26 top restaurants, 16 wineries

SVÉT is an abbreviation and it stands for the “Stylish Countryside Restaurants”, its members represent the cream of the gastronomic landscape of Hungary. At the annual great tasting event guests will have a chance to taste plates from 26 of them at one place: in the beautiful Esterházy Castle Garden in Tata (an hours’ drive from Budapest). Taste great food for restaurants like Lokal 47 from South Balaton or Mandula from Villány and stunning wines from wineries like Gere Tamás & Zsolt from Villány or Gál Tibor Winery from Eger.

Theme of this year’s edition: “Mom’s cooking” (It is the 14th annual grand tasting of SVÉT member restaurants)
Date and time: 28 and 29 September 2024, in three time options each day: from 12.00, 14.00 or 16.00
Venue: 2890 Tata, Kastély square, near Platán restaurant, by the lake of Tata
Exhibiting wineries: Árvay (Tokaj), Balla Géza (Arad, Transylvania), Bock (Villány), Bott Frigyes (Garam-valley, Slovakia), Dúzsi Family Winery (Szekszárd), Gál Tibor (Eger), Gere (Villány), Gere Tamás & Zsolt (Villány), Hernyák (Etyek), Jásdi (Balatonfüred–Csopak), Légli Ottó (Balatonboglár), Neszmélyi Wine Route Association(Neszmély), Pannonhalmia Archabbey (Pannonhalma), Pendits (Tokaj), St. Andrea (Eger), Szeremley Estate (Badacsony), Tóth Ferenc Winery (Eger)
See exhibiting restaurants on the website of the event.
Tickets: 2000 HUF (5 EUR) / day or 2500 HUF (6.5 EUR) / two day
It is necessary to buy entrance tickets online in advance
Dishes and wines are to be paid on the spot.
More information (in Hungarian, but google can help)

An earlier article about Lokal 47 (Kristinus Wine Estate)

Love on the plates

An earlier article about Mandula (A. Gere Winery)

Enjoy the autumn menu at Gere Mandula restaurant

More about Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery

Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery

More about Gál Tibor Winery

Gál Tibor Winery

Gastro Paradise in the town of Tata (40–50 minutes from Budapest)

The only 2 Michelin star restaurant of the Hungarian countryside, Platán will host 26 other renowned restaurants, confectioneries or bakeries. The outdoor event takes place in the castle park of the town of Tata, participants can taste great food at reasonable price. Wines will be poured by members of Pannon Wine Guild from all over Hungary – even from Hungarian wineries over the border.
Just to mention a few: Bock, A. Gere and Gere Tamás & Zsolt from Villány, Dúzsi, Eszterbauer, Heimann and Vesztergombi from Szekszárd, Pannonhalma Archabbey Winery from Pannonhalma, Gál Tibor and Tóth Ferenc Wineries from Eger, Bott Frigyes from Slovakia and Balla Géza from Romania.

Important information

Venue: Esterházy Castle park, Tata, Hungary
Date and time: 9 and 10 September 2023, on Saturday from 11 am to 10 pm, on Sunday from 9 am to 7 pm
Registration is needed prior the event online. Ticket costs 2000 HUF (about 5 EUR), of which 1000 HUF is a voucher to b used at the vendors.
Register here (in Hungarian, but very simple, google can help)
List of exhibiting restaurants (scroll down) and wineries (scroll down almost to the bottom)
Contact: info@svet.hu, +36 70 634 5182
How to get to Tata: by car it takes only 50 minutes via M1 motorway. With an Intercity train from Kelenföld railway station it takes only 37 minutes.
The name of the event: SVÉT 13.0
SVÉT 13.0, Tata – the name SVÉT is an abbreviation of ‘Stílusos Vidéki Éttermiség’ meaning something like ‘Stylish Intellectual Gastronomy from the Countryside’

What is Pannon Wine Guild?

Pannon Wine Guild (in Hungarian Pannon Bormíves Céh) is an association of the most significant family wineries throghout the country. It was founded by 1999 by ten wineries – ever since then it has been a prestige to become a member. They hold tasting events, among others the annual Christmas tasting. The Guild has 33 members at the moment.

Official website (in Hungarian):
www.pannonbormivesceh.hu

3 course menus in top restaurants at 10.5 euros

The booking website is available from today for Hungarian nationwide Restaurant week 3–14 October. This year artisan restaurants from the countryside (called SVÉT) have joined the project. During the Restaurant Week 3 course menus are available is really reasonable price: 3300 HUF (10.5 euros) or 4900 HUF (15.5 euros) (Premium).
The booking process is easy: you just visit https://www.etteremhet.hu/lang/en, choose location, click ont he selected restaurant, and you can see the special menus offered by the place for Restaurant Week. The site also displays guest evaluations of the given restaurant. You can book your table immediately, and then you only have to enjoy the culinary adventures. Wines are not included in the price.