The Irish Lion

The Irish Lion

Restaurant and Pub$$$$
Downtown Bloomington, Bloomington
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Appetizers
Imported Cheese Plate
Imported brie served with our house-made soda bread, served with grapes & apple wedges.
Dublin Bay Cocktail
Freshly boiled shrimp served with a lemon wedge & cocktail sauce.
Steamed Oysters
1/2 dozen large chesapeake bay oysters, lightly steamed and served with a side of drawn butter.
Cherry Stone Clams
1/2 dozen steamed clams, served with a lemon wedge & a side of drawn butter. seasonal.
Herring
Pickled in white wine sauce, served with a side of lemon & soda bread.
Blarney Puffballs
Deep-fried potato balls made with cheese & garlic mixture, served with sour cream.
Leprechaun Wings
Deep-fried chicken wings, sautéed with our spicy house-made barbecue-style sauce.
Mixed Deep Fried Vegetable Platter
Zucchini, onion rings, mushrooms & pickles. battered & deep-friend with a side of sour cream.
Craibheachain
Pronounced "crave-a-hawn"-a savory seafood mixture, served with a lemon wedge & our house-made soda bread. in an early translation of the bible we are told that "esau sold his birthright for a craibheachain."
Fresh Oysters
1/2 dozen large chesapeake bay oysters served on the half-shell with a lemon wedge & cocktail sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller
A classic dish make with fresh spinach, crisp bacon, anisette, topped with our hollandaise sauce and broiled.
Mussels
1 ob. of fresh main mussels stemmed and served with drawn butter and a lemon wedge on the side. seasonal.
Escargot
Tender snails in herb & garlic butter, 1/2 dozen in a shell, served with toast.
Baked Potato Skins
Topped with melted cheese. served with scallions and a side of sour cream. option: add bacon.
Deep Fried Zucchini Or Onion Rings Or Mushrooms Or Pickles
Freshly cut, dipped in our special house batter and deep-fried.
Pub Grub
Mutton Pies of Abbeyfeale
Baked bread bowl filled with our celtic stew or coddle. created by farmers' wives to sustain their husbands on fair days.
Fish Sandwich
Tender flaky, deep-fried white fish served deluxe on a sesame seed bun, with fries.
Blarney Burger
Lean beef patty topped with provolone, mushrooms, served deluxe on a sesame seed bun, with fries.
Lamb Burger
Exclusive, nicely seasoned premium ground lamb, served deluxe on a sesame seed bun, side of sour cream & fries.
Fish & Chips
A large portion of tender flaky deep-fried white fish, served with a side of fries, lemon wedge & malt vinegar.
Chicken Sandwich
Char-grilled chicken breast served deluxe on a sesame seed bun, with fries.
Veggie Burger
Black bean patty topped with provolone, mushrooms served deluxe on a sesame seed bun, with fries.
Soups, Stews & Salads
Soup of the Day
House-made, served with soda bread & butter. cup or bowl.
Coddle
House stew made with potatoes, sausage, bacon, and onion. typical dublin pub food supposed to prevent a hangover. served with soda bread & utter. cup or bowl.
Colossal Celtic Salad
Grilled sliced chicken breast on a large bed of lettuce & organic salad greens, red onions, fresh mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes and various cheeses.
Celtic Stew
Made from a traditional recipe made with lamb, carrots, and potatoes. served with soda bread & butter. cup or bowl.
House Salad
A mixture of organic salad green, iceberg lettuce, fresh mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes and red onions. regular or large.
Seafood
served with soda bread, potato or dunmurry rice & choice of a cup of our soup of the day or house salad.
Liffey Trout
Sautéed in olive oil & house spices, served with dunmurry rice.
Ballydebob Halibut
Broiled. prepared with herbs, lemon-butter wine sauce and served with dunmurry rice.
Lobster Tail
Premium cold-water lobster tail, flame-broiled to perfection, served with drawn butter & a baked potato.
Offaly Salmon
Poached in a rich cream, fresh tomato-scallion-mushroom-dill sauce. served with dunmurry rice.
Connemara Shrimp
Succulent large white shrimp sautéed in garlic & butter. served on a bed of dunmurry rice, with a side of broccoli.
Lobster
Whole live lobster, steam, served with drawn butter & a baked potato. subject to availability. market price.
Lamb
served with soda bread, potato or dunmurry rice & choice of a cup of our soup of the day or house salad.
Leg O'lamb
Traditionally made, slowly roasted with our own unique recipe of herbs & spices in a special oven. served *sliced from the leg of lamb*, with au jus, mint jelly & brandon potatoes.
Rack of Lamb
Prime quality french cut rack of lamb, garlic, wine marinated & seasoned with our special spice combination. served char-grilled medium rare, with brandon potatoes an irish carrots.
Lamb Chops
Center cut & served au jus, mint jelly & brandon potatoes.
Vegetable
served with soda bread, potato or dunmurry rice & choice of a cup of our soup of the day or house salad.
Sautéed Vegetable Medley
A seasonal stir-fried vegetable blend, atop a bed of dunmurry rice.
Beef
served with soda bread, potato or dunmurry rice & choice of a cup of our soup of the day or house salad.
Beef Medallions
Three tender slices of beef cut from the tenderloin, sautéed with fresh mushrooms and scallions in a red wine sauce. served with brandon potatoes.
Filet Mignon
Cut from the most tender part of the beef, the tenderloin. broiled to order & topped with a fluted mushroom. served on a toasted english muffin bed, served with a baked potato, sour cream & butter. (medium & well done served butterflied.)
Prime Rib of Beef
Prepared with our own combination of herbs and spices, slowly baked in our special oven. served au jus, with a baked potato, sour cream & butter. regular cut or extra cut.
New York Strip
Juicy char-broiled 12 oz. steak prepared to order, served with a baked potato, sour cream & butter.
Corned Beef & Cabbage
Traditional irish favorite of fresh steamed cabbage, house recipe of corned beef brisket, served with brandon potatoes.
Poultry
served with soda bread, potato or dunmurry rice & choice of a cup of our soup of the day or house salad.
Chicken Marsala
Boneless chicken breast simmered in dry marsala wine, scallions, mushroom sauce. served with dunmurry rice.
Chicken Kiev
Tender boneless breaded chicken breast stuffed with garlic-butter, served on a bed of dunmurry rice. topped with our house made garlic-scallion cream sauce.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Tender boneless breaded chicken breast stuffed with smoked ham & baby swiss cheese. served on a bed of dunmurry rice, topped with our house made supreme sauce of fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, scallions & cream.
Roast Duckling Rineanna
One-half duckling with apple-fennel bread stuffing. served with a brown sugar stuffed baked apple and brandon potatoes.
Pasta
served with soda bread, potato or dunmurry rice & choice of a cup of our soup of the day or house salad.
Fettuccine Alfredo
A heaping portion of pasta tossed with our house made heavy cream-parmesan cheese sauce.
Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp
A heaping portion of pasta tossed with shrimp and our house made heavy cream-parmesan cheese sauce.
Sides
Cabbage, Baked Potato
Broccoli
Fries
Brandon Potatoes
Irish Carrots
Soda Bread
Desserts
Irish Apple Walnut Cake
Hose made, served warm & topped with whipped cream. available option: a la mode
Chocolate Cake
Layered chocolate cake with walnuts. sinfully rich.
Baileys Irish Cream Cake
A rich cheesecake with a chocolate crust & baileys irish cream.
Whiskey Pie
Served warm, topped off with irish whiskey and whipped cream.
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The Irish Lion
212 W Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, IN 47404
United States
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Since 1982, authentic Irish fare in a historic 1882 vintage tavern. Fresh seafood, steaks, lamb, salads, soups & stews, poultry, pasta & traditional Pub Grub daily. Extensive wine list, full bar, 100+ Whiskeys, 116+ Single Malt Scotches & the Irish & European imports on draught.
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Open until 3:00 AM (Show more)
  • Mon–Thu
    • 11:00 AM–1:00 AM
  • Fri–Sat
    • 11:00 AM–3:00 AM
  • Sun
    • 11:00 AM–Midnight
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(812) 336-9076
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