Bosko Markoski
The food was absolutely delicious 😋. The hospitality was second to none. I'll definitely go back to the little Hungarian.
Sophie
Absolutely delightful and heart-warming experience! Welcoming, considerate and responsive service. Tasty, tasty goulash - we had both types, the beef and the pork with sauerkraut. Unassuming home-style approach and atmosphere. Also tried the Hungarian beers, salad and simple soup. Thank you!
Robert Jandausch
It was a wonderful experience, nice ambience. Food was terrific. The only negative I can say is that don't do substitutions or cater for allergies, other than that it was great service.
We are planning our next outing to be there
Robert Orosz
This is as close as authentic as you can get, almost better than mum's .... Almost! Must make a booking, must have the chicken soup, actually must have everything on the menu! If you want an amazing dinner, Dont take the kids!
S L-Y
Delicious hungarian dishes, very hearty.
Well cooked and well seasoned, We can feel the love has been put into the dishes from the chefs.
Staffs are very friendly and fun.
such a great environment and comfortable place.
easy parking around the area.
definitely will come back ASAP! 😇
Ruth Maserow
My veal schnitzel was very nice, but unfortunately it took at least an hour before we received our food.
Annemarie Obermayer
Wow amazing place for a rich home-cooked meal! Just delicious and soo comforting! I’m from Bavaria/Germany and the food tasted just like home.
Service was really good two! All up 10/10
JN Parinas-Thompson
Loved my first experience here last night. Schnitzel and crumbed mushrooms were perfection, and so is the sides are fresh and yum! Food is well done and service is spot on. Will surely be back to come dine here again.
Big Fat Layer
Flavours are a bit bland in general, chicken in the stew was quite dry. Good service.
Peaches
Came here for dinner for the first time a couple of weeks ago and had nice meal of schnitzel and blintzes for desert. Large servings and delicious.
Camila Gregurincic
The cabbage rolls are amazing!! For sure my favorite dish. I’m from Brazil and the first time I came to Melbourne I went to this restaurant I love it at the first moment. As my second time here and still amazing food!
Hungry Tum
I used to come here regularly but had a few bad meals in a row. I tried it again and had a reasonable schnitzel and other Hungarian dishes. Service is friendly and helpful. The soup lacks a bit in flavour.
Foodinfocusz
Elizabeth Csulka, one of Melbourne’s original Hungarian chefs came to Australia from Budapest in 1983. She’d been a nurse in Hungary, but she couldn’t speak English so instead of a hospital she found herself in the kitchens of Acland Street’s legendary Blue Danube. For 13 years, Csulka served up her thick pea soup and crumbed liver to St Kilda’s then mostly Eastern European community, who’d split their time between the Danube and its equally legendary neighbour, Scheherazade.
Weber Man
Had one the best wholesome flavorsome meals in a long time I was short on time and dining solo, no problem service was great and the meals very quick. Ordered the beef goulash with dumplings absolutely delicious with a cucumber salad served with sour cream? Very refreshing. This place has a great atmosphere is cozy and warm and I can’t wait to go back I would have given five stars but can you do that after sampling only one item? next time I will have the cabbage rolls. This place gets busy so book.
Piper
The place is a little Gem great home style cooking & the staff are so welcoming we had Wiener schnitzel, traditional Goulash , red cabbage salad & to finish The Blintzes 9/10
NZAURUSS
This place is a real gem! Went there to celebrate our anniversary, booked in advance (turned out a wise thing to do for it was fully booked when we arrived!)<br/><br/>Ordered a vegan mushroom soup, small cabbage rolls, small stuffed capsicum, apricot  dumplings with ice-cream and two glasses of cab-sov. Service was excellent - friendly and prompt. Food arrived fast.  Taste and flavour were fantastic! Wine was very good. They threw in a couple of pieces of bread with butter for free with the soup - a nice touch! Ambiance was good. When we were leaving, the place was packed! Very enjoyable experience, definitely coming back.<br/><br/>Overall - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Kim
Cosy, intimate, warm atmosphere with authentic delicious home cooked meals. What more could you ask for? We travel over an hour regularly to eat here. Service is always fast and friendly. Schnitzel and Goulash are particularly good but the food has never disappointed
Nelly
I have no idea how to rate this. I left awfully confused. The schnitzel, was crunchy, thin, tastey and not dry. If it had been anything else I would be concerned, this is Hungarian.<br/><br/>The livers were rich and cooked beautifully with the onion. The creamed spinach yummy, and potatoes perfect. Just in case your wondering the servings are not remotely finisheable unless you have not eaten all day. Large, which is also usual for hungarian.<br/><br/>So why the confusion. I ordered stuffed capisicum, and I was not expecting to get a savory dish so sweet. I asked the waitress about it, but apparently it is supposed to be a sweet savory dish. ??? Problem was it was just so sweet that the savory part got lost and I regret I just could not eat it.<br/><br/>I guess just not for me. So left a little confused?
David Lew
All round not bad. I ordered chicken livers and kids had schnitzel both which were very nice. Very hearty!<br/><br/>Unfortunately my wife's stuffed capsicum dish was too sweet. WAAAAAY too sweet. We don't usually do Hungarian, so it was difficult to tell whether this was supposed to be how the dish is normally served. (The waitress told us it was). But all I can really do in this situation is say what our palettes told us: "Bring on diabetes!". It's not that the dish was sacrine sweet - just no relief from non-sweet ingredients. Capsicum AND sauce was sweet, and there was so much sauce that every bite of the dish was another teaspoon of sugar.<br/><br/>A shame because the rest of the meal and the atmosphere was great.
Shlomi
Great service but the food was not so good.<br/>The place is small and offer home style cooking, but it was very average for some dishes and below for the others. For such expensive schnitzel I expect for more and the sides were disappointing as well. Also, the crepe was really bad in our opinion.
Valentine Watkins
Wonderfully hearty food with great, thoughtful and friendly service. We had beef goulash with potatoes, sauerkraut, paprikash and spinach. Will definitely be back. Would absolutely recommend!
Tia
My friend and I had the Chicken Paprikash and the stuffed Cabbage Rolls - delicious!!! I preferred the chicken; my friend the cabbage rolls, but we enjoyed both thoroughly. Chicken meat was very tender, beautiful flavour. The mince meat in the cabbage rolls was juicy and delish but I prefer my sauerkraut a little sourer (and the dish saltier in general - but I like everything saltier! Better less salty than too salty - I can always add) Very happy to see dairy free options. The service was very friendly and the place has a lovely warm ambience. I'll be back :-)
Bturnsta63
Well I have never seen a schnitzel as big as the one I had tonight.<br/>It was well crumbed but a little dry overall a nice meal.<br/>My partner had one of the specials, the smoked pork hock. It was moist and had a lovely smoked flavour.<br/>The wait for the meal seemed a little longer than normal but it was a busy night so will give them the benefit of the doubt for that.<br/>Overall nice food in a nice cosy family feeling restaurant.
Sztefani
The Little Hungarian is a wonderful home style Hungarian restaurant that reminds me of the food my aunties and uncles cooked for me in Hungary. Their food is delicious, they have a lovely clientele of regular local Hungarians, their wait staff are attentive and friendly! Great hearty Hungarian cooking.
Fluorescent Adolescent
Perfect. Food was GREAT! Had been really sick with a cold and craving my grandmas food to cheer me up, this was the closest Hungarian restaurant to me I could find and it was spot on. We ordered take away and when we got home we thought we had doubled up on a main meal as there were so many containers in the bag, until we realised the portions were huuuge - one of our mains took up two tupperware containers alone, plus the side in a separate container as well! Definitely not complaining about that, means more leftovers tomorrow. <br/>I plated it all up and gave one to my boyfriend (who had never tried Hungarian before) he took one bite and his mouth literally dropped. He absolutely loved it, he loved everything. We spent the next 15 minutes in total silence scoffing our plates down. It felt like I was a little girl eating in my grandma's kitchen all over again.
Glutenshmooten
The servings are massive – I could have shared my cabbage rolls with someone and still struggled to finish!
Clare Howard
Food awful, schnitzel tough, chicken paprika watery & tasteless. Waited more than 30mins for meal as two other couples (obviously regulars) were served first! How rude! Will never return
Katy
Not a hungry Hungarian in sight!. Ok, so we decided on a spur of the moment meal, out and about in Elsternwick, and i had been bothering the old man to take me to this place for a while now, toddler and all( I am ambitious) off we went. What can I say the place has a nice feel and a bit of class a about it. We came in off the street with no booking and were promptly seated (5:45, early days). We were told that if we ordered from the happy hour we would get our meal cheaper, but we had to be out by 6:30, with a toddler on our hands this was a done deal. The waiter (god love him) brought our little bundle of joy (cough) a colouring book with a pencil case full of crayons to entertain, love it!! Anyhow, the the meal came out As quick as a blink; two Huge schnitzels, herbed mash on the side, gherkins and pickled red cabbage, all devoured in no time. To finish of the meal I ordered a Nutella crepe that came with ice cream and it was unbelievable, the only thing was that as an ice cream addict i was slightly disappointed in the low grade quality, considering I paid $9 for the dessert. All up good night out with the family and no Maccas on the way home, that's for sure!
Anna Anderson
The food was spectacular! Spot on! We ordered pork goulash with saukruat and crumbed veal with chips and salad. My favourite was the pork goulash the pork melted in your mouth, as well as the potatoes on the side cooked to perfection. The waiters were really friendly and bent backwards to make sure you were looked after. The only criticism is the fact that (don't know about the others ), but had to wait nearly an hour for the food. Chicken soup was lovely too very homemade traditional Hungarian style and the veal was massive! Nearly covered the entire plate. Book for a table because it's very small but always full. Happy eats!! Anna
Nathaniel Stockley
The Veal Deal. The Little Hungarian restaurant has a reputation for simple, home-style comfort food and generously sized portions. The dining space may be unexceptional, however its honest Hungarian meals rate highly.<br/><br/>Not surprisingly, Hungarian goulash, chicken paprika and cabbage rolls are particularly popular, along with the variety of chicken and veal schnitzels. <br/><br/>I settled on the Veal Schnitzel served with boiled potatoes and delectable creamed spinach. The schnitzels here are pan fried, non greasy and just the right thickness. It was bliss to experience creamed spinach again and reminisce about the old days eating at Acland Street’s Blue Danube.<br/><br/>Not sure why it took me so long to finally visit, however I’ll most certainly be back shortly.
Lisa
Chicken soup for the soul!. Best chicken soup in town, and of course, don't miss the schnitzel. You'll go there for the food, not the decor.
Serg
Great straight forward Restuarant. Simple, good food at reasonable prices. Massive serves. Well worth it.
Margot
Hearty and Cheerful. While neither the food nor the atmosphere will have you clamouring to return night after night, the Little Hungarian delivers where it needs to. The staff are warm and attentive, the simple, homely interior is without pretension, and they have a good range of Eastern European beers in stock. The traditional rustic peasant food is tasty and satisfying, charmingly served on miss-matched clay plates, and the portions here are extremely generous. Not suitable if you are looking for a five star evening, but a great place to go in a small group on a cold, rainy day, to take comfort in the goulash and ale.
JohnM
Should change the name to Big Hungarian. Having been for the 1st time weren't sure what expect,well my wife and I were pleasantly surprised, the food was good and plenty, the surrounds were reasonably plain and simple , but the service was good as was the food .
Lesley
Filled with Hungarians. You know it's good when the entire Melbourne Hungarian community eat there. Love it all. Schnitzels are famous, the bean soup is the best but only made once a week, plum and apricot dumplings for dessert are a must but only on made on Wednesdays. Paprika chicken and nokedli, very good and hortabagyi crepes amazing (filled with minced paprika chicken and covered with paprika sauce).
Matthew Trompf
Excellent food. The food is delicious. Today I still love it because I have been there heaps of times already because the food is excellent and the service is great but the staff who is in charge on Monday nights there is very rude to her guests and I don't like her at all.
Tijen
OMG!. After a long day of dropping kids off at sports, inbtween that I instructed 2 pump classes at the local gym.<br/>The food is sooo generous! Being a big eater (real big!) Cabbage Rolls were delicious! couldn't even finish them off. The fried cheese to die for!! And my husband +Kids had the schintzels couldn't finish the meal soooo big it's not funny. the only thing I wouldn't order is the chocolate crepes as they use "cottee's" chocolate syrup thought that was a bit cheap. The Waitress was very helpful. It has resonable prices too. So worth it, we are going again this week!!
2munsters
Great chicken schintzel. Small place, busy with no frills. An older crowd, but good home cooking. We love the chicken schnitzel with potatoes and creamed spinach, and it is huge! The dessert dumplings are okay too. The older lady with glasses, she may be the owner, can be a little moody, sometimes she's nice and other nights a bit grumpy, but we all have our days. Go to try the schintzel.
Judy B.
I have been going to this restaurant for years, always loved it, but have been disappointed the last couple of visits. I am Hungarian, so know what the food should taste like and it hasn't been very nice. And, for the waitress, speaking Hungaran is not a prerequisite but understanding the food is, iny opinion. The last time we were there, my son ordered goulash with "nokedli". No nokedli left, said the waitress, would you like some chips with it? Firstly, I looked around to see if ELizabeth was in, because you can make fresh nokedli on 5 minutes. She was in. However, forgetting that point, CHIPS??? Given that goulash is basically a stew, who'd eat chips with a stew? Obviously, the waitress had no idea what goulash was! She could have offered mashed potatoes or rice-anything other then chips. Anyway, I will give the place one more try before giving up on it completely
Yuri Golod
Went there on a midweek night and place was rather busy however the average age of the crowd was 95+. The waiter was spaced out but eventually took out order. The food when it finally arrived was ridiculously over cooked and tasteless and as far as presentation went, even someone blind might have felt underwhelmed. Save yourself the trouble and go elsewhere, anywhere, anywhere at all...
Madhu
Feel the love. I like to cook, and people have always said that the best thing about my food was that they could taste the love in it. I never really knew what they meant at all until I ate here. This is home cooking, the real thing, full of love and admiration for the food and the people who will eat it. Not in the "temple of food" way, like Attica, but in the Mom saying, "Welcome home, come eat," way. Just top notch, one of my favourite regular restaurants in Melbourne. I eat here often.<br/><br/>It's homey, family-y, lots of hungarian being spoken by the patrons and staff, and the best veal schintzel I've ever had. BUT, go for the rest of the menu. The smoked pork hock weekly special is excellent, but my favourite is the pork cooked in homemade sauerkraut. It's subtle, simple and really, really delicious. And my hungarian friend LOVES it. So does everyone I take here.<br/><br/>Hungarian food never really registered on my radar before moving to Melbourne. Now it's right in the center, as long as it's here. Just. Good. Food.<br/><br/>Oh, and be sure to make a reservation. Lots of people love Elizabeth's Little Hungarian Restaurant.
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