This isn't even a cultural difference America also has much cheaper lunch menus vs regular and dinner menu I always see it in nyc. And saw it a lot in my travels around the country.
I know you're trying to be like a newspaper doing newspaper things and extending the amount of words you have on the paper. So why are you doing it in a fast format like video. I honestly don't want to hear you say the same thing eight times and then move on to the next section of video and hear you say the same thing eight times
Thanks for catering to anti-American ignorance and bigotry by making a video about an anecdotal incident. It's funny that I never see Americans making videos like these about ignorant tourists coming to the U.S. despite the fact that they're rampant.
@@thecursed01 If those "Service fees" would at least work like in Italy where the "tip" is a "service fee" and there's no more tipping needed/wanted that would be an improvement.
A good business owner calculates and estimates their costs including the labour needed and the required fees that go along with employing staff. Then they work out the prices of their products and services and present them to their customers in full and in advance.
It’s funny that someone explained exactly what the issue was on Twitter and instead of saying “ah, my bad I didn’t realise” His response is just “I have a hard time believing that.” Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do if people are actively looking to get upset about something.
And people wonder how antivax and flatearthers are born…. when you start going on about what you “believe” instead of doing proper research, any hope is lost.
I mean i too havw a hard time brliving the discount is 3x... I still belive it i'm just struggling with said belif Hhhh But seriously... excellent prices I love a good efficient system like this
@@donotlike4anonymus594 Think of it as bulk buying vs, well, not. The noon menu is done in bulk, and tends to be the backbone of their business. I think it often uses cheaper, though ideally still good quality ingredients, vs specialist meals on the a la carte menu. And of course since it is the backbone of their business, bulk buying probably literally does come into play. It's still a pretty big difference, but I've definitely seen similar.
Exactly. He was so pleased with himself to have found something he thought made him look smart on Twitter, he tweeted it without bothering to ask if there was an explanation. Or even reading the explanation, written in English, on the menu he was looking at!
It's not even a language / cultural difference issue. When I check reviews of new places in my city, I see so many cases where an otherwise high rated restaurant will have a one star review, and someone is pissed off about some minor thing, and then the owner responds, like: did you ask the wait staff to fix it? And no, of course they didn't, they just chose to be angry and post a bad review.
I doubt he would have the capacity to understand it either way
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Once happened to me in Poland that when I asked for the menu in English, before handing it to me they told me that the prices had not been updated on that menu and that the prices in the Polish menu are the ones that are applied. That is something I understood and appreciated a lot.
@@jurgnobs1308 nope. USA are nit the only one. But in other countires you have consumption tax/ sale tax but you do not have to worry about crazy tipping culture 😂😂😂
@lizroberts1569 Definitely not. Finding others responsible for your own actions is the main principle of modern american culture, so I'm 100% sure he is now like "imma make no effort to get into into it, they should've changed it to what I expect!"
I don't know why but some Americans think that when they visit Europe, it will be full of scams at every corner. I came across some videos about avoding scams in Europe, and they are either made up or the most ridiculus thing ever.
Sadly we live in an era of online outrage where, instead of simply trying to resolve the situation in real life, people will just rant about some perceived problem online that may not even exist.
When I was visiting Kutaisi in Georgia, there was that Kebab place (I bet people who've been there know which one I mean) that served Kebab with sauce and a loaf of bread and nothing else. The reviews were sadly full of people accusing them of serving tourists smaller portions - and the actual answer was that they didn't understand that you could order a bigger portion if you specifically requested it, what many locals do. The kebab was really good, btw.
@@olenickel6013honestly, kudos to them for not defaulting to larger (pricier) portions. They were actually doing those tourists a favour. Not only were they looking out for their wallets, but their waistlines too. Smaller portions are enough to feed you if you're not doing hard manual labour.
you mean that I should learn the language of the country that I want to visit? I mean I learned english just to be able to converse with people from other countries. It would be good to learn Czech before going to Prague but that takes time and you still might not understand the whole menu
This is not about literacy, this is about ignorance of foreign cultures. Many tourists go to another place having no idea of what to expect, zero preparation and research on how the place and the people there actually work. And it's definitely not just Americans, but damn are the ignorant American tourists numerous. Also, last time I checked American schools teach barely anything about other cultures except maybe the First Nations, so even if you are diligent in school you still need to go out of your way to learn about most other cultures
@@talkingbirb2808Did you watch the video? There were instructions IN ENGLISH on the menu explaining the difference in menus. Don’t be like Twitter Karen.
As soon as I saw the loose piece of paper I knew it was similar to a lunch menu or special menu that we have in America. It was pretty clear what happened before I even saw the rest of it lol not even a smart Karen…
I live in a Caribbean island and Work at a Hotel night shift Americans are literally Culturally shocked that There is No Uber or Lyft here and There is no food delivery or drive thru after 12 AM
This sounds... Pretty american to me :D Stay strong! I wish I could afford to travel to carribean for a vacation once (it's quite expensive from Europe).
Americans lose their complete shit in Australia because our Cafe's close at 3.00 pm. They can't understand our workers have a life and don't want to spend their lives pouring coffee at 9.00 pm at night. If you can't handle the way things are done in other countries, don't go FFS.
So, he was raging because the lunch specials were cheaper... Yeah, _we have those here, too._ Admittedly the US is a _huge_ place, I can't speak for literally everywhere here, but it stretches disbelief to imagine that this _amazing_ example of Americana has never eaten at a restaurant with a lunch specials menu.
The lunch menu is cheaper at Applebee’s and Chili’s and TGI Fridays, and Cracker Barrel and outback steakhouse, and any number of other national chains, I don’t think that guy had ever been to a sit down restaurant much less outside the United States.
This is not in defense of the tourist, but I've never eaten at a restaurant with a sperate lunch specials menu (like physical separate menu). They are either verbally told, On a board somewhere, or in a special section of the menu. So yes I can say I've never eaten at a place with a lunch specials menu. I wouldn't have made the same mistake as the tourist though.
yeah like we also tip in my country, and american protestant dualism never told me how *much* they tip, threy just compared it with the polar opposite videos told me about 'tipping culture', how in america, they give tips and as a counterexample, in japan they never tip ok, but then i find out it's way past culture, these people are paid below rent and food price with the expectation that every customer will tip man. also 'prices in the supermarket are different because chains are country-wide and this and that' ok, but then local stores also don't include tax in the prices!!! like, the US isn't trying to be transparent to foreigners either, not to mention it's all based on *your* ability to communicate in English, there are few americans that happen to speak foreign languages
@@aiocafea "chains are country-wide" also doesn't seem like much of an argument, there's no rule requiring all stores of a chain to have the same list-price for an item. In Europe we also have chains that span multiple countries.
@@MatthijsvanDuinUm…incorrect. Most “chains” are franchises and the corporate that runs the franchising does set prices. The franchisee does have some flexibility, but not as much as a locally owned shop.
@@aiocafeaIt has nothing to do with being transparent to foreigners. We don’t care about foreigners. This is just how it’s done. We don’t like it either, but it’s legal and probably not going to change.
Someone in the replies made a joke that "We (Americans) should start charging foreigners extra when they come to the USA." I just dont understand how some people can be so stupid and ignorant.
I love how your Czech accent comes out when you speak about food traditions and childhood and then goes away again when you turn back to "business mode". Makes my linguist heart sing 😁
The first thing I noticed on the Czech menu was the date at the top. Even if you don't understand the language or come from a different cultural background, seeing today's date on an extra sheet of paper should be a dead giveaway that it's some kind of a special offer. Also, the BBQ wings + mayonnaise comparison at 12:20 is hilarious - I have friends from Ukraine who will eat everything with mayo :D
I never understood that obsession of Ukrainians and Russians with mayonnaise, as a Czech, I hate it, it was everywhere when I was kid and I am glad I don't have to eat it anymore. 🙂
@@Pidalin I'm Polish, I also love mayo and loved it as long as I can remember. lol I now live in the US and my wife also doesn't get it and neither do any of my US friends. lmao Idk, it's in my blood.
To be fair, a lot of american tourists stand out like a sore thumb wherever they go specifically because of this ignorant entitlement, so it's really weird that they got the Czech menu in the first place
@@kacpergrzesik8445 I think "acknowledge" may not be entirely the right word, though in this case it fits. In many cases, in my experience, the word that fits is "realise". Sooooo many Americans over my years of using the internet jumping in with the assumption that I lived in the same country as them and had access to the same shops, was familiar with the same brands, had the same political concerns...
3:52 I also hate how disingenuous you have to be to purposefully compare the most expensive item (the 428 CZK one) with the daily menu and then claim that it's the cheapest one - even when there's a 230 CZK item RIGHT THERE ON THE PICTURE FOR ALL TO SEE
@@AustinC79 Heh, that's often the thing that makes me go a bit mad when online businesses advertise like "just for the price of your daily coffee... it's not that expensive, see!" One, I'm a tea drinker, two, even when I do order a coffee I pay Czech café prices, not American Starbucks prices. 😅
It's the same in many upscale US restaurants; lunch menu is cheaper than dinner menu. That's because evening menu contains more expensive items and takes longer to prepare.
It is mainly about the saving on mass production. If you buy the groceries in huge numbers, and prepare it in huge numbers - cheaper resource, faster preparation per meal, less energy needed in average etc.
Actually there is some difference. Because in czech launch menu and "dinner menu" you can have the same stuff for difference price. The difference is, that in launch menu, you have usually fewer options (in some restaurants even just like 2 or 3) that are already pre-made and when you order they just finish it ("Warm it") - so they can serve you quicker, and get more servings. If you are coming to the restaurant closer to the end of "launch hours" its also quite common some stuff is already crossed out from launch menu - as they have prepared certain amount of dishes and its sold out already. And thats why its cheaper. Why for a non-launch menu, all is done fresh, it shouldn't happen that something is not available and so on. In USA, from what I experienced there, its more that launches are more "casual". Meals are cheaper exactly because there are cheaper ingredients. I have even seen restaurants where there were dress code required for dinners, while for launch you can come in casual clothe and you would be fine :)
Sometimes it’s the same items, fewer selection maybe, and a lunch sized portion. Sometimes it’s a special of the lunch day. This Karen guy apparently has never even been to a restaurant in the US haha
I've lived in Germany for 6 years and I've only seen that in one Asian restaurant... And any time I mentioned to someone that I miss the Czech lunch menus, I had to explain what I mean.
I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't common in many places in america, given that many of the people there don't even get lunch breaks, and depending on where they live they might have to get into a car to go to a restaurant from work. But yea almost every restaurant here has a lunch menu as well, also germany.
Spain has exactly the same system. We have "menú del día" (entreé, main, dessert, bread and water or wine) and "a la carta". The two of them are given together, the menú del día is cheaper than a la carta and usually we only have them translated if the place is highly touristic. Usually we have too "menú festivo" (weekend menú) that is more expensive than the daily one. If you are not sure, ask the waiter. We asked to our waitress in Prague if she would explain us some of the dishes because we wanted to try local food. She was lovely and help us decide what to try.
I’m from the States from a small town of 800 people. Grew up on a farm. Before I travelled I had no idea wtf a daily menu would be or if there was more than 1 fork, spoon and knife at my plate what to do. Before my first Europe trip I read Rick Steves Europe through the back door. For all Americans to get their tickets to Europe for the first time, it should be a required reading!! It covers the differences from the States and Europe and talks of the cultural differences among other things. Sure there are probably a few things missing, but add them in your mental notes, the book or wherever- it’s what makes travelling fun :)
As a note, while I’m sitting and eating at one of my favorite cafes in Prague (Kampa cafe - you can thank me later…great food and amazing staff)….i came to one more thing I learned this year. 13 years married to Czech wife and lived in Czech for a while it’s the first time I learned about the knife and fork on a plate together signals the waiter to pick it up. Supposedly this is a well known culinary thing, but again one thing I didn’t learn!
@@jezzaRTW "lived in Czech for a while" wtf? You lived in your wife or some other Czech person? Or you lived in Czech language? About situation with "more than 1 fork, spoon and knife at my plate and what to do." I cannot talk about other european people but I am afraid that most Czech people nowadays would be also kind of lost...
It’s also pretty common in South East Asia, coming from a South East Asian. Though it mostly restaurants and not small eateries and cafes, though there are exceptions.
@@jezzaRTW As an Austrian I would add a small nuance: As at least where I grew up, having the Knife and Fork crossing over each other on the plate can also mean that you are just taking a short break from eating but you aren't actually done yet, whilst putting them in parallel on the plate makes it clear you are 100% finished with the dish.
@@jimmyryan5880 they lost being able to use Mac as a trademark, but they can still trademark Big Mac and Macdonalds. They just cant go after someone for having like, Macmillans as their restaruant name.
For 4 months, I was in Prague. Every monday with friends we went to a restaurant and take the daily menue. It's in czech so we translate it in english but the first time we went, the waiter always translated it for us as we were the only non-czech in the restaurant. We knew that it was a daily menue and we were prepared. It's only because it's a daily menue that we were able to go to the restaurant once a week and eat something really good as students. Paying 6e for a restaurant is just wonderful. When I came back to France for some times, I almost got a heart attack when I saw a "Croque-monsieur XXL" for 16e... I will never be able to eat in restaurant in France as I am fully accustomed to the czech prices. Even worse, beer is twice more expensive in France (at least if not thrice) and has twice less alcool...
@@kurtcsk as long as you agree that the french one is the best in the world I can only agree with that fact. French beer taste bad honestly but czech beer is way better and cheaper.
That’s indeed the same in Germany. During lunchtime you’ll find an additional menu (named *"Tageskarte"* as it’s content is limited to specific weekdays) that offers a range of "cheaper" meals. You can order this of course also at whatever time during the day "a la carte" but now they aren’t already cooked, means are prepared fresh on your very own individual order. Therefore are more expensive - for all guests, locals and foreigners/tourists alike.
Daily menus or lunch menus are common across many countries. it's usually a way of managing stock and prep time during busy periods when dinners time is usually more limited.
I was brought up in Germany and one of the staple "Italian" dishes here was/is Spagehtti Bolognese ... Spaghetti with ragu. Like "Chinese" or "Italian" dishes in the US, that no Chinese or Italian has ever heard of. So what? I liked it as a child and i like it today. Don't listen to any food snobs, that want to tell you, that you are not doing it right. If you like it - even just for the fact, that it's your childhood dish - then enjoy it. If you listen to old people - my favorite are the pasta grannies - you will always hear, that they used, whatever they had or could afford. They never tell things like: sorry, we cannot make carbonara, because we just have pancetta, but no guanciale. Most times they did not have any of the two.
I'm sure Janek is just nice he doesn't want to call the guy stupid outright, also youtube like every other platform has TOS section about cyberbullying
Honestly, at this point the restaurant should just hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit for defamation (or libel, since it is in written form) in the US against the guy. He basically went to Twitter to badmouth the restaurant and publish false claims about them that result in damage to their reputation, that is textbook definition for what is needed for a defamation/libel lawsuit. And since he is posting it from the US they can also hire a lawyer and sue him in the US. A court would then need to verify if he has proof of the accusations and if they turn out false he has to pay up their lawyers plus reputational damage.
I complained, multiple times. Here you go. But I also wasn't a tourist, I lived in London for 11 years, and technically still live. Why don't you get euros? 😂 You're welcome, now you can't say you never heard people to complain about it.
You should be proud to have your own national currency. The Europian Union is a failed concept. There are a few good things but mostly its better to be your own indepent country where the laws are made in your own country not in Brussel. Im so jealous that you guys left. Can we borrow Nigel Farage for a year here in The Netherlands? xD
Tbh youtube views are worth way more than X views because in X even if you just scroll past a post it counts as a view but in UA-cam if you scroll past a videos it doesn't count
Last summer I've been for 2 weeks in Prague with my lady. We're Romanians and encountered almost 0 problems. We paid everywhere with our phones. But lack of public toilets combined with our lack o cash almost caused an unpleasantness for my lady. So it's good to have some crowns with you no matter what.
Ussualy you just go to shopping mall, fastfood or stop for a moment in some pub or coffee shop. But yes, free public toilets outside of malls are not common.
In almost every restaurant or cafe you can ask to use their toilet. They may charge you for it (you can pay by card) or it's free or you can simply just order the cheapest drink and go for the toilet. 🙂
@deadzio we did like that when we were in Prague couple of years ago. The problem was, we had to wait inline to pay for a toilet. And you know, that's not the best experience when you're really want there. And another advise : don't take really hot dish in Prague if you plan to explore the city next day 😅
It's very common everywhere in Europe. Spain has a typical "Menu del dia" with a starter, two or more main course to choose from and optional desert. Germany has Mittagsmenü very similar to the one you show cheaper prices and often same or similar items to choose from like A la carte, so you know it's a smaller portion often accompanied by a soup or salad. In France it's the "Plat du jour" a single dish of the day, but usually with a starter and dessert to choose... So, no, that's a totally normal thing and the US has similar lunch menus with reduced price for smaller portions. What a Karen! 🤦🏻♂️
Finland, your employer often hands you 'lunch vouchers' ,.so many many places have lunch for the random price this voucher scheme currently has; I think 10.40 and 14.60 or something similar. In case you wonder how every place has the same price for a lunch set menu (some drink, salad and coffee included).
Don't know about other countries but in Czechia the lunch menus don't have smaller portions, at least not typically. They can be cheaper because the restaurant prepares the meals in advance and are cooked in bulk so it's much less work than if they were to prepare each meal completely separately. They prepare eg. 50 portions of each menu item (obv. depending on the size of the place and how busy it is) and once they run out, they just strike it through in the menu (or tell you when you try to order it). What can be true is that the daily menus usually consist of "simpler" meals avoiding something that would be too complicated to prepare fast or in large quantities.
Its not just a Czech thing: Here in Germany and in most Places in Europa, Restaurants offer Daily changing Menues with lower Prices for Dishes from the regularly Menue Card. But thats the thing with social media: The less people know, the more "Opinion" they have that they want to share with the world, esp. when they can dramaticaly play the victim card.
In Poland it's usually soup of the day (zupa dnia) and meal of the day (danie dnia). Staff will usually inform you if there's a longer wait for a meal you've ordered and you can always ask how long would you wait of any particular meal.
@@tommusikauswahl1066 ich trolle nicht, ich wundere mich nur, dass du scheinbar echt die Ironie dahinter nicht siehst.^^ aber gut, ergehe dich in moralischer Selbstüberhöhung, viel Spaß.
Last year we visited Prague. The trip was inspired by your videos - we followed your recommendations, and we had a great time there 🙂 Thank you, Janek, greetings from Hungary 🙂
I mean a.) As you said you can ask for the menu, or just point "I want this" on "Czech menu" and b.) if the prices are written and it's 3x more for English options then why not just get up and leave, if you feel scammed? It's not like you are in a village with 1 restaurant.
I don't think leaving is an option. That's like witnessing a crime and leaving instead of getting involved and/or reporting. That's not the right thing to do. In this case there was nothing wrong happening, I'm just explaining that ignoring problems and crime is the worst strategy one can choose.
@@PovilasPanavas Leaving is absolutely an option. Pay for your drink if you already ordered it, explain to the staff and gtfo. You can do it without it being rude. I've done it a few times, sometimes the place just doesn't have what you're after. You don't need to confront them, it's not like you're leaving someone for dead out there.
@@terezar880 where did I say anyone needs to be rude? I think you misread my message. I said "of getting involved and/or reporting". Since like you said it's not a death situation, he can simply do what he did, and post it online as a form of reporting. (in hindsight we know he was wrong, but we don't live in hindsight). Another option was to just talk to staff. Not be rude, but just talk about it.
@@PovilasPanavas where is it a crime? They somehow must cover the cost to write that English card for foreigners, English is very hard, jokes aside though it is legal to charge foreigners more than indigenous people in certain countries like Italy, idk about Czechia though
@@Stiegelzeine In Czechia, the prices are the same for everyone and it doesn't matter if you're a foreigner or not. Not sure about the legal status though.
A daily or seasonal menu is actually pretty common in a lot of European countries - because seasonal and daily pricing differences at wholesale traders can be insanely volatile.
I want to use this video and thank you two, Janek and Honza, for making these videos, because of you I had two wonderful weeks in the Czech republic. I've visited restaurants you guys recommended and enjoyed every second of it. I've been to many places I saw in your videos, avoided tourist traps and saw and avoided scams - and also noticed some tourist mistakes you warned us about - like stamping your ticket twice (poor girl, hope she didn't have to pay for her mistake). I had an absolutely wonderful time in Karlovy Vary and Prague, and I'll be there again soon. Plus it's fun actually trying the things and seeing the things yourself that you see in the video. (My car on the other hand probably wasn't so happy about the 120 litres of Kofola, Mattoni and Birell I loaded into the trunk 😅)
I did go to Karlštejn castle where the tours in other languages costs a lot more. Back then the Czech price was written out, so foreigners couldn’t compare the prices. I was with children that didn’t understand any of the offered languages, so I took the Czech tour and translated it to Dutch. At the ticket office, they said the price difference was because of the foreign language. I hope the guides saw that reflected in their salary. Haven’t been to Karlštejn in years so maybe it’s changed. On the other hand when I lived in Prague in 1995 tourists clearly had more money than the average Czech. So having a better price for certain things is understandable.
That being what made him think he was being scammed is wild. I have found set menus to be more common in Central Europe but I've never been anywhere in which the concept is entirely absent.
@@losk3442We can't know if they're actually dutch or "identity as dutch as three generations back they have ancestors from the Netherlands or just a funny name they just stereotyped that name as dutch". Maybe I'm just ruined by that video talking about Americans who see a slavic name in their ancestry then proudly proclaim they're ancestors of the polish hussars only to find out their actual ancestry is Serbian but they have no idea what or where Serbia is so they keep going with the polish hussar story.
I saw the menu and knew instantly: It will be a daily menu. In Germany we have a similar concept. You have a a la carte menu and a weekly menu. Its cheaper but you have to check time and date, if the dish is aviable.
I love the actual rage on his face. Really we get to see him being pushed to the limits, but this one vas on the border. And then the addition: It is not bad. Hahaha, loved it. As a Pole i was wondering whats wrong in putting the potatoe ones in the sauce, but I also understand, that there are some things you just shouldn't do. Like putting sour cream in "rosół", chicken stock soup.
Personally I'd even prefer to have multiple types of dumplings with the sauce for bigger variety, maybe some people never even had potato dumplings before. But I get the uproar, it's like eating Schnitzel with sauce is considered a sin in Austria, while in Germany they often like to do that.
The thing with the potato dumplings is they don't go well with heavy sauces because they're denser so they absorb very little. They usually go with spinach or cabbage and a light sauce.
the thing is that potato dumplings have their own taste (of potatos.. who would quess) and they dont soak the sauce well nearly at all - i think we ate them mostly with cabbage - the classic big bread dumplings just soak the sauce soo well
It's actually a very good comparison because as a German potato dumplings with such a sauce wouldn't surprise me because we do that. I guess Germans just love adding sauces to everything. (Btw I like my schnitzel with sauce on the side too but I hate when they just pour it over the schnitzel. That just makes it soggy)
@@MissDatherinePierce Indeed, if you just cover the potato dumpling in sauce then it doesn't need soaking abilities 🤤 (and yes, that's the reason why people don't understand it, all the effort to make a crispy coat just to make it soggy again)
@@mokkorista That was my experience in Scotland - not the home of a great international cuisine - that potato scones would not absorb much of anything and just had to be eaten between mouthfuls of whatever else was on the plate. Mashed potato, on the other hand ...
We have it in Portugal too,daily menu for people who are in a rush,or people working and have just 1 hour for lunch.And you have so many choices too!!!I love it!!!!
Imagine! You are living in 2024, you are using Internet to post on Instagram, and you are taking vacation and traveling all the way to Prague. But then, you do no research online to find out which places are worth to eat at? I get it that you want to be able to be spontaneous and just try some places, but that is why you have tourist traps! Food gotta be one of the most important things on a vacation, so make sure to look up really good places and what you should try out!
Back in the early 90s, many restaurants in Prague didn't have any prices on the English menu at all. So you learn the basic greetings in Czech (actually I learned them in Slovak), and once you've got a Czech menu in your hands (with the prices), you can ask for an English menu - and you don't give the Czech menu back! They hated that.
Double prices were not uncommon during the 90s, but they were long gone even before CZE got into EU in 2004. Many things used to be different during the early 90s :D
@@stonefire19 Some places, like hotels, had a 3 tier pricing system. One price for Czechs & Slovaks, one price for other "East Bloc" members, and another price for Westerners. The 90s were a wild time.
they would 100% scam americans and foreigners well into the 00s maybe even these days especially in the center and I know this for a fact because my father is American and he would get charged extra when he went by himself versus going with me who speaks czech. they would scam foreigners because they believed they were more economically well off so why not it wont hurt their wallet and why not help myself??
Daily menu is whats keeps many restaurants alive as people will flood in to get fed and back to work during the 30-45minute lunch breaks they have. (Thats to get to restaurant, order, eat, and get back) Ala Carte menus will be more expensive, also will have longer wait times and as in the video, sometimes not available during Daily menu servings. And for the second, those dumplings looks like variety of dumplings, as apart from dumpling and potato dumpling there seems to be a 3rd kind in the middle, either bread dumpling or Karlsbath dumpling. This restaurant franchise (yes, there are more of them) serves the dumpling variety usually with other dishes, such as "Knedlo Vepřo Zelo" - "Pork, dumpling, sauerkraut." I would mostly bet on a chefs fuckup and mixing up orders/sides rather than intention. But that's just my 50c.
These "Švejk" restaurants are even in Poland, we ordered "big beer" there in Cracow and they gave us 1L glass (tuplák), but my father is alcoholic, so he liked it, but it was obvious tourist trap. Also we ordered schnitzel and it was that big that it was impossible to eat that, but again, my father liked it because big = better for him, he didn't finish it anyway, but he was happy that they give you bit portions....for big money ofcourse. 😀
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The same in Sweden in many places: A la carte and the daily. Two different menus. Different prices. Sometimes a la carte is available during the day but sometimes only after the daily ends.
I'm sure I remember having some kind of "worker's special" in Prague, it was something like soup, a giant sausage, sauerkraut and potatoes for something like £3.50. This was over 15 years ago mind you.
@@Croz89 I was born there and I have never heard that someone eat this :D What we have from Germans and typical for both are balls like dumplings and schnitzel.
this is also relatively common in France where I'm from, though in different ways. We have a thing where menu items can be identical to à la carte items, but it's commonly understood by everyone going to a restaurant that ordering from the menu means a slightly-to-moderately smaller portion while à la carte is the full portion. So à la carte is always more expensive than if you break down the cost of the exact same item in the menu. But you wouldn't necessarily know that not being French because it's just a culturally accepted practice, it's not indicated anywhere on the menu. A waiter would explain it to you if you asked, though. And the euro comment is just bonkers. I'm happy we use the euro in a lot of countries because it makes it easier when we travel but there's also no shame in having your own currency. If we were to travel to the US, we would have to exchange currency, we wouldn't be asking why they didn't have the euro over there. And I'm sure that guy wouldn't have asked the UK why they didn't use the euro while they were in the EU because it was such a commonly accepted thing that the UK and a bunch of nordic countries always kept their currency. Anyway, I've found Americans to be extremely entitled people when it comes to the culture of the EU and Europe at large so this does not surprise me. Good on you for explaining it kindly, if cheekily!
Thank you for the helpful information. I will have the opportunity to visit Prague next week, and I also want to try the first restaurant you mentioned. If I get the chance, I’ll share my experiences here.
Last year we went to Mincovna (rwcommeded on your video) and loved it. We had svickova with bread dumplings and gulas with potato dumplings - and we shared the dumplings! it would not have come to my mind that you could not interchange them. went to red stag as well, and it was great too.
potato dumplings are not ment to go with gulas or sauce in general. Because they simply don't "suck" the sauce but are ment to go with greasy meals like duck or pork with cabbage where you don't want fat soaked dumplings but sometimes they are served with bread dumplings which is also wrong. Both dumplings have their proper meals to go with for very simple reason.
I had some Lei in 2001. I loved the fact that you had to make certain coins so light (I believe they were tin back then) in order to make sure the intrinsic value of the material isn't higher than the nominal value of the coin...🤣
I am American living in Europe not in Czech but married to a Czech. We have traveled there over 10 years many many times a year. And this is so true. I have a buisness and I sometimes get annoyed by Google reviews that are fake. Just to get review points. Reviews are ment for people with understanding what reviews are for.
It's the same here in Sweden, what we call "Dagens lunch" (todays lunch), and many restaurants even refuse to sell anything else than the daily lunch option during the lunch hours as they are so focused serving as many as possible during the rush.
In Budapest some restaurants are doing a kind of soft-trick on tourists with the daily menus. They target workers with the daily menu, the tourists see that the restaurant is full, so they think it must be a good place, so they sit in too. The trick is, that they don't get offered the daily menu by default, they get a la carte, unless they ask for the daily. Similar to tap water vs bottled water.
I always keep in mind that a bad review can potentially ruin someone's livelyhood/business. So I give mostly good reviews, and I always give the business a chance to correct their mistakes.
@@dieSchreckschraube I start by complaining about my concern, if they give me attitude or somehow don't correct I will give them a bad review. But I always try to give them a chance to correct their mistake, we are all humans! I wouldn't call it ripping off people if they make a beef well done when I order medium, it's just a mistake! It's not like I never give bad reviews(just check), but I respect the power of google, and I give businesses a chance to do good! You should too!
Was eating my first Czech meal at a restaurant recommended by our tour guide, and I figured out quickly that what I was expecting as a "dumpling", as an American, looked nothing like what I was expecting. It was however super easy to identify that it was actually a dumpling because what is a dumpling except steamed bread (not talking about you, southern-style (USA) dumplings. I don't even know what that gummy shoe-leather in there is). The food was delicious, the restaurant in a half-basement level was warm and welcoming, the beers were HUGE of course (loved it!). As we were finishing up, I heard the distinct sound of a fellow American say "where are the dumplings?" and the waiter wasn't sure what he was asking. I then, like the pro I definitely wasn't, spoke up and said to him that those bread slices were his dumplings! He was grateful and went on with his meal. Now, expert in anything European I am not, but I have lived in The Netherlands for 8 years and have learned to expect the unexpected with the food you order, and just roll with it. It will be delicious and beautifully presented. I love your videos @HONESTGUIDE! Prague is my dream city and I can't wait to come back!
the classic bread dumplings are supposed to inherit the taste of sauce, the yellow dumplings are potato dumplings, they have their own taste and tend to be with cabbage and cured meats
The arrogance of (a lot of) Americans in other countries makes me wonder if we all haven't been lied to and all of it was a French colony😂 Ps: Real talk though, every American i met here in Düsseldorf, be it working with them, tourists or expats they all were very friendly, respectful and open to a different country/culture and if anything fascinated by culture shocks rather than rejecting a different way of doing things. Actually came close to asking Mary J Bliges drum tech to stop ending every sentence with "sir". Started to feel uncomfortable with a 15+ years older 300 pound man talking to me like i was his boss while he had to tell me every step i had to make😂
Did a trip in 2016 with a friend of mine where we visited several european spots like amsterdam, bruges, riquewihr, lake constance, prague, and then back to berlin. I come from the former GDR, and I gotta say, if only your channel existed back in 2016 and I knew about it. Prague was really our worst stay, so bad that we left early and put Dresden as an in-between destination. Hope a lot has changed, and love your guys' content. More power to you!
As a full-time traveler I have spent almost a decade out of the US wandering over much of the planet. 60+ countries & 6 of 7 continents. I can say that there are many many beautiful/interesting places that come with the drawbacks of petty crime, scammers and other small time hassles and hustles. If you want the best experience head to the wealthiest countries (if you can afford it) as it is really nice to not have to be on guard against cheating taxi drivers (where ride apps don't work, or don't work well), "tourist price", "tourist menu", short changing shop keepers, calls of "my friend"/"are you American?", etc. Almost no one cheats you in the Nordic countries, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland. The Middle East is pretty safe in the Gulf, but the master/servant cultural mentality and lack of rule of law there is a real turn-off for me. Just an FYI if you want to avoid hassles and have a super relaxed and nice trip. Also, smaller places have less con artists. I recommend Cesky Krumlov off-season in southern Czechia. Super cute and nice place, but only off season.
The "a la carte" and daily menue thing is also common in Switzerland for lunch (so just if the dude wants to visit😂 but don't expect a meal for 7 Euros here😅)
I was in a Switzerland once and unfortunately haven't seen any lunch menu :D How much does the average lunch menu meal cost? I know that it's because of the location, but when I was in Saas-Grund (the valley next to Zermatt for non-swiss), the meals were like 50€ :D :D
@@DJdopaminCZ depends. In a village they can start at about 14-15 euros (main course sometimes including a soup or salad). In cities the price is higher. To name an average price is difficult. On the countryside it is still possible to have lunch (inluding a beverage and coffee) for about 20-25 CHF. In cities, lunch may start at around 20 euros upwards (without beverages).
That is a fact. Most Americans only see other Americans as someone to take advantage of. They really love stars in their eyes foreigners, as they are so easy to fool, manipulate with a smile, kind, caring words!
In my limited travel experience I've learned to avoid eating or drinking at estabishments that are "right on the main square". You'll generally do better to get off the most frequently visited routes and visit places that are off the beaten path. Love your channel!
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kinda funny seeing that this commet was made 1 month age. prob meaning you have a backlog of 1 month worth of videos
on a side note Did you celebrate the czech ice hockey team win the world title against switzerland 2-0?
This isn't even a cultural difference
America also has much cheaper lunch menus vs regular and dinner menu
I always see it in nyc. And saw it a lot in my travels around the country.
I know you're trying to be like a newspaper doing newspaper things and extending the amount of words you have on the paper. So why are you doing it in a fast format like video. I honestly don't want to hear you say the same thing eight times and then move on to the next section of video and hear you say the same thing eight times
Thanks for catering to anti-American ignorance and bigotry by making a video about an anecdotal incident. It's funny that I never see Americans making videos like these about ignorant tourists coming to the U.S. despite the fact that they're rampant.
Meanwhile in America, menu says 15USD but the actual price is 15USD + who knows because of tax and insane tipping culture.
i had the same thought "sounds like america nowadays" and not just tax. especially in cali, they also started adding "service fees"
The tipping culture is abysmal, nowadays they basically expect you to tip in any type of place. Absolutely shameless.
@@thecursed01 If those "Service fees" would at least work like in Italy where the "tip" is a "service fee" and there's no more tipping needed/wanted that would be an improvement.
A good business owner calculates and estimates their costs including the labour needed and the required fees that go along with employing staff. Then they work out the prices of their products and services and present them to their customers in full and in advance.
@@thrillyria Which means all american businesses that ask for tips so their workers can survive are run by bad owners.
Fun fact: In the Czech version, the word 'stupid' is not censored in the title.
At first I thought they meant 'stoned' 🙂
@@tomyong31 same
incredibly based
Kamaradi UA-cam nemluvite cesky 😅 (neither do I)
They Just STD
Those are some funny people who go abroad but don't want anything to be different.
They’re called Americans
AMERICANS! I'm one, so I know! I live abroad.
It’s likely the same where he comes from.
its common case in every aspect, video games, movies etc.
Most people want something new and exciting,
but not different.
Sad to say.
It’s funny that someone explained exactly what the issue was on Twitter and instead of saying “ah, my bad I didn’t realise”
His response is just “I have a hard time believing that.”
Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do if people are actively looking to get upset about something.
And people wonder how antivax and flatearthers are born…. when you start going on about what you “believe” instead of doing proper research, any hope is lost.
My god
I mean i too havw a hard time brliving the discount is 3x...
I still belive it i'm just struggling with said belif
Hhhh
But seriously... excellent prices
I love a good efficient system like this
@@donotlike4anonymus594It's very common. Daily menus are prepared with cheaper ingredients, often to reduce leftover stock.
@@donotlike4anonymus594 Think of it as bulk buying vs, well, not.
The noon menu is done in bulk, and tends to be the backbone of their business. I think it often uses cheaper, though ideally still good quality ingredients, vs specialist meals on the a la carte menu. And of course since it is the backbone of their business, bulk buying probably literally does come into play.
It's still a pretty big difference, but I've definitely seen similar.
My first thought was "how did the waiter explain it to the customer?"
But than i understand that the customer didnt even bother asking
Exactly. He was so pleased with himself to have found something he thought made him look smart on Twitter, he tweeted it without bothering to ask if there was an explanation. Or even reading the explanation, written in English, on the menu he was looking at!
It's not even a language / cultural difference issue. When I check reviews of new places in my city, I see so many cases where an otherwise high rated restaurant will have a one star review, and someone is pissed off about some minor thing, and then the owner responds, like: did you ask the wait staff to fix it? And no, of course they didn't, they just chose to be angry and post a bad review.
I doubt he would have the capacity to understand it either way
Once happened to me in Poland that when I asked for the menu in English, before handing it to me they told me that the prices had not been updated on that menu and that the prices in the Polish menu are the ones that are applied. That is something I understood and appreciated a lot.
They actually told you there would be a difference, and they allways show you the exact price with the tax already added in recips.
@@pancakemaster4182 pretty sure the US is the only place where tax isn't already included
@@jurgnobs1308 nope. USA are nit the only one.
But in other countires you have consumption tax/ sale tax but you do not have to worry about crazy tipping culture 😂😂😂
@@jurgnobs1308 That is stupid lol, and ye I do realise it I just forgot.
@@malgorzataslesinska9213 name one other country where it isn't included
USA menu: $25
Not included on the menu when you get the check: $25 + 10% tax + 20% tip
So, if my meth is correct, it'd be 32.5$.
@@darksidegryphon5393 Your math is correct. Don't know about your meth, though.
Tipping is optional and the only reason you do it is out of being too much of a pussy to say no.
@@maskharathe's using meth to become a mentat
@@darksidegryphon5393is it blue? If not then your meth is shit
He represented twitter users perfectly
No he didn't the twitter user knew what he was dojng but more rage always means more clicks. And it worked
@@jonathandpg6115 Yeah, thereby representing twitter users perfectly
nazis?
Fr
@@SD-zz4ov terminally online idiots
The guy went in expecting to be scammed and so he just automatically blocked out any common sense.
I wonder if he feels like a fool now 😂
@lizroberts1569 Definitely not. Finding others responsible for your own actions is the main principle of modern american culture, so I'm 100% sure he is now like "imma make no effort to get into into it, they should've changed it to what I expect!"
Blame Hollywood for that. They normalize the idea that foreign services are there to scam you and it all started with Mexico...
English for English none of that nonsense for nonces
I don't know why but some Americans think that when they visit Europe, it will be full of scams at every corner. I came across some videos about avoding scams in Europe, and they are either made up or the most ridiculus thing ever.
Sadly we live in an era of online outrage where, instead of simply trying to resolve the situation in real life, people will just rant about some perceived problem online that may not even exist.
Right? He could've just asked the personnel. Why tweet about it the first thing you do
That’s why literacy is important.
When I was visiting Kutaisi in Georgia, there was that Kebab place (I bet people who've been there know which one I mean) that served Kebab with sauce and a loaf of bread and nothing else. The reviews were sadly full of people accusing them of serving tourists smaller portions - and the actual answer was that they didn't understand that you could order a bigger portion if you specifically requested it, what many locals do.
The kebab was really good, btw.
@@olenickel6013honestly, kudos to them for not defaulting to larger (pricier) portions. They were actually doing those tourists a favour. Not only were they looking out for their wallets, but their waistlines too. Smaller portions are enough to feed you if you're not doing hard manual labour.
you mean that I should learn the language of the country that I want to visit? I mean I learned english just to be able to converse with people from other countries. It would be good to learn Czech before going to Prague but that takes time and you still might not understand the whole menu
This is not about literacy, this is about ignorance of foreign cultures. Many tourists go to another place having no idea of what to expect, zero preparation and research on how the place and the people there actually work. And it's definitely not just Americans, but damn are the ignorant American tourists numerous.
Also, last time I checked American schools teach barely anything about other cultures except maybe the First Nations, so even if you are diligent in school you still need to go out of your way to learn about most other cultures
@@talkingbirb2808Did you watch the video? There were instructions IN ENGLISH on the menu explaining the difference in menus. Don’t be like Twitter Karen.
That guy blasting that restaurant is the definition of a Karen.
As soon as I saw the loose piece of paper I knew it was similar to a lunch menu or special menu that we have in America. It was pretty clear what happened before I even saw the rest of it lol not even a smart Karen…
The calls himself "bullshit femboy", so it is almost a Karen.
Yeah
Nope. A Karen would have the balls to talk to the waiter. The X boi was a coward.
Overseas Karen at that.
I live in a Caribbean island and Work at a Hotel night shift Americans are literally Culturally shocked that There is No Uber or Lyft here and There is no food delivery or drive thru after 12 AM
This sounds... Pretty american to me :D Stay strong! I wish I could afford to travel to carribean for a vacation once (it's quite expensive from Europe).
I bet they expect to pay for everything in US dollars too
@@rtsharlotte well, here you actually can pay in dollars
Americans lose their complete shit in Australia because our Cafe's close at 3.00 pm. They can't understand our workers have a life and don't want to spend their lives pouring coffee at 9.00 pm at night.
If you can't handle the way things are done in other countries, don't go FFS.
Haha as a Canadian I went to the Caribbean pretty often and they asked me if the snow ever melted
When the video starts with " American Tourists" you know the thing is going to be interesting hahaha
what!? the flag on the Twitter post doesn't scream bald eagle to me 😂😂
So, he was raging because the lunch specials were cheaper...
Yeah, _we have those here, too._ Admittedly the US is a _huge_ place, I can't speak for literally everywhere here, but it stretches disbelief to imagine that this _amazing_ example of Americana has never eaten at a restaurant with a lunch specials menu.
Normal in this part of the US, too!
The lunch menu is cheaper at Applebee’s and Chili’s and TGI Fridays, and Cracker Barrel and outback steakhouse, and any number of other national chains, I don’t think that guy had ever been to a sit down restaurant much less outside the United States.
Right? I'm from central europe and lunch menus are common here too but I've also had lunch specials in the US. Smh
This is not in defense of the tourist, but I've never eaten at a restaurant with a sperate lunch specials menu (like physical separate menu). They are either verbally told, On a board somewhere, or in a special section of the menu. So yes I can say I've never eaten at a place with a lunch specials menu. I wouldn't have made the same mistake as the tourist though.
"People are fcking dumb!" - G. Carlin.
MURiCa
Especially AMERICANS. I left the U.S. to get far away from them. Leave, or you'll become just like them, that they proudly call 'NORMAL'!
fucking*
Muricans are.
You spell American wrong.
When I was in US last time, the price wasn't what it said on the menu. It's shown without tax and expected tips, so it's actually much higher.
Fuck them tips
yeah like we also tip in my country, and american protestant dualism never told me how *much* they tip, threy just compared it with the polar opposite
videos told me about 'tipping culture', how in america, they give tips and as a counterexample, in japan they never tip
ok, but then i find out it's way past culture, these people are paid below rent and food price with the expectation that every customer will tip
man.
also 'prices in the supermarket are different because chains are country-wide and this and that'
ok, but then local stores also don't include tax in the prices!!!
like, the US isn't trying to be transparent to foreigners either, not to mention it's all based on *your* ability to communicate in English, there are few americans that happen to speak foreign languages
@@aiocafea "chains are country-wide" also doesn't seem like much of an argument, there's no rule requiring all stores of a chain to have the same list-price for an item. In Europe we also have chains that span multiple countries.
@@MatthijsvanDuinUm…incorrect. Most “chains” are franchises and the corporate that runs the franchising does set prices. The franchisee does have some flexibility, but not as much as a locally owned shop.
@@aiocafeaIt has nothing to do with being transparent to foreigners. We don’t care about foreigners. This is just how it’s done. We don’t like it either, but it’s legal and probably not going to change.
He knows how to use Google but he doesn't know how to speak. He only goes to the internet and comments. He is a smart person.
Someone in the replies made a joke that "We (Americans) should start charging foreigners extra when they come to the USA." I just dont understand how some people can be so stupid and ignorant.
I love how your Czech accent comes out when you speak about food traditions and childhood and then goes away again when you turn back to "business mode". Makes my linguist heart sing 😁
Same thing here in France and probably all over Europe. A la carte is always more expensive
We have that in the US too.
brazil too
Called the Menu del Dia in Spain.
Did you mean less expensive?
The term "A la carte" is french 😊. I think it originates there.
The first thing I noticed on the Czech menu was the date at the top. Even if you don't understand the language or come from a different cultural background, seeing today's date on an extra sheet of paper should be a dead giveaway that it's some kind of a special offer. Also, the BBQ wings + mayonnaise comparison at 12:20 is hilarious - I have friends from Ukraine who will eat everything with mayo :D
I never understood that obsession of Ukrainians and Russians with mayonnaise, as a Czech, I hate it, it was everywhere when I was kid and I am glad I don't have to eat it anymore. 🙂
The OP was from USA I think,
so may not have understood the 06.10.2023 was the date,
since they would have known it to be 10.06.2023.
@@Pidalin I'm Polish, I also love mayo and loved it as long as I can remember. lol I now live in the US and my wife also doesn't get it and neither do any of my US friends. lmao Idk, it's in my blood.
@@b1uezje we are probably too western to understand it 😀
@@b1uezje I know about that meme that slavs eat mayonnaise, but I always thought that slavs=russians in this case. 😀
Oh wait - I am in Czech Republic and get a menu in Czech? That's a total scandal.😅
Be sure to check the bill before you write the cheque.
Czechs don't use cheques. 😂
To be fair, a lot of american tourists stand out like a sore thumb wherever they go specifically because of this ignorant entitlement, so it's really weird that they got the Czech menu in the first place
Americans often fail to acknowledge USA is not the only country in the world
@@kacpergrzesik8445 I think "acknowledge" may not be entirely the right word, though in this case it fits.
In many cases, in my experience, the word that fits is "realise". Sooooo many Americans over my years of using the internet jumping in with the assumption that I lived in the same country as them and had access to the same shops, was familiar with the same brands, had the same political concerns...
3:52 I also hate how disingenuous you have to be to purposefully compare the most expensive item (the 428 CZK one) with the daily menu and then claim that it's the cheapest one - even when there's a 230 CZK item RIGHT THERE ON THE PICTURE FOR ALL TO SEE
Good point. Its better entertainment for him lol
Instead of proving scams in the Czech Republic, the American tourist just proved American tourists' helplessness.
His own helplessness. He cannot and does not represent hundreds of thousands of people!
No I'm not from the US, just hate generilzations!
Americans when traveling abroad: omg this £4 entree is too expensive
Americans while at home: sure I’ll tip $15 on a $5 order.
😂😂
Calling a main dish an "entree" is so stupid to begin with and only americans do it because they don't understand French.
Even worst, they are paying $7 for a latte, plus tax, plus tips.
@@AustinC79 Heh, that's often the thing that makes me go a bit mad when online businesses advertise like "just for the price of your daily coffee... it's not that expensive, see!"
One, I'm a tea drinker, two, even when I do order a coffee I pay Czech café prices, not American Starbucks prices. 😅
It's the same in many upscale US restaurants; lunch menu is cheaper than dinner menu. That's because evening menu contains more expensive items and takes longer to prepare.
not just upscale but most sit down
It is mainly about the saving on mass production. If you buy the groceries in huge numbers, and prepare it in huge numbers - cheaper resource, faster preparation per meal, less energy needed in average etc.
Actually there is some difference.
Because in czech launch menu and "dinner menu" you can have the same stuff for difference price.
The difference is, that in launch menu, you have usually fewer options (in some restaurants even just like 2 or 3) that are already pre-made and when you order they just finish it ("Warm it") - so they can serve you quicker, and get more servings. If you are coming to the restaurant closer to the end of "launch hours" its also quite common some stuff is already crossed out from launch menu - as they have prepared certain amount of dishes and its sold out already.
And thats why its cheaper.
Why for a non-launch menu, all is done fresh, it shouldn't happen that something is not available and so on.
In USA, from what I experienced there, its more that launches are more "casual". Meals are cheaper exactly because there are cheaper ingredients. I have even seen restaurants where there were dress code required for dinners, while for launch you can come in casual clothe and you would be fine :)
@@SalterThenope, it's the same in the US. Lunch and dinner same items, different prices. The guy that complained just wanted to be twitter famous.
Sometimes it’s the same items, fewer selection maybe, and a lunch sized portion. Sometimes it’s a special of the lunch day. This Karen guy apparently has never even been to a restaurant in the US haha
I'm sure this Karen saw Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, Prague Castle and he was saying he saw all of Prague, lol.
I mean, jižák is truly a great tourist destination.
They*
Just for the record, ''Karen'' is a woman.
There’s more to Prague? Jk ;)
It smells like a broken toilet
Downtown Praque
Lunch menus with cheaper items are common pretty much everywhere, though. That kid is a weirdo.
I've lived in Germany for 6 years and I've only seen that in one Asian restaurant... And any time I mentioned to someone that I miss the Czech lunch menus, I had to explain what I mean.
@@Domihork Strange.. Here in Sweden more or less all restaurants have daily or lunch menu.
I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't common in many places in america, given that many of the people there don't even get lunch breaks, and depending on where they live they might have to get into a car to go to a restaurant from work. But yea almost every restaurant here has a lunch menu as well, also germany.
@@Domihork thats weird,, i see it in a lot of restaurants
@@HakanMB I just moved to Sweden actually! I'll keep my eye out for that :)
Spain has exactly the same system. We have "menú del día" (entreé, main, dessert, bread and water or wine) and "a la carta". The two of them are given together, the menú del día is cheaper than a la carta and usually we only have them translated if the place is highly touristic. Usually we have too "menú festivo" (weekend menú) that is more expensive than the daily one.
If you are not sure, ask the waiter. We asked to our waitress in Prague if she would explain us some of the dishes because we wanted to try local food. She was lovely and help us decide what to try.
so thankful for Community notes. clears up misconceptions and misunderstandings.
also puts fools in their place
I’m from the States from a small town of 800 people. Grew up on a farm. Before I travelled I had no idea wtf a daily menu would be or if there was more than 1 fork, spoon and knife at my plate what to do. Before my first Europe trip I read Rick Steves Europe through the back door. For all Americans to get their tickets to Europe for the first time, it should be a required reading!! It covers the differences from the States and Europe and talks of the cultural differences among other things. Sure there are probably a few things missing, but add them in your mental notes, the book or wherever- it’s what makes travelling fun :)
As a note, while I’m sitting and eating at one of my favorite cafes in Prague (Kampa cafe - you can thank me later…great food and amazing staff)….i came to one more thing I learned this year. 13 years married to Czech wife and lived in Czech for a while it’s the first time I learned about the knife and fork on a plate together signals the waiter to pick it up. Supposedly this is a well known culinary thing, but again one thing I didn’t learn!
@@jezzaRTW "lived in Czech for a while" wtf? You lived in your wife or some other Czech person? Or you lived in Czech language?
About situation with "more than 1 fork, spoon and knife at my plate and what to do." I cannot talk about other european people but I am afraid that most Czech people nowadays would be also kind of lost...
It’s also pretty common in South East Asia, coming from a South East Asian. Though it mostly restaurants and not small eateries and cafes, though there are exceptions.
@@jezzaRTW As an Austrian I would add a small nuance:
As at least where I grew up, having the Knife and Fork crossing over each other on the plate can also mean that you are just taking a short break from eating but you aren't actually done yet, whilst putting them in parallel on the plate makes it clear you are 100% finished with the dish.
Where did you go? :D have you traveled to more European countries?
I bet that restaurant doesn't even have a Big Mac on the menu.
Funnily they can have a big Mac on the menu because Macdonald's lost their trademark in the EU.
@jimmyryan5880 Did they? Didn't they only lose it in like Ireland or something
@@benedekhalda-kiss9737 It applied in the entire EU
@@dustojnikhummer I can still buy a big mac from maccas and it has a copyright symbol next to it in Hungary
@@jimmyryan5880 they lost being able to use Mac as a trademark, but they can still trademark Big Mac and Macdonalds. They just cant go after someone for having like, Macmillans as their restaruant name.
For 4 months, I was in Prague. Every monday with friends we went to a restaurant and take the daily menue. It's in czech so we translate it in english but the first time we went, the waiter always translated it for us as we were the only non-czech in the restaurant. We knew that it was a daily menue and we were prepared.
It's only because it's a daily menue that we were able to go to the restaurant once a week and eat something really good as students. Paying 6e for a restaurant is just wonderful. When I came back to France for some times, I almost got a heart attack when I saw a "Croque-monsieur XXL" for 16e... I will never be able to eat in restaurant in France as I am fully accustomed to the czech prices. Even worse, beer is twice more expensive in France (at least if not thrice) and has twice less alcool...
Plus... Czech beers are the best in the world and they taste even better in such a beautiful city. :)
@@kurtcsk as long as you agree that the french one is the best in the world I can only agree with that fact. French beer taste bad honestly but czech beer is way better and cheaper.
I'm still paying for 3 croque monsieur 's I bought in euro Disney 3 years ago😂
@@phileascurtil5605 Does French beer even exist?
@@cicindelapragensis well there are frenche beers but it was more about beer that we can find in France.
That’s indeed the same in Germany. During lunchtime you’ll find an additional menu (named *"Tageskarte"* as it’s content is limited to specific weekdays) that offers a range of "cheaper" meals.
You can order this of course also at whatever time during the day "a la carte" but now they aren’t already cooked, means are prepared fresh on your very own individual order. Therefore are more expensive - for all guests, locals and foreigners/tourists alike.
Same here in Germany. It’s called Mittagstisch which literally means lunch table.
Daily menus or lunch menus are common across many countries. it's usually a way of managing stock and prep time during busy periods when dinners time is usually more limited.
Also offering workers a more affordable option during their break.
We call them specials. Though sometimes you get soup of the day
When you start discussing the right dumpling for the right sauce, you sound exactly like an Italian: "How can you put ragou on spaghetti?"🤣
For some reason I read it in a Italian accent
Ragu bolognese 😂.
@@MathiasLauberwe all do. 😂 With the proper hand gestures as well. 🤌🏽
I bet all the polish viewers are laughing their asses off. We indeed are a "knedliky" land.
I was brought up in Germany and one of the staple "Italian" dishes here was/is Spagehtti Bolognese ... Spaghetti with ragu. Like "Chinese" or "Italian" dishes in the US, that no Chinese or Italian has ever heard of. So what? I liked it as a child and i like it today. Don't listen to any food snobs, that want to tell you, that you are not doing it right. If you like it - even just for the fact, that it's your childhood dish - then enjoy it. If you listen to old people - my favorite are the pasta grannies - you will always hear, that they used, whatever they had or could afford. They never tell things like: sorry, we cannot make carbonara, because we just have pancetta, but no guanciale. Most times they did not have any of the two.
Please tell me this platform hasn't devolved to the point that we need to censor the word "stupid" to keep advertisers happy. _Please._
If you want to use UA-cam as your platform you have to work around its nonsense policies. "Don't hate the player, hate the game" - Luke 12:21
It did lol
I'm sure Janek is just nice he doesn't want to call the guy stupid outright, also youtube like every other platform has TOS section about cyberbullying
I thought it meant "stoned" because the guy has a dutch flag
They’ll censor the word “stupid” but won’t force fascists off their platform, lol
Honestly, at this point the restaurant should just hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit for defamation (or libel, since it is in written form) in the US against the guy. He basically went to Twitter to badmouth the restaurant and publish false claims about them that result in damage to their reputation, that is textbook definition for what is needed for a defamation/libel lawsuit. And since he is posting it from the US they can also hire a lawyer and sue him in the US. A court would then need to verify if he has proof of the accusations and if they turn out false he has to pay up their lawyers plus reputational damage.
The idea of a daily menu that is bulk made en masse is such a great idea.
I live in the UK and I've never heard anyone complain that we didn't have the Euro when we were a part of the EU.
Same as a Dane :)
There'd be some Liberal Democrats though...🤣
Same in Sweden, which is still in the EU tho
I complained, multiple times. Here you go. But I also wasn't a tourist, I lived in London for 11 years, and technically still live. Why don't you get euros? 😂 You're welcome, now you can't say you never heard people to complain about it.
You should be proud to have your own national currency. The Europian Union is a failed concept. There are a few good things but mostly its better to be your own indepent country where the laws are made in your own country not in Brussel. Im so jealous that you guys left. Can we borrow Nigel Farage for a year here in The Netherlands? xD
Hope this video gets over 1M views to counter the bad publicity spread online.
Tbh youtube views are worth way more than X views because in X even if you just scroll past a post it counts as a view but in UA-cam if you scroll past a videos it doesn't count
Last summer I've been for 2 weeks in Prague with my lady. We're Romanians and encountered almost 0 problems. We paid everywhere with our phones. But lack of public toilets combined with our lack o cash almost caused an unpleasantness for my lady. So it's good to have some crowns with you no matter what.
You just go to mcdonalds 😅😅
Ussualy you just go to shopping mall, fastfood or stop for a moment in some pub or coffee shop. But yes, free public toilets outside of malls are not common.
In almost every restaurant or cafe you can ask to use their toilet. They may charge you for it (you can pay by card) or it's free or you can simply just order the cheapest drink and go for the toilet. 🙂
@@deadzio McDonald’s has barriers and you have to pay
@deadzio we did like that when we were in Prague couple of years ago. The problem was, we had to wait inline to pay for a toilet. And you know, that's not the best experience when you're really want there. And another advise : don't take really hot dish in Prague if you plan to explore the city next day 😅
Ah, just a lunch menu. Same here in Sweden, tho the price difference is usually smaller than at that restaurant.
I am Belgian and we eat mayonaise on wings... on anything really.
It's very common everywhere in Europe. Spain has a typical "Menu del dia" with a starter, two or more main course to choose from and optional desert. Germany has Mittagsmenü very similar to the one you show cheaper prices and often same or similar items to choose from like A la carte, so you know it's a smaller portion often accompanied by a soup or salad. In France it's the "Plat du jour" a single dish of the day, but usually with a starter and dessert to choose... So, no, that's a totally normal thing and the US has similar lunch menus with reduced price for smaller portions. What a Karen! 🤦🏻♂️
The US has specials too. They might not call them daily offers but it should not be an alien concept to them.
Finland, your employer often hands you 'lunch vouchers' ,.so many many places have lunch for the random price this voucher scheme currently has; I think 10.40 and 14.60 or something similar. In case you wonder how every place has the same price for a lunch set menu (some drink, salad and coffee included).
I know the "Tagesmenü", the menu of the day, is very common in Switzerland. Usually you eat it with a salad or the soup of the day.
The US also has lunch menus. Sometimes even the same thing can be $4-5 cheaper during lunch time
Don't know about other countries but in Czechia the lunch menus don't have smaller portions, at least not typically. They can be cheaper because the restaurant prepares the meals in advance and are cooked in bulk so it's much less work than if they were to prepare each meal completely separately. They prepare eg. 50 portions of each menu item (obv. depending on the size of the place and how busy it is) and once they run out, they just strike it through in the menu (or tell you when you try to order it). What can be true is that the daily menus usually consist of "simpler" meals avoiding something that would be too complicated to prepare fast or in large quantities.
I stumbled on Hybernska last trip to Prague and LOVED it. Came back twice for lunch.
aren't lunch menues pretty much a thing everywhere? It's usually dishes they can better prep in large quantities to push quickly during lunch rush.
Not in the forest village where is that guy from.😂
Only where there are enough people to have lunch.
Everywhere where you might expect people to turn up during their lunch break and have to get food more quickly (and cheaply) than usual.
I'm familiar with this, it's called "menú ejecutivo" in Argentina or "business lunch" in Russia. It's the opposite of scam, actually a bargain.
Its not just a Czech thing: Here in Germany and in most Places in Europa, Restaurants offer Daily changing Menues with lower Prices for Dishes from the regularly Menue Card. But thats the thing with social media: The less people know, the more "Opinion" they have that they want to share with the world, esp. when they can dramaticaly play the victim card.
writing this comment about people having strong opinions without educating themselves while sporting a palestinian flag as a pfp is just pure irony.
@@wolfsmaid6815 Nice Ad Hominem - but useless, i won't discuss with plain Trolls like you.
In Poland it's usually soup of the day (zupa dnia) and meal of the day (danie dnia).
Staff will usually inform you if there's a longer wait for a meal you've ordered and you can always ask how long would you wait of any particular meal.
@@tommusikauswahl1066 ich trolle nicht, ich wundere mich nur, dass du scheinbar echt die Ironie dahinter nicht siehst.^^ aber gut, ergehe dich in moralischer Selbstüberhöhung, viel Spaß.
Last year we visited Prague. The trip was inspired by your videos - we followed your recommendations, and we had a great time there 🙂 Thank you, Janek, greetings from Hungary 🙂
I mean a.) As you said you can ask for the menu, or just point "I want this" on "Czech menu" and b.) if the prices are written and it's 3x more for English options then why not just get up and leave, if you feel scammed? It's not like you are in a village with 1 restaurant.
I don't think leaving is an option. That's like witnessing a crime and leaving instead of getting involved and/or reporting. That's not the right thing to do. In this case there was nothing wrong happening, I'm just explaining that ignoring problems and crime is the worst strategy one can choose.
@@PovilasPanavas Leaving is absolutely an option. Pay for your drink if you already ordered it, explain to the staff and gtfo. You can do it without it being rude. I've done it a few times, sometimes the place just doesn't have what you're after. You don't need to confront them, it's not like you're leaving someone for dead out there.
@@terezar880 where did I say anyone needs to be rude? I think you misread my message. I said "of getting involved and/or reporting". Since like you said it's not a death situation, he can simply do what he did, and post it online as a form of reporting. (in hindsight we know he was wrong, but we don't live in hindsight). Another option was to just talk to staff. Not be rude, but just talk about it.
@@PovilasPanavas where is it a crime? They somehow must cover the cost to write that English card for foreigners, English is very hard, jokes aside though it is legal to charge foreigners more than indigenous people in certain countries like Italy, idk about Czechia though
@@Stiegelzeine In Czechia, the prices are the same for everyone and it doesn't matter if you're a foreigner or not. Not sure about the legal status though.
Fun fact.... in Australia, we have the same thing ! ( A la carte AND daily specials)😂😂😂
Switzerland too. I think many countries have that.
They have the same thing in the US lol. That guy was just dense.
Definitely. It's even a thing in a lot of US movies when going to a restaurant, "let me tell you about today's specials".
Same here in France, logical since "À la carte" is French
This video is the greatest roast to that guy he will ever hear in his whole life lol 😂😂
Do you really think he watched it?
A daily or seasonal menu is actually pretty common in a lot of European countries - because seasonal and daily pricing differences at wholesale traders can be insanely volatile.
Lunch menus with cheaper prices are common around the world. The restaurants all do it to attract the working lunch crowd.
I want to use this video and thank you two, Janek and Honza, for making these videos, because of you I had two wonderful weeks in the Czech republic. I've visited restaurants you guys recommended and enjoyed every second of it. I've been to many places I saw in your videos, avoided tourist traps and saw and avoided scams - and also noticed some tourist mistakes you warned us about - like stamping your ticket twice (poor girl, hope she didn't have to pay for her mistake). I had an absolutely wonderful time in Karlovy Vary and Prague, and I'll be there again soon.
Plus it's fun actually trying the things and seeing the things yourself that you see in the video. (My car on the other hand probably wasn't so happy about the 120 litres of Kofola, Mattoni and Birell I loaded into the trunk 😅)
You have Kofola till winter or next visit right? :D You like it that much?
I was looking for a place for traditional Czech dishes near Prašná brána. So Basil the Boor, thanks for drawing the attention of Honest Guide!
I did go to Karlštejn castle where the tours in other languages costs a lot more.
Back then the Czech price was written out, so foreigners couldn’t compare the prices. I was with children that didn’t understand any of the offered languages, so I took the Czech tour and translated it to Dutch.
At the ticket office, they said the price difference was because of the foreign language. I hope the guides saw that reflected in their salary.
Haven’t been to Karlštejn in years so maybe it’s changed. On the other hand when I lived in Prague in 1995 tourists clearly had more money than the average Czech. So having a better price for certain things is understandable.
That being what made him think he was being scammed is wild. I have found set menus to be more common in Central Europe but I've never been anywhere in which the concept is entirely absent.
lmao I thought that the censored word was "stoned" instead of "stupid"
Well, he was that too 😂
Well the tourist has a dutch flag in their name so...
There SHOULD be special menues for US citizens.... with an added 150% stupidity tax....
🤣🤣🤣
In America, that would be considered a tip
@@theothermagneticaesthetic we know.
but he is not american, literally has the netherlands flag on his name.
@@losk3442We can't know if they're actually dutch or "identity as dutch as three generations back they have ancestors from the Netherlands or just a funny name they just stereotyped that name as dutch".
Maybe I'm just ruined by that video talking about Americans who see a slavic name in their ancestry then proudly proclaim they're ancestors of the polish hussars only to find out their actual ancestry is Serbian but they have no idea what or where Serbia is so they keep going with the polish hussar story.
Guys, you are the best! I wish we had the same guides in Poland.
nah, we don't need tourists, we are full
Funny enough, this is actually a thing in Japan. In heavy tourist areas, there's often a markup on the English menu.
It happens in some places in Italy too. Easy to avoid though if you are smart.
I saw the menu and knew instantly: It will be a daily menu. In Germany we have a similar concept. You have a a la carte menu and a weekly menu. Its cheaper but you have to check time and date, if the dish is aviable.
I love the actual rage on his face. Really we get to see him being pushed to the limits, but this one vas on the border. And then the addition: It is not bad. Hahaha, loved it. As a Pole i was wondering whats wrong in putting the potatoe ones in the sauce, but I also understand, that there are some things you just shouldn't do. Like putting sour cream in "rosół", chicken stock soup.
Personally I'd even prefer to have multiple types of dumplings with the sauce for bigger variety, maybe some people never even had potato dumplings before. But I get the uproar, it's like eating Schnitzel with sauce is considered a sin in Austria, while in Germany they often like to do that.
The thing with the potato dumplings is they don't go well with heavy sauces because they're denser so they absorb very little. They usually go with spinach or cabbage and a light sauce.
the thing is that potato dumplings have their own taste (of potatos.. who would quess) and they dont soak the sauce well nearly at all - i think we ate them mostly with cabbage - the classic big bread dumplings just soak the sauce soo well
It's actually a very good comparison because as a German potato dumplings with such a sauce wouldn't surprise me because we do that. I guess Germans just love adding sauces to everything.
(Btw I like my schnitzel with sauce on the side too but I hate when they just pour it over the schnitzel. That just makes it soggy)
@@MissDatherinePierce Indeed, if you just cover the potato dumpling in sauce then it doesn't need soaking abilities 🤤
(and yes, that's the reason why people don't understand it, all the effort to make a crispy coat just to make it soggy again)
@@mokkorista That was my experience in Scotland - not the home of a great international cuisine - that potato scones would not absorb much of anything and just had to be eaten between mouthfuls of whatever else was on the plate. Mashed potato, on the other hand ...
I already learned about daily menus from this channel, so when I saw the translated page with the date on it I immediately knew what was going on. lol
We have it in Portugal too,daily menu for people who are in a rush,or people working and have just 1 hour for lunch.And you have so many choices too!!!I love it!!!!
Imagine! You are living in 2024, you are using Internet to post on Instagram, and you are taking vacation and traveling all the way to Prague. But then, you do no research online to find out which places are worth to eat at? I get it that you want to be able to be spontaneous and just try some places, but that is why you have tourist traps! Food gotta be one of the most important things on a vacation, so make sure to look up really good places and what you should try out!
Back in the early 90s, many restaurants in Prague didn't have any prices on the English menu at all. So you learn the basic greetings in Czech (actually I learned them in Slovak), and once you've got a Czech menu in your hands (with the prices), you can ask for an English menu - and you don't give the Czech menu back! They hated that.
What a lifehack! LOL :D
@@IQEGO Life in the ČSFR.
Double prices were not uncommon during the 90s, but they were long gone even before CZE got into EU in 2004. Many things used to be different during the early 90s :D
@@stonefire19 Some places, like hotels, had a 3 tier pricing system. One price for Czechs & Slovaks, one price for other "East Bloc" members, and another price for Westerners. The 90s were a wild time.
they would 100% scam americans and foreigners well into the 00s maybe even these days especially in the center and I know this for a fact because my father is American and he would get charged extra when he went by himself versus going with me who speaks czech. they would scam foreigners because they believed they were more economically well off so why not it wont hurt their wallet and why not help myself??
Daily menu is also very common in the UK.
And you don't have the Euro even when you were in the Euro. I hope American Karen doesn't get to England, he will have kiniptions
It’s common in America as well. I can’t believe how stupid this guy was.
Daily menu is whats keeps many restaurants alive as people will flood in to get fed and back to work during the 30-45minute lunch breaks they have. (Thats to get to restaurant, order, eat, and get back)
Ala Carte menus will be more expensive, also will have longer wait times and as in the video, sometimes not available during Daily menu servings.
And for the second, those dumplings looks like variety of dumplings, as apart from dumpling and potato dumpling there seems to be a 3rd kind in the middle, either bread dumpling or Karlsbath dumpling. This restaurant franchise (yes, there are more of them) serves the dumpling variety usually with other dishes, such as "Knedlo Vepřo Zelo" - "Pork, dumpling, sauerkraut." I would mostly bet on a chefs fuckup and mixing up orders/sides rather than intention. But that's just my 50c.
These "Švejk" restaurants are even in Poland, we ordered "big beer" there in Cracow and they gave us 1L glass (tuplák), but my father is alcoholic, so he liked it, but it was obvious tourist trap. Also we ordered schnitzel and it was that big that it was impossible to eat that, but again, my father liked it because big = better for him, he didn't finish it anyway, but he was happy that they give you bit portions....for big money ofcourse. 😀
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The same in Sweden in many places: A la carte and the daily. Two different menus. Different prices. Sometimes a la carte is available during the day but sometimes only after the daily ends.
If you visit Copenhagen and find Sveik, it's NOT a tourist trap, but a great place for good Czech beer.
Huh. That's funny, the Czech pub in Stockholm is also called Svejk, and it's about the cheapest place to get a good meal in that city.
well many people wont assiciate Copenhagen with Švejk (why would they) and so scammers won't try to lure anybody on that name
I'm sure I remember having some kind of "worker's special" in Prague, it was something like soup, a giant sausage, sauerkraut and potatoes for something like £3.50. This was over 15 years ago mind you.
Thats not even a Czech dish lol Prague is one big scam.
@@Komotau4691 Actually I'm pretty sure it is. Germany and Czechia do border each other after all, no surprise some of the cuisine is similar.
@@Croz89 I was born there and I have never heard that someone eat this :D What we have from Germans and typical for both are balls like dumplings and schnitzel.
this is also relatively common in France where I'm from, though in different ways. We have a thing where menu items can be identical to à la carte items, but it's commonly understood by everyone going to a restaurant that ordering from the menu means a slightly-to-moderately smaller portion while à la carte is the full portion. So à la carte is always more expensive than if you break down the cost of the exact same item in the menu. But you wouldn't necessarily know that not being French because it's just a culturally accepted practice, it's not indicated anywhere on the menu. A waiter would explain it to you if you asked, though. And the euro comment is just bonkers. I'm happy we use the euro in a lot of countries because it makes it easier when we travel but there's also no shame in having your own currency. If we were to travel to the US, we would have to exchange currency, we wouldn't be asking why they didn't have the euro over there. And I'm sure that guy wouldn't have asked the UK why they didn't use the euro while they were in the EU because it was such a commonly accepted thing that the UK and a bunch of nordic countries always kept their currency. Anyway, I've found Americans to be extremely entitled people when it comes to the culture of the EU and Europe at large so this does not surprise me. Good on you for explaining it kindly, if cheekily!
Fair enough. Good that he posted that, otherwise you wouldnt make the video to clear confusion for us future travellers
Thank you for the helpful information. I will have the opportunity to visit Prague next week, and I also want to try the first restaurant you mentioned. If I get the chance, I’ll share my experiences here.
Last year we went to Mincovna (rwcommeded on your video) and loved it. We had svickova with bread dumplings and gulas with potato dumplings - and we shared the dumplings! it would not have come to my mind that you could not interchange them. went to red stag as well, and it was great too.
potato dumplings are not ment to go with gulas or sauce in general. Because they simply don't "suck" the sauce but are ment to go with greasy meals like duck or pork with cabbage where you don't want fat soaked dumplings but sometimes they are served with bread dumplings which is also wrong. Both dumplings have their proper meals to go with for very simple reason.
I also went there and I loved the place.
Romania stil doesn't have euros...we love our plastic Lei (RON)
Thats a real nice money design.
I had some Lei in 2001. I loved the fact that you had to make certain coins so light (I believe they were tin back then) in order to make sure the intrinsic value of the material isn't higher than the nominal value of the coin...🤣
having a cheaper lunch menue is also quite common in Austria
Japan is similar. Locals lunch menu and main menu avail through out the day. Lunch menu is cheaper for quick serving during busy lunch time cycle
I am American living in Europe not in Czech but married to a Czech. We have traveled there over 10 years many many times a year. And this is so true. I have a buisness and I sometimes get annoyed by Google reviews that are fake. Just to get review points. Reviews are ment for people with understanding what reviews are for.
Hybernska looks like a nice place. I'll definitely go there next time I'm in Prague. Stay away from the Euro!
definitely go and give the place a shot! The atmosphere is chill and friendly yet pofessional + great food and service 😍 That´s coming from a local
Bbq wings and mayo sounds pretty decent tbh. But then again I'm used to Dutch mayo.
The same in Romania, daily menu is chepper
It's the same here in Sweden, what we call "Dagens lunch" (todays lunch), and many restaurants even refuse to sell anything else than the daily lunch option during the lunch hours as they are so focused serving as many as possible during the rush.
In Budapest some restaurants are doing a kind of soft-trick on tourists with the daily menus. They target workers with the daily menu, the tourists see that the restaurant is full, so they think it must be a good place, so they sit in too. The trick is, that they don't get offered the daily menu by default, they get a la carte, unless they ask for the daily. Similar to tap water vs bottled water.
I always keep in mind that a bad review can potentially ruin someone's livelyhood/business. So I give mostly good reviews, and I always give the business a chance to correct their mistakes.
So you enable them staying bad and ripping off other people? If you leave a positive review, they have no incentive to change for the better.
@@dieSchreckschraube I start by complaining about my concern, if they give me attitude or somehow don't correct I will give them a bad review. But I always try to give them a chance to correct their mistake, we are all humans! I wouldn't call it ripping off people if they make a beef well done when I order medium, it's just a mistake!
It's not like I never give bad reviews(just check), but I respect the power of google, and I give businesses a chance to do good! You should too!
Was eating my first Czech meal at a restaurant recommended by our tour guide, and I figured out quickly that what I was expecting as a "dumpling", as an American, looked nothing like what I was expecting. It was however super easy to identify that it was actually a dumpling because what is a dumpling except steamed bread (not talking about you, southern-style (USA) dumplings. I don't even know what that gummy shoe-leather in there is). The food was delicious, the restaurant in a half-basement level was warm and welcoming, the beers were HUGE of course (loved it!). As we were finishing up, I heard the distinct sound of a fellow American say "where are the dumplings?" and the waiter wasn't sure what he was asking. I then, like the pro I definitely wasn't, spoke up and said to him that those bread slices were his dumplings! He was grateful and went on with his meal. Now, expert in anything European I am not, but I have lived in The Netherlands for 8 years and have learned to expect the unexpected with the food you order, and just roll with it. It will be delicious and beautifully presented. I love your videos @HONESTGUIDE! Prague is my dream city and I can't wait to come back!
the classic bread dumplings are supposed to inherit the taste of sauce, the yellow dumplings are potato dumplings, they have their own taste and tend to be with cabbage and cured meats
Damn you do not need to speak that way about southern style dumplings LOL, clearly you've never had good ones cause shoo-eeee
The arrogance of (a lot of) Americans in other countries makes me wonder if we all haven't been lied to and all of it was a French colony😂
Ps: Real talk though, every American i met here in Düsseldorf, be it working with them, tourists or expats they all were very friendly, respectful and open to a different country/culture and if anything fascinated by culture shocks rather than rejecting a different way of doing things.
Actually came close to asking Mary J Bliges drum tech to stop ending every sentence with "sir". Started to feel uncomfortable with a 15+ years older 300 pound man talking to me like i was his boss while he had to tell me every step i had to make😂
Did a trip in 2016 with a friend of mine where we visited several european spots like amsterdam, bruges, riquewihr, lake constance, prague, and then back to berlin. I come from the former GDR, and I gotta say, if only your channel existed back in 2016 and I knew about it. Prague was really our worst stay, so bad that we left early and put Dresden as an in-between destination.
Hope a lot has changed, and love your guys' content. More power to you!
As a full-time traveler I have spent almost a decade out of the US wandering over much of the planet. 60+ countries & 6 of 7 continents. I can say that there are many many beautiful/interesting places that come with the drawbacks of petty crime, scammers and other small time hassles and hustles. If you want the best experience head to the wealthiest countries (if you can afford it) as it is really nice to not have to be on guard against cheating taxi drivers (where ride apps don't work, or don't work well), "tourist price", "tourist menu", short changing shop keepers, calls of "my friend"/"are you American?", etc. Almost no one cheats you in the Nordic countries, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland. The Middle East is pretty safe in the Gulf, but the master/servant cultural mentality and lack of rule of law there is a real turn-off for me. Just an FYI if you want to avoid hassles and have a super relaxed and nice trip. Also, smaller places have less con artists. I recommend Cesky Krumlov off-season in southern Czechia. Super cute and nice place, but only off season.
The "a la carte" and daily menue thing is also common in Switzerland for lunch (so just if the dude wants to visit😂 but don't expect a meal for 7 Euros here😅)
What's the average cost of daily menu in Switzerland?
And those "daily menu" are usually kind of short lists.
I was in a Switzerland once and unfortunately haven't seen any lunch menu :D How much does the average lunch menu meal cost? I know that it's because of the location, but when I was in Saas-Grund (the valley next to Zermatt for non-swiss), the meals were like 50€ :D :D
@@DJdopaminCZ 20-25 Swiss Francs
@@DJdopaminCZ depends. In a village they can start at about 14-15 euros (main course sometimes including a soup or salad). In cities the price is higher. To name an average price is difficult. On the countryside it is still possible to have lunch (inluding a beverage and coffee) for about 20-25 CHF.
In cities, lunch may start at around 20 euros upwards (without beverages).
We have so little respect for one another here in the USA.............I'm not surprised by our unruly behavior in other countries.
That is a fact. Most Americans only see other Americans as someone to take advantage of. They really love stars in their eyes foreigners, as they are so easy to fool, manipulate with a smile, kind, caring words!
All Twitter users have just wind in their heads thats not US thing. Im from Czechia and most annoying people there are Brits and Germans sadly.
You guys should Czech out (pun intended) the Pepik Pub in Wrocław! I loved their garlic soup but Im interested what you guys think :)
A pun would involve using the normal word for the sentence while meaning both.
Once you spelled it correctly it was no longer a pun, just a lame joke.
In my limited travel experience I've learned to avoid eating or drinking at estabishments that are "right on the main square". You'll generally do better to get off the most frequently visited routes and visit places that are off the beaten path. Love your channel!