Castle Oktober
By Maya Poulton, Apr 12th, 2007 | In Dining
I first stumbled upon Castle Oktober on St. Patty's day. My friend and I had attempted to stop in on O'Malley¡¯s for the traditional festivities, but were dissuaded by the crowds at the entrance; 30-50 demographic men and lack of any outdoor music. Of course, I am told it was the place to be that night, but luckily off the beaten path (and across the street) we discovered Castle Oktober. My Irish ancestors probably turned in their graves that night, but this German concept mansion in the French concession (double turn) provided for a fabulous St. Patty's precursor to Bar Rouge (third turn).
Castle Oktober encompasses both a restaurant of hearty German food (with some random additions like tomato, mozzarella, and balsamic salad) upstairs and a bar downstairs, all in a beautiful manor house. There are 3 floors - the top two are restaurants and the main floor is a pub. The establishment is warm and inviting in tones of cream and blackened wood, and there is a smaller room off the main dining area where the seating is picnic benches. The main reason to go is of course the micro-brewed beers, produced in the back garden in large copper canisters. There's one light lager, one amber ale and one dark Guinness-esque Pilsner. For around 60 RMB you get a half liter pint - which is literally as big as your head. You can step it up to a liter for around 100. I tried all three, which definitely contributed to my end of the night proclamation, "this place gets an A+!"
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