I was dress very conservatively, but was refused service.
1. Restaurant/Bar near my hotel. At 8:30 pm walked in and asked if they had an open table. The host looked at me and said they were no longer serving.
2. I left and went to Italian restaurant across the street. The host took me past 2 empty tables for 2 to the basement to a private dining room where one a large family of 20 were having a party. I was left alone with no water, no waiter, and no menu for 20 minutes. When I got up and left, the hostess asked me if something was wrong. I told here I did not like being ignored and placed in the cellar.
3. The next evening I went to a restaurant doing a great business at 7:30 pm. I sat down in the bar at a table and told my waiter that I wanted to have dinner when he had a table open. His English was not too good. After that a young female who spoke better English came over and told me that the kitchen had taken all the orders they could fill for the night, so they could not serve me. I notice two more parties of 2 joined others at their tables while I finished my wine.
4. I went into a very modern style restaurant in same neighborhood. They seated me at a table - IN THE FRONT WINDOW of the restaurant. The host originally placed my menu on the chair so I would face the wall, but I moved it so I could face the rest of the diners.
I wore a nice turtle neck sweater, slacks, nice shoes. Since it was January, I did have on a down jacket.
Why was I treated this way in Prague? Are they opposed to single females dining alone in the evening? I'm a 59 year old white business woman and have travel the US on business for years eating alone in all types of restaurants. This had never happened to be before and I want to know why it happened in Prague.