menza

Dec 03 '07

A Toast to Everyone Putting "Tokaj... Off the Beaten Track" on Track

Back in October we attended a refreshingly excellent culinary event in the dining room of the A38 Boat launching an interesting promotional campaign aimed at educating local and visiting gourmands and restaurateurs about the glories of Tokaj wines. Called...

Nov 09 '07

Reader Tips, Automatic TIP, Topple Menza from "Top 33"

When our "Top 33" list of Budapest restaurants was started by our sister site Pestiside.hu back in the fall of 2004, the idea was simply to publish a regularly-updated register of our favorite dining spots in the Hungarian capital. Not...

Jul 30 '07

Budapest Burgerwar: Menza Still Hasn't Ground What I'm Looking For

A glance at the user comments for Menza in the Caboodle directory shows it to be one of those places that has as many detractors as it does fans, not to mention a definite downward trend. When it first...

Jul 16 '07

The Budapest Burgerwar is On!

Here at Chew.hu we've never been particular comfortable with the idea of "best of" restaurant contests. As we've discovered time and time again with our own "Top 33" list of Budapest restaurants, ranking or grading restaurants is a very subjective...

Mar 21 '07

Klassz Outclasses Crass Hit-and-Run Critics

This site prides itself on usually being the first to write (at least in English) about recently-opened restaurants in Budapest. But we take even more pride in doing a good, thorough job when passing judgment on notable new establishments....

Nov 14 '06

Suddenly We're Not Feeling So... Peckerish

Spotted on the lunch special board today at Menza by trusty eater/reader S.D. It's a little out of focus because he took it with a phone camera, or because his hands were shaking. Best of all, we're almost 100%...