Does Hungary add a service charge?

Yes, in some places: szervizdíj (service charge) on the bill. When it is on the bill, no separate tip is expected.

Tipping in Hungary: free calculator

Tip around 10–15% for standard table service in Hungary. On a 50 HUF bill that is 6.00 HUF, for a total of 56.00 HUF.

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Bill total (HUF)

The bill already includes szervizdíj (service charge) on the bill

6.00 HUFtip · 12.0% · pay 56.00 HUF total

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No service charge on the bill, so around 12% applies.

In practice: 10–15% at sit-down restaurants, unless the bill already includes szervizdíj — which many add at 10–15%. Paying that and then leaving cash on top is the commonest tourist mistake in Budapest: you've tipped twice.

Usual range: 10–15% · Ft HUF

What Hungary actually expects

10–15% at sit-down restaurants, unless the bill already includes szervizdíj — which many add at 10–15%. Paying that and then leaving cash on top is the commonest tourist mistake in Budapest: you've tipped twice.

The full breakdown — amounts, rounding, and what we did on the ground — is in our Hungary tipping guide.

Tipping in Hungary: free calculator

What Hungary actually expects

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