Výtopna is a Czech restaurant chain, also with an outlet in Austria, in which model trainsets bring beveragesVytopna Prague Review | Fodor's and food to every customer table. The chain has one restaurant each in Prague and Vienna. The trademark is owned by Petr Fridrich.
History The first restaurant with model train service was founded in Brno, Czech Republic in 2009. Prague's first location opened on Wenceslas Square in February 2010. The Brno location closed down on 27 August 2018. A second Prague location, within the Palladium shopping centre, closed in 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic.
Locations As of 2023, the chain has two outlets: one on Wenceslas Square in Prague and one by the Naschmarkt in Vienna.
Principle Customers are served by model trains that deliver beverages to them. Trains (locomotive plus open wagon or wagons) arrive bearing customers' orders, and customers unload their own drinks, and reload the used glasses. Trains are dispatched to the tables by staff. Individual trains are digitally controlled and they make realistic sounds of genuine trains.
Model train technical specifications Size / design:scale 1:22,5 / G scale Locomotive size: 24–47 inch Top speed: 12,4 mph Durability: 310 000–434 000 model Miles Locomotive equipment: realistic sound, lights, two engines
See also Gastronomy Rail transport modelling
References
External links Official website Miniature Trains Deliver Drinks & Desserts in Restaurant