CoolTour Bar 2. — Restaurant in Budapest

The worst treatment I encountered in an otherwise great trip, I went to the bar to be served whilst another patron waited in front of me, as they were being served two other staff members stepped back having just looked at me at the bar. Being a black 6'3 man I'm not exactly inconspicuous so I was wondering why they were stood there and it came to me when one of them begrudingly asked me what I wanted.

She poured my drink and when I went to give her the money, gestured at me to put it on the counter instead. I should have walked away at this moment but made a point to stay and have my drink as I waiting for someone and I did not care to be made to feel uncomfortable.

It left a nasty taste in my mout when I saw other white patrons go to the bar and these two bartenders promptly and politely served them. It made me think at the very least, I can warn other POC that their hard earned currency is not wanted in this establishment.

Unfortunately Hungary seems to have also elected a populist, right wing government and as always these instances are more prevalent as it is acceptable language even in the highest office.

TL;DR Do not go here if you are of non white...

Witnessed the worst attitude I’ve ever seen in my life here, simply astonishing behaviour.

To briefly summarise, one of the bartenders shouted at me whilst shaking with anger because I used a singular piece of tissue roll that was placed on top of the bar to dry my hands as there’s no dryer or paper towels in the toilets.

Went back through the reviews here to find, unsurprisingly, a trend for appalling service. Slightly reassuring it wasn’t strictly personal and she’s just a creature of bitterness in general.

What she also didn’t realise is that I speak a little Hungarian so I knew exactly what she was saying whilst trashing me with her limited unimaginative vocabulary to her male counterpart behind the bar.

Hopefully you’re reading this. Grow up and get a life, genuinely getting that mad over a piece of tissue...

Seems like an alright bar when you go in, pretty standard. However, when I ordered an aperol spritz and took a sip I realised it had been made with still wine and water, instead of sparkling. The end result being akin to drinking cat wee. The bar staff were incredibly rude when I asked about this and refused to change it. To make matters worse, the waitress was sat eating some spaghetti out of a plastic container throughout the duration of this conversation.

Overall horrible drinks and deeply unprofessional and unpleasant bar staff. Put a dampener on what was a wonderful city and a fantastic trip with...