Address: 7-9-20 Ginza, Chuo
Website: http://www.ginzalion.jp/shop/brand/lion.html
Type of Meal: Lunch
Off of the
busy street of Ginza the restaurant is hard to miss with its large entrance and
display case filled window. As soon as you enter get ready to experience a
bustling beer hall where small tables are crammed together and chattering permeates
throughout. But, that is expected; after all, with any beer hall you'd expect a
jovial informal atmosphere.
Beer is
available if four sizes with the small (slightly less than a pint) and a large
(about 750 ml) shown below. Luckily, despite the large dining room size, drinks
arrive quickly to satisfy thirsty customers.
Lion Ginza's menu combines German beer hall classics and UK pub
favourites. My husband and I ordered a choice of both with him getting
the Weisterhurst with sauerkraut (¥1,029). Not being a fan of sausages I
didn't try the dish but must admit the breakfast sized sausages sitting in an
oily skillet couldn’t tempt me.
Meanwhile,
my fish and chips (¥892) were also quite small consisting of three stick sized
pieces of fish and about six thick cut fries. This certainly didn't come close
to matching my experience at Anstruther's Fish Bar which is disappointing for a country
which normally prepares fish so well. The biggest drawback is it's coated in
bread crumbs rather than battered so made me think of eating the frozen
Highliner variety I purchase at grocery stores.
In the end, I realize Ginza Lion is not a place to go to for good
food. But, if you are looking for a central place to rest, where they always
have a table available and offer inexpensive (but small) dishes than this is
place to for you.
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