12-Course Buffet Budapest Dinner Cruise with Folk Dance & Music Show

Pros:

✔️ Buffet Libre — this dinner cruise is a great way to taste various Hungarian dishes.

✔️ Two Welcome Drinks — you can choose from various alcoholic and non-alcoholic options.

✔️ Great Atmosphere — you feel like you're in an early 20th century cabaret and forget about the outside world for 2 hours.

✔️ Folk Dance and Music Show — features one of the best live folklore music and dance shows with authentic and award-winning performers.

✔️ Full Danube Circuit — the cruise covers everything worth seeing, from Margaret Island all the way down to the National Theatre/Palace of Arts.

✔️ Long Cruise — the cruise lasts 1.5-2 hours, which gives ample time to eat, drink and see the sights at night.

Cons:

❌ Not Great for Sightseeing — the views from the ship are mediocre (no 360°, fences blocking the view), spaces for sightseeing are both few/small, the dinner and folk show are more interesting so you'll focus on that and won't see the sights.

❌ Not Fine Dining Quality —The food is fine, but mid-range restaurants (and up) serve better quality food.

Summary

Hungaria Koncert offers the most popular dinner cruise experience in Budapest (based on number of reviews) that includes a live performance of Hungarian folk music and dance.

The dinner cruise ship offers a wide range of Hungarian cuisine options (buffet libre) and has a nostalgic atmosphere reminiscent of a cabaret from the early 1900s.

If you're looking for a captivating two-hour experience to share with your spouse, family, or friends/colleagues, then this cruise is perfect for you.

🎥 Video: Watch my video summary of Hungaria Koncert's dinner cruise to get a feel for this dinner cruise.

About Hungaria Koncert

Hungaria Koncert is a cruise operator and organizes different touristic activities. They've been operating since (at least) 1995.

Quick Facts

• 📅 Schedule: every day at 19:00
• 🎟️ Ticket type: mobile or printed
• ✔️ Onboard wi-fi: yes
• ✔️ Open air deck: yes
• ✔️ Air conditioning/heating: yes
• ❌ Pets allowed: no, only service animals
• ✔️ Smoking: yes, outside
• ❌ Wheelchair accessible: no
• ✔️ Baby stroller accessible: yes
• ✔️ Infant/children discount: free for children (age 0-5)

How to Get There

• 🗺️ Meeting point: Budapest, Id. Antall József rkp., 1051
• ✔️ Centrally located, easy to find and arrive.
• 📘 Use tram line 2 to arrive at Széchenyi István tér stop.  You can find Hungaria Koncert next to Széchenyi Chain bridge.

Detailed Breakdown

What's Included

• You get to enjoy the show of award-winning music and dance performers who are going to give you an amazing time.

• ‍You get access to a buffet libre of a variety of Hungarian dishes. Meals include goulash soup, stuffed cabbage, beef stew, somlói Galuska, a variety of strudels, and more.
• The quality of the food is good but isn’t Michelin 2-star grade. Even so, it’s a great way to try out a variety of Hungarian dishes at once.

Dance and Music Performance

• On the top deck, there are folklore dance and music performances for dinner guests only.
• The music gave the trip an early 20th century cabaret vibe.

The Ship

• The interior of the ship has a classical and luxurious feel, including chandeliers, a teak wood interior, custom-made floor carpet, intarsia decorated walls, and more.

• There are two symmetrical indoor sections on the top deck and a total of four outdoor areas - two on the sides and two at each end of the ship.

• The outdoor side areas are available for sightseeing guests; the rest of the level is reserved for dinner guests.
• The sides have 180° views, while the front and back are 360°, but fences obstruct the view.

• The lower deck has the same look and feel as the rest of the ship. There is only one area accessible - immediately to the right of the entrance. This area is for people with non-dinner tickets. It includes a bar with reasonable prices, tables with chairs, and a folklore trio performance.

Dinner cruise menuSoups

• Goulash soup
• Seasonal vegetable cream soup

Hot Main Course

• Chicken fillet cooked in gravy with ragout
• Beef stew with Villány red wine
• Stuffed cabbage from turkey
• Oven-baked vegetables
• Vegetable couscous

Side Dish

• Rice
• Dumplings
• Roast potatoes with parsley

Dessert

• Variation of strudel
• Somlói Galuska
• Fruit bowl (only on request for those unable to eat other desserts)

Salad

• Mixed salad with pesto
• Pasta salad with yoghurt

Extra Side

• Cucumber salad with sour cream