I remember that day in 2016, I was walking through the streets and urgently needed to go to the…read morebathroom ... I came across this BAr, then I was able to go to the bathroom ... and therefore I had to have a beer ..! how to forget that day!

The Burgschänke is an old German name for a kneipe or otherwise commonly known as a pub. It's…read morelocated in a 700 year old barn and it's quite small. They can fit about 50 people in the bar and there is some outdoor seating with view of the beautiful castle next door and some nice manicured gardens. I was taken here by a colleague who knows the owners of this pub as well as the owners of the castle. The atmosphere here is fabulous and unless you knew this place existed you would probably not find it. Don't expect any English as your chances of finding this is pretty slim. They have a huge screen set up and showing the World Cup games and it was packed with locals tonight for the Germany game. They serve mostly beer and wine and some schnapps. The food menu is small and it's mostly things like cheeses, cold meats, breads and so on. I would love to come back here again and soak in the beautiful surroundings and the atmosphere.

3.5 stars. However, if it was Sunny, it might have been 4 stars. Reason for this is because I…read morethink they are well known for their outdoor patio section. However, due to the gloomy weather, we had to take a seat inside. The seasonal ingredient was mushrooms, and there was an entire list of specialty items featuring it! It's always nice to have a restaurant dedicate a few ways of preparing an ingredient, instead of just randomly throwing it into an existing dish. I ordered the zanderfilet mit kartoffelkruste. It was a delicious piece of fish seared, and topped with a shredded pancake-like potato layer. The fish was layered on a bed of mushrooms, sauteed in a nice lemon, butter, and parsley sauce. To be honest, the dish was quite good! The sauce was not too heavy, and did not overpower the dish it self. All the ingredients to the dish complimented each other nicely! 17 Euros for the dish though seems a bit steep.. but might be worth it on a sunny day! :)

I've been here twice and have loved it both times. Only reason it's 4 stars is there's usually a…read morewait to get in and it can take some time. Once in, it is a real gem! Fairly small place but lots of tables. This place tends to more of a dive bar than an Irish Bar in my opinion but who can't love a dive bar with the name The James Joyce!! We were here late into the night visiting with friendly people we had met there and I can say I'm not sure if they do mixed drinks or food. Just went in and enjoyed multiple beers with 50 of my closest friends. If that's what you're looking for (and who isn't) this is the place for you. Just remember it's crowded and somewhat of a dive. Go! Try it! You won't regret it!

When I first moved to Bonn, back in 2006, I used to visit this bar quite regularly with a friend of…read moremine. It was run by a really nice girl and offered great service; a really fun pub. Last Friday, my wife suggested we go there and try their fish & chips. This isn't the only Irish pub in Bonn and they all serve this traditional British dish, which is unavailable anywhere else. If you want 'British' fish & chips, you have to go to an Irish pub and we were very close to this one so decided to give it a try. Bad move. On arrival, we had to wait ten minutes for anyone to come and take our order, so she opted for half a Guinness and I asked for a large pils. The pils, I'm pretty sure had been tampered with by having ullage returned to the barrel. I requested a local 'Kölsch', which was much better. Half way through this second drink, the 'food' arrived. On the menu it said only 'fish & chips'; no description whatsoever. What arrived looked like supermarket-bought breaded fish fillets with frozen chips. Nothing like the dish one would reasonably expect in an Irish pub. To be fair, there was no description, so we were guilty of assumption, but when we asked the waitress about it, she kept repeating that she understood our disappointment but that is the way they serve it. She went to speak to her boss, who approached our table with the Bill containing the full charge. Bearing in mind that we hadn't eaten anything, she was extremely rude and completely unwilling to even consider any compromise, conciliatory gesture or understanding. It was a case of 'tough'. End of story. We paid and then gave the food to the young group of guys on the next table, who told us that they liked going to the pub to drink, but not to eat. We then went to The Fiddlers Irish pub in Endenich, where we had exactly what we were expecting in the first place. I worked in pubs for about five years and understand that you get difficult customers, but we were not being awkward. We had what we felt was a genuine issue which was met with total indifference, disdain and disrespect, which was completely unwarranted.