Csokonai Étterem

The place confused me a little with its harsh yellow upholstery on the chairs and some purplish lighting here and there as its name and most of the menu suggested a typical traditional Hungarian interior, it wasn't rural or traditional at all. The music was quiet and international that I liked. The Csokonai Soup is a must! Perfect Hungarian goulash soup at its best and as a rare surprise it is gluten free!!! I will definitely go back for that soup alone. My second course was pork stake with garlic roast and smoked bacon. Big disappointment. First of all I had to wait for it over 10 minutes after my soup though I ordered both at the same time. (trying to be fair about the waiting time there was an event going on upstairs, being Saturday afternoon, so probably that slowed down the service) So the pork stake was way too salty for me and spicy the wrong way, the potato (boiled and roasted) didn't win my heart either. The salad that I ordered had nothing to do with traditional Hungarian "csalamade" as it wasn't really pickled but made with fresh vegetables, was OK, but not the food it was named after. I had the feeling that the whole second course was prepared with some budget ingredients...) The service was fine with a very young staff but OK. There was no gluten free dessert, no comment. So overall I would recommend the soup, period.

The lactose-free and gluten-free dish was very delicious