Aranyszarvas

Frommer's Review

Aranyszarvas (The Golden Stag) is located in a historic building in central Buda's Tabán district, just below and to the south of Castle Hill. There's indoor seating in a dining room with a restrained wild-game motif, but on pleasant nights customers dine on the outdoor terrace. A string trio is available to serenade, but must be requested in advance. As the name and decor suggest, this restaurant serves wild game, and the menu lists a variety of reasonably priced dishes, such as hunter's saddle of hare, Serbian wild boar, and venison stew. The fake flowers and greenery, and somewhat dated atmosphere take away from the authentic nature of this traditional-style eatery. The venue does have a history. "I eat here, as my grandparents did years ago," said Zoltán Tihanyi, whose grandfather was sent away from the area under the Communist regime. "I come here and in some way meet them at this very place. . . . I assert the fact that we returned to where we came from."

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