Výtopna

Výtopna is a Czech restaurant chain, also with an outlet in Austria, in which model trainsets bring beverages^[1][2] and food to every customer table. The chain has one restaurant each in Prague and Vienna. The trademark is owned by Petr Fridrich.

Výtopna

The interior design of Výtopna's location in Brno
Company type	Restaurant franchise
Industry	Restaurant chain
Founded	Brno, 2009
Headquarters	Czech Republic
Number of locations	2
Website	www.vytopna.cz

History

The first restaurant with model train service was founded in Brno, Czech Republic in 2009.^[3] Prague's first location opened on Wenceslas Square in February 2010.^[4] The Brno location closed down on 27 August 2018.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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

• Výtopna model trains
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  Trainset with beers
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  Detail of railroad decoration in restaurant
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  A model train in Výtopna, transporting a pint of beer to a customer

See also

• Gastronomy
• Rail transport modelling