EBG Rating: 7.5/10

Choice/Quality of Drinks:
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5 beers on tap, the best of which are Hauskrecht and Bernard 11. Decent rum selection too.

Style/Décor:
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A worn out hangout, yellow walls, knackered furniture along a wood-fit saloon type bar, with rear games room.

Atmosphere/Character:
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Fun, casual, unpretentious and a place to let your hair down rather than trying to impress or ‘be seen’.

Amenities/Events:
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Food, snacks, outdoor seating, darts, games, TV, terrarium (!)

Value For Money:
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Fair value for food and drink.

Description:
Infrequent visits to cities often leave moments of ‘what if?’ and for nearly 10 years one of ours in Brno was wondering firstly if this pub was open, given its scuzzy exterior, and secondly if it was good.

Finally in 2025, rather than climbing the steps up to Betlémske chapel and across the road to U Alberta, we noticed people sat outside, smelt a tempting aroma of grilled meat and concluded “yeah, why not?”

A casual pub with a few oddities to report. Firstly, an open grill situated at the bar itself, with ventilation seemingly boiling down to “we keep the front door open”. Secondly, there’s a terrarium with tortoises in, located also rather near the smokey sizzling of the grill.

You’ve probably got the picture that this is an unpretentious venue. Putting the name through a translator confirms it: “A Silly Place”.

Yellow walls, knackered furniture and a lived-in, almost to worn out interior that will feel refreshingly real, stripped back of the artifice you encounter at popular places like Pivo & Syn, or Na Dobre Ceste. Pretty, it ain’t, but there’s a basic authenticity that’s worth respect.

It does mean, inevitably that this place is not going to be for everyone, just like the likes of U Vystrelenyho Oka in Prague. That doesn’t stop it being a cult venue.

As for drinks, the slight surprise is to report the options are actually not that bad. Hauskrecht is a city institution and can be great. Bernard 11 on its day also splendid, but you can also find the likes of Lisak, Klaster and Radegast, which may be mid-lower range but at least provide some variety.

A reasonably good rum selection underscores that this is after all a hangout, and on a Friday the opening hours can stretch to 4am.

With plenty of competition in the city, it can be easily overlooked, but if you are with a group of friends and looking for some unpretentious fun on the weekend, or an evening grill in the summer, it proves a surprisingly strong option.

(Added July 2025)