Went to dinner at Restaurace Kotva. There advertisement and sign said local kitchen. Well as a…read moreCzech holiday going person for all my life and a big lover of the Czech kitchen, this turned out to be a big disappointment. That kind of disappointment of telling a kid he will get an ice cream and the ice cream shop turns out to be closed. Unfortunately I was that kid in this review! There was nothing Czech about this menu. Everything that hinted to Czech was not available. The restaurant could have been called salt. The carpaccio was this ice in the middle and covered with something to create an extreme garlic taste to the food. And the price nothing Czech about it, the most expensive Czech restaurant I know, with absolutely no Czech food and that what is served is of poor quality. Sorry I cannot be more positive about this. But this is absolutely nothing to be positive about.

If you would dream of the best location for a Czech restaurant, Lipno Marina could be a place which…read moremight come to your mind. Dreamy surroundings. Nice architecture. The sail boats. Nice and quiet. So one would guess, that even the restaurant NEPTUNUS there would be the top notch. But that would be, unfortunately, and incorrect judgment, phh. This restaurant is not welcoming at all. We have visited it several times during the last two years, and our experience was never a good one. The problems start from the service. Those waitresses are not competent, not emphatic, and so slow! You need to remind them a couple of times, just that you have ordered a beer (some guests are using the self-service rather than relying on the terrible service)! The menu seems to be OK, but very little of the guests order main courses there. The reason might be that almost everything on the menu is in the category "minutka", which means mostly fried. We can't have believed that. No seasonal food. No local wine by glass. No Austrian wine by glass (Austrian border is 10 kms). You are offered a South African wine instead. The quests around us seem to be bored. Lots of them on their smartphones. My selection is a Drstkovka Soup/Czech Tripe Soup (35 Kc) and my honest recommendation is - avoid that dish! It is watery, oily and surprisingly there are not only tripes in it, but also some (leftover?) beef meat. Of course it comes without a bread ... I wanted to continue with the "Kureci spizy s arasidovou omackou" (Grilled chicken stick with a peanut dip), but I have changed my mind. This is the venue I will try to avoid next time.

Nice view, good food (including desserts) and friendly staff.read more

Wow, this is a hidden gem of Lipno Lake area and it has been hidden to us for such a long time,…read morephh. We have been there for bowling a couple of times before, but the experience from their restaurant is just fresh and from today, and I think their chef (Tomas Martykan according to the Menu?) IS A GENIOUS! The potato dumplings from the Menu II (Roastbeef with spinach and potato dumplings at 119 Kc) were heaven, as well as the "zahour" on the wonderful Pancakes with blueberry sauce, in Czech "Livance s boruvkovym zahourem". They serve a good beer (Pilsner Urquell o,5 l at 41 Kc) and they have a good selection of Moravian wine from one wine maker, Petr Skoupil from Velke Bilovice (wine bottles are reasonably prized, from 168 Kc to 789 Kc, both white and red ones). One could argue that the service is a bit slowish and that you will not get a bread with your soup. But these are just a very small areas for improvement in the amazing performance of this team. Especially if you look at your lunch-for-two bill where we were paying 20 Euros all together, including one beers and three glasses of wine. Keep it up, Blue Lipno! www.bluelipno.cz Summary in the Czech language: Tak dlouho na Lipno jezdime a tuto super restauraci jsme poznali az dnes! Vyborny kuchar (bramborove knedliky se uplne rozplyvaji, maso mekke a stavnate), ceny priznive, nabidka pestra. Prijdte vyzkouset.

Excellent! Wild boar steak, medium rare, with wild mushroom potato gnocchi, all just perfect. Of…read morecourse, accompanied by couple of beers - excellent Budvar (the original Czech Budweiser beer..). Pretty sure my 12 yo son loved his generous portion of fried cheese and french fries (Czech not just pub food delicacy). Very nice atmosphere and great service.

From the owner: Podáváme převážně klasická jídla české kuchyně jako je vynikající pečená kachna se zelím a knedlíky…read morenebo naše vyhlášená svíčková, ale i jídla mezinárodní kuchyně, čerstvé ryby, zeleninové saláty, a nebo palačinky - báječné jako sladká tečka na závěr... V naší restauraci si na své přijde každý - vegetarián i milovník masových specialit.

This restaurant, so popular by cyclists, has a fantastic location on the lake …read more The menu is not a big one, but they offer a few soups and Czech meals. I have especially appreciated good cold drinks ("Kofola" or "Malinovka"), and two traditional and yummy desserts, "Medovnik" at 38 Kc, and "Strudl" at 55 Kc including a coffee.