Reviews of Hungarian Restaurants in Krakow

If this is the finest restaurant in Poland you have severely insulted the country of Poland. The finest Hungarian restaurant in Poland is Borpince in Warsaw. Balaton is disgusting and a rip off. Don’t eat here.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Poland

The best langos in krakow!!!

Poland

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Poland

Jest takie miejsce w Krakowie, co się Balaton zowie. Pyszne placki ziemniaczane, paprykarzem okraszane. No i tokaj wyśmienity do obiadu smakowity!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Poland

Nie trzeba jechać nad Balaton, by skosztować dobrej kuchni węgierskiej w Krakowie: smaczna i sycąca zarazem. Obowiązkowo z tokajem!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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New Zealand

Excellent 'placki' !

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

amazing. The venison goulash was one of those meals you never want to end. Recommended

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Poland

Best goulash I have ever eaten. Lovely staff as well.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Agreed - absolutely superb. Filling, delicious food here every time!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

My partner is from Krakow and whenever we visit this wonderful city this restaurant is a "must visit". Like others here we go for the placki and goulash, (wild boar my personal favourite). Simply outstanding! Just three words for anybody looking for fantastic food - Go Here Now!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Quite simply the best placki with goulash I have ever eaten. A simple, modest setting for wonderfully fresh cooking. Thank you.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Incredibly good food - just go!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United States

I have eaten at Balaton 5 times in two visits. I can not get past the goulash soup it is so good.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United States

Balaton is without a doubt one of the finest restaurants in Europe for hearty, delicious food. If you want really great potato pancakes this is the best of the best. While we have an apartment in Krakow, we also live in Arizona. Balaton is the first place we visit on our trips back to Poland. When in Krakow, do NOT miss this restaurant. Just save us a place at the table.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Fabulous food, great authentic Hungarian music too. Great price... cannot fault this restaurant ! :)

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Simply fantastic - the Potato pancake with Goulash especially recommended! Just one tip - don't eat anything for about half a day before - the portions are very generous indeed!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Yes, a pleasant eaterie with good sized portions.There was some confusion among the waitresses as to whether the food was polish or hungarian...!!! Don't leave it too late to dine though. We went at 21:30 and felt a tad rushed as they were winding down.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Extremely good food and huge portions making it good value for money. Very pleasant waitresses, giving friendly efficient service. Not the smartest of restaurants but by no means as scruffy as some book reviews suggest.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

We visited this place on our first night in Krakow after reading about it on this site and we were not disappointed. The food was excellent and the waitress, Asher, was really great with us. We enjoyed it so much we went again for our last night. Great food in a great place at a great place. A must visit!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Great Food at a great price. This restaurant comes highly recommended, the goulash was great and was only surpassed by the 'Beef in gypsy style'. If you are in Krakow you MUST visit this restaurant.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Just try their potato cake (placki) with goulash sauce - delicious!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Hungary

Good hungarian food what is cheaper than Budpaest I think. Leczo was not the same I got used to at home but still good. Today we gonna go back and try their goulash.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United States

If I had one day in Krakow I would eat here, even though it isnt Polish, the dishes are amazing. My friends who have eaten here still tell me how their mouths water thinking about the potato pancaked. This place is classic. The interior looks like hardcore communism but the food is unbelievable. SUPERB!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

my wife val and our 2 friends june and alan from cramlington/ashington had all agreed that we would go to the balaton for the ghoulash, we thought it was a really great dish, very tasty with the right quantity of spices, a very substantial amount meant we just managed to finish a truly authentic offering, from a very friendly and curtious staff, the red wine wasnt bad either. We then ventured into the town to be entertained by a tremendous blues band in the celler of the jazz club next to paparazzi were we warmed up with mad dog vodka's for the boys and cognac for the girls, brilliant and that was only one of 7 excellent nights in krakow.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

We were actually planning to go to Pod Aniolami, however it was closed for refurbishment. This was the restaurant next door. If you want a large portion of food and not too fussed about taste then this is the place for you. The service was good and the meal cheap. Inside lacks atmosphere. Even if you choose a non smoking place, be prepared to have your clothes smelling of smoke.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Visited this restaurant on the last night of our holiday. Service was excellent but food was average - nothing to rave about. Ordered a carafe of chardonnay from the wine list but not what we were given - wine was a pale brown colour and totally disgusting. Restaurant did try to rectify this problem but do not appear to know their wines!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Hungary

Three years ago we were in Kraków with my wife on honeymoon. We had a lunch in Balaton restaurant there. I know the Hungarian kitchen well - but this one was not so original. Seemed like some Polish vandering a lot in Hungary during the 80's would founded a restaurant ten years later basing on his vague memories ... We have a bottle of quite good welshriesling from Eger/Bükkalja wine region from Hungary, but the food was terribly fat, my wife got a big mouth-herpes because of her disgust...

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Italy

Buona cucina ungherese e servizio (come sempre a Cracovia) ottimo. Consigliato a chi vuole provare qualche piatto diverso dalla cucina polacca.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

i dined here on recomendation,the goulash soup was warm not hot,the main boar dish was not boar in the slightest-more like stewed steak i know this after myself working 20 years in the food industry -so you could say i know my food.very dissapointed.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

My boyfriend and I ended up at the Balaton on our first night in Krakow as it was the only place out of about 5 other restaurants where we could walk in without a reservation. It was such a good find! The food was delicious and very generous portion sizes for really cheap price. Would reccommend the soups - especially bean, which arrived in huge bowls hanging above flames!! The veal goulash is excellent, the meat just melts in your mouth! An excellent first meal out.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

can't agree with any of your other reviews. we had lukewarm fish soup,I did not rate the goulash at all and the wine was worse than poor.one saving grace was the service, it was excellent and consequently allowed us to leave our almost full plates with indecent haste. can't imagine we will be back.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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Ireland

Excellent!! Huge plate of piping hot goulash, great beer and wine and liquers, fab desert, oh and the starter of smoked salmon - huge helpings, tasty food and great service at such reasonable prices! Very highly recommended if you want really good food at good prices. Full marks Balaton!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Great food and superb value for money. The goulash and potato cakes are just what you need after a hard days sightseeing. Excellent service and friendly staff. Can't ask for more. A Cracow must !!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United States

Balaton is a great place to stop for a bite to eat. The staff is excellent and the food is delicious. At lunch I usually get the mushroom soup with bread (some of the best mushroom soup I've had in Krakow) and it's great on a cold day! At dinner the Hungarian appetizer can be a bit of an adventure for some, but I definately recommend trying it. I've spent 3 months in Krakow and, despite it's touristy location, this is one of my regular stops.

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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United Kingdom

Can't believe nobody hasn't raved about this place already. The service, setting and food here is of the highest order. Try the soups - all of them are great with a special mention going out to the fish soup. Then try their fantastic pork goulash with potato pancake. If there's a better goulash in Krakow then I'll eat my hat!

Balaton

Hungarian cuisine on Grodzka Street

ul. Grodzka 37
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