La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise - Prague (1 star)

As usual when travelling, try to fit in a local Michelin restuarant or two. When doing my planning Prague had 3 restaurants with 1 star each, upon arriving we were told that one restaurant had actually lost its start (and its chef as a consequence) earlier that week.

La Degustation's approach is to make modern dishes with classic and local ingrediants. The seating area is fairly small with a modern decor (inc glass bone chandelier) and a large kitchen/plating area with circa 6-8 chefs finishing off the dishes in full view of half the tables. The restaurant only offers a single tasting menu that changes daily with the options of matching juice or wine flight (or a normal wine menu). Offically its an 8 course menu with an equal number of drinks but a further 4 courses were off menu.

Overall I'd say the food was very good with the single exception of the chicken course that was grossly over salted (even for my wife that eats buckets of salt). Both wine and juice were good and interesting on their own and the pairing was probably average. Most the wines were Czech which in itself is interesting but does make you wonder if they could do better with the pairing if they weren't constrained in the local.

Service was attentive and fairly relaxed. Most the staff seemed fairly engaged and were happy to discuss both food and drinks or happy to give you the official intro and leave you to it if preferred. Most the guests were dressed at the smarter end of smart casual with no evidence of the jeans, t-shirt and trainers that seem to be invading most places.

A solid one star restaurant, a little pricy when you consider the location but comparable to similar restaurants elsewhere in Europe. Would be happy to go back.