“this is Budapest, you will fall in love…” [at Mini restaurant]
Author: admin | Category: Not recommended, Restaurant reviewAccording to their full-page advertisement in Budapest Time Out magazine, you’re supposed to fall in love with Budapest or with someone here.
But will you?
The place can be best described briefly as a caricature of Hungary’s trendy places, being one of them itself. After the success of the neighbor Déryné (a rather funny but peasant place with unmemorable food and full of hipsters) the owner decided to open a place just around the corner combining tapas bars’ portions, running sushi’s’ service methods and so called new European cuisine. The result? as I said before.
The service is funny: young boys and girls, one of them acting with gestures like in an ancient Greek theater playing for people up to 100 meters away to stay visible. Others are simply ignorant, but they’re polite if you manage to talk to them. They’re very badly organised as well.
Most scary about Mini (even more than some of its guests) is its wine list, with 300-400% uplift against retail prices.
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Characteristics: |
International, new European |
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Ambience: |
Dark interior with modern elements styled in a Hungarian fashion. Visited by media people, entrepreneurs, yuppies but also by the wealthy Hungarian “pigneck” “alternative” entrepreneurs |
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Peer group (style): |
Tom George, Interior: Donatella’s Kitchen meets Costes and running sushi bar.Cuisine: none |
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Peer group (quality): |
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P/V: |
Outrageous |
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Meal price (HUF): |
Tapas-size portions between HUF 400-HUF 2000 |
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Food Score (0-10): |
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Service: |
Amateurish, acting like on stage . Not attentive but polite. |
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Overall score: |
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Price weighted overall score |
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Pros: |
Design and cocktails, live piano in the evening. |
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Cons: |
Food, price, guests. |
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Outstanding: |
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Who goes: |
Media people, entrepreneurs, yuppies but also by the wealthy Hungarian “pigneck” “alternative” entrepreneurs, similar to Tom George |
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Reservation: |
Highly recommended for dinner |
