Carmel Restaurant

Carmel Restaurant

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+36 1 322 1834+ Add website
Hours
Sun
12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Mon
12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Tue
12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Wed
12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Thu
12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Fri
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Ratings and reviews
3.5
3.5 of 5 bubbles

RATINGS
Food
3.8 of 5 bubbles
Service
3.7 of 5 bubbles
Value
3.6 of 5 bubbles
Atmosphere
3.5 of 5 bubbles
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PRICE RANGE
$8.00 – $26.00
CUISINES
European, Eastern European, Central European, Hungarian, Israeli
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Kosher
meals, features
Is this an Israeli restaurant?
About
Our restaurant looks back for almost 30 years history. During this time we had a long journey. The menu and the style changed a lot with many other things as well. For 10 years already we are working as a glatt kosher restaurant. As a result of it all of our guests from all over the world from different communities could experience our kitchen. On the menu you can find the mix of tradinional hungarian and jewish tastes, and you can also choose israeli salads or other specialities as well. We hope you will have a pleasent time here! Looking forward to see you again! Enjoy your meal!
PRICE RANGE
$8.00 – $26.00
CUISINES
European, Eastern European, Central European, Hungarian, Israeli
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Kosher
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Non-smoking restaurants
3.5
3.5 of 5 bubbles271 reviews
Excellent
88
Very good
74
Average
47
Poor
26
Terrible
36

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OnAir539707
18 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2024 couples
Restaurant to test local food with dietary restrictions. Unfortunately on the evening of our visit no concert so a rather cold atmosphere The staff was there but no more. The food was okay but the black point is that the waiters did not have was advice to explain us the map they just read us the names of the dishes. I don't recommend that the restaurant next door hannah seemed more attractive
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Written November 9, 2024
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Sean M
1 contribution
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 friends
So, here are some ideas for the staff...try smiling and actually look like your interested in your customers, the customers arent doing you a favour by being there!..next, don't hand customers menus and let them decide what to order for 10 minutes only to then inform them you have no Lamb on a Wednesday at 7pm, Say it when you hand the menus to them! The musicians were nice. The food was good, but overpriced
Written December 6, 2024
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DAZ
Israel2 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 couples
Last year we discovered the restaurant, we ordered the most expensive dishes, entrecote steak and ribs, it was delicious compared to other kosher restaurants despite the relatively high price for the place. This year we returned to eat there, there was a severe deterioration, the place became super popular, it seems that they cannot withstand the pressure of the number of diners, they put out dishes at the level of a banquet hall in Bnei Brak, the prices have increased a lot. I feel sorry for all those young (take captive) traditionalists who have to spend so much money on minus mediocre food.
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Written September 9, 2023
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ארז ל
Sde Boker19 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 friends
When we talk about "Jewish food", we usually mean Ashkenazi food - in America it is considered a delight, but in the country, it's not exactly a compliment and not always fair. Yet, within the broad category of Ashkenazi food, there's an exception that stands out: Hungarian food. Unlike its East European brothers, Hungarians have an image of crops, and rightly. This whole introduction is meant to prepare you for the experience we had today at the Carmel restaurant in Budapest – a Gollash experience that proved that eating ascer abroad doesn’t have to be “good” or “tasteful” for the circumstances. When we walked in from the cold outside to the warmth, it was already a good start, we sat down in a beautifully designed space, we ordered the dishes, and in an impressive speed, the golash soup arrived. After 15,000 steps in the frozen streets of Budapest, warm water was also welcome, but this soup was far beyond that. Within an orange red soup, focused on golden drops of fat, potato pieces and roots cooked exactly right—soft, but still with a little resistance that honors the teeth. And then came the golash portion itself in a rather surprising form of serving-- rich red sauce beans, without vegetables, were served alongside a plate filled with a brothel that was baked and three peppers served in the middle. Again, it was perfect. The meat was smooth, handled by a craftsman, with a delicate spice that slides in the throat and warms the stomach. The nickel was exactly what this dish needed, sweet and soft, mixed in the sauce but also tasty alone. Until now, every Keri restaurant I ate abroad was "tolerable", sometimes even delicious, but mostly too expensive and not local in any way (for example, yesterday's Ashi restaurant where we ate pargias and a reasonable chip at a somewhat psychic price). "Karmel" changed the rules of the game. The food here was not only Keri, but authentic, Hungarian, and very customary. .
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Written January 7, 2025
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Jessica
15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 family
I’m in Budapest with my family and wanted to find a nice meaty kosher restaurant which was when I came across Carmel and I’m extremely glad I did!. My family and I ate here Sunday night, the atmosphere was lovely, very friendly service and a lovely menu but I ordered Israeli salad then a burger & chips and it was so good but I don’t know what seasoning they add onto the chips but it’s absolutely lovely & by far one of the best burgers I’ve had and for the chips if I lived here I would be coming back constantly just for the chips as they are so good. By the time I finished I was booking in for the following day (today)! I am now sitting in here, I ordered the exact same I ordered yesterday and it was just as good! Highly recommend coming here! The portions are huge, fantastic service and the musicians are just the loveliest people & will definately make you smile! If I ever come back to Budapest I’m without a doubt coming back to this amazing restaurant!
Written December 2, 2024
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Curiosity26302641182
1 contribution
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 couples
We were at a restaurant two years ago and had fun. This year, we will go back to where we loved it. To my surprise, a lot has changed. Prices really went up. The service is just shocking. The waiters bother all the time. Really urge to finish as soon as possible. It felt really unpleasant. And so many other customers who sat with us said that's how they felt. I wish somebody picked up the glove and fixed it or they just opened up something better.
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Written January 29, 2025
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IndigoGrrl
Ness Ziona3091 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 family
I found it difficult to write this review, as the cuisine served in the Carmel Restaurant is not to my liking, so perhaps it is not fair of me to review the place. The Carmel Restaurant serves kosher meat meals during the week as well as on Shabbat. In order to avoid the necessity of cooking while in an airbnb, and all the logistical complications that entails when keeping kosher, we ordered Shabbat dinner at the Carmel Restaurant. I know from experience that restaurants like these serve a set Shabbat menu of rather heavy meat dishes geared toward the broadest possible audience (nothing too exotic, very gently spiced, hearty meat- and starch- filled fare). So given all that, I must give them props: the food was of high quality, the service excellent and friendly, and the atmosphere was very pleasant! It is nice to have a resource like the Carmel Restaurant available for kosher travelers, especially when spending Shabbat abroad.
Written August 22, 2023
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Avinoam
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022 family
We ate ar Carmel two weeks ago on Sabbat afternoon, and I can't forget the great food and service. We were 9 people at the table (includind young kids) and the food was served patiently and in tasty and generous portions. Keep on the good work 👍
Written August 4, 2022
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Co Sharing Trade Kft
Thank you avsrot! :) We are glad that you enjoyed your time at Carmel!
Written August 22, 2023
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kermit
Beit She'an1 contribution
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 couples
It was excellent. Big portion. Delicious We took a double chicken platter, a huge portion comes with roasted vegetable fries and burnt eggplant. Not expensive and the portion is enough for 3 adults
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Written March 31, 2024
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Shelly8242
Beit She'an100 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021 none
For travellers who keep kosher this is an wonderful place to go to. We ate here several times. During the week the meals are really excellent. I ordered a wonderful chicken soup with matza balls. One of my companions ordered the Hungarian Goulash soup and loved it. The shnitzel was bigger than the plate and just delicious. the hamburger was served on a wooden platter with fried and vegetables in a most esthetic presentation . The service was very good. And the prices were very very reasonable. We also prepais for our Sabbath meals. The menu was set. But it was traditional and very plentiful. We were all satisfied and enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere, good service, attractive presentation of food and the fair prices. I highly recommend this restaurant for kosher travlers.
Written November 17, 2021
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Thank you for your kind feedback Shelly8242! :)
Written August 22, 2023
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Jeffrey C
Sydney203 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 solo
Despite the web site one cannot pre0rder shabbat meals Had entrecote- asked for medium-rare. They got the rare right. Sent back for further cooking. One piece fixed other still not fixed
Written September 23, 2023
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gosser
10 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021 family
I don't understand why this place has good reviews. It was probably one of the worst restaurant meals I've ever had. Other than the rude service from the 2 seemingly more senior waitstaff who seat you, take your order and deal with payment, and who definitely act like they're doing you a favor (although the junior staff were much more friendly and polite), my first reaction was to wonder where half the dishes listed on their website menu had disappeared to. The "matzo ball soup with meat and vegetables" was a weird dark consomme with 2 large vaguely unpleasant-tasting balls of anonymous meat that might have been mixed with a little matzo meal (hence "matzo ball soup with meat"...?). There was no sign or taste of anything close to any chicken soup or kneidlach I've ever tasted. Barely edible. I thought that goulash was usually made with lots of paprika, but there was none in sight in theirs, which was nothing more than a pile of pieces of soft cooked meat and noodles lacking in any flavor or spicing whatsoever. I couldn't eat more than a few bites. Better were the kreplach, which were filled with chicken and onion and deep-fried, along with deep fried lightly breaded onion. This was quite tasty, although the menu described them as "sauteed," which these were definitely not. The Flodni, an apple and poppy seed cake was delicious. It was probably not made in-house, which explains that. Thankfully, it wasn't too expensive as I left most of the soup and goulash uneaten. Even a high school cafeteria could do better. Maybe the burger and Israeli food are better, but I won't be risking it.
Written October 6, 2021
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Co Sharing Trade Kft
Thank you for the feedback gosser. We are very sorry that you've had a negative experience with our restaurant. We are definitely going to look into this, because our goal is the provide the best service for our guests.
Written August 22, 2023
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vicente f
5 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2024 family
Good food and good atmosphere. Very antiotic waiters. Ruben and asun Vicent Rotova We ate Coulash Hungarian food and burger. A bit expensive but very good, worth visiting the restaurant atmosphere typical Jewish food
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Written September 26, 2024
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Dant6817
London264 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 couples
The restaurant is on -1, but you don't feel that due to clever lighting. Our waiter was not helpful or friendly. I ordered the goulash soup, which was a generous portion and very tasty. I followed with the assado, which was average as the meat was dry. I could not finish it as it had dried. We had a traditional Hungarian cake for dessert
Written December 11, 2024
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Andras S
Cape Town30 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021 none
Currently it is ranked as the 739th out of 2810 Restaurants in Budapest and I wonder how. I went with friends from Israel because we used to go there a lot. The service is just horrible but at least they speak languages. The food is... well the schnitzel was edible but the meat plate mostly not. Goulash soup wasn't good enough for the Israelis definitely not good enough for a Hungarian to eat it! 2 people out of 4 went home hungry. Ambiance? I have seen more elegant kibbutz dining rooms. What about a tablecloth??? I guess they cater for people who don't need it in a restaurant. I saw a waiter wiping down the remains of one's meal off the table. I mean off onto the floor!!! Why 2 stars and not just one you might ask. Well, I didn't get diarrhoea from eating there unlike another friend of mine. I will keep those old good memories, try to forget the new Carmel and will avoid it for ever.
Written March 11, 2022
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Co Sharing Trade Kft
Thank you for the feedback 501andrass. We are very sorry that you've had a negative experience with our restaurant. We are definitely going to look into this, because our goal is the provide the best service for our guests.
Written August 22, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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