The Lion Restaurant in Liverpool

Wow and not in a good way. Service was non existent. Waited for 45 minutes for starter and longer for mains. Restaurant was freezing . Sat with my coat on the whole time. When food finally arrived ,it wasn’t worth the wait. Kottu was dry. Couldn’t taste anything due to the burning sensation in my mouth due to the spices used. Definitely wouldn’t recommend

Fantastic food, a gem of a place in an unexpected location. We had a wonderful pre match curry and we'll definitely be back.

Don’t know if we caught these on a bad day but walked sat down heater by us not working so had to move. Orded two pints and two cocktails.15 min later had to remind girl about my drinks , pints came anuther 15 min cocktails came, One toilet that was blocked so had to run over to pub opposite .Then the food came it’s was very good and that wot saves this place . ,Will give it anuther go because of the food ,Food 5/5 Service 2/5

Great food, friendly staff and a pleasant atmosphere. From the Sri Lankan menu, the Salmon curry is deeply aromatic and beautifully seasoned. The black pork curry is dark, savoury and packed with big robust flavours. Excellent little place!

Poor description on menu. Egg fried rice tasted bad and was extremely spicy. No information on menu. Poor service. Don’t recommend

Absolutely superb. Most strongly recommend. As a real foodie I don't give 5* to many places, but this is a real gem. Exceptional quality of food, coupled with wonderful atmosphere and outstanding service.

Wonderful food, amazing service and great atmosphere. One of our best wedding anniversary nights out.

Great place to eat with family or friends . Well worth a visit

We went in early so it wasn't busy, the restaurant was nice, great menu the service was good and Food was lovely

Best sit-down restaurant in Walton! The food, service, and atmosphere are perfect for a dinner out. Would highly recommend.

Whery nice place, staff makes effort to make you happy, and even chef get out of the kitchen and ask if all is good and makes effort to talk with us a bit. He prepered individual plater of sushi for us not only following our preferences but he made it even better and it looks like an art. I understand that we were lucky that he had time to do that, but anyway, he made an effort, and we appreciate it. (There was more than what I have on pictures, but I couldn't fit it all in one photo 😅)

Been here twice now. Love it!!!

This was our first time at The Lion and it did not disappoint the food was 5 star and so fresh .. the service was amazing the lady who served us was so friendly and couldn’t do enough for us .. she made the experience at the restaurant for us .. the food is so tasty and it’s such a lovely atmosphere in there .. can’t wait to return

The meal was very delicious. And the environment was clean and wonderful. I was seeking a place like this to taste srilankan kottu and dumplings. Both were super. Owner and his wife and the staff were really friendly. Thank you for the fantastic dinner time ⏲❤ super proud of you ayya and akka as a srilankan 👏

Great atmosphere lovley staff . And the food is just amazing great little local restraunt . Give it a visit you wont be dissapointed well done

The food is always amazing, the service and restaurant itself always spot on. I’m a fried rice fan, try the chicken and you can then select how spicy you want it. My number 1 favourite place to eat.

This Sri Lankan restaurant was recommended to my friends and I during our recent weekend stay in Liverpool. The food was absolutely wonderful. But let me give a couple other pieces of information before I get to that. The restaurant is not in a great area, and as we walked from our airbnb to the restaurant -- and had to walk back after dark -- we were a little uncomfortable. But there were no problems. There was a huge negative: service was incredible slow. In fact, when we arrived, some lads at a different table warned us not to stay, because they'd been there two hours and only just received their food. As we had no other plans for the evening, we did stay, and it was a little over 90 minutes from when we sat down at our booked table to when the food arrived. I don't know if that's normal or if there were short-staffed that evening. It seems to be very much a small family-run operation. Now to the good part: the food was exceptionally good. So if you're willing to spend a long evening at the restaurant, I highly recommend it.

Excellent food. Very caring and accommodating owners and staff. Goes the extra mile to keep customers happy!!

Ein Lichtblick zwischen den vielen Imbissbuden in der Umgebung. Das Essen war sehr lecker und der Service ausgesprochen freundlich.

Intimate cosy restaurant, good food great service, would recommend.

Good food, terrible hospitality, believed the wife working on the front, she need to have some training how to run restaurants, otherwise they will run their business down, we are the only one eating there and simple order and still she missed one entree, we waited for half hour maybe she back and asking if need more or asked the food but she didn’t bothered, after tired of waiting we inquired the other meal she just realised and pretending it was us who is not so sure to make the order, there is no professional attitude offering at least a discount or dessert in the house to remedy the situation but she was insisting it was us weren’t clear what we ordered which is very strange, so we decide being the grown up here and ask for the bill and just be done to get out of the place. never seen any behaviour like this in my life going out to restaurants. I hope she read this review and take the feedback, reviews are important

The food here is really good. It's a tiny cosy restaurant with a name like a British pub but a menu like a high end Asian restaurant, which was a surprise considering the name. Good portions, decent variety and the staff are nice. If you haven't tried it yet I do recommend. The only con for this place was the music at one point was really bassy and loud after a stressful day when we just wanted to relax and enjoy the food, but it only happened the once.

First time here, food was fresh and hot full of flavour would deffo recommend

I have ordered few times from the restaurant, food was delicious very flavourful best Srilankan food I have eaten in Liverpool. Loved the chicken fried rice and the starters. Definitely coming back reasonable prices and good quantity as well

Excellent food and hospitality. Aruna the manager looked after us extremely well. We had 2 starters and 2 mains.

What an odd combination of food options - Sri Lankan and Japanese! And just delicious! The service was wonderful, the food lovely! I would eat here regularly if I lived here.

Great service and superb food.Highly recommended.👍👍👍👍

What a night!. Food was delicious, everything freshly cooked, homemade, full of flavour. Portions are big and well worth the money. Starters in particular where very tasty (would go back and do a “tapas style”of starters😊) Was asked if we was there for an occasion, we told them it had just been my parters birthday therefore came for a mid week meal. At the end of the night they sang happy birthday to him and gave a chocolate cake! Lovely touch. Great vibe inside and Staff where lovely! Friendly and attentive. Highly recommend visiting. Our order (see pics): Starters- Beef Teriyaki Chicken fried gyoza Yakitori Coconut Roti Mains- Sea bass, suzuki Devils mixed meat/seafood (rice separate) Devils mixed meat (rice separately) Chicken teppanyaki noodles (If you don't like spicy, get the mild devils still has a slight kick but very tasty)

I tried Sri Lankan dish and was delicious. Highly recommended restaurant and of course friendly customer service.

An amazing gem of a restaurant hidden away in a random spot. It was a surprisingly cosy and had a warm atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious. We had 100% authentic Sri Lankan food. One of my top underrated places in Liverpool for sure. The Sri Lankan Chicken Curry was definitely the best I've had and I highly recommend it. Try it with the authentic level of spice if you're up for it.

The nicest food I ever had and the excellent service. We’ll definitely come again and recommend to our friends.

Party of 6 +1child. Service was great. Not the biggest place but was good. Food was delicious. I ordered medium spicy but would recommend next time mild. I had Sri Lankan devils mix. Beautiful. We all said that we'd return. Compliments to the cook and the staff.

The food in here is belting!!! The Srii lankan curries are epic!

Unbelievably brilliant, probably the best curry I've ever had, amazing

Great food quite busy defo going back

I walked into the restaurant full of expectation, as friends had made positive comments. A menu was given to me, but then I waited twenty minutes for any kind of attention? Waiters attended other tables, but seemed to totally ignore me. There was absolutely no attempt to even speak to me! My drinks order hadn't even been taken. Once it got to over twenty minutes, I told the barmaid that their service was unacceptable and left.

Food is tasty, overall is above average. Good and friendly services. Will come back again! The fried veggies is a bit salty!

Amazing place, came here with my friend for a meal, loved it so much I returned here with my mum and my daughter for a meal for mum birthday, fab food fab staff and all round amazing restraunt. Well recommended 😊

Visited here with girls from work, 12 of us. Food was amazing, not one person disappointed! Would definitely recommend

Highly recommended Food was amazing ! Staff were so friendly :) Love it

Ok, but not my cup of tea really,

Food is amazing and full of flavour, especially the lamb curry. Me and my partner always come here with it being so local to us. Always great service and would highly recommend!

It's been at least a month since we had dinner at The Lion after reading so many great reviews on Facebook. For that reason I won't be able to describe the exactly starters, main courses and sides that we had that night. However, one thing kept strong in our minds: they're absolutely brilliant and if you enjoy Asian food at any level you should definitely try them! The venue is small, which was perfect for the intimate atmosphere that we were aiming - two couples both with toddlers under 2. I can tell our families felt very welcomed and had the greatest time with very good sized portions, amazingly flavoured and prepared with excellence! Service was also spot on! Price was totally fair for what we got and I simply can't wait to go again!

This place is great. Only place on county road imo that offers a more upmarket restaurant experience. Staff are friendly and food is delicious!

From the service to the food was absolutely amazing 😋 I had to bring my friends the next time ...I love it😘😘

Was on a short visit to Liverpool and this restaurant was recommended by a dear friend. Very friendly staff. He was so professional. Great service. Food was amazing and spiced as per individual taste. Definitely deserves more than 5 stars.

Amazing fresh, tasty food, the service was immaculate. The staff are attentive and very sweet. I recommend this place 100%.

Lovely little place on the County Road well worth a visit

Sri Lankan Daal curry with Paratha roti was the best I have tasted. Excellent food.

That was the best takeaway I've ever had . The reviews aren't LION. The restaurant is amazing inside as well. Absolutely faultless.

We were down in Liverpool for the Rangers game and we ate here pre match. Excellent food, from a very varied menu and reasonably priced too. The service was also very efficient and friendly.

Food is fantastic full of flavour and the quality of the meat tasted good. The starters are punching way above their weight all high quality decent portions. Came here last year and brought back a big group of friends and family. Everything was spot on until paying the bill. Creating drama over how we pay was embarrassing I recommend this place to my group and you took a good 5/10 minutes suggesting one person pay the whole Bill when we all wanted to pay individually for our own food. How can you expect someone to foot up over £150 at your convenience. This let down the good food and experience. Maybe I'll be back in 2023 hopefully this issue regarding paying won't happen again.

We got sushi & the salmon curry, was absolutely amazing! Our waiter was kind and very welcoming!

We have intended to try this restaurant for a while now , Not the cheapest restaurant , and certainly not cheap for Walton road . However , the restaurant was very clean , Service was very good and quality of food was excellent . We will be back soon, well worth a visit . The food is always superb.

We ordered 4 Sri Lankian dishes, chicken curry, lamb curry, chicken devil and seafood devil, served with roti or rice. Each of them are quite spicy but extremely delicious and we love them! Also, the owner is nice and provide good service, will definitely come back if we visit Liverpool next time!😄

Amazing food, great atmosphere. First time I’ve been to the Lion after several recommendations and it lived up to them and more!

Family visit. Very good food and presentation. Everything cooked to order. Good atmosphere, pleasant staff. Clean and tidy. Free parking near by

Great food, good value, highly recommend

Said order delivered when I hadn't received anything. When I reordered, cancelled my order. Very disappointing. Wasted my time waiting for food not to turn up. Won't bother with here again.

Amazing food. Full of flavour.. lovely family run restaurant.. We can’t wait to try the menu

Went last night after the Everton game. Seriously good food. Authentic and full of flavour. Definitely going to become a regular feature during the season.

Amazing value for money, portions are massive , really nice the the staff and owners would recommend this place 👍🏻

The food is filled with flavour! It tastes so good and really filling! It's the best food I've had in Liverpool from any restaurant so far. Courteous staff too!

Great service, gorgeous food! Fully recommended and will definitely be returning! If I could give 10 stars I would. Thank you!

Had one of the best meals I've had in Liverpool. Never expected it, a Sri Lanka restaurant in Walton Rd, a total surprise. The food was excellent and the service spot on. If you can handle it try the Lion stout ale, lovely.

My husband and I tried both the sushi and Sri Lankan options (he is Sri Lankan) the food was delicious! We weren't sure how well it would work but it definately does! Closest to home made Sri Lankan food we've had at a restaurant. Staff were chatty and friendly, lovely atmosphere and music playing all evening. Highly recommend to anyone who loves authentic Sri Lankan curries or enjoys high quality sushi, a must visit

What a gem!! Lovely little place selling authentic Sri Lankan food (and Japanese). The food is absolutely delicious!! Friendly service, good drinks, great atmosphere. Cannot recommend enough…you have to come here!!

We go here every couple of weeks. Food is excellent, the people are lovely! Good vegetarian options. Big fan of the kottu and cashew curry!

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Amazing. What a fantastic restaurant. The owners are from Sri Lanka but worked in Japan for many years so they execute both customers exceptionally. A must go

Only popped in for a drink before the match, little but pricey for a pint but it is a restaurant so kind of expected. Food looks and smells amazing, enough so that we booked a table to eat before the next game. Can't wait to give a proper review on that.

Delicious food and great service! Recommend! :)

Wow what can I say. Went on recommendation of our son and he wasn't wrong. Food was amazing, staff where lovely, drinks where cold and quality and little Kevin was very entertaining. Will deffo be going again and again and trying many more Sri Lankan and Japanese dishes. Thank you

We ordered steamed gyoza, seafood kareoke, paratha roti, chicken devil, and katsu-don. Everything was excellent. The real show stopper was the Lion Stout. Great food, great service, and great music!

The food tastes amazing and the menu is huge. There was so much to choose from I actually had difficulty deciding. All the meals had so much flavour in them, I would definitely recommend and will be returning. I just wish it was closer, as would definitely be my regular. The staff are so friendly and thoughtful, a real family run business.

Food was just superb and very good service as well. Staffs were really friendly

Sushi was absolutely delicious. Waited a while for it but thats because it's prepared only when ordered. It was worth the wait.

Thank you for the best food on Friday stop on from the 4 of us Ryan Sean Jamie Mark

Second time visiting, food is always delicious full of flavour. Staff are lovely too. Will definitely be visiting again.

Amazing restaurant! Lovely staff! Thanks so much for our meal just before Christmas

I can see why the reviews are so good..

Food was amazing! Friendly staff/owners

I've lived on Walton Road for 28 years & I do not recall one restaurant ever being here. As soon as I seen this place I couldn't wait to try it out even though I wasn't expecting much if I'm honest. I've travelled around the world and I can honestly say I've never tasted anything as spectacular as the food from The Lion. Its just a hidden gem in such an unlikely destination. If this was in any other town it would be rammed 24/7, this place is luxury standard food. If its the last thing you do try this place out. The prices are really good, the staff are so attentive but the food is truly something special. ENJOY ❤ ps: the coconut roti with onions had me drooling 🤣😍.

Great sushi and atmosphere. Also very friendly staff. The cheff came talk to us and explained the dish. Recommend.

Great place! Went this evening, had the large sushi platter, definitely recommend. Lovely service. Will be visiting again soon 🙌

What a great place, atmosphere, gorgeous on the inside and the food was fabulous. I haven't got a bad thing to say. First time visiting and would definitely visit again. 😊 . The two sisters loved it.

Fantastic food, friendly service and gorgeous restaurant. Highly recommend!!! Will be going again soon. Thank you very much!

Food was delicious but felt rushed only just started the starter and main was put on table as larger table had arrived and they would need to serve them only thing that let the place down also when asked if would like spicy Curry or mild I asked for mild received spicy had to be replaced leaving me wait while my partner ate on her own then me

The food was delicious, service was great. Lovely place which I would highly recommend xx

Came here last night for the first time and it was lovely. Great atmosphere and great food and staff will definitely be back again

Amazing food and lovely atmosphere

Food is really great. Time waiting for food an drinks was quiet a while. And order of food bringing out was mixed up

This really is a hidden gem. Amazing selection of Japanese and Shri Lankan food, and it was top quality, and very reasonable. The staff were amazing. If I could have given 6 stars, I would have...

Large portions, excellent service and good quality food. Relaxing atmosphere and overall quality restaurant. Will definitely return again

Tasty, flavoursome food. Large portion, presented well. Would recommend

Excellent food good value. Very friendly and good atmosphere will definitely go again

We had a fabulous meal at Lion tonight.service was second to none.We will be returning soon 😋

The best Teriyaki on Merseyside 100%

This place is superb!!! In an area you may not equate with great food, this restaurant stands out like a beacon of gastronomic luminescence. A small but immaculately presented, family run restaurant offering an intriguing but delicious mix of Japanese and Sri Lankan fare, it’s simply wonderful. After one visit, we’re already raving fans of this place, I can’t recommend The Lion highly enough, just bring your appetite!!!!

After hearing about so many good reviews about The Lion Restaurant , we visited there for my birthday With my family On 17th oct 2021! Everything was superb🌟 friendly service, great menu choices and really decent food and at affordable prices. Will be back soon! Reena