Food

Most people holidaying at Lake Balaton eat out at the many lakeside cafes and restaurants.  The food is generally cheap by British and Austrian standards, plentiful and of good quality.  Most cafes and restaurants serve both traditional Hungarian and international dishes and vegetarian options. 

Typical dishes include:

• Goulash cooked in a pot over an open fire.
• Hungarian fish soup cooked over an open fire.
• Venison, wild boar and other game stews. 
• Roast duck and goose.
• Roast pork, chicken, turkey and beef steaks with various Hungarian sauces.
• Peppers in a tomato sauce stuffed with meat.
• Spicey sausages, black pudding and liver sausages
• Fried game fish from the Balaton.
• Roasted or baked trout and salmon.
• Pizza.
• Various pasta dishes.

Main dishes are accompanied by pasta, rice, chips and other potato garnishes.  There is always a choice of fresh salad and pickles.  Desserts are usually strudels, pancakes, cakes and ice cream. 

All restaurants have a variety of beers, spirits and Hungarian wines.  The dress code is informal and bathing costumes are acceptable at most lakeside open-air snack bars.