My husband and I will be spending a day in Cesky Krumlov early next month and don't know anything about the Czech language. I'm assuming that most restaurant menus will not be in English. If this is the case, can anyone recommend a good translation or menu translation book? I have a similar book in both German and Italian but I am having problems finding one in Czech.

Thanks!
Tracy

Will top this and with the suggestion that even though the menus may not be in English don't assume the server, esp in CK, doesn't understand English and won't be willing to interpret.

In CK all the menus were in English... It's become a town built on tourism.

Like the restaurants in most tourist locations, the restaurants where we ate in Cesky Krumlov had multi language menus (english/german/czech if I recall). If you can say please, thank you, hello, and know a few numbers you will be fine most places in the Czech Republic. Most young people can speak English very well. I don't think you will need your German or Italian menu translators unless you really go off the beaten path. Most restaurants will give you the english menu even before you ask for it.

www.locallingo.com

www.livingprague.com

have translations of popular food items

Thanks Elaine,

The food guide www.livingprague.com/food.htm was one of the original pages. It'll give you the whole restaurant experience from start to finish. Try something new everyday.

Jason
www.livingprague.com

Thank you all very much for your replies. I printed off some of the pages from a few of the websites listed. I am going to attempt to learn some of the "niceties" although I am certainly happy to hear that many of the menu's are in English. Unfortunately my husband and I are very picky eaters so we like to know exactly what we are ordering, so I was starting to get concerned.

Thanks again!
Tracy