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Go to Oktogon. Walk to the left from Hotel Benczúr till the end of Benczúr utca. Turn right at Bajza utca. Cross the main avenue (Andrássy út). Take the underground for three stops, to Oktogon. You might as well walk, you get there in 10 minutes.
Once at Oktogon, find the McDonalds. If you walk from the hotel, you will have to turn right at the tram stop. If you take the underground, you come up to the surface at the world's largest Burger King joint (what a privilege...). McDonald's will be behind the tram stop on the other side of the road.
Walk past McD for another 100 meters. Grand Café Oktogon is at Teréz krt. 23, on the corner of Aradi utca, under a large Parking sign.
2. Placing orders, payment, etc.
The place is reserved for us from 18:00 onwards. This means they close for the public an hour earlier.
You can order whatever you want from the menu. The menu and the wine list is in three languages: Hu, En, Fr. A copy of these will be pinned on a message board in the hotel lobby, so you can have an idea what you want to eat before you actually get there.
You are requested to ask for the bill before you move to another table. You can move around freely, but please don't leave payment till the very end, as the staff has to handle over 10 guests.
A service charge of 10% will be automatically added to the bill, which means you don't have to give any extra tip on top of the billed amount.
A few months ago the place changed owners, and the prices are now about 25% cheaper than in January when I first reserved the restaurant for April 28th.
Food can be ordered until 11 pm, but if there's a large crowd even this late, they may extend this.
In principle the restaurant closed at midnight, but they might extend this by another hour if a large number of people are still there at midnight.
Unfortunately there are no high chairs for babies.
Please come, let's get to know each other before the conference. I'm sure it will be great fun to meet finally.
As on all powwows, everybody is expected to pay for their own consumption. Everybody is welcome - even if you do not attend the conference itself.
When you sign up, please enter the following information in your line: (1) if you bring any guests, if yes, how many, (2) if you plan to have a dinner. (E.g. "1 guest, yes - looking forward to this" or "No - only some booze then I go snooze", etc.)
The following price ranges (expressed in euros) give you some idea about how much you'll have to pay:
Hello, I and my colleague Ema Tomovic are surely coming to this powwow, to meet other translators and I can promise you I shall sing for you in a couple of languages-to warm up for the big night -the cruise. CU there-no dinner
Russell Jones United Kingdom Local time: 13:43 Italian to English
Timings
Feb 10, 2007
I land at 19:10 but have no idea how long it will take to check in and reach the Grand Café Oktogon or what time dinner is served in Hungary. Any pointers would be welcome.
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Russell Jones United Kingdom Local time: 13:43 Italian to English
Mistake
Feb 10, 2007
Sorry, wrong night. I haven't got the programme straight yet.
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Izabella Kraus Local time: 14:43 English to Polish + ...
room sharing
Feb 21, 2007
I asked this question in accomodation forum but no one seems to use it anymore, so I 'll just repeat it here: is any of the ladies interested in sharing a room in the venu hotel for 2 nights?
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Nelly Nio Spain Local time: 14:43 Chinese to Spanish + ...
first meeting
Mar 19, 2007
interesting experience to start
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Csaba Ban Hungary Local time: 14:43 Member (2002) English to Hungarian + ...
Grand Café Oktogon confirmed
Apr 5, 2007
I just called this restaurant just to reconfirm our powwow, and to my horror, the manager with whom I settled down all the details some months ago no longer works for this place and when he left, he did not even mention this booking to the management. Luckily enough, the place was still un-booked, so we will have it for ourselves for sure, with the same conditions. We will have a shorter version of the menu and everybody will be able to choose from this short menu on the spot. The plac... See more
I just called this restaurant just to reconfirm our powwow, and to my horror, the manager with whom I settled down all the details some months ago no longer works for this place and when he left, he did not even mention this booking to the management. Luckily enough, the place was still un-booked, so we will have it for ourselves for sure, with the same conditions. We will have a shorter version of the menu and everybody will be able to choose from this short menu on the spot. The place is one large hall, which makes it ideal for a large powwow - you can easily walk around and sit down to other tables, etc.
The place is booked for us from 6 pm till midnight, but you may also go there earlier if you like.
Food is normally served until 11 pm, but if there's a large demand, they can extend this to midnight. ▲ Collapse
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Ljiljana Krstic Serbia Local time: 14:43 English to Serbian + ...
2 freelancers from Serbia
Apr 13, 2007
me and Ema Tomovic are surely coming; to meet the others in peace -I promise to sing to you:))) if you want... no dinner
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Csaba Ban Hungary Local time: 14:43 Member (2002) English to Hungarian + ...
Finalized
Apr 19, 2007
Dear All, earlier today I finalized the details of our Saturday dinner. Please see this powwow page for all details. Csaba
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Hello! Just a simple question: Do we meet TWICE at "Oktogon"? (on Friday the 27th. AND on Monday, the 30th.)???? Thank you! See you there, Helena Thank you for
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Veronika Wagner Hungary Local time: 14:43 English to Hungarian + ...
to Helena
Apr 20, 2007
Hi, Helena. 30th is Platan, isn't it? Looking forward to see you. Cheers.
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Anette Hilgendag Spain Local time: 14:43 Member English to German + ...
Oktogon = tube station
Apr 20, 2007
Hola Helena! Oktogon is just the name of the tube station you have to get out. From there you walk to the restaurants. Hasta pronto!
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Hello! Thank you for your both comments! @ Veronika: If I understood it right, on 27th: "Birdland Café", on 28th: "Oktogon", on 29th: Danuve Cruise and on 30th: at "Platan"
@Anette: Yes you are right. I will check the name of the subaway-station.
Thank you at both of you!
See you there, Helena 30th:
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Veronika Wagner Hungary Local time: 14:43 English to Hungarian + ...
restaurants again
Apr 20, 2007
Hiya Helena. As I find, Csaba was really considerate when choosing restaurants. Actually, he is doing a professional job as an organiser (Thanks, Csaba.) All three places are quite close to the hotel. As Annette has remarked, Birdland and Grand Café Oktogon are an easy walk from Oktogon tube station, Platán is also just a few stops from there.
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Csaba Ban Hungary Local time: 14:43 Member (2002) English to Hungarian + ...
Oktogon, etc.
Apr 20, 2007
Oktogon is a very central location in Budapest. It's a major crossroads at the intersection of the main boulevard and Andrássy út. Its name comes from its octagonal shape. This is also a favourite meeting point, given the high concentration of cafés, bars and restaurants in this area.
Grand Café Oktogon is 100 meters from here, Birdland is at the far end of Liszt Ferenc tér (3 minutes from Oktogon). Platán is justaround the corner from the hotel, so it's next to the City P... See more
Oktogon is a very central location in Budapest. It's a major crossroads at the intersection of the main boulevard and Andrássy út. Its name comes from its octagonal shape. This is also a favourite meeting point, given the high concentration of cafés, bars and restaurants in this area.
Grand Café Oktogon is 100 meters from here, Birdland is at the far end of Liszt Ferenc tér (3 minutes from Oktogon). Platán is justaround the corner from the hotel, so it's next to the City Park.
Please read the relevant powwow pages or conference session pages for very detailed instructions on how to get to these places.
In the hotel lobby there will be a large city map pinned on a message board where all of these places will be clearly indicated. ▲ Collapse
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If possible can you provide me with instructions how to get to the places directly from the Corinthia? It will be easier for me as I'm not staying in the Conference hotel and it might get confusing...
Thanks a lot.
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Hi folks, I was wondering if we can make a group of some of us that (might be) staying at the Conference hotel to leave together and get to the Grand Café Oktogon? Probably other folks not so far from the Conference hotel can also joing this group...Can we pin this info at the Reception area? Thanks a lot and see you soon, Fabiana
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