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Hungarian rural restaurant awarded two Michelin stars! – PHOTOS
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István Pesti’s restaurant is the first Hungarian rural restaurant to receive the most prestigious gastronomic award.
The Platán Gourmet in Tata is not only the first Hungarian restaurant in the countryside to be awarded a Michelin star, but the restaurant, run by chef István Pesti, has also been awarded two stars by the Michelin Guide. According to the Michelin Guide, two Michelin stars are awarded to restaurants that not only use top quality ingredients and consistently high standards of preparation of dishes with unique flavours, but where the chef’s personality and talent are clearly reflected in the refined and inspired dishes.
The Platán Bistro, also located in Platán in Tata, has been included in the first independent Michelin Guide in Hungary, the Michelin Guide Hungary Selection 2022, making Platán. With this, another restaurant of Platán, which runs under the management of Vivien Varga and Mónika Varró, has become a member of the Michelin family. Platán Bistro was represented at the ceremony by Head Chef Gergely Futó. The awards were presented on Thursday evening at the Millenáris in Budapest.
“I have always believed that there is a place for a high quality rural restaurant. It took a lot of work to get here. I’d like to thank Michelin and everyone who supported me in this,” said chef István Pesti. “We are very honoured to be recognised by the Michelin Guide. We will continue to strive to serve our guests to the highest possible standards,” said Vivien Varga, Platán’s manager.
Chef István Pesti took over the kitchen of the Platán restaurant on the shores of Lake Öreg in Tata in 2015, which had been operating successfully for several years. His aim was to show that fine dining in the countryside does have a right to exist. With the help of his team and designer Zoltán Varró, he has fundamentally redefined the gastronomic concept of Platán, located between the Tata Castle and the Esterházy Palace.
The transformation resulted in the opening of Platán Bistro in the summer of 2020, currently led by Head Chef Gergely Futó, offering seasonal and locally sourced dishes in a relaxed, family atmosphere, and a year later, in May last year, the fine dining restaurant Platán Gourmet, offering a top gastronomic experience.
Using a complex mix of vegetables and spices from Platán’s own garden, the dishes are created using the most modern techniques and the highest quality ingredients, reflecting the intellectual and cultural heritage of the Esterházy family who once lived here, as well as the gastronomic tradition of historic Hungary, and are served with an exciting wine pairing.
That first photo with the firewood & leaf wallpaper is really out of place w. the modern kitchenette in the center of the wall & would drive my head crazy…also not complimentary to the brickwork ceiling, which required a smoot wall or one clad in a knobby fabric of colour on colour. Businesses need to be cognoscente of the high numbers of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD etc as well as elderly who have risk of falling issues when things are too busy patterned causing blurring of the vision & confusion as to depth perception. A public venue must be really inclusive & SAFE for everyone to be financially a success.
The food looks really well presented, hope it tastes as good. Congrats are in order for getting such recognition. So much hard work, long hours & money goes into such ventures. Bless those who are up to the challenge. There can never be enough said about people who work in such a competitive and sometimes demoralizing industry. In my country too many people get too much free & it is often hard for places to find staff to be open 6 days a week.