“Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.” Johann Wolfgang von GoetheFine dining in Brno?
The very idea was laughable when I first visited in 1995. I'm not laughing anymore.
With restaurants like Ristorante Rialto, two Brabander restaurants, and U Kastelána (which I have not tried), there are now some diverse and interesting options.
I recently got a recommendation to try Borgo Agnese -- a place that opened earlier this year on the street level of a building of new luxury flats.




The table was nicely set.

We received a bread basket with a wide variety of relatively ordinary breads.

We both got an amuse bouche -- a spoon full of slightly smoky beef mixed with a creamy cheese.

For a starter, V got the seared scallop (169 CZK).

I had the shrimp trio with sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, and garlic confit (195 CZK).

For a main course, V ordered the grilled venison sirloin with a plum tart, shallot confit, and a juniper berry and Port sauce (459 CZK).

I got the roasted beef ribs with red wine, mushrooms, pea pods, caramelized carrots, and risotto-like cake on top (290 CZK). We both liked this much better than the deer.

One thing struck me as odd. The waiter asked how I'd like the ribs cooked. I didn't know what to say. I assumed they were braised -- and on arrival, that appeared to be the case. They were fork-tender and cooked all the way through.
V drank three .1 liter glasses of the house Riesling (30 CZK each). She said it was simple but good.

We thought was a good meal, but not great. It's not a place we'll go out of our way to visit again. We really like the Brabanders a bit more.
It is also worth noting that as the quality levels and number of choices continue to climb, the prices in Brno restaurants are getting close to those in Prague.
And that, my fellow travelers, is not a laughing matter.
Borgo Agnese
Kopecná 43
Brno
Tel. (+420) 515 537 500
Closed Sundays
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3 comments:
I could never imagine a bill of ~ 1500ck for a dinner for two in Brno!
I hope Pegas is still open :D
Just to let you know, Borgo Agnese is not a part of "new hotel" but of a luxury apartments called "Residence Anenské terasy"
see: http://anenske-terasy.magnum.cz/?jazyk=en&stranka=hlavni
Thanks - I'll fix
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