Kiskakukk Restaurant

Let's just say that this is not a restaurant I have enjoyed dining in. We (as a group of 5 Asians) entered the restaurant around noon and were seated at the large round table next to the window. Since we are aware that our general appetite are less than the average European, we normally order slightly less and share together, and this has basically never been a problem. We decided for a kiskakukk plate (for two people), another main course, and four soups as appetizer. While ordering the (presumably) owner kept pushing on us to order more since he was adamant that "this definitely will be too little for 5 people". We stated that we want to be more conservative with estimating portion sizes to prevent wasting food, and that we will be more than happy to order more later if we find it suitable. After trying unsuccessfully to convince us several times, his attitude immediately shifted. All service after that were basically non existent. He simply half-threw the plates on our table when bringing them to us. When the main course is served, we asked if we could get an additional set of cutlery, and were initially refused since he insisted "the main course you ordered is only for three people". For the entire duration of our meal we felt like the owner expected us to order more since we were given the big table, and by us not ordering as much we are wasting his generosity. But at time the restaurant is basically empty, so it is not like we are occupying space for other peoples order and slowing their table turnover rate. However, just to be clear, this part is purely MY speculation. The food itself is actually pretty decent and the interior decoration and atmosphere is pretty cool, hence the second star. Absolutely is not worth the hassle of basically getting borderline abusive service, though.

The dishes were good, yet the service was not satisfactory. We ordered goose liver as appetizer, pan-fried duck and goose leg as main dish. We also ordered two wines. First of all, the air conditioner was directly blowing to the table. I mentioned this to the waiter, yet the waiter did not even listen all of request and turned me down. Saying the air conditioning wind angle could not be changed. This was absurd. The wind not only gave us headache, but also made the dishes cold in a couple of minutes. This affected the whole experienced. Secondly, during the meal, an insect flew into the wine. We talked to the waiter and he just removed the insect from the wine and returned the glass of wine. Unfortunately part of the body was still remained in the wine. So I made another request to replace the wine and the waiter took the wine to the bar table, waited for a minute, and brought it back to us. May be it was some kind of cultural difference but I did not think this was a proper way to handle this situation in this kind of restaurant.

The food here is really good and very reasonably priced. We went twice. Our favourite dishes were the goose leg, the venison, and the goose liver. They were all outstanding. The soups & and salads, on the other hand, were disappointing and not worth the price. What we like about Kiskakukk is the food is up-market, but it is down-to-earth. It's not a pretentious place. The only negative about Kiskakukk was the head waiter. There are many, many....many negative reviews about him on Googlemaps. The younger waiters are all polite and friendly and speak English, but the old head waiter is very rude. He's rude to everyone. I suspect he doesn't even know himself how incredibly rude he is. He's from a different generation.

Thank you very much, we had a lovely evening. We really liked the homemade wine. The portion of the goulash was small, but it was delicious. I didn’t really enjoy the steak tartare. However, the atmosphere was very pleasant and the waiters were very polite.

One of the most enjoyable meals I have ever experienced. A menu that isn’t too complicated, full of Hungarian classics. I had the incredible duck breast and Potato gratin which was incredible. The cucumber salad was amazing, the meat sharing board has the most delicious Foire gras. The goulash soup is also delicious. The interior design is so cosy and fancy, just wonderful atmosphere. Everything is incredibly priced for the quality

This restaurant is perfect if youre going to take a cruise after dinner. Dock 42 is very near. The food was excellent. I had chicken and for dessert ice cream. Staff also very friendly. Thank you

Delicious food in a fantastic environment. The duck was really delicious, the goose liver as well. Prices are reasonable to high, but this is what I expected with the reviews on travel platforms. Unfortunately the staff didn’t inform us upfront that the card payment didn’t work on that day, so I had to walk to the ATM a few hundred meters away

The atmosphere is fantastic, it feels like an old austro-hungarian restaurant. Sadly the great atmosphere and style of the place has a negative effect on the service and the food as well: 1. We have ordered after the confirmation of the waiter two mint teas with my wife and we received of course two green teas 2. We have ordered a Hungarian Plate for appetiser which should have featured goose liver pate - which was not present on the Plate. After asking what happened, the waiter said, there is no Goose Liver pate so they just left it off the plate. Which takes away from the value of the dish, as the goose liver pate was one of the main components. Of course didn’t want to force the topic more as i guess if i make a problem out of it the rest of our food would have been treated badly. 3. There was no bread served, other than toast bread, which is a minor thing, but is not my expectation if entering a relatively elegant restaurant. 4. The waiter as soon as we entered asked us what are we doing here, as if we don’t belong in such a restaurant - with no hospitality and no kindness in his voice What was good: 1. The meals and the portions were sizeable 2. The taste of the food was good