N28 Wine and Kitchen

We made a reservation for my birthday, it was our first day in Budapest as well and the service and atmosphere was so great. The staff has humour and was really nice. The food was delicious, can recommend the goose liver, goose breast and the mangaliza pork. Also they have a great wine collection and our server Sandor recommended the perfect wine to our food! Since it was my birthday and my boyfriend wanted to make it special he asked for a candle on the pistachio cake and his colleague forgot. So he came with another sweet treat with a candle and a sweet wine on the house. I really appreciated the thought and gesture. Special Thanks to Sandor 🤍, we will gladly be coming back!

What a gem of a spot! We went there for Valentine’s Day, they had a special menu and the whole experience was fantastic. The ambience was truly great, we felt so welcome there, the server was so funny and kind, we felt like we became a part of their little family for the evening. The food was very tasty, you could taste the thought and heart the chef puts in every dish. You can taste the high quality local ingredients, the technique and expertise. What surprised us the most was the beef cheek goulash soup, the dish was so simple yet so elevated, a masterpiece. Easily the best we tried in Budapest. The server recommended some great local wine pairing for the dishes. All of that of course comes with a price so don’t come here expecting this to be a budget friendly option as it is definitely not but I’d say it’s worth the money. Check it out!

This was our last meal in Budapest so we wanted for it to be memorable. And that, it was. It started with Sandor at the door. Sense of humor can be so relaxing and he set the tone for a fun evening. Then came the wine selections. He asked about our preferences and we landed with some local Hungarian wines that struck a nice chord with the meal. One claim, which is really tough is to say you have the best Goulash in town. He wasn’t kidding. It truly was the best I’d tasted on the entire trip. Then came the rib eye cooked to perfection. Don’t miss dessert either as it is a work of art. When returning to Budapest we’ll make sure to return. In the meantime, we will live vicariously through other diners. Enjoy!

I am very impressed with the quality of food and service provided in this restaurant. They offer a much time menu for around 7000ft for a 3 course menu. Nor.ally a section of 2 starters 3 main course and 2 dessert. This is an amazing deal for the quality of food served. I sampled Cream of Leek Soup, Mutton Stew, with a floating island desert. Very impressed with the food and service will definitely be back.

High quality, delicious dishes, beautiful presentation, top notch service, and a comfortable yet trendy vibe. Each member of the staff was personable and attentive and made the dining experience memorable. We had fantastic meals during our stay in Budapest, the one at N28 Wine & Kitchen was my favorite.

Had a lovely dinner at this Michelin guide recommended restaurant. We sat on the patio and were served by their sommelier, who made our experience so pleasant. He paired our wine with our meal (goulash, shrimp, cod, and cordon bleu) and the food/drinks/service were lovely!!

The food was nice, decent cooking and not bad overall. I am slightly thrown off when a bone marrow which we didn’t order arrived, but we were persuaded that it will be nice when we told them we didn’t order it. Honestly it was good but too fatty, which is why we wouldn’t order it in the first place. As dinner progressed, we ordered some wines and were told some wine recommendations. What we thought we ordered also didn’t always match what we were served. We overlooked that because the waiter was jolly and the wine wasn’t bad. However when the bill came, the charges were very high. Upon closer inspection after we paid looking at the bill in Hungarian which we don’t understand, we think we were charged two bottles instead of two glasses out of the five wines we ordered. We got a refund, but then subsequently saw we were charged for a bone marrow which we didn’t order, didn’t want, but thought they couldn’t be bothered to waste the food and served it anyway. They said they could take it off, and the bill went through another round of changes, and the price looked a lot more right and we paid. Back at the hotel, we think there is still another error in a final glass of tokaj which we were charged for a more expensive glass instead because the bill year vintage did not match the picture of the bottle we photographed. Honestly, we couldn’t be bothered to go argue again. We are tourists out to enjoy ourselves in Budapest, not play Sherlock Holmes trying to get charged correctly. This is a matter of integrity and principle that we should get what we asked, and pay what we got. As I mentioned, the waiter is jolly, but now I wonder if it is just a front to put extra food down or get away charging wrong items in the bill hoping to get away with it. It could be completely an honest mistake, but from a customer point of view, it mars the experience and leaves a bad taste no matter how jolly the dinner was or how decent the food could be.

First of all: The N28 is very close to 5 stars, but just a tiny bit short in every category. The location is elegant and stylish, but lacks distinctive elements. And I am sorry but: The playlist was horrible. Service was professional and on point. Lacked the warmth of hospitality. That might be on me though, I sometimes don’t get British humour. My Tatare was excellent. Combining it with fermented melon was a perfect fit. The goulash was of excellent quality, but to me it was a bit light on broth. The mangalica tenderloin was a perfect summarisation of the evening: Very close to a great experience, but just not there. Be it in quality of meat, as well as in the composition of flavours. Still: The N28 is definitely a recommendable place!