Bored with the usual spinach and ricotta ravioli, we were excited to see that Liandra, between Karlovo náměstí and Palackého náměstí, specialised in filled pasta.
The Art Nouveau interior feels more French than Italian.
Our waiter was friendly and spoke English. We chose two glasses of a passable Primitivo Il Pumo Salento (136 Kč per 0.15l) and a 0.5l carafe of tap water (expensive at 60 Kč). Liandra is added to our list of restaurants where tap water is over 50 Kč.
Delicious homemade bread was brought to our table.
There were various types of filled pasta, each with a different filling. A picture at the end of the menu showed the various shapes. We chose:
Mezzelune grandi – Chicken breast baked on dark beer, onion and garlic (259 Kč)
Pansotti – stuffed with shredded beef neck roasted in dark beer, onion and garlic (289 Kč)
But asked to split the pasta between us.
Both served with Panchetta, basil pesto and Parmesan cheese. However, we were then asked to choose our sauces, which would have been a nice idea, except they were chargeable. We chose: Amatriciana (50 Kč) and Spinach (40 Kč).
There was hardly any of either sauce when our dishes arrived. Presentation was nice, although quite a small portion. These are both a mix of Mezzelune and Pansotti, first one with spinach sauce, second with Amatriciana.
Still hungry, we chose a Ravioli tondi with mushrooms (285 Kč), but this time skipped the sauce.
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All the dishes were tasty. The pasta was a bit thicker than we would like, but I’ve found that pasta thickness differs across Italy and perhaps the chef isn’t from a ‘thin’ region.
Charging extra for sauce is cheeky – don’t bother to order sauce. The charge for tap water was also excessive and I have a feeling that we would have been charged for a refill. We weren’t charged for the bread.
It’s a pity that Liandra have decided to nickel and dime their customers and that’s the reason we won’t return.
Liandra Pasta Ristorante
Na Moráni 1689, Nové Město
120 00 Prague
+420 222 524 305
+420 773 831 256
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