, despite asking them to stop after the first one and that is when I got suspicious. The mashed potato and potato pancake are priced separately. However, my plate with the meat was only weighed after the mashed potato was added. My receipt said they had served me 0.28kg of meat, which is much more than they really did. In truth, my estimate is probably just under 200 grams if the first piece of meat was 100 grams as I requested and was claimed. In truth, it was impossible for them to separate the weight of the potato (it was just scooped out, not measured by volume or anything) and the actual meat. The total bill came to 466 Koruna or roughly $21 usd without me having ordered any drinks. Why three stars? 1) The food was actually good. I liked my meat and the potato pancake. For causing me so much grief, the mashed potato was just ok. 2) I ended up receiving a full refund. It was not easy, having to escalate to the manager and then having to deal with a significant amount of pushback. In the end, I was stubborn and actually received a full refund from him which is more than I was trying to ask for. Moral of the story- whenever food is sold by weight, be careful! Edit: I would like to respond to Sid's response. "All of the meats are weighed since they aren't uniformly portioned and you order as much or as little as you want. The prepared meats are portioned, weighed and then put on the plate. The portioned sides are then added to the plate, which is not weighed again. The manager understandably just wanted to get rid of him, so the only one who got scammed was this great place by Tyler. The moral of the story for that review? Don't post your ignorance and misinformation." This is exactly as it should be and is explicitly not what occurred. The meat went directly from being portioned on the cutting board to going to the plate which was on the counter. Only once filled with both meat and potato did it get weighed on the scale. The manager was not there when the food was served so it was entirely the server's word against mine. I stand behind my account as accurate. read more

Fantastic food, drink, and table service! It was a very busy time when we arrived so we only got food available on the hot bar.

Us younger Westerners might not know that Kantyna seems to be based on a Communist era canteen or cafeteria style restaurant that Praguers used to dine out for lunch or dinner (although a few of these still exist), Kantyna throws a modern twist. Yes, you do wait in line with a tray and draft beer is available, but mostly everything is available by weight. The seating layout is interesting since it is in an old bank building, so there is one side with the food and the other where Jana is pouring tank beer. In between is a large community table and just behind that are a number of tables. When we went the back room was pretty full, but a Czech business woman, who worked at the city hall was happy to let us sit with her. I ordered some roast beef, veggies, and bramborak the size of my head. Yes, and since this is a newer spin on the old canteen, the prices were about triple, but still very reasonable for the exchange rate. A number of tourists came inside to take pictures but did not eat there. It was their loss. By the way, they speak english (the lengua franca of Europe), so after a minute of hearing my Czech, they reply in English and are very polite about it. It is an open kitchen and you can see that everyone is enjoying what they are doing which is why the food it so good. I wish there was a place like this near where I lived. I could go there everyday. read more

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The food is the reason you come. Finding a table is difficult lines can be long but it is worth it. Eat here I will again for sure

This is an incredible meat restaurant - this place serves up some of the freshet and most flavorful meat you will ever eat for an insanely cheap price. They also have a HUGE selection of beer, wine, and lemonades. I ordered the steak tartare, beef carpaccio (the BEST), bone marrow (unbelievably good - a full inch thicker than anywhere you'll get in the US), a side of brisket, pork belly, and a beer and it came to $30 USD. This would easily be $100 in the US. Beautiful ambiance, but do note it doesn't operate like a sit-down restaurant: it's serverless and you order using a ticket system and find a seat. This I would say is the only con - come early so you can snag a seat and eat in peace! read more

We didn't get a chance to try this the last time we were in Prague. This time our hire was on the same street so we couldn't pass up the chance to try it. Only problem was that we weren't as hungry to do this place justice. If you like meat, this is the place to go. We only tried a few items, the roast pork, bone marrow, cucumber salad and carpaccio, and of course the beer. We had beer with lemon soda. Highly recommend if you enjoy sour beer. Everything was extremely good. The carpaccio was amazing. It was probably the best carpaccio I have ever had. Highly recommend to give this place a try. When you get to the restaurant you will get a card from the person at the front. This card is used to mark what items you order. Grab a seat and place your drink order with the person taking drink orders. Then go to the food area to get what food items you want. Any special orders such as bone marrow or meats to be cooked, you place that order and get a bone with a number and they will bring your food once it's cooked. Once you're done, you bring your card which has all the items you've eaten or drank to the cashier and pay. Again highly recommend to give it a try, but come hungry to enjoy the full experience of the different meats available. read more

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Authentic Czech food. Huge portions of meat. Potato pancake was great. Other sides looked nice also.

A really good meat bar. Everything we had was really good, from the beef neck to the steak tartare. All of the meat was succulent and flavorful. A must visit if your Prague. read more

Words cannot describe how amazing the food is here! The process is a bit confusing but once you try the food it's worth coming back over and over again. You enter the establishment and get to pick from a large array of fine meats, pre weighed, sliced, and you just say how you want it cooked. The tricky part is trying to find somewhere to stand or sit while you eat. There is a cool large marble standing table where we ate with about 20 other people and the atmosphere was great! I got the filet medium rare and a potato pancake. My friends and I shared the beef tartare and WOW! Will certainly be back next time I'm in town! read more

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Wow Wow Wow Old bank building turned into a Czech meat shop? Okay, I can get with that. I was so impressed with the lighting that I had to look around before ordering. The beer is good, the food even better. We ate at the community table in the center and had a great time. While having dinner another day at a different place we overhead a couple mention they were thinking of coming here when both my boyfriend and I had to tell them they HAVE to go. You should too read more

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We went here as a stop during our Taste of Prague tour - which was excellent btw. Had a sample of all of their best dishes and had to come back for our last meal. The tartare was excellent and so was their carpaccio. The schnitzel was so tender and their bbq was excellent. Am now in a meat coma... There was a very kind man at the counter who was especially friendly and kind. Definitely a meal to remember. read more

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Every bite tasted fresh and had such a wonderful flavor. It's the way all food should be. There were two of us and we both felt the same way. It was about 650 kc for two and we eat on the light side. We had one beer, two helpings of vegetables, one soup, two cooked sausages sold by weight, and two slices of cooked lamb (one helping). See my tip on how the ordering works under yelp tips. In short, order at the food counters using a order ticket which is used by the staff to check off the items you order. read more

Kantýna - Anything you order at the counter that requires extra preparation, you'll get a bone for until they bring your order to your table. - Bistros Near Me - Prague, Puerto Rico

Huge disappointment I was so looking forward to dinner here.. says open to 11 and we arrive at 1015 and they said we have six minutes to order. Nastiest people I have encountered in Prague. Nobody was the least bit nice and most wee short and unpleasant to deal with. The food was very mediocre and terribly overpriced. I can't say that anything was great. Burger hi hum. Potato pancake soggy. Ketchup weird. Mustard sucked. I know. Just skip it. So many other good meals available in Prague read more

Such a good place!! They get meat from the best butchers in Czech Republic. The place has self service, you're free to choose any kind of met you want (and as much as you want!!!) Design of the place is absolutely fabulous. read more

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Steak was good but over priced. At the same price I get a steak in New York with service at an exclusive table and not a self-service cafeteria. I suggest to do what the majority of people do... Order the basic at the buffet section and enjoy the experience read more

I searched and I found one of the best places in Prague to dine. It was so delicious I returned a second time. Not located on a main strip, you either stumble across it, someone shares its location or you found it on Yelp. It has it all, quality, value and atmosphere. Brilliant! read more

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The restaurant is beautiful. The quality of the meat is incredible. The restaurant was filled with people, it is a free for all for the seating and you end up standing in the large island in the middle of the restaurant, dear god is it so hot in the restaurant that you don't even want to eat though! It really is a nice restaurant but you're just uncomfortable the whole time! The steak we got was the most beautiful steak I've ever seen prepared. The sausage and the steak tartare look amazing. Definitely trendy and modern read more

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Best Czech food in all of Prague. Try the schnitzel, pickled veggies and potatoe pancakes...they are to die for. The atmosphere is fun, lively and hip. Super fresh beer from the tanks top off the incredible experience. Do not miss this place!!! read more

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Food is great, but don't expects customer service, in fact some of the workers are rude. We had the carpaccio and the meat/potatoes. Really good ! The self serve concept is cool until you can find a chair to sit in. I would come back for the carpaccio but not for atmosphere and definitely not the customer service. read more

Yelp isn't used much here. This place was recommended by a local blogger. It was vibrant and engaging. We had filets, side dishes, wine and beer and the tab was very reasonable - food was delicious. read more

Not a meat eater but potato pancakes and pickled vegetables were yummy. Dark beer was very good.

We went to the restaurant not knowing what to expect. You seat yourself and they bring you cards. You then go to the front to pick your cuts and order whatever meat you want. You get beer and other prepared foods in the middle of the restaurant. We got the tartare, carpaccio , and pate in the front. The carpaccio was some of the best I've had anywhere. The pate and tartare were also excellent. We had potato pancake, pumpkin soup, prime rib and marrow. It was all exquisite. The marrow was especially great. It's a meat lovers paradise, and everything is prepared to order with care. read more

Kantýna - The marrow was delicious. - Bistros Near Me - Prague, Puerto Rico

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We came here as part of a food tour so we did not order any of the foods ourselves. The guide ordered the pulled pork, steak tartar, and sausages. All of the food was quite yummy but the thing I enjoyed the most was their nonalcoholic beer that was on draft (I'm pregnant). read more

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Delicious meat stew. It Is self servicd and bistro. You get a chart and pay before you go. Have nice sourdough breads.

Oh myyyyyy.... The meats here are incredible. Side veggies also recommended. Great atmosphere. Took us a while to work out how things worked but essentially you get a card at the front and choose what you want just like a canteen. There's wifi here so we used it to look at the English menu and the guy at the counter spoke pretty good English too. We chose the pulled pork, beef tartare and roast beef with coffee sauce (best sauce I may have ever had). Glass of red wine was the most expensive thing we bought. Cost us about 900 CZK for 2 people including a glass of wine and a beer. read more

This is my favorite place in prague. Fresh meat + made to order + friendly waiters = meat lovers paradise. Definitely recommend this place! read more

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A gourmet trip to the old days...since it is a restaurant belonging to the Ambiente group, the top quality of food and service is granted. I have had one of the best steaks in here and overall the meals are authentic and made from the best ingredients. Even though the idea and the concept are really cool, I personally don't like the interior that much - especially the wooden chairs that seem a bit scary to me :))... but if you want to experience the ambience of a school or factory mass eatery, this is the place to go ;) read more

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Great concept and design. The food is a solid 9/10. But the seating layout is poor and the acoustics are horrible. It is difficult to speak to the people at your own table. Huge disappointment because of this. read more

I was told by my amiable and fun loving Czech friends that this was a great place to go to for authentic Czech food. And of course they were right :) Not that I like Czech food, but it was definitely a surprising experience. The main dining area is a standing table where you eat your food with anyone and everyone. You order food with a card and go to the counter to get your serving of meat, potatoes, and other earthy goodies. I always like to try one of each, so I had a good fill of everything and was stuffed by the end of the night. Czech food includes lots of meat, potatoes, and way too much beer. They even have a 3x5in stamp card for large and small beers so you can easily tally how many beers you drink. I drank 5 lol read more

Had very first meal at this place in prague and all of my family were very liked it. Good price and very nice food, and very nice people!! read more

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Nice steak with my favorite medium well. Tartare is very fresh as well and it s my first try that give me a very nice first impression

So good!! Not for vegans though.. as it's obviously very meat heavy. Can't believe how high quality their meats are and hot foods made super fresh. Inexpensive and simply delicious! Check in to see if they have bone marrow available that day. So good. I personally don't didn't but lots of ciders and beers available too. Bring your appetite! And a few friends so you can try more things and order more :) read more

Stopped here as part of our food tour and had a sampling of them beef schnitzel and brisket; sampled a very nice glass of Czech Pinot Noir. Totally would recommend going there for a full meal. The decor has an austere and modern feel to it. read more

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I got two slices of meat (around 200g) with the potato pancake, with limonade. Got charged over 900 kr. I was eating alone. It's a rip off. They don't specify the prices on the little paper that they mark what you got so it's hard to figure out whether they are ripping you off or not. The restaurant is fancy so I thought this might be a bit expensive one but to come here and check the reviews I'm appalled to find out that the price should be low! Should have checked Yelp before entering.. Avoid this place if you can't speak Czech. read more

Kantýna - This was all I got and I got charged around 960 kr. - Bistros Near Me - Prague, Puerto Rico

Best meat I have ever had. We were taken here on a food tour where it was explained that all of the meats are naturally dried and have no coloring, additives or moistures added. My son I tried a few different hams, pastrami and ham and all were incredible. Ask for mustard it was also the best mustard I have ever had. They also serve beer and wine. read more

Very different and interesting venue -not a fine dining atmosphere but GREAT food. Predominantly for carnivores-steak pork great beef carpaccio. Best potato pancake EVER! Great value and new experience. Well done Kantyna!!!!!!! read more

Cafeteria-buffet counter style but with top quality food. You can tell when you walk in- via a butcher shop- that there's good meat to be had here. You order at a station- selections of beef and pork cuts and ribs, chicken... but wait, there's more: you can also have anything from the butcher cooked to order. Yeah thats right- want that Wagyu, go for it. Also top tartare and hamburger (served in foil like a baked / jacket potato). Don't forget the sides. Potato pancake, cucumber salad, and one of the sauces are musts. All served on a paper lined tray; grab a seat at a steel table in back, and a waiter will take your order for a beer. And you won't get sticker shock- this place is mighty reasonable; the food is by weight. read more

Another Ambient venture. Top notch ambiance and food, warm and professional servers.

Awesome food and unique set up. One of the best steaks we've ever had. Great atmosphere and extremely friendly and helpful service. Our party of 9 loved it! read more