The Lion Restaurant Liverpool is at 239 Walton Road and combines Sri Lankan warmth with Japanese cooking in one dining room. The unusual pairing gives groups a wide choice while maintaining clear sections for the two culinary traditions.
Sri Lankan starters include fish cutlets, spiced rolls, samosas and coconut roti with seeni sambol. Fried rice and curries follow, using coconut milk, curry leaves, pandan, cardamom and spice across meat, seafood and vegetable preparations.
The Japanese menu adds edamame, gyoza-style snacks, tempura and yakitori before moving into teriyaki, curry, noodles and seafood. Sushi rolls range from familiar combinations to more elaborate options with tempura prawns, eel, avocado or sliced fish.
Vegetarian and vegan markings help diners navigate both halves of the menu, and desserts include mochi, wattalapam and cakes. Guests with allergies, intolerances or dietary requirements should confirm current ingredients, raw-fish handling and preparation procedures with staff before ordering.
Address: 239 Walton Road, Liverpool L4 4AR, England
The Lion Restaurant Menu
Sushi
Dragon Roll (8pcs)
Prawn Tempura, eel, avocado & Mayonnaise, sprinkled with crispy tempura crunches and finished with a drizzle of Unagi sauce.
Rainbow roll (8pcs)
Crab stick, avocado, Mayonnaise and thinly sliced salmon, seabass & tuna.
Crazy Salmon Roll
Salmon avocado filling inside topped with spicy salmon crunch
Spider roll (6pcs)
Tempura fried soft shell crab, cucumber and spring onion & flying fish roe.
Temaki
Known as hand rolls; cone shaped nori filled with japanese sushi rice and a selection of fillings, each bite making you go in for more.
California Temaki
Crab Stick, Japanese Mayonnaise, avocado, cucumber flying fish roe & finished with a sprinkle of sesame seeds
Spicy Tuna Temaki
Diced Tuna, Japanese mayo, spring onion & Mixed chilli spices.
Salmon and avocado temaki
Platters
(CHEF’S SPECIAL SELECTION) – Perfect for Sharing
MEDIUM PLATTER
SUSHI (6pcs), MAKI (8pcs), SASHIMI (6pcs)
LARGE PLATTER
SASHIMI(15pcs), SUSHI(8 pcs), MAKI(24pcs)
MAGURO SAKE (10pcs)
Tuna and salmon sashimi.
EBI – PRAWN Sushi (2pcs)
IKA – SQUID Sushi (2pcs)
SABA – MACKEREL Sushi (2pcs)
SABA – MACKEREL Sashimi(5pcs)
SAKE – SALMON Sushi (2pcs)
SAKE – SALMON Sashimi (5pcs)
MAGURO- TUNA Sushi (2pcs)
MAGURO- TUNA Sashimi (5pcs)
UNAGI- EEL Sushi (2pcs)
UNAGI- EEL Sashimi (5pcs)
Maki
Maki, also known as makimono are sushi rolls rolled with seaweed coming from the japanese word Imono. ura maki meaning inverted sushi rolls, they’ll make your taste buds go crazy.
Kappa Maki(v) cucumber roll
Avocado Maki (v)
California Maki (8pcs)
Japanese Mayo, Avocado, Crab Stick, Cucumber & flying fish roe, finished with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Tori Age Maki (8pcs)
Chicken tempura filling, finished with a dizzle of UNAGI Sauce.
Salmon Avocado Maki (8pcs)
Salmon, Avocado, Japanese Mayo & flying fish roe.
Ebi California Maki (8pcs)
Tiger prawn, Cucumber, Avocado, Japanese mayo & flying fish roe finished with sesame seeds
Spicy Tuna Maki (8pcs)
Diced Tuna, Japanese mayo, Spring onion & mixed chili spices finished with sesame seeds.
Ebi Tempura Maki (8pcs)
Deep fried tempura prawns, Cucumber, Japanese Mayo and finished with sesame seeds
Dynamite Maki (8pcs)
Deep fried maki with Prawn, eel, avocado, mayo & Unagi sauce.
Spicy Beef maki (8pcs)
Spicy succulent beef, Japanese spiced mayo
Sri Lankan Starters
Fish Cutlets (3pcs)
Sri Lankan style fish cakes filled with a fried mixture of mackerel with mash potatoes, onions, green chilli, curry leaves & pepper, coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried
Mutton/ Chicken Rolls (2 pcs)
Mixture of mutton or chicken flavoured with Sri lankan spices, wrapped in a pancake, coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried
Samosa -vegetable(v) meat (2pcs)
Coconut Roti(vg) (2pcs)
Sri Lankan style flat bread made with fresh coconut served with seeni sambol (Onions fried with a mix of spices, chili flakes and a hint of sugar
Chilli Chicken Lolipop
Crispy Chicken drumsticks marinated in Sri Lankan spices and chilli, served with spicy mayo.
Sri Lankan Main Course – Fried Rice
Lion’s Special
Chef’s special rice with chicken, pork, beef, prawns, squids & vegetable stir fried mixed with Chef’s special spicy mix
Seafood Fried Rice
Prawns, Squid, vegetables & crab sticks
Egg Fried Rice(v)
Eggs & an array of vegetable
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken & an array of vegetables
Beef Fried Rice
Beef & an array of vegetables
Sri Lankan Curries
Your pick of Sri Lankan curries, cooked in coconut milk and infused with authentic spices and flavours of Sri Lanka. Recommended with rice or roti.
Mixed Vegetable Curry (vg) (gf)
Mixed Vegetables are cooked in coconut milk and infused with Sri Lankan authentic spices
Annasi Maaluwa (vg)
Juicy pineapple chunks cooked in coconut milk and infused with Sri Lankan authentic spices
Dhal Curry(v)
Red lentils simmered in coconut milk with onions, garlic and a mix of Sri Lankan spices
Kaju Maaluwa (vg)
Soaked cashews and peas cooked in rich coconut cream
Polos Curry (Baby jackfruit curry) (v)
Unriped jackfruit seasoned with variety of Sri Lankan spices, cooked in creamy coconut milk for a flavorful base.
Chicken Curry
Chicken on the bone cooked with a mix of Sri Lankan spices.
Salmon Curry
Salmon fish cooked in rich coconut milk bursting with flavours of pandan leaves, curry leaves, cardamon and mix of spices
Lamb Curry
Slow cooked boneless lamb in special roast spices
Prawn Curry
Shrimps are cooked in rich coconut milk with a mix of Sri Lankan spices
Black Pork Curry
Pork cooked with a mix of Sri Lanka Spices, the colour is derived from a dark roasted curry powder
Devils
Sri Lankan dish containing meat, seafood or vegetables, cooked off with spicy Sri Lankan flavours for the perfect eating experience
Chicken Devil
Beef Devil
Pork Devil
Prawn Devil
Mix Devil (mix)
Vegetable Devil (v)
Crab Specials
Gorgeous crab cooked perfectly in a variety of different ingredients.
Salt & Pepper Crab
Crab made from hand crushed peppercorn and pepper stock, fusing two ingredients endemic to Sri Lanka
Garlic & Chilli Crab
The iconic style of crab eaten in South Asia, our version includes a variety of zingy flavours to create the perfect taste.
Crab Curry
A traditional Sri Lankan crab curry cooked in coconut milk and an array of spices
Kottu
Chopped up flat bread combined with Sri Lankan spices, aromatic sauces, a mix of vegetables and meat of your choice. £1 for added cheese.
Chicken kottu
Mutton kottu
Veggie kottu(v)
Seafood kottu
Sri Lankan Sides
Cocounut Sambol
Grated fresh coconut blended with chilli flakes, onions, green chillies and black pepper
Paratha Roti(2pcs)
Sri Lankan style flat bread.
Papadoms(vg) 3pcs
Chips
Kids Menu
Mini Chicken Katsu with Curry Sauce
Chicken breast coated in crispy panko bread crumbs Served with sticky white rice and Curry Sauce.
Mini Yasai Yaki Soba
Thin noodles, vegetables and chicken mixed with sweet teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Fried Rice
stir fried white rice mixed with chicken and vegetable with light flavoured Sri Lankan spices
Chicken Nuggets and Chips
Desserts
Carrot Cake(vg)
Mochi
Chocolate Fudge Cake(v)
Banana Tempura (v)
Ice Cream(v)
Ice Cream Tempura (v)
Wattalapam(v)
Japanese Starters
Edamame(vg)
Edamame beans seasoned with salt or chilli garlic
Seafood Korokke
Freshly Made fish cake drizzled With delicious fruity tonkatsu sauce
EBI karaage
Prawns marinated in ginger, garlic & Japanese spices, lightly coated in corn flour and deep fried
Steak Skewers
Skewered steak served with spicy mayonnaise.
Miso Shiru
Soybeans, fish stock, seaweed, Tofu & spring onion soup
Yakitori
Pan-fried, skewered chicken & leeks, slow cooked with teriyaki sauce
Tori Karaage
Chicken marinated in ginger, garlic & Japanese spices lightly coated in tempura flour deep fried
Age Dashi Tofu
Golden fried tofu Served with tempura sauce, spring onion & seaweed
Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls (vg)
A variety of vegetables rolled in a fine pastry and fried.
Chicken Wings
Seasoned crispy Chicken wings fried in corn flour and served with spicy mayo or ketchup
Gyoza(5PCS)
Chicken stuffed dumplings steamed or fried.
Beef teriyaki
Deep fried crispy strips of beef tossed in sweet teriyaki sauce, onion, cucumber, sesame seeds.
Tempura
Ebi tempura-prawns
Yasai (vg) assorted vegetables
IKA tempura-calamari.
Kani tempura soft shell crab
Mixed seafood tempura
assorted seafood
Japanese Main Course – Seafood
The ocean’s finest, cooked to your satisfaction, with garlic butter, lemon, plum wine & soy sauce.
SQUID-Ika
Salmon-sake
cook with teriyaki sauce / garlic,butter,soy sauce
Sea Bass-Suzuki
Prawns-EBI
Japanese Main Course – Meats
T Bone Steak
Marinde soy sauce, lemon juice, pepper, garlic and red wine
Chicken Fillet
Cooked with teriyaki sauce
Fillet Beef
Cooked with garlic,butter,soy sauce
Rib eye Steak
Cooked with garlic,butter,soy sauce
Rump of Lamb
Cooked with garlic, butter, onion, mushrooms & saysauce
Breast of Duck
Cooked with teriyaki sauce
Japanese Sides
Garlic Mushrooms(v)
Mushrooms cooked in garlic butter with soya sauce
Plain Noodles(v)
Plain, Boiled noodles
Asparagus(v)
Asparagus cooked in garlic butter and soy sauce
Japanese Sticky Rice(vg)
Plain, Boiled Japanese sticky rice
Long Grain Rice(vg)
Plain, Boiled Long grain rice
Mushroom Panko-Age(v)
Breaded, deep fried mushrooms
Spicy Cauliflower (vg)
Marinated in light spice
Donburi
Pork Katsu-Don
Chicken Katsu-Don
Japanese Curry
Chicken
Pork
Prawns
Vegetable(vg)
Teppanyaki (Noodles)
Vegetable Noodles(vg)
A mix of vegetables
Chicken Noodles
Chicken and vegetable
Seafood Noodles
Prawns, Calamari and vegetables
Beef Noodles
Beef and vegetables
Maki Rolls
Salmon Avocado Maki (8pcs)
Salmon, Avocado, Japanese Mayo & flying fish roe.
Ebi California Maki (8pcs)
Tiger prawn, Cucumber, Avocado, Japanese mayo & flying fish roe finished with sesame seeds
Spicy Tuna Maki (8pcs)
Diced Tuna, Japanese mayo, Spring onion & mixed chili spices finished with sesame seeds.
Ebi Tempura Maki (8pcs)
Deep fried tempura prawns, Cucumber, Japanese Mayo and finished with sesame seeds
Dynamite Maki (8pcs)
Deep fried maki with Prawn, eel, avocado, mayo & Unagi sauce.
Spicy Beef maki (8pcs )
Spicy succulent beef, Japanese spiced mayo
Cocktails
All COCKTAILS £7.99 / All MOCKTAILS £5.99
Tom Collins
Dry Gin, Lemon Juice, Soda Sugar Syrup
Passionfruit Lemon Gin Collins
Lemon Gin, Passionfruit Puree, Soda Water sugar Syrup
Appletini
Vodka, Apple Juice, Lime Juice & Simple Sugar Syrup
Sex On The Beach
Vodka, Peach Schnapps, Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice
Japanese Whisky Highball
Suntory Whisky, Sparkling Water, Lemon Garnish
Scarlett O Hara
Southern Comfort, Lime Juice, Cranberry Juice