A Czech folk dinner with unlimited drinks
Dancers and musicians in Bohemian and Moravian costume perform over a four-course Czech dinner, with unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, in Praha 5.
What kind of evening is it?
What happens at a Czech folklore dinner show in Prague?
The short answer
A shared evening of food, drink and live folk entertainment. A mead toast opens it, a four-course Czech dinner follows, and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks flow while dancers and a band in Bohemian and Moravian costume perform. Guests are invited to learn a few dance steps and to sing along, so you are part of the show and not only a spectator. It is lively and sociable, not a quiet dinner.
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What you are buying
A seat at the evening, with a welcome drink, four courses of traditional Czech cooking, unlimited beer, wine, soft drinks and water, and the live entertainment. You choose a main dish, and the choices include halal, semi-kosher and vegetable mains. A round-trip transfer is added only if you pick that option on the calendar.
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What it is not
It is not in the old town: the restaurant stands in Praha 5 – Hlubočepy, so plan the trip. It is not a concert hall either. You eat, drink and join in around shared tables, and travellers on the booking page say clearer seating allocation would help avoid obstructed views. Arriving on time helps.
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Check the option
The calendar offers the evening with or without the round-trip transfer. The transfer needs your exact pickup address at least 48 hours before, so decide how you will travel before you choose the date. The guide on getting there compares the two ways.
Four facts about the evening
- Where
- A restaurant outside the centre, in Praha 5 – Hlubočepy.
- On the table
- A mead toast, four courses, and unlimited beer, wine, soft drinks and water.
- Length
- Roughly 2.5 hours; each date shows its own start time.
- Getting there
- Public transport, or a round-trip transfer if you choose that option.
The evening, in order
A folk night in seven steps
What follows is the running order the booking page describes. Times are set per date, so take the start from your confirmation and ignore any clock time you may read elsewhere.
- 01 Arrive
Out to Praha 5
The restaurant stands outside the city centre, in Praha 5 – Hlubočepy. You come by public transport, by car or with the transfer option. Allow for the trip before you plan the rest of the day.
- 02 Toast
A mead toast to open
The evening starts with a traditional mead toast before the show. Mead is a drink made by fermenting honey with water, and the Czech word for it is medovina.
- 03 Dinner
Four courses, one main of your choice
A dinner of traditional Czech recipes in four courses. You choose the main dish, and it is served to the middle of the table or as a garden buffet.
- 04 Drinks
Unlimited drinks while you watch
Beer, red or white wine, soft drinks and water are unlimited during the show, and the ticket lists a welcome drink as well.
- 05 Show
Costume, dance and song
Dancers and musicians in costumes from the Czech and Moravian regions perform, and the band plays songs from Bohemia and Moravia.
- 06 Join in
Learn a few steps
Guests are shown traditional dance moves, the mazurka among them, and can try to sing along with the band, so the audience becomes part of the show.
- 07 Finale
National songs of your country
Together with the band, the evening ends with everyone singing national songs of their own countries.
Programmes are the organiser's to change, so read this as the evening the booking page currently describes and not as a promise for one night.
Behind the show
Costume, dance and song: the traditions behind the show
The booking page promises costumed dancers and a band with Bohemian and Moravian songs. These five notes explain what stands behind that, with sources, and are background to the evening and not a programme for it.
- Kroje
Costume that tells you the region
A kroj is a folk costume. Czech Wikipedia says each one has distinctive features of embroidery, lace, cloth, colour and cut, and that Moravia kept its costumes better than Bohemia. Today they appear at festivals and with folklore ensembles.
- Polka
A Bohemian dance that travelled
Wikipedia says the polka originated in nineteenth-century Bohemia, that its name is thought to come from the Czech word půlka, a half-step, and that it reached Prague ballrooms by 1835 and Vienna by 1839.
- Verbuňk
The improvised dance of Slovácko
Verbuňk from Slovácko is danced by improvising, in the South Moravia and Zlín districts. Wikipedia records its 2008 entry on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage.
- Songs
Two regions, two sounds
Wikipedia notes that Bohemian traditional music includes that of Chodsko, where bagpipes are common, and that Moravian traditional music is known for the cimbalom, played in ensembles with double bass, clarinet and violins.
- Mazurka
A Polish guest in the programme
The booking page names the mazurka as a dance guests learn. Wikipedia describes it as a Polish form tied to Mazovia, so expect a mix of dances and not Czech steps alone.
Before you pick a date
What the ticket settles
Six points worth settling before you choose a date.
- Where
- Na Zlíchově 18, Praha 5 – Hlubočepy, outside the city centre. The booking page puts the trip at about 20 to 25 minutes from the centre by public transport.
- With or without the transfer
- The calendar offers a round-trip transfer as an option. It needs your exact pickup address at least 48 hours before, and the driver waits in the parking area in front of the restaurant after the show.
- Main dish
- You choose one main dish. The choices include halal, semi-kosher and vegetable mains. Contact the provider before your date if you need something else.
- Drinks
- The ticket lists a welcome drink and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, and the description adds red or white wine and water.
- Length and group size
- Two and a half hours or so, with the start time shown against each date. A standard group is up to 99 people, and the venue is listed as wheelchair accessible.
- Seats
- Seating is at shared tables. Travellers on the booking page say clearer seating allocation would help avoid obstructed views, so arrive on time.
Costume, music and the Hlubočepy side of Prague
Costume, music and the Hlubočepy side of Prague
A cimbalom player, two pairs in festive Slovácko costume, a folk ensemble on a festival stage, the hillside above Hlubočepy and a jar of honey with a bottle of medovina. All are photographs of the traditions behind the evening, not of the restaurant or its performers.
Book the dinner, or add a Prague outing
The folk dinner, and three more outings
The first card is the folk dinner this guide covers. The other three are outings for another part of the trip: the castle, a cruise on the Vltava and a walk through the Old Town and the medieval cellars beneath it.
Prague Castle entry
A ticket to the castle complex above the Vltava, with an optional audio guide.
A panoramic cruise on the Vltava
A cruise of about 50 minutes on the river that runs through the middle of Prague.
The Old Town and its underground
A guided walk of about 85 minutes through the Old Town, with the medieval cellars beneath it and the history of its dungeons.
Also worth booking in Prague
Getting there
How to get there, and what to take
The address
The restaurant's own website gives the address as Na Zlíchově 18, Praha 5 – Hlubočepy. Wikipedia describes Hlubočepy as a cadastral district of Prague and places it within the municipal part Prague 5.
Public transport
The booking page says you can use public transport to the Hlubočepy stop, which is in front of the restaurant, and that the trip takes about 20 to 25 minutes from the city centre.
By car
The booking page says a big car park stands in front of the restaurant. With unlimited drinks on the ticket, a designated driver or the transfer is the sensible plan.
With the transfer
Choose the transfer option on the calendar and send your exact pickup address at least 48 hours ahead. Your confirmation shows the pickup time, so use that and not any time you read elsewhere.
What to bring
Shoes you can dance in if you plan to join the steps, and the stop name or street address saved on your phone. Your confirmation gives the start time.
Keep reading
Six guides to a Czech folk dinner
- Start here
Czech folk dinner: what happens
What happens at a Czech folklore dinner show in Prague: the mead toast, four courses, unlimited drinks, the dancing and singing, and who it suits. Open the guide → - Compare
Transfer or public transport?
Should you add the round-trip transfer to the Prague folk dinner or travel on your own? How each works, what to plan and who each suits. Open the guide → - Tradition
Czech kroje, explained
What a kroj is, how Czech folk costume differs between Bohemia, Moravia and Slovácko, and what to look for when the dancers come on. Open the guide → - Tradition
Polka, furiant and mazurka
Which dances you may meet at a Czech folk dinner, where the polka, the furiant, the verbuňk and the mazurka come from, and what to try. Open the guide → - Food and drink
Mead, beer and a Czech dinner
What the mead toast, the unlimited beer and wine and the four-course dinner mean at a Czech folk evening, with the dietary choices and the drink culture. Open the guide → - The place
Hlubočepy and Praha 5
Where the Prague folk dinner is: Hlubočepy, Praha 5, Barrandov and the Prokop Valley, and what the district means for planning your evening. Open the guide →
FAQ
Questions before you book
What happens at a Czech folklore dinner show in Prague?
You are welcomed with a mead toast, eat a four-course Czech dinner and drink unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks while dancers and musicians in Bohemian and Moravian costume perform. Guests learn a few dance steps and sing along. It lasts about two and a half hours.
Where is it, and is it in the city centre?
No. The restaurant stands at Na Zlíchově 18 in Praha 5 – Hlubočepy, outside the centre. The booking page puts the trip at about 20 to 25 minutes by public transport, and the calendar offers a round-trip transfer as an option.
Are the drinks really unlimited?
The ticket lists unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks, and the description names red or white wine and water. Anything beyond those is not part of the ticket, so ask the provider if you need something else.
Do I have to dance?
Joining in is part of the evening: the booking page says guests learn traditional dance moves and sing along with the band. Where you sit and how much you take part is up to you.
Can vegetarians or people with other diets go?
You choose a main dish, and the choices include halal, semi-kosher and vegetable mains. If you need something else, contact the provider before your date.
How long is the evening, and what time does it begin?
Plan on two and a half hours. Starting times differ by date and appear in your confirmation.
Is the transfer worth adding?
It suits anyone who would rather not plan the trip or who will drink. It needs your exact pickup address at least 48 hours ahead. The transfer guide on this site compares it with public transport and driving.
Can I cancel?
Free cancellation runs until 24 hours before the evening, and you can reserve now and pay at a later date. Your confirmation spells out the terms for your date.
Mead, a four-course Czech dinner, unlimited drinks and a night of Bohemian and Moravian folk dance and song, a short trip from Prague's centre.
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