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USD $73.00
Budapest Folklore Show with Dinner
Budapest, Hungary
Spend an enjoyable evening at a traditional restaurant in the hills of Buda. You'll enjoy a three-course dinner followed by the typical Hungarian music and dance of a folkloric show.
Your three-course meal begins with an aperitif, and is accompanied by wine. Then sit back and enjoy the varied music and dance of a traditional folkloric show.
On your return to Budapest, you will have a marvelous view of the illuminated city from Castle Hill. The tour ends at either your hotel or at the Casino, where you will be given a voucher for free admission.
Budapest Folklore Show with Dinner_br/_ The pick-up from and return to our Hotel worked well. The concept of holding a folklore show and dinner in an old cellar was very appealing. Unfortunately, this event was a bit disappointing. The cellar utilized is long and very narrow with bench tables lined up along each side of the cellar with a narrow passage in between. The show was performed essentially at one end of the cellar and difficult to view by most patrons due to this seating configuration. The night we attended mid-June the temperature there was unpleasant due to poor air circulation. The meal - by necessity of the number of patrons, was batch prepared for quicker distribution. However, the standard of food could have been improved. Plenty of house red or white wine was available and included with the meal.
Review by: Faye, June 2018
First we were told pickup at hotel would be 6:15, but when they didn't come, we called and time was really 7pm. Show was average. Dancing not bad but difficult to see as the room is long and narrow, so stage is a long way away. Goulash soup was good, but rest of meal so-so. Given brandy on arrival that was awful. Worst part was when the quartet came to serenade at each table and were very aggressive about getting a tip--leaning over you, holding out money for change. The evening with poor food, poor venue, did not need extra cost to tip the musicians! Not the greatest evening.
Review by: Eliezer K, May 2018
We visited the Folklore show with dinner in Budapest 5 adults, the food was average - not relay Hungarian except the Gulash soup._br/_ This is a very nice vine cellar the show is at one end of the place so if you are not sitting near to the performers its hard to see or hear._br/_ Not recommended.
Review by: sueh, February 2018
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Steve Y, October 2017
Our group was small, but friendly. Our guide/leader, Ildiko sp?, was friendly, knowledgeable and fluent in a number of different languages. The restaurant and its staff were welcoming and friendly. The food was of very good quality--and quantity! Because we had some time before we were due to arrive at the restaurant, we appreciated that Ildiko had the bus driver take us into the hills of Buda to get a breathtaking view of the city lights far below.
Review by: Judy A W, October 2017
This event was well orchestrated from hotel pickup to hotel return. The venue was fun. The private room to the side was better than being in the larger hall. We had our own musicians who played the entire dinner. The lead violinist was VERY good. The dancers were what you would typically expect. The meal was tasty and they generously placed entire bottles of white and red wines on the tables. Over 30 years I have from time to time booked viator tours in several countries. I would consistently rate them 4 to 5 stars.
Review by: Roger G, September 2017
Fun, good authentic dishes, and great entertainment. You can have as much fun as you want. Great bang for the buck.
Review by: John C, September 2017
This was held in an old wine cellar , we had 5 different nationaliies on our table of 10. Our host Helena spoke 5 languages. A delicious meal of soup, lentils chicken pork and potatos plus loverly little dessert cakes.Accomopanied by cellar produced white and red wine. Traditional Hugarian music and dancing was very livery and colourfull. Finally after coffee were taken up catle hill for beatifull night views of the Danube. Tanks Helena for a wonderfull night.
Review by: kibiger, September 2017
The tour guide, Stephan Tall Guy, was outstanding while the show was good and the dinner was OK. However, Stephan, made the whole experience outstanding. Why? For an English tour his English was good to the point of understanding humor. He took on a tour of the town on the way to the dinner and gave us a night tour on the way back that few tourists are able to see. Besides my wife and I, there were two other couples in the van. We all thought his experience was outstanding. While showing us around town and pointing out the significance of various sites, he explained the history of Hungary and Budapest. He is very proud of what Hungary has accomplished since their freedom from communist rule.
Review by: Judy B, August 2017
Well worth the money
Review by: Tracey G, August 2017
Brillient loved every minute of it.dancers were awesome food was authentic and tasty musicians fantastic.one of the best nights ive ever had .
Review by: dominic g, August 2017
Good experience, dinner was a little light it could definetly be improved. Performers put on a good show.
Review by: cadelane, June 2017
The evening started with a taxi picking us up from our hotel.He couldn't speak English and didn't seem to know who he had to pick up. He took us about half a kilometer to where we had to transfer to a coach. Sat there for half an hour while the organizers seemed in a real muddle. Our English speaking tour guide was hard to understand. Evening entertainment started slow but improved as the night went on. Food was average but the staff where pleasant.
Review by: Robert D L, June 2017
We were a little concerned with the small group size for this dinner - one other couple besides ourselves. However, once at the restaurant there proved to be a sizable enthusiastic crowd for us to join. The band and dancers performed tirelessly and, at times, included some of our fellow diners up front and in the merriment. The food and drinks were very good, and at the end of dinner, we felt well pleased with the whole experience. Afterwards, we were taken up Castle hill to see the beautiful lights of Budapest. All-in-all, a wonderful evening.
Review by: Perikala vijayananda K, May 2017
Excellent,excellent,excellent
Review by: KAREN W, May 2017
Very nice experience after we finally heard from the right tour company...even the local tourist information did not know who was_br/_ offering this tour and the name given by Viator was NOT correct. Viator is not very good at giving contact information to these local _br/_ tour companies...we should have the correct names of the local companies as well as full address/location and email addresses if any. Our phones don't always work perfectly in these countries.
Review by: Siobhan O, May 2017
Absolutely prefect small venue which added to atmosphere and attention to detail.
Review by: Boris A. F, April 2017
The show in itself is very good. What was not very good is that the musicians played, for a long time, Jewish music for a Jewish group. Nothing against Jewish music, but we were in Hungary and had paid to enjoy Hungarian music. If we wanted to listen to Jewish music we would have gone to Israel. As we did some years ago. _br/_ The dancers presented a nice show, the dance floor being small, there were only four of them. Pity. _br/_ The food was good, Hungarian to a point. I was expecting Apple Strudel or Palacsinta for desert, instead of chocolate mousse which I get home and better. Quantity plentiful, no limit on wine and beer. _br/_ Overall a pleasant evening, the price was not excessive considering the Hotel pick up and return and the nice detour to get a beautiful view of the city by night.
Review by: Washington C, April 2017
You'll love it. Great entertainment and local food.
Review by: Dave JN, January 2017
We had our folklore show and dinner earlier this year and will never forget this amazing experience. We were met as arranged and travelled through the streets of Budapest to our show destination. The driver was friendly and efficient with a good sense of humour. We had a great table for dinner with good visibility of the folklore show. The show itself was fantastic and despite being very tourist oriented it gave us a real sense of folklore dancing and partying in a relaxed and very vibrant atmospheric surroundings. The dinner provided us with good food that was accompanied with delicious wine. A great night all around
Review by: Jocelyne W, January 2017
Food was poor quality. Neither of us ate our meal. Did not appreciate having a violin trust in my face with euros stuck under the strings while INSISTING for tip
Review by: Helen B, December 2016
Wonderful Evening enjoyed it very much
Review by: Dorothy M, December 2016
This was the highlight of our visit to Budapest. Good food, music and dancing!
Review by: Carolyn B, November 2016
Great music, engaging dancers and excellent food and wine
Review by: Ken W, October 2016
I was unable to attend this event because I did not connect with the ride that was to pick us up at the hotel. The problem was that I was not expecting a taxi, especially not expecting a cab driven by a driver who could not read enough English to recognize a ticket to the show when I showed it to him in explanation as to why I was waiting at the hotel door. I would advise anyone who buys this show to ask questions about the specifics about how one is being picked up. My experience in being picked up at a hotel for an event is that the pickup process is self-evident. This time it was not. This then is not a criticism on the show, only on the the pick-up service.
Review by: Karen P, August 2016
We thoroughly enjoyed our evening. We appreciated being picked up at our hotel and joining the group at the Intercontinental Hotel. Our guide was informative, the dinner great, and the entertainment superb. We were so impressed with the Hungarian hospitality. The drive to see the city lights from the Citadel hill was another highlight of the evening. I thought we paid a reasonable amount for this memorable evening in Budapest.
Review by: Hiroko K, July 2016
it was OK
Review by: Chantal E, July 2016
It was only ok
Review by: Melissa P, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: gmontes50, June 2016
I and #39;ll raye this as a regular tour, we learn something but we expected more
Review by: Robert T, June 2016
This tour was amazing we highly recommend it to anyone who likes great Hungarian food and traditional dancing.
Review by: Nancy N, June 2016
lovely evening, however, pick up was late due to i guess circumstances of other passengers
Review by: Susan B, May 2016
Dancing was enjoyable but food was not what I would have considered to be authentic, and my family is Hungarian so I am familiar with good food.
Review by: Margaret M, May 2016
Good tour and guide was very pleasant. Only complaint was unable to get a view of the folk dancing show due to poor seating arrangement. Food was excellent.
Review by: jam4334, May 2016
This event is not worth even one star. It was almost impossible to understand the lady who was giving the narration as we drove there, the place is dismal, the food mediocre and the entertainment was so so. There was a large group from Italy and the musicians obviously catered to them. I was not there to hear Italian music. I would NOT recommend this event.
Review by: Leroy A, April 2016
It was very nice. Food was just ok, but atmosphere fun.
Review by: Washington C, March 2016
Very well organized. You'll have tons of fun. Great ambiance and good typical food. They make you part of the show. Lots of singing, dancing and drinking. Overall excellent evening.
Review by: Tana D, December 2015
Really a fun night. Music was amazing and food was incredible. Lots of it. A great night out.
Review by: Canada 2014, November 2015
Good trip to venue,saw more of Budapest than had expected. Food was fair, not to my taste really. Show ok but started whilst we were still eating.Other groups especially one seemed to take over event. Problem with mixed groups at venue.No offer to go to casino not that I wanted to go. Mis information on collection time from hotel. Told 6.30 when rang turned up 7.00.
Review by: Helen M, November 2015
We were looking forward to this event to experience the tradition of Budapest and we were not disappointed. The communication from collection to the venue was excellent and full of information. We were made to feel welcome and involved all the way. The food for the evening was wonderful and the energy of the dancers made me feel tired. The venue itself was decorated very tasteful for the type of event held there. All round from the minute we were collected to the minute we were deposited back at our hotel it was a wonderful experience. Thank you so much for the effort involved with this attraction.
Review by: William C, October 2015
This was a fun evening.
Review by: Geoff M, September 2015
Music was great, food other than soup was appalling. Night bus to look out amazing
Review by: Kenneth C, September 2015
My wife and I loved this tour. The food was excellent and all the meat was tender. It was served to 8 tables sat 10 at our table family style on big platters, which we passed around. Besides the excellent goulash, we had pork and chicken and of course potatoes, followed by a nice dessert.There were 4 wine bottles on our table, 2 white, 2 red, and we were told we could have all we wanted.
Review by: Robert P, September 2015
Very enjoyable! Good meal. Stop at the citadel on the way home was a bonus to see the views by night.
Review by: labcoris, August 2015
We really enjoyed the evening. The food, wine and entertainment was great. One suggestion though is to be sure all sit together. We had a table for six and had fun with the couples we sat with but others sat by themselves and didn't enjoy it as much by themselves. More fun the merrier! City was beautiful at night. I am so glad we got to experience it! Thank you!
Review by: Ruth P, August 2015
Music and dancing was excellent entertainment. Advertised as an English speaking tour but women was very hard to understand. Food an absolute disapointment.
Review by: Patricia T, July 2015
Fantastic tour, highly recommended.Francis,the tour guide took us round to the Roman ruins on Buda side and after the concert and dinner, he took us up to Castle Hill to see a panoramic view of Budapest at night. ( a surprised treat) . The concert and dinner is also great and amazing
Review by: David W, July 2015
Would highly recommend this! From the tour given on the way to/from, to the ambiance, food and drink - all good!
Review by: Shireen W, June 2015
Do not waste your time and money on this excursion!We should've known there would be some issues when we couldn't contact the local provider of this excursion.The tour guide picked us up late from our hotel,the 'city tour'was lackluster and obviously just a way to kill time before arriving at the venue.Once we got to the restaurant we were given a roll and Hungarian schnapps ..followed by soup/stewit wasn't goulash!! . The table behind us were given plates of cheeses and charcuterie and when we asked for the same we were told it wasn't on our menu..we then got the main coursechicken rolled in crepes,paprikas pork and chicken schnitzel desserta melted ice cream/cake concoction and coffee.The show was the only saving grace..however the hawking of the musical group's CD and DVD was inappropriate and annoying. Lastly,according to the excursion description we were supposed to get a voucher to the casino which never materialized..For the amount of we paid we could've gone to a good restaurant ..This was the worst !!
Review by: travel, June 2015
The tour and the tour operator were very good. The information on our confirmation documents did NOT tell us 1 Where to meet the tour, 2 Give us a local Budapest phone number to call.
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