Hungarian

Menza Étterem és Kávézó

A retro-style restaurant and cafe on Liszt Ferenc Square, serving Hungarian classics, langos, duck and beef alongside burgers, pasta and vegan choices.

Inside Menza restaurant on Liszt Ferenc Square in Budapest — Photo: Menza

Address

1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 2, Hungary

Opening hours

Daily 11:00-23:30; kitchen 11:30-22:30.

Contact

Directions Call Restaurant website

The kitchen serves from 11:30 to 22:30.Menu prices and opening hours may change. For peace of mind, please confirm the details directly with the restaurant before your visit.

About the restaurant

Menza combines a Hungarian restaurant and cafe with a retro interior and a terrace on Liszt Ferenc Square. A local-style meal can include goulash soup, langos and beef stew, while the menu also covers pasta, fish and burgers.

Its range suits a table with different preferences: there is a separate vegan section, chicken and duck dishes, and Hungarian desserts. It is not a kosher restaurant; pork, bacon, seafood and meat-and-dairy combinations appear on the menu.

Who is it for?

Travellers who want Hungarian food alongside international choices.
Couples, friends and families with different food preferences.
Vegans looking for a dedicated selection rather than only side salads.
Lunch or dinner, or a coffee and dessert stop.

Before you visit

Open 11:00–23:30; kitchen service is 11:30–22:30.
A 15% service charge is added to the listed food prices.
Online table booking covers up to four guests; contact the restaurant for larger parties.
Cards and cash in forints or euros are accepted.
Discuss allergies with the staff before ordering.

On the menu

Prices

57 items from the regular food menu. The restaurant also offers changing weekly specials.

Main dishes17 items

Hungarian ratatouilleHungarian-style vegetable stew.: 3,790 Ft
Hungarian ratatouille with eggsVegetable stew served with eggs.: 3,990 Ft
Hungarian ratatouille with sausagesVegetable stew served with sausages.: 4,190 Ft
Ratatouille, eggs and sausagesHungarian vegetable stew with both toppings.: 4,490 Ft
Chicken with avocado sauceRoast breast, Caribbean-style sauce, coconut rice and salad.: 5,290 Ft
Panko-hazelnut chickenCrisp chicken breast with mashed potatoes and salad.: 5,090 Ft
Grilled duck liverMashed potatoes and sour cherry sauce.: 7,990 Ft
Duck breast steakTruffle-flavoured mushroom risotto and Parmesan.: 6,790 Ft
Honey-mustard mangalica chopPork chop, duck-fat potatoes and grilled vegetables.: 6,390 Ft
Budapest-style mangalica chopPork chop, duck liver, vegetable stew, truffle and fried potatoes.: 7,990 Ft
Menza pork schnitzelServed with parsley potatoes.: 5,190 Ft
Pork medallions on langosFried bread, sour cream, mustard, onion and roast garlic.: 5,190 Ft
Hungarian beef stewLocal beef served with house-made spaetzle.: 5,390 Ft
Roast beef and onion ringsHungarian beef, fried potatoes and truffle mayonnaise.: 5,990 Ft
Chateaubriand, 400 gGrilled vegetables, rustic fries, truffle mayonnaise and green pepper sauce.: 16,990 Ft
Moroccan-spiced pulled lambFlatbread, eggplant, Arabic salad and labneh.: 5,790 Ft
Oven-roasted rack of lambMiddle Eastern seasoning, Arabic salad and tomato bulgur.: 7,890 Ft

Pickles and side salads11 items

Cucumber and sour cream saladCucumber served with sour cream.: 1,390 Ft
Tomato and onion saladTomatoes with onion.: 1,390 Ft
Lettuce with vinegar dressingLettuce in a light vinegar dressing.: 1,390 Ft
House fermented cucumberNaturally fermented cucumber.: 1,390 Ft
Cabbage saladCabbage served as a side salad.: 1,390 Ft
Mixed picklesAn assortment of pickled vegetables.: 1,390 Ft
House chopped picklesA chopped pickle side.: 1,390 Ft
Pickled pepper with sauerkrautPepper filled with fermented cabbage.: 1,390 Ft
Pickled gherkinSmall pickled cucumber.: 1,390 Ft
ColeslawColeslaw-style cabbage salad.: 1,590 Ft
Fresh mixed saladA fresh mixed vegetable salad.: 1,690 Ft

Shekel prices are approximate. Restaurant prices are in forints and may change.