Balaton Restaurant

Balaton Restaurant Restaurant Reviews:

Hungarian Excellence February 20, 2006 Food Service Atmosphere Cleanliness Overall        This Hungarian restaurant was top notch and first rate. My friend raved about her cabbage rolls. I ordered the Weiner Schnitzel(tough decision between that, the paprikashs, and the goulashs). It was $20.95 for the regular size, and even with my appetite I should have ordered the take-home box along with the food. The service was excellent and the food came out at light speed. Homey atmosphere (suiting the food) and very clean. Review By: Ken From Hudson

June 03, 2005        In its current Shaker Square location, and in a previous spot on Buckeye Road, Balaton has served fine Hungarian food since 1964. But the atmosphere nods to a time further back, with colorful embroidery and historical engravings of Hungarian cities brightening the cream-colored dining room. The food, which earned Bon Appetit's Best Hungarian vote in 1995, does the Old Country proud: potato pancakes, crisp and assertively seasoned with onion, garlic and parsley; the tasty Hungarian summer stew, lecso, made with sweet and hot peppers and tomatoes (and full of egg-rich, tiny yellow dumplings that act as sauce-soaking sponges); and Wiener schnitzel, a huge, paper-thin serving of veal surrounded by a crumb coating. For dessert, try the excellent housemade crÉpes - poppy-seed-rich and not too sweet - or the chestnut cream torte, which arrives iced with a glorious buttercream. Beer and wine (including wine from Hungary) are available. Review By: