the protea restaurant — Restaurant in Bonn

Unique and Authentic South African cuisine. Lots of tapas options, including a sampler plate if you can't decide. I went with the chutney, pickled fish, roasted mixed nuts, and green herbed hummus. The tapas were the highlight of the meal for sure, great balance of subtle but fresh flavors and delectable texture.

I had a glass of South African wine, which was refreshing and complex. Did not taste stale as it was a fresh pour and not from a carafe.

Mains were great too. Butter chicken with lime was the better of the two, very tasty and well-balanced meal. The spiced lamb was a bit underwhelming. It wasn't spicy at all and generally lacked flavor. Meat was of good quality. Both mains were served with a crispy papadum cracker.

Service was great, our waiter was very jovial and passionate about the restaurant's mission. We were not rushed as we slowly savored the tapas. Menu was in German and English.

Relaxing cafe environment with pillows and regional decorations. Pretty sure there was no outdoor seating, but we sat near the entrance so I couldn't tell if the upstairs section was a terrace or not.

Highly recommended for your stay in Bonn, just a few steps from the Rhine River and a busy tram/bus station. This type of food is rare, so try something new...

The food was bad, I ordered a sausage roll for a starter, that’s the driest thing I have ever tasted. I don’t think cardboard is that dry. For the main I had a „Durban curry“ , I could smell the spices but couldn’t taste them , then the malva pudding 💔 , it was obviously frozen malva pudding it still had ice inside. Especially if you are from South Africa, I wouldn’t suggest you go there. I read the reviews and they were misleading, I think because they were mostly written by people that haven’t tasted South African food. I was hoping to find maybe a Savanna cider, the lady (who was actually nice) didn’t even know what I was...

I decided to visit the Protea on a visit to Bonn as I grew up in Johannesburg. They have the most extensive selection of South African Cape wines I have seen outside of South Africa. There is a wine boutique attached to the restaurant where I believe they do wine tastings. I tried the "Durban Style " curry which was really tasty and good value and had some of the touches that differentiate it form other curries. The wine we had was superb, and the owners and waitress very friendly. Can highly recommend...