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“A miss for fine dining”

Arany Kaviar Restaurant
Ranked #73 of 5,165 Restaurants in Budapest
Price range: $14 - $106
Cuisines: International
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Good for: Business meetings, Romantic, Special occasions
Dining options: Late Night, Breakfast, Private Dining, Reservations
Neighborhood: Varkerulet
Description: We wish to be unique in the world of fine dining based on our carefully defined style of cuisine. Its corner stones are: our caviar selection, our traditions and the continuous motivation to evolve. Our line is the evolution. Being led by 3 decades’ expertise, our team’s vitality and our set of values, with the personal attention in its focus. The role to accompany our guests throughout an evening filled with fascinating moments is the most beautiful part of our profession.
Reviewed August 3, 2019

Atmosphere was a mix of people in T-shirts to more formally dressed. Our table overlooked a garden in tribute to Dom Perignon with a bad AstroTurf job. Initial entrance was formal and nice. Aperitif request really came across as an effort to sell the first bottle of wine rather than making a suggestion for something unique. The rolling cart with various bottles of alcohol was confusing. Very nice welcome item which was explained nicely. The main course was good as were the appetizers and the Caviar presentation was well done.

Little things like having to ask a couple times for things and a general lack of crispness to the experience was disappointing. We were looking for, as advertised a more broad international cuisine experience from a multiyear Michelin restaurant.

Date of visit: August 2019
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2  Thank James N
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Reviewed July 27, 2019

Every year we celebrate our birthdays with my friend at Arany Kaviár. They never let us down:) This year they had a fantastic new chef’s menu, including several starters to taste. We loved it again- the food is always amazing and the service nice and professional. This is definately a must-visit place when in Budapest!!!

Date of visit: July 2019
1  Thank orsim2013
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AranyK2, Vezető at Arany Kaviar Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded August 10, 2019

Dear orsim2013,

First and foremost, allow us to express our most sincere gratitude to you for taking your time to write down and share your splendid review with us here, on TripAdvisor.

It makes us more than happy that you loved your dishes, we hope that every bite was a real pleasure of discovery. Furthermore, we are so pleased with the fact that you are a returning, loyal guest! We are honoured to accommodate you on your birthday every year!
We can not wait to see you again!

Warm Reagrds,

Arany Kaviár Restaurant Team

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Reviewed June 17, 2019 via mobile

The beginning was very nice, the maincourse was a Desaster. How do you want to explain for two professional Chefs the Fish is a sweetwaterfish and has to taste and smell like this one? I am absolutly sad about this habits. And because of this i can not recommend this Restaurant, sorry.

Date of visit: June 2019
2  Thank Stefan G
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AranyK2, Vezető at Arany Kaviar Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded June 19, 2019

Dear 706ders,

To begin with we would like to thank you for sharing your personal opinion here on TripAdvisor.
We are very sorry that you did not like your sterlet fillet course. As soon as you have mentioned it, the manager has appeared straight at your table and asked you what was the problem with the dish. You told her, that you think there is something wrong with the fish. We took it away straight and asked the head chef to do a double check on it. He found it in perfect condition. We have been working together with a fish farm for many years now, and they provide us our fresh sturgeon type fish selection and caviar as well under our supervision. As it is a certain type of sturgeon, which you can not really try and taste in many places we wanted to make sure if we have provided you all the informations about the texture and the taste of the dish. That is the reason why we tried to explain it. As a professional chef, you probably understand, that we treat every single customer the same way in our restaurant. We have offered you to try another main course if you do not like our sterlet, which you did not accept. Honestly, we feel sorry that you did not leave the restaurant with a nice dining experience, but our head chef would be more than greatful to invite you to his kitchen to chat about our signature ingredient, the sterlet! Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding an appointment.

Kind Regards,

Arany Kaviár Restaurant Team

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Reviewed June 12, 2019

I've never had a meal like this before. The setting was serene with a view to the back garden. We were given little extras before and between the other courses of our meal. The presentation of each course was beautiful and the food was prepared wonderfully. I simply have never eaten like this and been treated this nicely in a restaurant before. It was a fantastic evening.

Date of visit: June 2019
1  Thank Stephen K
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AranyK2, Vezető at Arany Kaviar Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded June 14, 2019

Dear StephenK660,


We cannot thank you enough for your wonderful review, we are so grateful to you for taking the time and not regretting the effort to write down and share it with us and the other members here, on TripAdvisor.
It makes us more than delighted that you had such an amazing time in our restaurant, we honestly hope that you were enriched by many beautiful experiences.
Furthermore, it is nice to read you found our restaurant’s athmosphere nice and we hope that you felt welcomed from the moment you entered.
We would like to thank you once again for your high rated and absolutely positive review!
Looking forward the next time you can visit us in the near future.

Yours Sincerely,

Arany Kaviár Restaurant Team

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Reviewed June 12, 2019 via mobile

Outstanding. The food is beautifully presented, every plate is a picture, there’s a little theatre, plenty of surprises and the flavours are exquisite. Clever cooking at its best.
We loved the Hungarian sparkling wine and appreciated the information we were given about the wines by the sommelier.
Staff are superb. Very professional but also welcoming and friendly.
A memorable and very special meal.

Date of visit: June 2019
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AranyK2, Vezető at Arany Kaviar Restaurant, responded to this reviewResponded June 14, 2019

Dear LivingwiththeCaptain,

Thank you very much for writing such a nice and descriptive feedback on your dining experience. It means a lot to us. We are more than happy to read that you liked the great service and high quality food at Arany Kaviár Restaurant. It is amazing that you found our staff efficient and professional, thank you for highlighting our sommelier. We are looking forward to see you again in the future.


Best Regards,

Arany Kaviár Restaurant Team

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