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| - This place is quintessentially Hungarian. The people working there reminded me of relatives of mine that were directly from Hungary. In fact, the lady that waited on us reminded me of a significantly younger version of my Hungarian grandmother in looks and personality.
To begin this review, if you know anything about Eastern European food, it is not for those watching their waist line. However, there were vegetarian options for you non-meat eaters.
The restaurant was very neat and clean. This reminded me of all the old hunky ladies in my family who where EXCESSIVELY tidy.
To be honest I did not think the service was fabulous but it did not surprise me and I did not expect it to be all that great. Most eastern European people (but not all) I've known personally are not all that warm and friendly. They are very "down to business" type of people. But we did have a brief and pleasant conversation with our waitress who was very helpful answering our questions.
The beef goulash I ordered was wonderful. I loved my food! The beef was fall apart tender and bathed, deliciously, in the paprika sauce. I had the option of getting speatzel, mashed potatoes, Hungarian rice pilaf or fries. Who the hell gets fries with their goulash?? I opted for the speatzel which made my meal very filling. The meal is also accompanied by a simple salad of lettuce, red onion, tomato and a few slices of cucumber in a white vinegar dressing. . .very simple but delicious.
Prior to your meal, a basket of (I think Vienna) bread and butter is brought out to the table. Toward the end of our meal, I had to walk over to the kitchen to ask for more bread because there was quite a long while when there was no wait staff out in the dining area. However, when they saw me get up and walk over, they came out right away to, very pleasantly, accommodate my request.
Oh yeah, I also ordered a merlot which was on the sweet side. I'm not a big wine fan but that wine was pretty good.
I tasted my husband's pigs in the blanket (cabbage rolls) and they were the best I've ever eaten. . .ever. So savory, tender and delicious. (I'm sorry grandma!)
We also ordered a slice of dobos torta to take home with us because we were so stuffed. Also delicious.
I loved my food and if in the area again, I would definitely come back to Balaton.
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