Old Prague Restaurant

Food barely warm, and not very good. Waitress said they were warming up a new batch of goulash. I receive the same plate with the same piece of meat I bit into and it was still cold. Over-​priced too 16.00 for some meat chunks in gravy. Never again!

Mike has a really great place I could say a million positive things about this restaurant but I will leave you with only this thought… I hate sauerkraut but I will gladly eat theirs any day of the week. The new patio is amazing and they have a great and unique drink selection. Well worth a visit.

I would not recommend. We ordered two appetizers the calamiri and something else which i can not remeber the name of. The calamari was actaully pretty good. The other app was not horrible but i wouldnt choose to eat it again, it looked like sausages, with a honey mustard sauce. For the main course we both ordered chicken paprikash which was very salty and bland. The service was good i will give them that much.

I am from Vermilion, and eons ago, we ate at the Prague weekly. The place was bursting with patrons and the food was delicious. We moved away and haven’t eaten there in years. Last Saturday, 6 of us went there to eat before going to a concert. We had only an hour for dinner. We wanted to eat outside, however, all of the large tables were filled. One only had one person sitting at it and three others only had 2 people. The bar manager was very nice, but unless they start seating people appropriately, their tables will be monopolized by an inappropriate number of person (s). After waiting 15 minutes, we decided to go inside. We walked inside and there were many empty tables. We started to sit down and the waitress told us that no tables were available and we had to go outside. When I told her none were available outside, she said, and I quote, «too bad for you». We left and went somewhere else to eat. Whether we go there again, remains to be seen!

We came into this Czech resturaunt with a group of 11 early in the night, 5 adults and 6 kids.
Décor was what I would call «traditional», old world Czech, lots of knitted prints and old tourist adverts. There was a nice outdoor patio bar which I would definitely check out another day if I didn’t have the kids. The food seemed analogous to german food with a twist. The Duck was very good and a huge portion. One of my friends had the pork which was not as good as what we had cooked a few nights earlier on the grill but that was from an organic farm so the comparison almost doesn’t seem fair. I had the Weinerschnitzel which was very enjoyable. Sides were Czech Bread Dumplings which weren’t what I expected and seemed semi-​tasteless. I apparently missed that there was some kind of orange sauce that was supposed to go with them, and I heard that made them taste better. They also had spaetzle which is basically a soft egg noodle and those were very good. I’m not a fan of saurkraut but I have to say the one they served here was very sweet and delicious. The one complaint was that the kids menu was very limited to the local cuisine, and thankfully my kids like calamari so I just ordered them that. The beer menu was pretty good too I had a very dark Primator Premium Dark Lager which was excellent.
Our waitress was in her third week working there and only her third night serving herself. She was unsure of herself but she got everything right and was super nice. The chef was also very nice and came out to our table two times to talk to us. As we were in a side room off the main dining area, they let the kids play a board game on the floor while waiting for the food, which I thought was very cool of them.
All in all, I’d recommend going here, especially if you never had Czech food before and want to try something different.
PS — one of my party did not like it here. She thought her food was not good (baked salmon) and that the service took too long.

Nice outside bar/​patio. Only had a drink while waiting for some other people, but it was very nice. I got a Sunset Breeze (your basic summery and fruity drink) and it was good. The bartender Matt was very friendly and social. Never met a Matt I didn’t like.

Great place, great people, great food! The new patio was a fabulous addition! Always live music and the owner, Vera, will make a stop at your table. Do yourself a favor and check it out!

We ate outside and chatted with the chef. Though they were short-​staffed that day, he managed to take care of all of his customers and was friendly to boot! Delicious schnitzel, spaetzel, dumplings, and chicken paprikash. We also tried some czech beer. Would love to return next time we are in town!

A very strange place-​quiet, few choices, old and musty. Personally I wonder what is up with this place. Scary.

My wife and I were there some time ago.

Insane experience. The service alone would make me come back. First class, felt like family and was treated special because it was our first visit. Definitely worth the 30 mile trek from home. Wonderful Eastern European cuisine. The Wiener schnitzel was as good as it gets. The beer choices were spectacular. What a charming gem of Vermillion! We will be back!

Our first time — wait staff was awesome and very informative. I had the Wiener Schnitzel with the sour kraut — very lite and tasty. All authentic German beers. I will be coming back!

A little place my Czechoslovak-​descended girlfriend wanted to try to get a taste of her heritage. The atmosphere is so charming. Does quite well at evoking that authentic feel of «the old country.» Wait staff was incredibly pleasant and knowledgeable on the traditional dishes. The sricova I had was certainly unique to my Pennsylvania Dutch palate, but was highly enjoyed! Be aware, Americans, these are not American-​sized portions! Still quite filling, regardless. A very cool experience, would definitely come back again!

We love this place. Wiener schnitzel among the best I ever had. Light crust hand breaded. Phenomenal. Sauerkraut is wonderful– unique and delicious. Dumplings with brown gravy– let it soak in and savor the taste. The surprise– wonderful perch dinner. Fresh, lightly breaded and full flavor. Not dried out like so many on the Lake Erie shore. Wonderful diverse selection of Czech beer. Go !

Agree with another post, this was the worst dining experience myself or my family has ever had.
Shortly after moving to Vermilion, I unfortunately chose The Old Prague for the place where my parents would meet my boyfriend (now husband) for the first time.
The entrance should have scared us away, but we were blinded by love and foolish. Anyone who enters must fight the urge to flee from dozens of half dead and dusty potted plants being baked alive in a filthy front window. The dirty, greasy window curtains cling to a bent rod. The photos of what I assume to be «Prague» are «old», faded and covered in a nicotine film.
All of the beers we attempted to order were unavailable. Every. Single. Beer.
Everyone at my table ordered the Chicken Paprikash. It is a classic dish that both my mother and I have perfected over the years. I am always eager to try a new & authentic version.
We received platefuls of cold, microwaved Sysco (industrial food supplier) dumplings covered with a fluorescent orange sauce and what we think were grilled frozen boneless chicken nuggets.
Each plate cost upwards of $ 15 and was wholeheartedly indigestible. Anyone who would look at this slop and call it a good version of chicken paprikash is either blind, lacks taste buds or is straight up insane.
None of us touched our food. Given the importance of the day, we were all polite and just paid the bill & left. Since then we cannot understand how they stay in business. There are never any cars in the lot and it looks abandoned, yet people claim it’s a wonderful restaurant.
If you like food, don’t eat here.

First time at Old Prague.
Had the Wiener Schnitzel.
It was great.
Now you need to add sauerkraut and take the lemon wedge, squeeze it on the schnitzel, and then put all the sauerkraut on the schnitzel.
Then enjoy a great taste!
Get It With Sauerkraut: it’s a few $ extra but SO WORTH IT
Stephanie was just the best. The free WiFi was a plus.

My family and I have been going here for years! One of the best restaurants on lake erie! Everything is fresh and homemade. The roast duck is divine!!! The papricash is amazing and always fresh! I will continue to go here always!

Had a good meal at the restaurant. Went to eat my leftovers at home, opened the box to find a COCKROACH inside! Called the restaurant, spoke to the manager, who told me I must have been mistaken because their restaurant doesn’t have cockroaches, and he promptly hung up on me! I suppose I’ll have to let the health department decide if it was a cockroach or not!

This was probably the worst restaurant experience I’ve ever had.
I’m a big fan of Czech food, so I was psyched at the menu and the wide selection of Czech beer.
My first tip off that something was wrong should’ve been the fact that they were out of two of the beers I ordered at first. Second tip off should’ve been the fact that it took 20 minutes to get the beers. But the real issue was how god-​awful terrible the food was.
I ordered the roast pork, my brother-​in-​law the chicken paprikash, and my wife the broccoli paprikash.
The chicken was clearly cooked one way and then covered in sauce. It was not the slowly stewed and succulent dish that I’ve had many other times. The broccoli was frozen and covered with the same tasteless sauce. But my pork was the real winner of terribleness.
The pork was dry. So dry that I literally couldn’t muster up enough saliva to swallow. I’ve eaten saltine crackers that were moister than this pork. It was the single worst piece of food I’ve ever paid for. For only the second time in my life, I sent back a dish to the kitchen and asked for something else.
When the waitress came back, instead of apologizing for what I had to eat, she tried to convince me that because the pork was very lean, it could sometimes seem dry. And that also, they had closed down the rest of the kitchen and couldn’t make anything new for me. Instead, she suggested I take the pork to-​go.
I was gobsmacked. The food was terrible in the restaurant under optimal conditions. Did the really think it would be improved my me taking it home and microwaving it? What terrible respect for the customer and for the food they serve. Stay away. Stay far away.

This is one of those places you don’t go to very often and when you DO go, you ask yourself, «Why don’t I come here more often?»
Anyways, the food is pretty stellar, the prices are moderate, maybe a little pricey for the portions (in the $teens-​$ 20’s range for an entrée, salad not included). The location is great, downtown Vermilion, wonderful in the summer.
Parts of the atmosphere are cool, parts seem a tad outdated. The service was slow (it was PACKED and it was only staffed by two people, but to their credit they’re hiring help), and for a Saturday night, they seemed to be out of a few too many items. All in all it was a good experience though, but just a couple things kept me from a 5-​star.