The Lion Inn is arguably one of the finest pub dining venues in Monmouthshire and South East Wales. The Lion Inn was shortlisted Nationally for the "Food Pub Of The Year" having won through to become the "Food Pub Of The Year" for Wales (A National competition run by The Morning Advertiser, one of the largest Trade Journals), and also having won the coveted South Wales Argus "Pub Restaurant Of The Year" title for three consecutive years, 2000/2001, 2001/2002 and 2002/2003. Regulars travel from as far afield as Cardiff (60 miles) to enjoy an evening at The Lion.

Our menus range from traditional pub grub, through to the exotic and unheard of; with children and vegetarians being catered for with their own menus. We offer an extensive and truly authentic Hungarian menu as well as a number of Thai curry dishes. All our "standard" menus are listed below, however, we can only give you a sample our our "specials" boards, as they are changed weekly.

The Lion Inn Standard Menu

Meat

Home made Lasagne, served with choice of potatoes and vegetables

£9.80

Home made Cottage Pie, served with choice of potatoes and vegetables

£9.50

Home Roasted Chicken, chips and peas

£8.50

Fresh home cooked Ham, egg and chips

£8.50

Home made Chilli served with rice or chips

£9.00

Home made Pasta Carbonnara – Taglietelli pasta served with a rich creamy ham and mushroom sauce

£8.50

Caesar Salad – A delicious plate of salad, chicken breast, bacon and crispy croutons, tossed in Caesar dressing

£9.55

 

 

Fish

 

Grilled Salmon steak, choice of potatoes and vegetables

£8.95

Scampi, chips and peas

£8.25

Battered Cod, chips and peas

£8.30

Breaded Plaice, chips and peas

£8.50

Salmon and Mushroom Taglietelli in a creamy Dill sauce

£9.30

 

 

Omelettes

All our omelettes are made with 3 medium sized eggs are served with chips, vegetables and a salad garnish

 

Plain

£7.00

Cheese or Mushroom or Tomato or Ham

£7.50

Or Mix and match any of the above items

£7.75

Optional Extras

 

Bowl of Chips

£2.50

Bowl of Chips with Melted Cheese

£2.75

Bowl of Salad

£2.00

A Dozen Deep Fried Onion Rings

£2.90

A Whole Homemade Garlic Bread Baguette

£2.75

A Whole Home made Garlic Bread Baguette topped with  Cheese

£3.00

Freshly cooked hot baguette with butter

£1.40

The Lion Inn Standard Vegetarian Menu

The Vegetarian Alternative

Wild Mushroom, Brie & Cranberry Wellington served with a choice of potatoes and vegetables

£10.00

Home made vegetarian Pasta Bake, served with vegetables

£8.30

Vegetable Kiev served with a choice of potatoes and vegetables

£8.10

2 slices of our Home made "secret recipe" Welsh Rarebit

£6.50

2 slices of our Home made "secret recipe" Buck Rarebit

£7.00

Warm Goats Cheese Salad – Mixed leaf salad with grilled goats cheese and roasted peppers served with crunchy Melba toast

£9.00

The Snack & Basket Meals

 

Basket of Home Roasted Chicken & Chips

£6.45

Basket of 2 Butcher Home Made Sausages & Chips

£6.00

Basket of 2 Sausages & Chips

£5.60

Basket of Scampi & Chips

£7.00

Basket of Mini Kiev & Chips

£6.25

Jacket Potatoes with the following fillings;

 

Plain or with Butter

£4.50

Baked Beans or Coleslaw or Cheddar Cheese or Mayonnaise

£5.00

Egg Mayonnaise or Dolphin Friendly Tuna

£5.50

Home Made Chilli £6.20

Prawns with Mayonnaise or Mary Rose Sauce

£6.35

Freshly cooked Baguettes

All our Baguettes are freshly cooked to order using crusty white or brown bread. Your choice of fillings are:

 

Egg Mayonnaise or Cheddar Cheese or Home Cooked Ham or. Dolphin friendly Tuna (plain or with Mayonnaise) or Sausage with Cheese

£3.75

BLT (Bacon Lettuce & Tomato) or Home Roasted Chicken Breast or Bacon and Coleslaw

£4.00

Bacon & Brie or Prawns (with Mayonnaise or Mary Rose Sauce) or Butcher Home Made Sausages & fried onions

£4.50

Ploughman's

 

Served with a freshly cooked hot baguette, pickles & a large salad

 

Cheese – Cheddar, Stilton or Brie (or a mixture)

£7.00

Home cooked Ham

£7.50

Kids Korner

3 fish fingers, chips and peas or beans

£3.30

Chicken Nuggets, chips and peas or beans

£3.50

Scampi, chips and peas or beans

£3.60

Mini Kiev, chips and vegetables or beans

£3.30

Bangers and mash with beans

£3.20

Turkey dinosaurs, chips and beans

£3.50

Cheese and tomato mini pizza with chips

£3.20

Home Made Lasagne & Garlic Bread

£3.80

Bowl of Chips

£1.75

Bowl of Salad

£1.50

All of the above are also available in Daddy sizes.
(Twice the size and double the price)

If Mummy would prefer the kids did not eat chips, we are happy
to provide new boiled potatoes or mashed potato.

 

Hungarian Specials

 

Pillis Chicken         £13.25

A traditional Pillis region dish of pan fried chicken breast in a creamy paprika sauce, served with buttered parsley rice.

Kecskemē t Stuffed Chicken       £15.00

A traditional dish from Kecskemēt. A chicken breast filled with apricots, cherries and cheese, wrapped in bacon and served with parsley potatoes and vegetables.

Turkey Budapest         £13.75

A modern Hungarian dish, which is now served in the trendy restaurants of Budapest. Pan-fried turkey steak topped with ham, mushrooms, pineapple and melted cheese, served with either Parsley Rice, Parsley Potatoes or chips.

"Kiràly Disznóhús" - Pork Royàle     £14.75

Pan-fried pork steak sandwiched with cream cheese and walnuts, covered with leeks, cooked in cream and cheese and served with Parsley Potatoes.

 

The Steak Board

8oz Sirloin steak served with chips and vegetables   £13.95

8oz Fillet steak served with chips and vegetables   £16.95

Choice of Sauces

Blue Cheese, Peppered, Mushrooms in cream, Rich gravy and horseradish, Mexicana (Peppers & onions in a sweet chilli sauce)    £3.00

Thai Menu

 

Medium Hot - Green Curry

Prawns & peas in a tasty and creamy Green curry sauce with rice- £12.50

Very Hot - Red Curry

Fried strips of beef and peppers in a hot & sweet Red curry sauce with rice- £14.00

To Start

A mouthwatering choice of up to seven different starters. Deep fried potato Skins, Pigeon breast with red wine and horseradish, Thai dim sum, whitebait, smoked duck salad, Hungarian pork and rice patties to name just a few.                Starting from £4.50

A walk on the Wild Side

This is our back to the earth and wild food board and contains such items as:

Wild Mushroom Stroganoff with Rice£13.75
 

Beef and Wild Mushroom Stroganoff with Rice £15.50

Pan fried wild mushrooms coated in breadcrumbs served with crispy bacon and crusty brown bread £11.75

Obviously this board changes regularly dependent on the seasons and availability of hedgerow treasures. Some of the mushrooms we have already used that tend to be more readily available are :- yellow oyster, shiitake, girolle, pied bleu, hon - shimeji, paris brown and paris creme. We have also had locally harvested giant puff balls, but the season is quite short for these.

Specials Board

The dishes on this particular board are changed weekly, and are somewhat dictated by availability and the seasons. Regular favourites include Beef Stroganoff, Chicken in a creamy Tarragon sauce, Kangaroo steak, Ostrich with a creamy garlic sauce, Pork steak with a cider sauce and Duck.

Desserts

A delicious and mouthwatering choice of up to eight sweets. Many are home made and a great way to end your meal, priced at £4.20. With Ice Creams starting from £1 a scoop

Tea, fresh filter coffee and liqueur coffee are also available

Old SpotFillet of locally reared Gloucester Old Spot filled with sautéed leeks and stilton, served on a bed of mustard mash with a sweet Hungarian tomato sauce

Russian Style Monkfish02Russian Style Monkfish - Pan fried pieces of monkfish tail topped with poppy seeds, served atop home cooked sweet pickled red cabbage with a creamy vodka sauce.