Hungarian Home Dining Experience: Authentic Local Cuisine & Culture with Transfers
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Immerse yourself in Hungarian culture and cuisine with our Home Dining Experience. Enjoy an authentic meal prepared by locals, accompanied by Hungarian wine. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • II. János Pál pápa tér - Your tour starts with meeting your guide at your hotel. He will drive you to the home of the family.
    The lunch includes a soup, main course and dessert. Drinks and Hungarian wine are also part of the meal.

Our soups: Hungarian goulash soup, Hungarian bean soup with smoked ham, Potato soup with cream and smoked ham, Chicken soup, Ragout soup flavoured with tarragon, Hungarian fish soup, Hungarian bean-goulash soup, Mushroom soup, Green pea soup

Our main courses: Hungarian stuffed cabbage/Hungarian chicken Paprikas/Hungarian goulash stew/Pork medaillons Hungarian style served with “lecso” (onion, tomato, paprika ), Lecsó/ Hungarian sirloin steak with fried onions / Hungarian vadas/

Desserts: pancakes/cottage cheese dumplings/somlói sponge cake/creamy pastry/Hungarian strudel/Zserbó/chestnut cake/Apple pie/Hungarian seasonal cakes

(Please inform us in time, so we can prepare vegetarian dishes and special meals if needed.)

After the hearty meal you will be transported back to your hotel.

This tour has nothing to do with tourism. This has to do with Hungary, its people, culture, and food.

What's Included
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Wine, Pálinka
  • Beverages
  • Driver/guide
  • Pick up and dropp off at hotel
Meal Options
  • Soup
  • Main course
  • Hungarian desserts
Additional Information

This isn’t a standard sightseeing tour. It’s a deep-dive into Hungarian life, exploring the country’s culture, people, and culinary delights.

Would you rather be another tourist passing through Budapest?
Or would you prefer a tailor-made travel experience that gives you a taste of local life?

We invite you to our Home Lunch/Dinner program, providing you an authentic experience of traditional Hungarian cuisine!
The home lunch program enriches your understanding of Hungarian food and turns it into a personal travel memento. You’ll be served a full Hungarian meal, perfectly paired with quality Hungarian wine!

‘Lunch at the home of a local Hungarian family was the crowning experience. It was extraordinary! They were incredibly warm and hospitable, leaving us wishing for them to adopt us. They truly made us feel at home. I consider myself fortunate to have had such an original experience. I would undoubtedly recommend this tour to anyone traveling to Budapest.’

(Reviewed by a member of Tripadvisor)

  • Please note that we reserve the right, if necessary, to cancel the home lunch even the day of the lunch/dinner. Because of the personal nature of this activity things occasionally may come up that prevent the hosts being able to provide the lunch. However, this rarely happens and we do our best to provide the home meal!
  • Participants are asked to provide their phone number at time of booking
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking place,
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • This is a private meal: only you and the hosts are there (and your guide).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Joyce_s
May 19, 2024
Dinner with locals - Our Hungarian dinner with locals was great. A nice young couple with a baby. Food was great. The pickup and return to our hotel was very unique and greatly appreciated. A highlight of our visit to Budapest.
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Jane_m
Dec 6, 2023
Wonderful way to spend an evening - Excellent evening and the food was wonderful, Hungarian gourmet! Hosts were reliving and gracious. Highly recommended. Would do this again if I come back to Budapest.
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Bryan_d
Nov 5, 2023
Don't miss this amazing gem - It was a wonderful cultural experience that centered around Hungarian family life. Using family recipes and locally sourced foods. Great communication and transportation.
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Lalhasa
Sep 16, 2023
Wonderful Evening with a Hungarian Couple in their Flat - Attilla picked us up and helped translate. George and Kata (both young architects) were wonderful hosts and cooked up a four course meal ending with crepes for dessert. Good conversation learning about their lives, and seeing the quarters people live in in Budapest. Highly recommend. --Eric & Debora Edmunds
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Richard_s
Jul 22, 2023
Dinner with Young Hungarian Professionals - We were picked up at our hotel by Atilla, the tour director, who took us to the private apartment of a young English-speaking Hungarian couple, both architects. We had a fascinating evening. Dinner was a "grandmother's recipe" and delicious. The couple was charming and gave us a real education on what it means to be young in Hungary today. Very informative and fun. These were real folks who let us into their homes and lives. Not to be missed.
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Tagyl
Jun 26, 2023
Dinner with locals is a winner! - Atilla was fantastic! We wanted to do the dinner with locals in their home, but needed certain adjustments to the normal event. Atilla somehow managed to accommodate our unique requests with no problem! He has a fantastic personality, very welcoming and making you feel comfortable immediately. And the hosts, a fantastic young couple, made us an incredible dinner, with Danny even making a cake. I would highly recommend Atilla for any tour!
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O2672fyandyb
Apr 15, 2023
An Experience to cherish - This was the highlight of our visit. Atilla picked us up at our hotel and took us to the home of George and his wife. She prepared a 4 course traditional Hungarian dinner. We had many dinners and lunches at different restaurants in Hungary, and none compared to the dinner at George's house. The evening was filled with good conversation and laughter. I recommended it to friends we met on our cruise, and they said it was also a highlight of their trip. To have an evening in the home of a family is an experience few get to enjoy, but it is one that will be cherished for our lifetime.
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Wanderingvirg
Apr 13, 2023
Do not miss this! - We had a wonderful dinner with our Hungarian family in their comfortable and welcoming home. Our guide Atilla did a wonderful job translating and keeping the dinner talk lively. The food was wonderful and plentiful with two Hungarian wines, a starter, soup, a main course and dessert. In addition to all this we were picked up and dropped off at our lodging. Definitely a highlight!
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Lori_j
Oct 30, 2022
Our Traditional Hungarian Experience - Atilla was the perfect guide, polite, knowledgeable, punctual and willing to go out of the way for a special picture opportunity on the way home. He took us to a local home for a traditional Hungarian dinner and stayed to translate for us. The food was just what we wanted and the company was comfortable. We would do it again in a heartbeat!
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Steve_h
Sep 23, 2022
Great evening in Budapest - Sharing a meal with la local couple was a great experience. The tour guide and owner was great. Even though there was a lot of translating happening, the evening was filled with sharing information and enjoying each other’s company We would definitely recommend this tour!!!!!
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