Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, which is situated along the Danube River and it's very close to the border with Austria and Hungary. Bratislava was once part of Kingdom of Hungary, the Hungarian name of the city is Pozsony. Part of the population is of Hungarian nationality, in Bratislava there are more that 11,500 Hungarians out of 474,000 citizens.
In the old, historical city center there is the Kaffee Mayer, a confectionery and cafe, open since 1913. In 1980 the confectionery went through a restoration process.
It has a nice terrace where you can sit down and enjoy the atmosphere. On weekends the square is full of tourists and musicians playing random music. You can be served on the terace of take a seat inside. The staff was polite and they speak English.
The interior is amazing, the furniture is made of wood and the decoration is meant to bring back the old times. There's a big painting of Sisi, Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
It has to offer a great variety of cakes, coffee and soft drinks.
Let me list the cakes you can see here, maybe there is one or more than one you're heard of.
Tartalekta, raspberry eclaire, raspberry cheesecake, panna cotta, limet mousse, caramel cardinal, purple lavender, caramel lava, exotic mango, white mousse, chocolate mousse, eclaire, sea buck thorn temptation sanddorn, chestnut nest, Charlott's bomb, mini sacher cake, cherry in marzipan, cream cake, poppy cake, marzipan cake, Eszterházy cake, chessboard cake and strudel.
I'm a fan of fruit cakes and like my cake not too sweet but this time I chose the Eszterházi cake because of the history of it. I've heard a lot about it but have never had the chance to taste it. This was the perfect occasion.
Esterházy torta is a Hungarian cake (torta) named after Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy de Galántha (1786–1866), a member of the Esterházy dynasty and diplomat of the Austrian Empire. It was invented by Budapest confectioners in the late 19th century and soon became one of the most famous cakes in the lands of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
Esterházy torta consists of buttercream spiced with cognac or vanilla, sandwiched between four and five layers of almond meringue (macaroon) dough. The torte is iced with a fondant glaze and decorated with a characteristic chocolate striped pattern. There are, however, many different recipe variations. In Hungary, the original almonds have been entirely replaced by walnuts. source
The cake was delicious, it was with almond and had a piece of almond on the top. It was sweet but not too sweet. It costed €4.30 like most of the cakes they hare selling, which is acceptable if we take into consideration that the confectionery is in the city center of the capital.
Another member of our team had the chessboard cake, which was also delicious.
This is the statue of Schöner Náci on the corner of the cafe. He was a well known character of the mid-20th century. His father was a shoemaker, his grandfather was a famous clown, he on the other hand walked around the city in top hat and tails, greeting women with the words, “I kiss your hand” in German, Hungarian and Slovak.
If you're in Bratislava and want to have a nice dessert, this is the place you have to visit. Don't miss it! Next time I'm going to be in bratislava I'm going to taste the other cakes, that's for sure.
Address:
Hlavné námestie 355/4,
811 01 Staré Mesto,
Slovakia
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Kaffee Mayer
Bratislava, Slovakia
Kaffee Mayer In Bratislava And A Slice Of Eszterházi Cake
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