White Salon Restaurant

Sitting here instead of at the NY Café is much preferred for a more intimate atmosphere and more upscale treatment. You still enjoy the beautiful décor and the orchestra playing, just in a classier setting. The food is rich and absolutely justifies the epithet of fine dining — it truly is. The cocktails were also very good; I usually get the NY NY here, and I cannot recommend it enough. One of my favourite places in Budapest — I genuinely enjoyed every moment. Maybe the staff could be better, as their English was quite poor.

My experience at White Salon was truly unforgettable. From the moment I walked in, I was taken by the beauty and grandeur of the restaurant. The food was absolutely incredible. Every dish was cooked to perfection, made with the best ingredients, and full of flavour. It’s the kind of meal that stays with you long after you’ve finished. What made the evening even better was the service. A huge thank you to Domokos, who looked after me so well. He was quick, efficient, professional, and at the same time warm and caring.

On balance I think that this is a restaurant which is more about the Venue than the Food. That’s not to say that the food is bad but that it’s just that for the class of restaurant it’s not outstanding. Unlike the surroundings. The staff are all attentive but sometimes get distracted and are not watching as much as they could. It can take a little while to get someone’s attention. Wine selection is good. So go for the amazing ambience

Just one word fantastic! We had a perfect night here. Our waitress Teadora was so sweet. The food was amazing. We started with scallop ceviche. It was perfect. Then I took a perfect medium rare rib eye. Finally the chocolate cake. Thank you🩷

Very good beautiful place ! One of the most beautiful restaurants in the world ! Not too expensive ! I was with two childs and the service was good . Live music and perfect view ! Recommend for sure ! We wait a little bit for table and also for our dishes .

I didn’t realize that seating could be reserved in advance. We had been waiting patiently, and when we asked to be seated at a nicer table, we were told it was “reserved.” Reserved… even though we had arrived earlier? So apparently, specific seats can be reserved... As expected, after quite some time, a beautiful blonde woman was eventually seated there. I had seen Korean reviews mentioning subtle discrimination at the NY cafe about the seating, and honestly hoped it wouldn’t be true—but on a special anniversary, this experience really dampened our mood. What made it worse was the service timing. We were the only table that received our main course exactly 53 minutes after the starters. Whether they simply forgot about us or not, there was no apology at all. For a place at this price point, that was honestly shocking. The live music—especially the violinist who wear glasses—was the only thing that truly saved the evening for us. He genuinely helped us heal our mood after a frustrating experience. Please recognize and appreciate him—he is a real asset to this place.

The food was decent and architecture beautiful, however, there were issues with the final bill. For comparison, we ordered a glass of wine listed at 10750 HUF and 17.5 EUR in the menu - at the same time, a full meal was listed at 10950 / 26 EUR. When paying the final bill, calculated as HUF, we felt falsely informed as one glass of wine turned out to be 28 EUR. This in turn inflates the service charge. We would urge other customers to double check HUF / EUR comparisons to avoid the dishonest feeling feeling we were left with.

Three weeks before my visit i made a reservation for the white salon which was confirmed. 4 hours before my reservation i got a reminder per mail to not forget my reservation. I arrived 20 minutes to early. First they struggled to find my reservation. The waitress Vivienne told us she find it and we should wait. 30 minutes later other guest were seated and i have to call the waiter again cause they forget us. But this time it was another waiter and i have to show her my reservation again. After a while we were seated in the back of the salon and not at the balcony. As im aksing the waiter they told me the balcony are full. The third waiter came und i ask her again about the balcony place cause i saw three empty tables as i walked around. The place we got was also show to a pair of „walk in“ guest who didnt want the table and leave cause it is in the back of the salon. I aksed the third waiter if we could change place. She told me that she have another three reservation and that the table are only for reservation. I told her that i also have a reservation. She told me that she will check again and was irritated that i have an reservation. After a while the first waitress Vivienne appeard. She told me the same thing, that the other tables are reserved. I asked here if the point of the reservation was not to get a balcony seat. She just told me no it is for all the places in the white salon. Till today i didnt understand where the other guest does their reservation that they keep them a table at the balcony but for my reservation not. The part we were sitting were empty so i also didnt understand why i have to wait 30 minutes for an empty table/empty back salon. She asked me if a was a hotel guest and there was no more coming. It was clearly a mistake in the system. The struggle to find my reservation, forget to place us and lying to us that everything is normal. We are all human, a mistake can always happen, but just be honest and dont lie. I was so mad i didnt make any picture auf our seat but the picture i got from google show the back salon in where we were seated. We could get a better table if we just came as walk in in the new york cafe.