ENTERTAINMENT

REVUE REVIVAL WITHIN THE WALLS OF MATILD CAFÉ & CABARET

NEW ENTERTAINMENT VENUE OPENS IN BUDAPEST

The fantastic, glittering world of revue has returned to the stage of Matild Café & Cabaret. Three evenings a week – Thursday, Friday and Saturday night – the early twentieth century Pest nightlife is revived with live performances featuring Hungarian and international entertainers, never-before-seen night shows and a three-course dinner.

“We already knew when we renovated the palace and chose the name that we would present the most glamorous, yet most elegant night performances in Budapest,” Selim Ölmez, General Manager of Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest says. The Matild Café & Cabaret is an elegant and traditional Art Nouveau coffee house shining in olive-green and gold during the day, but when the night falls it transforms into a place where glamorous and vibrant night life returns within the walls, according to the hotel.

Glamour returns

The owners of the Palace wanted this more than a century-old café to transform for the night because of the spirit of the place, as when it operated as the ’Belvárosi Kávéház’ [‘Downtown Café House’] or later the ’Lidó Kaszinó’ [‘Lido Casino’], similar shows were offered to the audience. When the renovation took place and the hydraulic center stage was discovered, there was no question of renovating it and continuing the tradition. In the evenings, the stage rises so that the dancers and musicians can enchant the audience. When the heavy velvet curtains are closed, the atmosphere becomes mysterious, discreet and even a little provocative. The lighting was also designed from the very beginning to enhance this effect, so this way the glamour, the sensuality, the easiness, and the free-spirited fun can return between the walls. A venue with a completely different atmosphere comes to life.

Musical dinner parties

Matild Café & Cabaret will rewrite history every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Gigi Radics, Bálint Gájer, No Romance, Latte Maffiato, Group’n’Swing are just some of the acts who will entertain during the musical dinner parties, followed by glamorous revue dance shows to top off the night. Doors open at 8 PM with a magical acrobat show, then an exclusive 3-course dinner is served, while wonderful live concerts and dance performances alternate. The gastronomic offerings of the night are prepared by the local team of the AmericanAustrian star chef Wolfgang Puck, in the usual quality of the Matild Palace. And for those who wish to continue the night after the show, exceptional cocktails and the most beautiful panorama of the city awaits on top of the Palace, at The Duchess, a secret liqueur library. “The goal was to bring the perfect fusion of culinary heaven and earthly delights to Budapest. At Matild Palace, we never give less than the best. These will be the most glamorous, yet most elegant night performances of Budapest. The venue will once again become the classy, sophisticated and sparkling entertainment center of the city,” the General Manager of Matild Palace promises.