Excelente comida y presentación. La comida excelente, de calidad, buena presentación, buena carta de vinos locales, probablemente de lo mejor de Budapest, cerca de la Catedral, ubicado en un buen Hotel. El salón es precioso, el servicio es muy bueno, la camarera que nos atendió muy correcta, tal vez demasiado, los platos inmejorables, los postres un maravilla, pedimos una botella de vino local que resultó excelente, aunque te aconsejan una copa de vino para cada plato que pides, nosotros preferimos acompañarlo todo con el mismo vino, salvo el postre. Merece la pena no perdérselo, para repetir sin duda. Pagamos unos 120€ la pareja, lo vale sin la menor duda.

Extremely elegant So elegant and fancy. Our server knew all the dishes by heart. Amazing food and amazing presentation, great service. 10/10 and I felt so special. I enjoyed it so much. I recommend eating here in the heart of Aria hotel.

Sublime fine dining In Budapest partly on business, partly pleasure - I'm a full time wildlife and landscape photographer so it's all good 🙂

On our last evening here we decided to pay a little more and had dinner here. I'm a vegetarian and, despite what people tell you, a vegetarian doesn't eat fish or the occasional bit of chicken! I train hard and look after my body so what I eat, its quality and provenance is therefore important to me. Equally I recognise my partner has an omnivorous diet so we need to find the right balance (not always easy when travelling).

The Liszt restaurant is a stones throw from St Stephen's basilica located in a bustling, sometimes hectic area full of bars, restaurants and cafés. As soon as you enter The Liszt you know you've found something a bit different. Art deco meets modern contemporary whilst retaining its Hungarian roots, and with a distinct musical theme as befits the restaurants name. The food matches the decor with a clever fusion of traditional Hungarian dishes given a fine dining twist that did not disappoint. I had the vegan scallops for my starter, and I still don't understand how the chef created such an authentic taste and mouth feel using only plant based ingredients. My partner's starter of the duckliver mousse was equally as delicious (for her you understand, I don't understand it as a veggie) as was the main - mine was a veggie take on a Hungarian paprikash using mushrooms and home-made pasta. It was perfect. Throughout the whole experience we had the good luck to listen to the resident piano player who sang and played the magnificent grand piano in the main dining area - he was superb.

The evening finished with dessert. We both had Lúdláb cake - now and then. One of the finest desserts I've ever eaten, and I'm not big on sweet things so it's got to be good before I'll eat it. A playful reimagining of a traditional Hungarian pudding, beautifully presented and created with obvious love by a chef at the top of her game. If chocolate and sour cherries are your thing then you've just found nirvana.

Only three months in since they opened and the Liszt restaurant is already a special place to eat at the Aria Hotel. This is a do not miss destination if you're in the wonderful city of Budapest.

Just make sure you leave room for the cake 🙂

Lisztin in the Aria Hotel We had our best and most expensive dinner last night at the Liszt Etterem at the Aria Hotel, but expensive is relative in Budapest.

There are three dining rooms: a large, main room, a smaller, very intimate room, and several tables in the bar. We had our choice and opted for the bar, something out of the Emeral City of Oz. You could easily just stop for a drink here. I had the carp from Akaszto, pan fried and marinated in lordo with asperagus (4500 HUF) and Barb ordered the grilled baby chicken with roasted potato and green salad and burnt leaks (4500 huf). Each main course on the menu has a suggested wine pairing. We went with the suggestions - a Sauvignon Blanc from Etyek with the fish and a Pinot Noir from Eger - since we have been to both places. (2800 and 2200 HUF) respectively.

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What originally attracted us to the restaurant was the mushroom paprikosh which is on a smaller menu called Easy Meal, a variety of items which are smaller but not quite appitizers. We asked the water if he thought starting with that would be too much. He said "No" and we were glad we decided to overdo the meal somewhat. It was a dish of wheat noodles with mushroom paprikosh infused with grilled scallions. Fabulous! As was the carp and the chicken. They make their own bread, butter, and sparkling water which comes with the meal, and everyone we interacted with, from the waiters to the sommelier to even the hosts took the time to stop and chat. Total was 17,000, about US $60.00. A bargain, and we would return to sample a few more items.

Extremely elegant So elegant and fancy. Our server knew all the dishes by heart. Amazing food and amazing presentation, great service. 10/10 and I felt so special. I enjoyed it so much. I recommend eating here in the heart of Aria hotel.