As Bogenšperk is so beautiful and offers so much, visitors initially come merely because of the castle itself. However, the tavern Krčma and its ambitious food satisfies the hungry while appealing the curious.

Reviewed by: Violeta & Uroš Mencinger, Šola okusov

Bogenšperk

Grad Bogenšperk

Two chefs

Mitja Zadravec (left) and Marko Železnik (right)

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Amuse-bouches are arranged on the wall clock.

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, pozdrav, prigrizki zajtrk, kosilo, večerja

Castle restaurant

Chandeliers, solid furniture, large tables, lavish chairs, formal tablecloths and fine hospitality.

Bread and butter

Homemade brioche and butter dip with baked yeast and lime.

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, brioš in maslena pomaka s kvasom

Sea bass roll

Adriatic sea bass roll stuffed with tarragon, bulgur, yellow tomato sauce.

Beef loin and eggplant

Eggplant mousse, marinated beef loin slices with walnuts, apricot ice cream, walnut crunch, fresh apricot, chickweed, parsley sauce, parsley oil.

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, mariniran goveji hrbet z orehi, melancanina krema

Lamb

Sous vide lamb loin, roasted pumpkin puree, roasted fig, lamb sauce, flowers from the garden and coffee perfume at the end.

Pasta with mushrooms

Home-made pasta with porcini mushrooms and morells, foam from egg sauce with wine (in the style of hollandaise sauce), crisp with cheese, young peas, brown butter crumbs.

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, zvijanje potice pri mizi

Potatoes and cream

Rabbit roulade

Rabbit roulade stuffed with carrots, fried carrots, raw carrots, buckwheat gnocchi, marigold cream, fresh apple salad, sphere with apple, lime and lemon juice, marigold flower, natural rabbit sauce.

 

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, krompir pečen v zemlji

Corn and aronia

Corn creme caramel, aronia apiral, aronia mousse, aronia gel, caramel cream, caramelized popcorn with roasted almonds, popcorn ice cream.

Accompanying wines

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, sladica, koruza in aronija

Valvasor potica

Polepšan dan

Nasvet Krčminim gostom: čeprav je potička za domov, nikar ne pozabite še na spomin z Valvasorjevega gradu – Kuhline praline. Z njimi se vam ”ponujajo božanski okusi, ki jih je za grajskimi zidovi ustvaril mojster z namenom, da vam polepša dan.”

Krčma na gradu Bogenšperk, potica, darilo

Krčma on the Bogenšperk Castle

A tavern with castle food
Marko Železnik
Chef