209 reviews
#315 of 3,833 Restaurants in Budapest$$ - $$$, European, Eastern European, Central European+36 1 356 3565+ Add websiteWrite a ReviewImprove this listing
Hours
Sun
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Mon
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tue
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wed
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thu
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Fri
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Ratings and reviews
4.5
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PRICE RANGE
$3.00 – $22.00
CUISINES
European, Eastern European, Central European, Hungarian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
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About
Welcome to Mezzo Music Restaurant! Our grand salon with it’s smooth swing atmosphere and its warm colors are connected to our French colonial style orangeire – however, if you seek privacy, our intimate private dining room would be your perfect choice. As most of our clientele are frequently returning guests, we are adjusting our offerings to their taste – whether if it is the traditional gradma’s kitchen, or the modern European gastronomy. Our recepies and ingredients arrive from all over the world, scouting for exciting, but still harmonic tastes. Our guarantee to achieve results are the combination of carefully selected and controlled quality ingredients, modern technology, and talented personnel. We devote an excessive importance to our diverse wine selection – representing well-known vineries as well as small producers’ specialities. ...and to make the dining experience complete: live smooth jazz music every night, provided by respected members of the Hungarian music scene. Our passion is the harmony of dining, environment and music. Mezzo shall be a special feeling that makes are guests return from time to time.
PRICE RANGE
$3.00 – $22.00
CUISINES
European, Eastern European, Central European, Hungarian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music
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4.5
209 reviews
Excellent
144
Very good
38
Average
20
Poor
5
Terrible
2
Eva Balogh
Boston8 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Mezzo Restaurant is a very fine place conveniently located within walking distance from the Deli Metro Station. The ambiance is engaging, the staff is helpful, kind, and elegant, and the food is really amazing. Last week we had two business occasions there and we didn't regret it.
Our waiter suggested "Kocsonya" for an appetizer and it was one of the best we ever had. The "Szalontüdô" tasted like my Mother's - who was an amazing chef- and the "Vadas Marhapofa" melted in our mouth. Everybody had an amazing time in this friendly place, and we did not want to leave.
When the time had come, I turned to our server and said: Sorry, for keeping you guys so long." He looked at me back with a great smile and said: “It’s our pleasure”.
I would recommend this place to all of my friends and business partners if they want to have a very fine lunch or dinner experience in the area.
Written January 7, 2020
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GergelyHaris
Dear paprikascsirke,
We're extremely happy with your sophisticated, cheerful and honest review! This kind of feedback makes us feel proud to be part of the Mezzo team. We are glad you had such a great time, and we hope you will return soon!
GH
Written January 8, 2020
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Robicsek
Budapest579 contributions
Nov 2022 • none
Excellent menu with some exotic and some traditional dishes. The Tom Kha soup is good (but I prefer the Tom Yum variety, which was not on the menu). The beef cheek with “game-sauce” (vadas) was very good, the fish and chips is correct, but I had it better in other places. The stir-fried veal liver with onions (resztelt borjumáj) was also good. Service is excellent, prices are rather high, for the three of us we paid HUF 26.000 (with tip), drinking 1 glass of Prosecco and 1 glass of white wine.
Written November 22, 2022
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GergelyHaris
Dear Robicsek,
Thank you for your detailed review - we are glad you had a good experience. We hope to see you again soon!
GH
Written November 23, 2022
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Julie B
Eger39 contributions
Jul 2024 • couples
We expected to enjoy our meal but it was not just good, it was outstanding. I had one of the daily specials which Google translated to 'Borzaska from Mátra with mashed potatoes'. So delicious! My husband ate a meal from the standard menu which translates to 'Mustard tenderloin with sour cream'. The meat sat on langos. He loved it. He said the flavours were amazing. The service was all you could wish for. Attentive, friendly and professional. I write this as we sit at the Budapest airport sadly leaving this beautiful country. If we were staying longer we'd return to Mezzo to try some other dishes. We recommended it to friends who plan to eat there before leaving Budapest in 3 days.
Although Australians, we lived in Hungary for 21 months until 3 years ago and would not rate Mezzo Music Restaurant as our favourite restaurant because we were so impressed with our dinner there 2 nights ago.
Written July 7, 2024
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Tejfel J
7 contributions
May 2024 • business
The ambience is okay, but a bit odd. There's no one greeting you - walking in there was a man in casual dress, casually leaning over the bar counter, appeared to be reading some book (turned out to be the reservations schedule) so I stood there awkwardly until he finally glanced in my direction and looked at me questioningly.
The waiter took our order for drinks and I mentioned we are waiting for another person who was late due to traffic. We then sat there almost 30 minutes without anyone checking on us after drinks were served, I felt awkward eventually having to ask for some bread as we were still waiting for the last person to arrive. The bread was the highlight of the dinner by the way and that says a lot.
Starters were ok, nothing special, the toast served with the beef tartar was disappointing, it tasted like the cheapest sliced toast you can buy in any supermarket. The tartar itself had an odd horseradish taste to it which didn't quite fit.
The mains were equally underwhelming, drenched in sauce, the bread dumplings served with the venison were completely tasteless and the beef cheek on the other dish was full of grits.
I asked for wine when ordering, but the wine card only came after the main course was halfway through and on second reminder, which is not professional and quite pointless.
The dessert (chestnut cream cup) was okay and came fast, but towards the last spoonful I felt a sharp tinge on my tounge which meant it was not quite fresh.
During dinner not a sinle waiter came to check on us or to offer another drink, which is very unusual for such a restaurant. It's as if they didn't care.
Had I not been with colleagues I would have sent some dishes back, but did not want to cause a scene.
Overall, quality is not reflected in their prices food or service-wise. It is unlikely that I'll pay a second visit here.
Written May 21, 2024
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Sophie Holland
5 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
The food was absolutely delicious! The waiter's were extremely friendly and professional. The live music gave the restaurant an amazing atmosphere. Delicious starters, mains, wine and coffee (soya milk was available which was great).
Written January 17, 2020
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GergelyHaris
Dear 338sophieh,
Thank you so much for this review! We hope you come back soon :)
GH
Written January 18, 2020
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Zsolt K
Budapest76 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
We visited the restaurant during Valentine's Day dinner. The place is elegant, understated, with designer equipment. The food was very tasty. I ate venison with homemade dumplings, while my partner had chicken breast with home made potato chips, we drank our favorite wine with it, and dessert was Eszterházy glass of cream. The service was first-rate, our waiter was kind. I can only recommend the place.
Written February 15, 2023
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GergelyHaris
Dear ZsoltK362,
Thank you for the detailed review and positive feedback!
We hope to see you again soon
GH
Written February 17, 2023
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Judit S
19 contributions
Oct 2023 • friends
Nice place, beautiful interior, confortable plces, professional service. The menucard is not bad, but nowdays it is strange that except for one gnocchi there is no vegetarian dish on the menu at all. The meat+ side dish variation is quite boring. As there were not too much choices I selected the Chicken supreme, which was not baked fully (maybe it was mixed up by the steak), I found a bone chip it it and was absolutely without any taste, no spices have been added. My friends were satisfied.
Written November 5, 2023
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Gergely Haris
Dear JuditDenes,
Thank you for taking the time to get back to us. We are glad you were satisfied with the interior and our service, however we were sad to read about your disappointment on our cuisine - please allow us to get back to you on that. On our daily offers ("Napi ajánlat"), we usually offer classic Hungarian dishes, like pottages ("főzelék"), or layered ("rakott") dishes, to provide seasonal and home-like options for everyone, including meat-free options.
Concerning your chicken supreme, the bone chip is the top of the wing bone ("szárnytő"), which is in general part of the chicken supreme due to its tender meat near the bone. We are quite certain that the chicken has been grilled correctly, however due to the sous-vide technology the meat near the bone might look a bit "rosé". This is just the hemoglobin, which remains from the blood of the animal, and it's absolutely harmless, safe to eat, andthe meat becomes much softer with this technology.
However, we want all our guests to be satisfied, so we hope that upon your next visit you provide feedback to our team directly, so we can provide you an alternative option, and make you leave with a great experience. We hope to serve you again soon.
All the best, GH
Written November 13, 2023
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Denis Z
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • family
I had a nice lunch stop here with my family.
Tasty food, pleasant and beautifull interior with great service. Highly recommended.
Thank you
Written December 1, 2023
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Gergely Haris
Dear 536denisz,
Thank you so much for the feedback! We hope to see you again soon!
GH
Written December 2, 2023
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creesnyder
Aarhus7 contributions
Oct 2023 • couples
Very nice Hungarian food and live jazz music. Beautiful Art Deco restaurant. Great for a romantic dinner.
Written October 17, 2023
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Gergely Haris
Thank you so much for the great feedback! Mange tak!
Written October 19, 2023
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Maureen
Adelaide31 contributions
Jun 2023 • friends
Great atmosphere, food, and service, just perfect for a relaxing dinner. The carpet and soft furnishings were perfect for the acoustics. It was still easy to hear a conversation with soft background music.
Written June 28, 2023
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Gergely Haris
Dear Maureen, thank you for the great feedback, we are happy to see you liked the atmosphere, design and music - we hope to see you again soon!
GH
Written July 1, 2023
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ColNik
England78 contributions
Apr 2022 • couples
A very pleasant environment with a good choice of food at reasonable prices. The staff were very attentive & food tasty. It was nice to have the piano being played in the background 👍
Written April 9, 2022
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GergelyHaris
Thank you ColNik for your review! We hope you will return soon. GH
Written April 17, 2022
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Ottilia B
York152 contributions
Dec 2019 • family
Visited Budapest for a very short time and had the opportunity to take my father out for a dinner. We booked the table in advance, but managed to get away from work commitments earlier, hence tried to bring reservation forward to an earlier time on a Friday. Despite the place obviously being busy, the staff was very helpful, secured the table for the time we hoped to arrive and were very patient and courteous with us all through the meal. I needed a fair amount of explanation with the menu as some of the discription of Hungarian dishes were not quite clear what they actually were, but the lovely waiter explained all and not once I felt rushed.
The food needless to say was excellent, nice portions and the music made it even more enjoyable (the volume being just right to keep up a conversation without raising your voice).
Loved our meal here, and definitely will return at our next visit to lovely Budapest!
Written December 9, 2019
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GergelyHaris
Dear 617ottiliab,
Thank you so much for describing your experience with us with such level of detail! We are glad that we had to chance to serve you and your father - we hope you will do come back upon your next visit to Budapest!
GH
Written December 11, 2019
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Brillat-Savarin76
Gyor8 contributions
Nov 2019 • none
The service is absolutely 5-star, from the welcome to the good-bye. The waiters are professional, quick, charming, even a dozen kids playing lying on the floor could not bother them - really amazing. The food is very good, good old classics with a few novelties, and you don't have to wait too long for them after you ordered. Good old-fashioned vibe at the bar, too. Booking is recommended!
Written November 22, 2019
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GergelyHaris
Dear Brillat-Savarin76,
Thank you so much for this review! I guess all readers can imagine a casual Sunday lunchtime at Mezzo - with the good vibe, kids, and good service. We are glad that you had such a great experience, and we hope you will return to Mezzo soon!
GH
Written November 24, 2019
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Cal
London24 contributions
Nov 2019 • none
We went for a Saturday lunch. There was no live music but the place was fairly busy and was generally a nice setting. Food came quickly and was tasty.
Written November 12, 2019
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GergelyHaris
Dear Callum,
Thank you for your review, we are happy you liked our food and service speed. Regarding the live music - on Saturdays, the live music is sometimes in the lunch service, sometimes in the dinner service (depending on the availability of our musician and the number of bookings). Should you wish to make sure to have live music, we suggest to book your table in advance, and ask our team whether we have live music or not. We hope to see you again soon!
GH
Written November 15, 2019
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Paul S
1 contribution
Oct 2019 • none
Nice enough place. The right ambience. Pleasant surroundings with efficient service. And the food wasn't bad either - after all, that's why you out to eat. But then (as foreigners, and not understanding any of the language), to be overcharged (six drinks instead of three and a self-included 'tip' - which I did not offer), then ridiculed (by sniggers) from the wait staff upon leaving, doesn't leave a good impression. May be a great place for locals, but foreigners beware.
Written October 25, 2019
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GergelyHaris
Dear PaulS5250,
Thank you for taking the time to review Mezzo. We are not happy that you had this negative impression, and we want to make sure the we clarify any misunderstandings - firstly, we do not overcharge our guests (especially not on purpose!). The issue was most probably the way the wine prices are indicated - instead of "per glass", we charge "per dl" (which might not be in use in your home country, but it stands for 0,1 liter). Also, service charge/tip is not included in our food and drink prices, however well appreciated - should you have any disappointment with the service, you can easily indicate it to us by mentioning your concerns to your waiter or the manager (communication is key, so this would be our preference), or just simply not giving any tips (that is not our preference, but obviously your free choice). Thirdly, our team members generally do not make fun of our guests, as it would be very impolite and unprofessional - the Mezzo service team is well known for its humility, positive attitude and solid knowledge (as you can also see the hundreds of positive feedback here on Tripadvisor, and the 25 years of operation). We are sorry to hear that you had the feeling that you have been ridiculed, we are definitely sure this was not our intention.
We hope you will return to Mezzo upon your next visit to Budapest, and you will have a positive experience.
GH
Written October 28, 2019
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