Dostana Menu

Welcome to Dostana, a culinary gem located at 9-11 Allerton Rd, Liverpool. Renowned for its vibrant menu, Dostana proudly serves a variety of dishes that encapsulate the diverse flavors of Indian cuisine. Whether you're craving traditional curries, exciting chefs’ specials, or authentic Mumbai street food, this restaurant has something for everyone.

  • Exceptional Dining Experience: Guests rave about the warm hospitality provided by owner AJ, who ensures each visit is memorable.
  • Flavorful Dishes: Signature items include the Butter Chicken, Samosas, and the Chicken Naga Bhuna—a must-try for spice lovers.
  • Lively Atmosphere: Despite the bustling environment, the attentive service shines through, making each meal even more enjoyable.

With a focus on quality and customer satisfaction, Dostana redefines takeaway dining, leaving patrons eager to return.

Traditional Starters

Dostana Mix Kebab Starter

A medley of Sheek Kebab, Onion Bhaji & Meat Samosa

$£5.90

Tandoori Chicken Starter

On the bone Chicken, marinated in Greek Yoghurt, spiced Herbs & cooked in Tandoori oven

$£4.50

Chicken Tikka Starter

Marinated in Spices & Yoghurt Sauce then cooked in a Tandoori oven

$£4.40

Lamb Tikka Starter

Marinated in Spices & Yoghurt Sauce then cooked in a Tandoori oven

$£4.40

Sheek Kebab Starter

Finely Minced Lamb with Herbs & Garam Masala cooked in Tandoori oven

$£4.20

Chicken Chat Starter

Chicken diced & cooked under a slow flame with Tomato Puree, served with a Puri Bread

$£4.85

Chicken Pakora Starter

Chicken Tikka dipped in Batter Sauce & deep fried

$£4.00

Meat Samosa Starter

Mince Meat with Peas in a thin Pastry deep-fried

$£4.00

Vegetable Samosa Starter

Mixed Vegetables in a thin pastry, deep fried

$£4.00

Onion Bhaji Starter

Onion, Lentils, Potatoes & Coriander lightly spiced & deep fried

$£4.00

Aloo Chat Starter

Potatoes, Chutney, Chat Masala, Cumin Seeds & Coriander served in a Puri Bread

$£4.20

Bhuna Prawn Puri Starter

Cooked in light Spices, served with a Puri Bread

$£5.50

Bhuna King Prawn Puri Starter

Cooked in light Spices, served in Puri Bread

$£6.90

Rapti Smoked Salmon Starter

Marinated in Honey & Spices, cooked in Tandoori oven & served with Grilled Peppers & Onions

$£7.90

Balti

$£9.80

Bhuna

$£9.80

Dhansak

$£9.80

Dopiaza

$£9.80

Karahi

$£9.80

Korma

$£9.80

Madras

$£9.80

Pathia

$£9.80

Rogan Josh

$£9.80

Sagwala

$£9.80

Vindaloo

$£9.80

Traditional Dishes

Masala Dishes

Dostana Special Masala

Lamb, Chicken & Tandoori served with Omelette & Cheese

$£14.50

Chicken Tikka Masala

$£10.90

Lamb Tikka Masala

$£10.90

Tandoori Chicken Masala

$£10.90

Vegetable Masala

$£9.90

King Prawn Masala

$£14.80

Lamb Tikka

$£11.20

Chicken Tikka

$£11.20

Chicken

$£10.20

Prawn

$£12.20

Paneer

$£10.20

Lamb

$£10.20

King Prawn

$£14.90

Vegetables

$£10.20

Murgi Mossaka

Minced Meat, Mixed Spices, Tomato & Onion

$£10.50

Bulsari Salmon

Mangalore Sauce with a combination of dry roasted Indian Spices

$£16.90

Lamb Chop Bhuna

Our signature dish - a combination of Spices with Onions, Tomatoes, fresh Herbs & medium spiced Sauce

$£14.90

Chef's Recommended

Biryani

Dostana Special Mix Biryani

Pieces of Chicken, Lamb Tikka & Tandoori Chicken mixed with Vegetables

$£13.50

Chicken Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£9.90

Lamb Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£9.90

Chicken Tikka Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£10.90

Lamb Tikka Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£10.90

King Prawn Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£14.90

Prawn Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£10.90

Vegetable Biryani

Prepared with Basmati Pilau Rice, Herbs & topped with an Omelette & Curry Sauce

$£9.90

Chicken Tikka Main

Marinated in a spicy Yoghurt mix then cooked in a Tandoori oven

$£12.90

Lamb Tikka Main

Marinated in a spicy Yoghurt mix then cooked in a Tandoori oven

$£12.90

Tandoori Chicken

Prepared with Yoghurt & mixed Spices & cooked in the Tandoori oven

$£12.90

Tandoori Cocktail

King Prawn, Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Tikka & Sheek Kebab

$£14.90

Chicken Shashlik

Marinated in aromatic Spices then cooked in the Tandoori oven & topped with Grilled Onions & Mixed Peppers

$£13.90

Lamb Shashlik

Marinated in aromatic Spices then cooked in the Tandoori oven & topped with Grilled Onions & Mixed Peppers

$£13.90

Tandoori King Prawn

Marinated & grilled in the Tandoori Oven

$£16.90

Lamb Chops Tandoori

Marinated over night in our homemade spices & cooked in the Tandoori oven

$£14.90

Tandoori Dishes

Fresh Salads

Green Salad

Tomato, Onion, Cucumber, Limes, Green Chillies mixed & served on a dressed platter

$£3.80

Laccha Salad

Lightly spiced Red Onion Rings finely garnished with homemade Masala, fresh Coriander & served on a dressed platter

$£3.80

Dostana Exclusive Mixed Raita

Onion, Tomato, Cucumber, Salt & Pepper whisked in yoghurt & served with a sprinkle of fresh Coriander

$£3.80

Cucumber Raita

Cucumber, Salt, Pepper & Cumin Powder whisked in Yoghurt then garnished with Paprika & fresh Coriander

$£3.00

Yoghurt

Poppadoms

Plain Poppadom

$£0.80

Spiced Poppadom

$£0.90

Chutney Tray

$£3.50

Mango Chutney

$£1.00

Mint Sauce

$£1.00

Spicy Mixed Pickle

$£1.00

Lemon & Mint Sauce

$£1.00

Mixed Onions With Tomato & Cucumber

$£1.00

Extra Dips

Mumbai Street Food

Chat Balls

Stuffed crispy puffed Puris

$£5.00

Chicken 65

Deep fried boneless Chicken chunks in hot Spices

$£5.20

Chicken Kathi

Sauteed Chicken cubes wrapped in fresh Roti

$£5.20

Gauloti Kebab

Minced Kebab served with Lemon & Mint Chutney

$£5.20

Keema Pau

Spiced Minced Lamb & Peas with a toasted Butter Pau

$£5.20

Bhatti Ka Jhinga

Grileld marinated King Prawns

$£7.90

Chingri Chop

Coated Jumbo Prawn

$£7.90

Anari Jhinga - King Prawn

Marinated with Shells, garnished with Coriander & served on a dressed platter

$£8.20

Masala Fish

Coated with Gram Flour & deep fried

$£6.50

Talichire Squid

$£6.50

Chilli Potato

Coated with Corn Flour, deep fried & Chilli Garlic Sauce

$£4.80

Chilli Paneer

Indian Cottage Cheese marinated with aromatic Spices, Mixed Peppers, tossed in Garlic & Chilli Sauce

$£5.20

Vada Pau

Potato Patty filled in a toasted Pau with Salad & Chutney

$£4.80

Samosa Chatt

Indian Flour based pockets filled with Vegetable & Potato, deep fried & served with or without Yoghurt, Tamarind & Mint Chutney

$£4.80

Chilli Cheese Toast

Red Onion, Peppers, Coriander & Chedder melted on a White Bloomer with or without Chillies

$£4.80

Paneer Ka Soola

Indian Cottage Cheese cooked on a slow heat in the Tandoori oven

$£6.60

Malabari Paratha

Flakey Flatbread cooked on a Tawa

$£2.70

Lamb Chops

Our signature dish - marinated & cooked in a Tandoori oven

$£6.90

Butter Chicken

Pieces of Chicken in a rich Tomato & Cream based Sauce

$£10.80

Kashmiri Chicken Bhuna

Chicken mixed with Indian Spices & cooked with Tomato, Onion & Saffron flavoured Gravy

$£10.80

Chicken Chengizi

Cantonese Style

$£11.60

Lamb Chettinad

Lamb cooked in a Coconut based Sauce with added Tomato & Onion Gravy

$£10.80

Lamb Handi

Lamb cooked with Caramelised Onion & Yoghurt based Gravy flavoured with Fennel & Ginger

$£10.60

King Prawn Gulnaar

Tomato & Onion Masala Sauce freshly chopped Capsicum, Herbs & Lemon Juice

$£14.90

Monk Fish Karahi

Monk Fish marinated & cooked in a clay oven with Masala Gravy

$£16.90

Sea Bass Patrani

Flavoured with fresh Ground Mustard Yoghurt & aromatic blend of Indian Spices

$£16.90

Mix Vegetable Jalfrezi

Seasonal Vegetables cooked in Onion, Tomato Masala & aromatic roasted Spices

$£10.80

Paneer Tikka Masala

Cubed pieces of Cottage Cheese mixed in a rich & creamy homemade Tomato Sauce

$£10.80

Mumbai Curries

Rice Dishes

Plain Rice

$£4.10

Pilau Rice

$£4.10

Vegetable Rice

$£4.10

Kashmir RIce

$£4.10

Chana Rice

$£4.10

Mushroom Rice

$£4.10

Egg Rice

$£4.10

Fried Rice

$£4.10

Lemon Rice

$£4.10

Keema Rice

$£4.10

Garlic Rice

$£4.10

Saag Aloo

Cooked in finely chopped Onion & traditional Indian Spices

$£5.20

Mush Hara

Sliced Button Mushrooms & Spring Onion cooked in a Tomato & Onion based Sauce

$£5.20

Chana Masala

Chickpeas with medium Spices

$£5.20

Mixed Vegetables

Freshly mixed Vegetables in medium Spices

$£5.20

Bindi Bhaji

Okra in medium Spice

$£5.20

Saag Bhaji

Spinach in medium Spices

$£5.20

Saag Paneer

Spinach with Cheese

$£5.20

Bombay Potato

Potatoes in medium Spices

$£5.20

Tarka Dhal

Lentils sizzled in Onions, crushed Garlic, Tomato & whole Cumin sprinkled with Coriander

$£5.20

Sweet Potato

Peri Peri salted

$£3.70

Chips

Coated potatoes

$£3.00

Side Vegetables

Indian Bread

Plain Naan

$£4.10

Butter Naan

$£4.10

Garlic Naan

$£4.10

Cheese Naan

$£4.10

Garlic & Coriander Naan

$£4.10

Peshwari Naan

$£4.10

Chilli & Garlic Naan

$£4.10

Keema Naan

$£4.10

Kulcha

$£4.10

Paratha

$£4.10

Chapati

$£2.60

Puri

$£1.50

Tandoori Roti

$£3.80

Stuffed Paratha

$£4.20

Gluten Free Naan

Garlic & Coriander

$£4.10

Peroni 330ml

ABV 5.1%

$£4.00

Corona 330ml

ABV 4.6%

$£4.00

Cobra 660ml

ABV 4.8%

$£5.50

Tiger 640ml

ABV 5%

$£5.50

Magners 568ml

ABV 4.5%

$£5.80

Koppaberg 500ml

ABV 4%

$£5.40

Spitfire Bitter 500ml

ABV 4.5%

$£4.40

Bottled Beer

Soft Drinks

J2O Orange & Passionfruit

275ml

$£3.20

Coca-Cola 500ml

$£3.60

Diet Coke 500ml

$£3.60

Appletizer

$£3.60