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Maitrea

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Tynska ulicka 6 (at Praha 1), Prague, Czech Republic,

Centrally-located vegetarian restaurant, behind Tyn's Church and one block off Old Town Square. Features a unique, all custom wood interior and buddha water fountain. Offers local Czech hemp beer in addition to a varied menu with tapas, daily specials, hot meals, salads, and desserts. English menu is available. Affiliated with the popular Lehka Hlava-Clear Head restaurant, also in Prague. Open Mon-Fri 11:30am-11:30pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-11:30pm.

Category: Vegan-friendly, Ovo, International, Western, Beer/Wine

Reviews (138)

First Review by gr8vegan

peaceful place and Good food - Edit

We tested this restaurant late in thé evening and found it very pleasant. the atmosphère was cosy and the food was excellent. I ate thé vegan goulash and the raw Cheesecake. seems to be à small restaurant but thé restaurant is downstairs.

Pros: peaceful atmosphère , excellent food, Good Cheesecake


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Great vegan options in a beautiful atmosphere - Edit

Myself and my boyfriend had an amazing evening here. He had the veggie burger and potatoes. I had the peanut noodles and nachos. We both had raw cake afterwards and it was absolutely delicious.
Downstairs is absolutely beautiful but you definitely need to reserve.

Pros: Variety of vegan choices , Great drink selection , Best raw chocolate cake

Cons: Service slow for dessert , Have to reserve


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Why there's a tap water charge?! - Edit

The food is good and the place is very designed. we ordered a burger and Udon noodles that we really enjoyed from. BUT why do so many dishes aren't vegan? (like the burger buns). The vegan selection is very small compared to the other vegetarian restaurant. we asked the bill and then we saw 60 (!) CZK charge for 3 cups of *TAP* water. I asked the waitress and she told me that that's a "filtered" water. Feels like a totally scam to me.

Pros: Good food, The restaurant design

Cons: Bit expensive, Small vegan selection, Charge for tap water!


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AMAZING - Edit

Great food, great atmosphere. Visited with Husband and four kids ( 18,16,13,9) We all loved it!
Something for everyone and a very clearly marked menu ( very useful as I can't eat soya)
Very highly recommend a visit.

Pros: Excellent food, Great decor, Reasonably priced

Cons: Busy because food is so good., Could possibly do with another kids option.


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Delicious - Edit

A non-vegetarian friend recommended this place to me for my trip and said it was his best meal in Prague. A wonderful recommendation! I was so excited to get my food after struggling in a meat-loving city. Yummy and cozy.

Pros: good portions, nice vibe

Cons: none


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TOP TOP TOP - Edit

Le Maitrea, dans un cadre très chouette, ethno-fengshui-moderno-mystico-classe, nous a ravis avec sa cuisine végétarienne/végétalienne et ses plats très réussis. Le goulash végétarien est super, la saucisse de tofu est à tomber...
Le service n'est pas le plus serein du monde, étant donné le succès du lieu, mais cela ne gâche en rien le repas!
N'hésitez pas à réserver pour être sûr d'avoir une place!
J'en salive encore!

Pros: CADRE, MENU, CUISINE


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Lovely Reaturant - Edit

This is a really nice restaurant with excellent food. It's smaller portions and more expensive than other places, but the restaurant is beautiful and the food is high in quality. The vegan things are labeled well. We got a split pea soup, hummus with tortillas, the udon peanut main, and the cheesecake and raw chocolate cake. The only thing where improvement could be made is the main was oddly sweet (spicy would have been better). Overall really great eating experience! Would recommend eating downstairs as that's where all the character is!


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Highlight of our holiday - Edit

The restaurant in comfortable and cosy with excellent staff who are attentive and smiley. My boyfriend had the goulash one night and the spinach quesadilla another. Both were tasty. I had the Bohemian Plate which was fantastic, then the mushroom meatballs with udon noodles. They do a Spicy Tea that is flavoured with ginger and brown sugar - it was absolutely divine and the pot was neverending! I also tried their Honeydew Grog with orange and honey, it was boozey and warming, a real treat.
Along with it's sister restaurant ClearHead, Maitrea is the finest vegetarian restaurant you will find in Prague. Don't even think twice about it, just go!


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My favourite in Prague - Edit

There are some great places in Prague and some fantastic Vegan food available, for me Maitrea was my favourite.

We opted to sit downstairs, reservations are a good idea it's busy here. I was so glad we chose downstairs, the atmosphere and ambience really is wonderful. I loved the decoration and the water features were so relaxing!

I chose an udon noodle dish for main, which although quite simple, was very well flavoured and cooked. Dessert was a raw cheesecake, again very tasty. There are plenty of Vegan choices here and if I wasn't traveling with my non vegan son, I'd have eaten in here daily! I'm hoping to return some day soon.

Pros: Ambience and atmosphere, Great Vegan choices, Fresh food


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Beautiful place near the Old Town Square - Edit

My whole family went to a nice dinner here and everyone loved it. All vegetarian but offers a nice range of vegan and raw dishes. I would highly recommend trying the shared starter (lots of different spreads with amazing vegan bread), the udon noodles and any of the desserts, really.
The staff were very friendly and well-informed.
Great for nice dinners, dates or just a casual lunch.

Pros: All food tasted amazing, Nice decor, Friendly staff


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Why your HUMMUS IS NOT VEGAN?! - Edit

A buddha-yoga-spiritual-whatever vegetarian placed in a city center of prague. It is placed in the basement of and old building, so no air conditioned needed even in the middle of summer. The food is tasty but for me there are too few vegan options. And tell me, why the hummus is not vegan? In contrary, the udon and curry are really spicy and tasty, such as expected to be. And foe dessert chocolate-caramel-blueberry cake, delicious! The final was not so good, because it was quite pricy and did not allowed to pay with credit card.

Pros: very good food

Cons: expensive, too few vegan meals, only cash


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Lovely! - Edit

I went to Maitrea with my husband and sister in law. The food was truly delicious and the wait staff very friendly and attentive! Many choices. We would recommend to anybody else. Good for vegans too!

Pros: Atmosphere , Choices, Staff

Cons: Tables seemed a bit small


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Nice place for vegan dinner in main location - Edit

Maitrea was the only restaurant suitable for having a vegan dinner in Prague that I have been to. Is it located within a one minute walk from the old town square and astronomical clock tower. Very nice atmosphere and a lot of room (two floors).
It was very easy to understand from the menu which courses are vegan and which can be made vegan with a slight change. We were four and ordered the Maitrea starter which is basically a combination of all the starters. It was very delicious but the plating was horrible. Then we ordered the paella, the Kong pau and the burger. All were good except for the Kong pau (the rice was dry and the tofu was bland). Do not order the homemade ice tea, it's flavorless. For dessert we ordered a chocolate cake, an apple strudel and this blueberry caramel cake. The best was the chocolate cake, the apple strudel wasn't that good and the blueberry caramel dessert was nice but not amazing. Also, I ordered this chocolate vanilla tea which was great, plus it was served in this huge cup which was very fun :)
The service was excellent and it was really cheap (about 1,400Cz including drinks and tip).
Note that the kitchen closes at 22.00 although it says in their website the restaurant is open till 23.30.
Also, it is really difficult to contact Maitrea. It took them two days to reply to the email and Facebook message we sent. Also they didn't answer when we called the restaurant from a Czech Guy's phone, and it wasn't possible to make a reservation on their website.

Pros: Large variety of vegan dishes, Good service, Atmosphere

Cons: Hard to contact


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Très très bon - Edit

En entrée avec mon amie nous avons pris l'assiette à partager à deux . Très bon, ca vait le détours.
La paella est vraiment délicieuse.
Point positif pour le vin blanc également.
Je recommande ce Resto, les similis sont extrêmement bien réussi, surtout le paté

Pros: Vin, Houmous, Deco

Cons: Pas assez de plat 100% vegan


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