In the Mandula last Friday, orders were as much in French, English and German as in the native vernacular. Nothing so strange about that for a restaurant in Budapest, but the Mandula is in Villany, a village about three hours drive south from the Hungarian capital.
“We only opened last week. I only have a chef five days a week – he comes from Budapest. We are looking for someone more permanent,” says Attila Gere, the restaurant owner.
