The CookHouse Liverpool is a large pub and restaurant at 259 Mackets Lane in the Gateacre area. Its spacious, family-friendly format combines a traditional pub atmosphere with regular food service from lunchtime through the evening.
The carvery is a defining part of the offer, pairing roast meats with familiar accompaniments in a flexible serving style. A wider menu of pub favourites and smaller choices means diners are not limited to a roast when visiting at other times of the week.
Weekend breakfast service adds another reason to visit, while children’s menus and group-friendly seating make the venue practical for family meals. Live music and scheduled events give the pub a social role beyond its everyday dining service.
Tables can be booked online, and food hours vary slightly across the week. The casual setting works for a quick lunch, an evening meal or a larger gathering. Guests with allergies or dietary needs should check current dishes and carvery cross-contact with staff before ordering.
Address: 259 Mackets Lane, Liverpool L25 9NQ, England
CookHouse Pub & Carvery Menu
Starters
Cook’s soup of the day (v)
Sliced ciabatta, butter
Chilli cheese bites (v)
Tomato salsa, house salad
Southern fried chicken strips
Chilli jam, house salad
Tempura prawns
Sweet chilli dip, house salad
Lamb koftas
Tzatziki, red onion salad
Korean fried chicken
BBQ sauce, crispy onions
Chicken liver paté
Toasted farmhouse bloomer, red onion marmalade
Garlic mushrooms (v)
Sautéed mushrooms, garlic cream, blue cheese, garlic ciabatta
Salt & pepper wings
Seasoned peppers & onions, chilli jam
Black pudding stack
Black pudding, bacon, pepper sauce
Halloumi fries (v)
Hot honey, house salad
Onion bhaji’s (v)
Mango chutney, house salad
Garlic slices (v)
Toasted ciabatta, balsamic glaze
Sharer
Combo platter
Southern fried chicken strips, chilli cheese bites, beer battered onion rings, halloumi fries, garlic slices, BBQ & garlic mayo dips
Salt & pepper wing box
Ten crispy chicken wings, CookHouse fries, seasoned peppers & onions, sweet chilli dip
Nacho basket (v)
Cajun dusted nachos, cheese sauce, tomato salsa, jalapeños
Dirty Fries
Topped skin on fries
Salt & pepper (v)
Truffle & parmesan
Nacho cheese & bacon
Korean BBQ & crispy onions (v)
The CookHouse Carvery
British topside beef, Outdoor bred gammon or Roast turkey crown. With Yorkshire pudding, sage & onion stuffing, pig in blanket, freshly prepared seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes and a choice of accompanying gravies. Carvery served: 12pm-3pm & 5pm-8pm Monday to Friday; 12pm-8pm Sat, Sun & Bank Holidays.
Carvery
British topside beef, Outdoor bred gammon or Roast turkey crown. With Yorkshire pudding, sage & onion stuffing, pig in blanket, freshly prepared seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes and a choice of accompanying gravies.
GO LARGE
bigger plate, more meat, extra pig in blanket & Yorkshire pudding
The Cook’s Classics
Fish & chips
Fresh battered cod, hand-cut chips, garden or mushy peas, tartare sauce
Sausage & mash
Old English sausages, buttered mash, onion gravy, garden peas
Traditional beef lasagne
Garlic slices, house salad
Hunters chicken
Grilled chicken breast, bacon, melted cheddar, BBQ sauce, hand-cut chips, garden peas
Pan-fried salmon fillet
New potatoes, garlic & parsley cream, broccoli, carrots
Steak & ale pie
Hand-cut chips or buttered mash, peas & gravy
Wholetail scampi
Hand-cut chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce
Penne alfredo (v)
Broccoli, button mushrooms, three cheese sauce, garlic slice
“CookHouse” Full rack of ribs
BBQ sauce, crispy onions, CookHouse fries, house coleslaw
Chicken tikka masala
Tandoori chicken, masala sauce, boiled rice, onion bhaji, mango chutney
Flatbreads
Sourdough flat bread topped with house salad, red salt fries and pomegranate seeds
Chicken shawarma & harissa salsa
Rump steak & chimichurri
Lamb kofta & tzatziki
The Grill
All of our steaks are 28 day aged, served with hand-cut chips or boiled new potatoes, tomato, garden peas & mushrooms.
Cookhouse mixed grill
4oz rump steak, 4oz gammon steak, chicken breast, Old English sausages, black pudding, tomato, mushrooms, garden peas, fried egg, hand-cut chips
8oz rump
8oz sirloin
8oz gammon steak & egg
Creamy peppercorn, Chimichurri or blue cheese & mushroom
add a sauce
Add tempura prawns
or onion rings
Steak sauce
Creamy peppercorn, Chimichurri or blue cheese & mushroom
Add onion rings
Hanging Kebabs
Marinated & seasoned handmade kebabs, served with CookHouse fries, house salad, sourdough flatbread & garlic oil. Upgrade to sweet potato fries £1.50.
Chicken & chorizo
Rump steak
Halloumi (v)
Double up your kebab
Gourmet Burgers
All our gourmet burgers are freshly cooked to order, served in a glazed brioche bun with CookHouse fries & house coleslaw. Upgrade to sweet potato fries £1.50.
Classic cheese burger
100% British beef burger, baby gem lettuce, sliced tomato, Monterey Jack cheese, tomato relish
Southern fried chicken burger
House blended spices, Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce
Salt & pepper chicken burger
Monterey Jack cheese, S&P peppers & onions, chilli jam
Grilled Cajun chicken
Garlic mayo, sliced tomato, red onion
“The Boss” burger
Double 100% British beef burger patties, Monterey Jack cheese, back bacon, hash brown, garlic mayo, tomato relish
Veggie burger (v)
Plant based burger, baby gem lettuce, sliced tomato, tomato salsa
Add pulled pork or onion rings
Salads
Classic Caesar salad
Baby gem lettuce, garlic croutons, parmesan shavings, crispy bacon bits, Caesar dressing
Rump & ranch salad
Sliced rump steak, mixed leaves, crispy bacon bits, blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, red onion, ranch dressing
Fried halloumi salad (v)
Mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, red onion, herb oil, balsamic reduction
Lunch Sandwiches
Available 12pm – 5pm. Served with house salad and Cajun dusted nachos.
Ham salad
Farmhouse bloomer, roast ham, gem lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo
The “Club” ciabatta
Crispy chicken, melted cheese, crispy back bacon, gem lettuce, tomato, mayo
Cheese ploughmans (v)
Farmhouse bloomer, grated Lancashire cheddar, red onion chutney
Beef Yorky wrap
Yorkshire pudding wrap, roast beef, fried onions, horseradish sauce
Fish finger butty
Farmhouse bloomer, cod goujons, gem lettuce, tartare sauce
BBQ pulled pork
Toasted brioche bun, BBQ pulled pork, house slaw
Turkey, stuffing & cranberry
Farmhouse bloomer, carved turkey, cranberry, stuffing
Upgrade to skin on fries or sweet potato fries
Smaller Appetites
Served 12pm – 5pm. All less than 900 calories.
Soup & sandwich
half ham or cheese sandwich
Fish & chips
Sausage & mash
4oz Gammon steak & egg
Penne alfredo (v)
Sides
Sweet potato fries
Hand-cut chips
CookHouse fries
Garlic slices
Beer battered onion rings
Bread & butter
Boiled new potatoes
House coleslaw
Seasonal vegetables
House salad
The Morning Room
Served weekends. Ask staff for details.
Buffet Breakfast
UNLIMITED HOT DRINKS
Vegetarian all you can eat breakfast (v)
Ask for vegetarian sausages when ordering
Steak & eggs
8oz rump steak, hand cut chips, fried eggs, roast tomato
Brekkie barm
Toasted brioche bun, premium pork sausages, bacon, fried egg
Pancake stack
American pancakes, bacon, maple syrup
Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding
Vanilla ice cream, café curls
Apple pie
Custard or vanilla ice cream
Chocolate fudge cake
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, Cadbury’s flake
‘Lotus Biscoff’ cheesecake
Café curls, toffee sauce
Boston brownie
Vanilla ice cream, mixed berries, chocolate sauce
Jam sponge
Custard or vanilla ice cream
Sundaes
Chocolate heaven
Chocolate fudge cake pieces, Belgium waffles, chocolate beans, chocolate & vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, café curls, Cadbury’s flake
Rocky road
Sticky toffee pudding pieces, honeycomb & caramel ice cream, marshmallows, honeycomb pieces, toffee sauce, wafers
Millionaires’
Chocolate sauce, Millionaire shortbread ice cream, caramel sauce, shortbread, whipped cream, Cadbury flake
Eton mess
Raspberry coulis, fresh strawberries, Eton mess ice cream, meringue pieces, whipped cream, wafers
Biscoff & banana
Lotus Biscoff cheesecake, banana & butterscotch ice cream, whipped cream, salted caramel sauce, café curls
Ice cream bowl
Three scoops of vanilla ice cream, raspberry coulis, café curls
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Against typical prices in Liverpool
- Sticky toffee pudding Typical in Liverpool: £7.00 £6.75
- Chicken burger Typical in Liverpool: £13.50 £13.95
- Fish and chips Typical in Liverpool: £15.10 £8.95
- Lasagne Typical in Liverpool: £14.95 £14.50
- Cheeseburger Typical in Liverpool: £11.50 £13.50
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