Palace and garden are fantastic, but we just be able to see them from outside. We traveled 200 km from Slovenia just to find out on site that the Palace is closed today. Kids were realy sad.

It’s nice and everything but I think you don’t see enough…. I would like to see for example the kitchen where all the magic happened back in the day, where the stuff was living and also many other rooms of the palace . Otherwise it’s expensive I think. It’s worth it once but I wouldn’t go back again, unless they open more rooms for the public.

Super nice place you must visit when travelling around Balaton. Im overwhelmed when coming with a lot of stunning rooms in the palace. Especially the library is super gorgeous. The staff are also friendly and able to help. They provide you a locker. It makes your experience better and more comfortable. I have a very good experience here.

The castle is in excellent condition. It's worth seeing. The only bad thing is that you cannot tour the castle on your own, and the guided tour is only in Hungarian. We didn't like that. We had to follow the pace of the group and the guide in a language we don't know. The library is impressive. The park around the palace is beautiful. Most museums close at 4 p.m., so we didn't have time to visit them all. Another big minus in Hungary is that almost no one speaks English. We did not manage to find out where to buy souvenirs.

The most outstanding landmark in this part of Hungary. Built by Kristof in 1745 in Keszthely with 100 rooms in U shaped building full of opulance which can be seen as soon as reaching the entrance, acres of manicured gardens. Such a beautiful place to see

I recently visited Festetics Castle, and it was absolutely stunning. With my entry ticket, I explored five special exhibitions, each offering unique insights into history and culture. The Hunting Exhibition featured an impressive collection of hunting weapons and trophies, while the Carriage Exhibition showcased beautifully crafted carriages from different eras. Additionally I visited the Helikon Library – Home to over 90,000 historical volumes. The Palm House and Bird Park – A lush greenhouse and charming bird park. The Historical Model Railway Exhibition . Each exhibition was meticulously curated and engaging. Exploring all of them took over five hours, but every moment was worth it. Festetics Castle is truly a gem, and I highly recommend visiting.

One of the main attractions in Keszthely, near Lake Balaton, is the beautifully preserved Festetics Palace. With its grand architecture, rich history, and magnificent library, the palace is a highly recommended stop for those interested in Hungary's cultural heritage.

Considering the awesomeness and richness of the history and beauty of the Lake Balaton, this museum was a clear under-performance. Staff didn’t seem to be enjoying their jobs and were clearly demotivated. A big percentage of the exhibition had no English information. You aren’t given any info paper in English and no audio guide was available. The parts offering English texts had so many dropped/removed characters that were making it hard to read. There was no info guiding you through the exhibition so you can follow it correctly. There are tourists who like to learn more about the Lake Balaton, why not to give them a better chance? Quality was not there, left the museum disappointed.

The museum is really great and complete to learn about the history of the Balaton lake there are no doubts about that at all. It's also quite interactive and not just some boring texts there are interactive map wax figurine music relics etc so it's really good (it's a good place to bring your children plus they have some beany bags on the floor if your children gets too bored while you read the very interesting history about Balaton lake) the building itself is also very pretty. So why do I put four stars ? Because the temporary exhibitions that we visited were written in Hungarians only and passionate about Hungary history I could not understand what the temporary exhibitions were about hat is my only down point otherwise awesome museum keep it up !

Very interesting museum that tells about the creation of lake Balaton, it's animal and fish life. Also the history of human activity around the lake, from prehistoric times to today. A bit quaint, but the custodians are very friendly, so all in all a very good experience.

Old fashioned outside. Modern inspiring exhibition inside.

Nice Museum with historical stuff. Nice things inside. Really interesting history of Balaton!!

Very nice staff. Decent exhibition of the history of the area and Balaton. There would be much more place for other exhibitions, e. g. works of artists who have spent their life creating around the lake Balaton.

I just improved a lot over time with a rather fine exhibition on the top (1st) floor. Which highlights the lake Balaton and everything attached to it from flora, fauna, animals, tourism, shipping and so on...Very informative and fun at the same time. Not overly complex but still highly recommended to visit for those who want to know more about the lake and its wider area.

Nice thermal lake for spring and autumn season. Small part inside the facility is surrounded by walls that keep water warm enough, however outside can be cold. Highly recommended experience for a unique place.

This is a lovely thermal lake which also is huge. Everyone gets an armband that also gives you a personal locker for your belongings. Note that you can not pick any locker you have to blip the armband at the screen when entering the locker room and then you are assigned a locker. I recommend going around the lake to the "relax" section where there are a lot fewer people and a much more calm setting. The lake is quite warm so do not expect to get cooled down on a warm summer day.

The lake is good but the inner swimming pool with hot water doesn’t work at the moment. It was written on the site that the central building doesn’t work but not a single word about the pool. I really was hoping to visit it as sometimes the water is chilly outside especially when it’s windy. At least could make lower price during these repair works

It’s great to see these natural therme wit constant warm water. It’s bigger then we expected.

Beautiful natural warmwaterlake to spend quality time and relax in the thermal lake or laying at a free deck chair. Dayticket costs 6000K (20€), there are also tickets for 3h (3500K) and 4h (4300K). You can eat inside the park or leave to eat outside and return.

Honestly I thought this was going to be gross and super packed with people. But it was very relaxing and therapeutic. The Lake is gigantic and there enough space to spread out in the water. There are different depths and parts to the spa as well. There is a super deep part and then there are sulfur baths. Spent most of my time in the outside lake part and on the sun chairs. You pay and get a wrist band that tracks you. Different pricing for how long you want to stay.

A well organized spa with medical and healing waters. There is place to buy food and also rent ‘floaters’ which I recommend since the lake can be rather deep. I did not take any therapies but various one are available. The staff is very helpful! I realized I had left my mobile phone behind as soon as I left the place, and they had already found it! Amazing! Highly recommendable to anyone wishing to try natural healing waters.

If you're the kid of 80' and early 90', this is the gateway back to childhood (at least for half an hour).

Great place for time traveling ✨

(Translated by Google) A surprisingly large private exhibition with toys from the old days. Things are a bit scattered, but you can look around for a long time, everyone will find something interesting. The ticket lady is very cute. (Original) Meglepően nagy magánkiállítás a régi korok játékaival. Kicsit ömlesztve vannak a dolgok, viszont így sokáig el lehet nézegetni, mindenki talál magának valami érdekességet. A jegykiadó néni nagyon aranyos.

(Translated by Google) Well, this is a cute place. We bought the tickets for 7 museums here. The lady is very nice. It was nice to see the games of old and new times. Unfortunately, my husband and I were sad to see how poor our family was and we could hardly find a toy that we had. (Original) Hát ez egy cuki hely. Itt vettük meg a 7 múzemra szóló belépőt. A hölgy nagyon kedves. Jó volt látni a régmúlt és az új idők játékait. Sajnos szomorúan tapasztaltuk a férjemmel, h a mi családunk milyen csóró volt és alig találtunk olyan játékot , ami nekünk is megvolt.

(Translated by Google) Looking at the extinguished toys gives you a nostalgic feeling. We can feel how much a person has grown (Original) Nosztalgikus hangulatba kerül az ember ha végignézni a kiallitott játékokat. Érezzük közben hogy mennyit nőtt az ember

(Translated by Google) One of Europe's largest toy collections can be seen in one of the citizens' houses on the pedestrian street in Keszthely, on nearly 300 square meters. The collection consists of nearly 10,000 pieces and is constantly growing. It presents the development of games from the 1900s to the present day. This is a strange time travel and we enjoyed it as adults too, often looking at the games nostalgically. With a combined ticket, you can visit several exhibitions at a discount. (Original) Európa egyik legnagyobb játékgyűjteménye látható a keszthelyi sétálóutca egyik polgárházában., közel 300 négyzetméteren. A gyűjtemény közel 10 000 darabból áll és folyamatosan bővül. Az 1900-as évektől napjainkig mutatja be a játékok fejlődését. Különös időutazás ez és felnőttként is igen élveztük, sokszor nosztalgikusan szemlélve a játékokat. Kombinált jeggyel több kiállítás mellett kedvezményesen is megtekinthető.

(Translated by Google) We found almost all interesting and valuable pieces of games from our past among the objects of the toy museum. This trip back in time to the distant world of our childhood was a great experience and fun. The Hungarian-made metal cars, chirping chicks and clowns on scooters, the post-Soviet moon car, the inevitable rattling stairs and building blocks, which are so popular in the KGST countries, are all beautiful memories from the time when he still played with people. The prams, sledges, tricycles, pedal cars suspended from the ceiling, thousands of LEGO figures, Matchbox, Merklin and MÁV trains on the shelves built between the window panes, the lead soldiers of the past, the dollhouses, washing and sewing machines and papirmasé dolls of the girls' toy museum delight the human imagination. , flying back to the human-centered world of our childhood, when it was very good to be a child, despite the frequent slaps from our fathers. The museum is complemented by the Matulárium, which brings to life the world-famous novels of István Fekete, Tüskevár, Téli berek, a mini panopticon that faithfully recalls a summer evening in Berek with Uncle Matula, Bütyök and Tutajos. (Original) Múltunk játékának szinte valamennyi érdekes és értékes darabját megtaláltuk a játékmúzeum tárgyai között. Hatalmas élmény és szórakozás volt ez a múltidéző időutazás gyermekkorunk távoli világába. A KGST országokban oly népszerű magyar gyártású fémautók, csipegető csibék és rolleros bohócok, a posztszovjet holdautó, az elmaradhatatlan csattogó lépkék és építőkockák mind-mind megannyi szép emlék abból az időből amikor még ember-emberrel játszott. A mennyezetre függesztett babakocsik, szánkók, triciklik, pedálos kisautók-, az ablaküvegek közé épített polcokon ezernyi LEGO figura, Matchbox, Merklin, és MÁV vonatok, a múlt ólomkatonái, a lányjáték múzeum babaházai, mosó-és varrógépei, papirmasé babái gyönyörködtetik az emberi képzeletet, visszarepítve gyermekkorunk emberközpontú világába, amikor a gyakran elcsattanó atyai pofonok ellenére is nagyon jó volt gyereknek lenni. A múzeumot kiegészíti a Fekete István világhírű regényeit Tüskevár, Téli berek megelevenítő Matulárium, egy mini panoptikum, mely hűen idézi Matula bácsival, Bütyökkel és Tutajossal a Berek egy nyári estéjét.

Delicious Hungarian dishes served in generous portions. The service is fairly quick, though not particularly engaging.

The restaurant has a cozy and inviting atmosphere, perfect for a relaxed meal. However, the food didn’t quite meet expectations, and the wine selection was a bit disappointing. With a few improvements, this place could truly shine!

Traditional hungarian restaurant by the road, with great food and friendly staff. A bit hard to find an empty table outside in the evening, you'll have to settle with an indoor table where it could get a bit hot.

We ended up at this place after a 30 Km cycle. And was it worth it!! The best meal we had in the region over a 3 night stay! Portions are big and the flavour was delicious. Good wine and beer! Definitely worth a visit!! Staff were very friendly -even when they did not have good English they were great!!!

I get why the prices are higher then in any other places. This is a tourist region. I get that. I like the atmosphere. I am totally satisfied with the service and staff personnel. Unfortunately I can’t say the same about the food quality. Neither carp soup, nor venison stew or pork knuckle are close to being delicious and match same dishes I had in any other csarda and vendeglo across the country. Certainly not worth the money I paid. Again, I totally get the concept though.

Reasonable service, decent atmosphere, really quite bad food. We chose this place because it was our last night here and we wanted to eat traditional Hungarian. The menu was interesting, but the food was really quite poor: fish grilled with a faint taste of paraffin, over-salted with lumps of salt in the sauce. My child’s dish was so salty they couldn’t eat it. My other son was given oven chips with his. Even the beer was a bit warm. Honestly I sound like I’m being overly fussy but it was it’s such a shame. Maybe it’s because it’s the end of August, maybe it’s because we arrived late and they were tired. But it wasn’t a great meal.

Outstanding & delicious. A local restaurant, well priced & excellent Hungarian food

This is the worst burger i ate in my life. Bread was buci from Lidl, not fresh at all and meat was tasteless & not cook well. Price is 6k huf for this garbage taste.

First of all, we’d like to point out our friendly waiter who gave us better wine recommendations than in many other places we visited. Thank you for that! Friendly, Hungarian style pub with outdoor seating. Quite broad menu but what we ordered was delicious and well presented. We can recommend the chicken broth, which arrived super quick, and the grilled fish and the grilled chicken breast. If there were less insects and more comfortable chairs, the experience would have been even better.

The best restaurants in Keszthely . Great service from the gentleman in the video and pet friendly . The restaurant serves high quality of international cuisines of course includes Hungarian foods which are nice . The 10% service fee is totally worth that ! To the restaurant manager: the gentleman in the video shows his passion of his job! Thumb up !

I had their cheeseburger, which on paper looked really appealing, so I went for it. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed: The bun is a sweet brioche that, together with the cucumber and tomato, overpowered the taste of the meat. For me the saving grace was definitely the fries. The atmosphere is nice and relaxing and the service was good. Would I recommend? Based on the food I had: no.

Lunch at this restaurant was okay. The service was friendly, although we waited a long time for our order (about 50 minutes). We sat on the terrace, which is beautifully decorated. The food was beautifully presented on the plate, and the taste itself could be improved a little. All in all, okay.

Awesome pub, best in toen. Pretty big and can be pretty packed, too, but has locals and tourists alike! Definitely recommend getting dinner with the happiness poppy seed cake to top it off

Best restaurant around the Balaton. The service is fast and smooth. The waiters are very well qualified and kind. The food is so delicious and really special with a perfectly balanced price. The drinks are also great. The look of the place is looks cool and calm, you can see how the chef making the hamburgers and the grilled meats. I can only recommend this place and didn't notice any negative side of the restaurant.

Saturday afternoon, quick service. Very good food, but gulash soup and panckakes with chesnut were top. Don't miss it.

(Translated by Google) We finally found a place where we could eat every day of the week, so there is plenty of choice. The servers are kind and helpful. The place can be visited with a well-behaved dog, they even brought him water. (Original) Végre találtunk egy olyan helyet, ahol a hét minden napján tudtunk enni, azaz van bőven választék. A felszolgálók kedvesek, segítőkészek. Jólnevelt kutyussal látogatható a hely, még vizet is hoztak neki.

(Translated by Google) I asked for salmon with grilled vegetables, which didn't taste bad, it was good, but unfortunately it was very oily. The bean stew we asked for was tasteless, and it was served with the soup running down the side of the plate... For me, the result was a good upset stomach, which took me several days to recover from..:(( I had a suspicion that there were few people.. I will never visit this place again! (Original) Lazacot kértem grillezett zöldséggel, aminek nem volt rossz íze , akkor jól is esett, de sajnos nagyon olajos volt.(üzenem a szakácsnak: grill zöldséget és lazacot is el lehet ízletesen anélkül készíteni hogy úszna a zsírban!!). A babgulyás amit kértünk ízetlen volt ,és úgy tálalták hogy folyt a tányér oldalán a leves... Számomra meg is lett az ereménye egy jó kis gyomorrontás, amit több napig tartott kihevernem..:(( gyanus is volt hogy kevesen voltak.. soha többet ezt a helyet!

(Translated by Google) Very good place. The service was excellent, the food was delicious and cheap (the price of the menu was HUF 2,900, which included soup, main course - in my case it was from Brasso, it was divine - and a salad). The portions are generous, despite the fact that it was a menu. I will definitely have lunch there on my next visit to Keszthely. (Original) Nagyon jó hely. A kiszolgálás tőkelétes, a kaja finom volt és olcsó (2900 Ft volt a menü ára ami benne volt leves, főétel -az én esetemben brassói, isteni volt- és egy saláta). Az adagok bőségesek annak ellenére hogy menűról volt szó. A következő Keszthelyi látogatásomban biztosan ott fogok ebédelni.

(Translated by Google) We have been to this restaurant several times, but we have never been disappointed. Very tasty and hearty food, friendly service, normal prices. I can only recommend it! (Original) Már többször jártunk ebben az étteremben, de sosem csalódtunk. Nagyon finom és kiadós ételek, barátságos kiszolgálás, normális árak. Csak ajánlani tudom!

(Translated by Google) The food was very tasty, generous portions. We ordered 3 x gnocchi goulash. Plus something to drink. Unfortunately, a glass of beer placed on the table broke spontaneously. The waiter's reaction was simply astonishing. She merely gave us a wet rag taken straight from the bucket. We cleaned everything ourselves. The waiter did not help with cleaning the table, did not offer a new table or a new drink. The service leaves much to be desired! Overall, the waiter was rude, he clearly favored another table and disregarded us. The atmosphere is a 3, because the atmosphere is created by PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE SERVICE. We are very sorry, because the ride was really ok. But this kind of treatment made us feel like second-class customers. I don't recommend it. (Original) Jedzenie bardzo smaczne, porcje obfite. Zamówiliśmy 3 x gulasz z gnocchi. Do tego coś do picia. Niestety samoistnie pękła położona na stole szklanka z piwem. Reakcja kelnera wprost zadziwiająca. Ograniczyła się do podania nam mokrej szmaty, wyciągniętej wprost z wiadra. Sami wszystko wysprzątaliśmy. Kelner nie pomógł w starciu stołu, nie zaproponował nowego stolika ani nowego napoju. Obsługa pozostawia wiele do życzenia! Ogólnie kelner nieuprzejmy, ewidentnie faworyzował inny stolik, lekceważąc nas. Klimat na 3, bo klimat tworzą LUDZIE A W TYM OBSLUGA. Bardzo nam przykro, bo jedzienie naprawdę było ok. Ale przez takie traktowanie poczuliśmy się jak klienci drugiej kategorii. Nie polecam.

(Translated by Google) In the beginning, the order taking was slow, but in the end we received the food quickly and we were satisfied with the taste of everything. The service is nice. (Original) Az elején döcögős volt a rendelésfelvétel, de végül hamar megkaptuk az ételeket és mindnek elégedett voltunk az ízével. A felszolgálás kedves.

You will not regret visiting this local and big portions restaurant! Location: far from the Center but the most local place we found to have a great and typical Hungarian meal. Service: nice and fast team, English available ☺️ Food: really nice food and big portions! Great to share, if you feel like.

Nice and pleasant restaurant in Keszthely. The food was really good, the service fast and the staff kind and helpful. We recommend this restaurant.

Outside Keszthely city center, we always go with car, but cycle is also total OK, as there are good ways to cycle there. We come here every year when in Keszthely for the quality of food and service, mainly for (bigger) lunch. The people behind this place ran another place before, which went down the drain when they left 2012 to build up this place. It is a typical Middle-Of-The-Road place. You normally get decent food and service for not the most expensive price. Not cheap, but you pay for a bit better quality. Not a place to run through, it should be enjoyed without haste. Picture a steak with green-pepper sauce.

A traditional (maybe even old-school) restaurant. They have plenty of inside and outside seating. They offer a daily menu for meat eaters and vegetarians, but not for vegans. The portions are huge. The taste and quality of food is average. My dish had barely any taste, and hubby’s was quite dry.

Tasty dishes, very good portions and decent prices. Totally recommend the place. The outside area is lovely and quiet in the summer months. We would love to visit again.

More of a family based restaurant, if someone wants to eat big, this is the right place, extraordinary big portions, sort of traditional kitchen, could be a little updated to 2020. Very fast delivery to your table. Fresh and quality ingredients.

Great place for traditional tasty hungarian food. Staff was friendly, location of restaurant is in a quiet area, prices are ok and food was perfect, maybe only salad was too sweet for my taste but overall would recommend.

Food was fresh, but unfortunately tasted more like European mum making rather than real mexican 🌮🌯 simply replacing tortillas, and adding correct spices like even more coriander would have made significant difference. That being said, food was still OK, and tasty so for someone who doesn't eat as often real mexican food like we do, it would still be good. Waitress was super nice, atmosphere is great so 4.5 would be the best star review. Thank you for being kind 🙏

We were expecting Mexican cuisine, but unfortunately Mexican is everything except the food. The food has absolutely no added value. The burrito I had is laid out on a plate. where's the salsa Where's the cilantro? Big diced tomatoes thrown on top, what is that supposed to be? Any corn? Nothing really impressed me about the food at all, heavy average. I don't understand the rating of the restaurant.

Waiters were friendly,spoke Russian and English.Food was oke nothing special it misses many flavor profiles for Mexican cuisine. Mojito was nice.

Lovely food with lovely atmosphere. The owner of the place greeted us at the door and show us downstairs. You can clearly see the she knows the tea! The staff working professionally and always smiling with clean and elegant dresses. We really enjoyed the food and the homemade coffee infused tequila as well. Although they need to improve on their Margarita cocktails for sure. All together great lunch with the family amazing quality of food and 5 star service.

It’s comfort and American style Mexican food. Big portions and you’ll be satisfied, but nothing too unique and flavors don’t pop out.

Exceptional service, all the staff members speak fluent English German and Hungarian. They are kind friendly and helpful if you do not know what to chose from the menu (and believe me it is a huge menu). About the food: This place feels like you are Mexico but in Keszthely. The food is exceptional when they say it’s hot they mean it. All the ingredients feels like premium quality one and the meat...ah the meat. They really know how to fry beef sirloin! I could not wait to come back!

Great place, very kindly, english speaking staff. They also take special care of children. Big variety of colorful, tasty food.