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Grendel's Den

Item: Grendel's Den
Author: Jessica Polizzotti

Type: Bar

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Don't be tempted by the patio seating because that is the one place you can't enjoy Grendel's cheap eats during happy hour. Instead, make your way inside and head down the stairs to one of Harvard Square's well frequented bars. Students flock to Grendel's to stretch their budget on 1/2 off menu items from 5:00 pm-7:30 pm every evening, as well as 9:00-11:30pm Sunday- Thursday. A minimum drink purchase is required to cash in on these happy hour specials. And Grendel's is thrifty because your order must be in their system before the end of happy hour or you'll be paying full price so arrive early, beat the crowds and enjoy!

Address:

89 Winthrop St
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone:

617-491-1160

Website:

grendelsden.com

Hours:

Daily 11:30am-1am

Admissions:

No cover charge

EXPERT TIPS BY: Jessica Polizzotti
Boston Local Expert

Happy Hour, Bars: "Outdoor seating is ideal in great weather but the happy hour specials are only offered inside."

Best for Happy Hour Because: Grendel's Den draws a Harvard crowd; you'll find an eclectic mix of personalities enjoying cheap eats and cold drinks.
Best for Bars Because: An iconic Harvard Square spot, Grendel's Den is a a favorite among college students and recent graduates.

Main Menu
- Specials
  
  Basket of Bread with Chimchurri
  
  french, pita, or gluten-free focaccia bread with chimichurri sauce (chopped cilantro, parlsey, red pepper flakes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar) ($5.00)
  
  Wild Mussels in White Wine Garlic Sauce
  
  a big bowl of freshly harvested mussels in white wine & garlic with crusty french bread ($12.00)
  
  Roasted Veggie Sandwich
  
  roasted eggplant, portobello mushroom, pesto, fresh mozzarella, tomato, arugula on gluten-free focaccia bread ($10.00)
- Snacks
  Buffalo Chicken Dip
  
  served with tortilla chips and celery sticks ($8.00)
  
  Quesadilla
  
  with chicken, black beans, or just cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream on the side ($8.00)
  
  Creole Devilled Eggs
  
  devilled eggs with spicy mustard and celery ($5.00)
  
  Hummus Bi Tahini
  
  pita bread and cilantro pesto stir-in ($5.00)
  
  Loaded Bacon Potato Skins
  
  with bacon, cheese, scallion, jalpeño, chive sour cream ($7.00)
  
  Sambal Chicken Skewers
  
  boneless skinless sambal & lime chicken ($8.00)
  
  Spicy Shrimp Wraps
  
  ten shrimp in cajun spice or sambal sauce, with flour tortillas & lettuce for wrapping at the table ($9.00)
  
  Nachos Supreme
  
  cheese, guac, sour cream, salsa, and choice of black beans or vegetarian chili ($12.00)
  
  Brisket Nachos
  
  pulled beef brisket, jalepeños, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream ($12.00)
  
  Wings
  buffalo or chipotle
  
  5 Pcs: $8.00
  
  10 Pcs: $12.00
  Chips & Salsa
  
  fresh made and spicy with 100% corn chips ($4.00)
  
  Pickle Plate
  
  assorted house-made pickles ($5.00)
- Soup
  Soup of the Day
  Cup: $4.00
  
  Bowl: $6.75
  Vegetarian Soup of the Day
  Cup: $3.00
  
  Bowl: $5.75
- Salads
  
  Caesar Salad
  
  romaine, croutons, parmesan, cæsar dressing ($6.00)
  
  Greek Salad
  
  romaine, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, red onions, kalamata olives, feta cheese, with greek dressing ($7.00)
  
  Buffalo Cauliflower
  
  florets in franks red hot sauce, carrot, celery salad with bleu cheese dressing ($8.00)
  
  Santa Fe Salad
  
  grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with honey-bbq ranch dressing ($14.00)
  
  Mediterranean Salad
  
  romaine, tomato, spanish onions, olives, feta, roasted red peppers with tahini dressing ($7.00)
- Vegetarian Sandwiches
  
  Portobello Reuben
  
  mushroom, swiss, sauerkraut, russian dressing on rye ($10.00)
  
  Vegetarian Burger
  
  meatless patty made with grains & cheese ($9.00)
  
  Tofu Mediterranean Wrap
  
  tofu, feta cheese, hummus, lettuce, tomato, onion, bell pepper & olives with tahini dressing ($10.00)
- Poultry / Fish Sandwiches
  
  Tuna Melt
  
  on english muffin ($8.00)
  
  Faroe Island Salmon Gravlax Sandwich
  
  peppercorn, dill and coriander seed cured gravlax with honey mustard, cream cheese, cucumber, arugula on dark rye ($10.00)
  
  Turkey & Havarti
  
  lettuce, tomato, pesto mayonnaise on baguette ($9.00)
  
  Turkey Burger
  
  with lettuce, tomato, pickles ($9.00)
  
  Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
  
  on baguette with a choice of cajun, honey-mustard, or honey bbq ranch dressing ($10.00)
  
  The Sonoma Wrap
  
  turkey, bacon, sundried tomato-goat cheese, guacamole, arugula, onion ($11.00)
  
  Mediterranean Wrap
  
  grilled chicken breast, feta cheese, hummus, lettuce, linguini with shrimp & clam sauce with mushroom, tomato, onion, bell pepper & olives with tahini dressing ($11.00)
- Beef Sandwiches
  
  Hamburger
  
  double patties with lettuce, tomato, pickles ($9.00)
  
  The Reuben
  
  corned beef, swiss, sauerkraut & russian dressing on rye ($11.00)
  
  The Grendel
  
  roast beef & herb-garlic cheese on dark rye or baguette, lettuce & tomato ($11.00)
  
  Andy's Manwich
  
  house-roasted grass-fed beef with bbq sauce, horseradish cream, onions & cheddar served on a deli roll ($13.00)
- Toppings
  
  Bubba
  
  cheddar, BBQ sauce & bacon ($2.00)
  
  California
  
  jack cheese & guacamole ($2.00)
  
  Natural Disaster
  
  swiss, avocado, chutney, cajun dressing ($2.50)
- Main Dishes
  
  Mac & Cheese
  
  cheesy sauce & elbow macaroni ($8.00)
  
  Five Bean Chili
  
  with cilantro pesto, cheese, onions, and cornbread ($9.00)
  
  Fettucini with Pesto Genovese
  
  house-made pesto with fresh basil, garlic, pinenuts, parmesan and olive oil ($9.00)
  
  Salvadoran Vegetables & Tofu
  
  broiled mixed veggies and tofu marinated with saffron, lemon, & lime, served with rice or pita ($11.00)
  
  Peruvian Quinoa Stew
  
  quinoa, chayote squash, green peppers, seasoned with chili and toasted cumin, topped with cheese and fresh cilantro ($12.00)
  
  Spinach Pie
  
  with rice, cucumber yogurt and side greek salad ($13.00)
  
  Lala's Grilled Chicken
  
  with chimichurri sauce, mediterranean salad, rice pilaf, or quinoa ($14.00)
  
  Barbecue Beef Brisket
  
  slow-cooked with chipotle-barbeque sauce with mashed potatoes and coleslaw, or as sandwich ($15.00)
  
  Linguini with Shrimp & Clam Sauce
  
  with mushroom, parmesan, lemon, butter ($14.00)
  
  Salmon Filet with Bombay Curry
  
  broiled salmon, bombay curry sauce, rice, green beans ($16.00)
  
  Faroe Islands Broiled Salmon
  
  seasoned with saffron & citrus, with rice & veggies ($16.00)
  
  Vegetarian Banquet
  
  half order of spinach pie, half order of hummus, salvadoran vegetables & tofu, and a choice of salad or pasta ($16.00)
  
  Cheese Fondue
  
  melted imported swiss, gruyere & raclette cheeses. served with french bread, house-made pickled veggies ($25.00)
- Extras
  
  Grilled Chicken
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Tofu or Cajun Tofu
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Bacon
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Side Salvadoran Veggies
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Plain Pasta
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Side Guac
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Side of Salsa
  
  ($1.00)
  
  Side Mac & Cheese
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Small Salad
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Small Vegetarian Soup or Cup of Vegan Chili
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Small Soup of the Day
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Side Pita or French Bread
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Side Plain Quinoa
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Side White Rice
  
  ($3.00)
- Dessert
  
  Black and White Bread Pudding
  
  with bittersweet & white chocolate chips topped with bailey's cream sauce ($8.00)
  
  Brownie in Mason Jar
  
  ($5.00)
Drinks
- Bottled Beer
  
  Brooklyn Lager ABV 5.2%
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Ale ABV 7.5%
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale ABV 8.5%
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Lindeman's Raspberry Lambic ABV 4%
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA, ABV 7.5%
  
  ($7.00)
- Canned Beer
  
  Baxter Ein-Stein ABV 4.9%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Fat Tire Belgian White Ale ABV 5.2%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Narragansett ABV 5%
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Warsteiner Pils ABV 4.8%
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Modelo Especial ABV 4.4%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Shark Tracker Light ABV 4.8%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Harpoon IPA, ABV 6%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Downeast Cider ABV 5.4%
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Notch Brewing Left of the Dial ABV 5.5%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Lord Hobo Brewing Boom Sauce DIPA, ABV 7.8%
  
  ($8.00)
- Draft Beer
  
  Green River Ambrosia Lemon Session Mead
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Smithwicks Irish Red Ale
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Carlsberg, German Pilsner (Denmark) ABV 5%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Grendel's Ale, English-Style Pale Ale (Massachusetts) ABV 5.4%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Cambridge Amber, American Amber Ale (Cambridge, MA) ABV 5%
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Original Sin Cider, Hard Cider (New York) ABV 5%
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Paulaner Hefeweizen, Bavarian Weissbier (Germany) ABV 5.5%
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Long Trail Green Blaze IPA Green Blaze IPA, ABV 6.5%
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Bar Snack
  
  sweet & spicy sesame glazed walnuts ($2.00)
  
  Shot & Beer Combo
  
  "scrappy meal" 'gansett tall boy & prize fight irish whiskey ($10.00)
  
  Guinness Stout, Stout (Ireland) ABV 4.3%
  
  ($6.50)
- Guest Beer
  
  Angry Orchard Rose Cider ABV 5.5%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Scrappy Meal
  
  'gansett tall boy & prize fight irish whiskey ($10.00)
  
  Hot for Hops
  
  harpoon ipa & jameson caskmates ($10.00)
  
  La Lunchera
  
  modelo especial & ghost tequila ($12.00)
  
  Crown Vanilla Hot Cider
  
  ($8.50)
- Tall Drinks
  
  Dark & Stormy
  
  golsings black seal rum, ginger beer ($7.50)
  
  Shave and a Haircut
  
  sailor jerry spiced rum, guinness, & coke on rocks in a pint glass ($7.00)
  
  Sparkle Pony
  
  absolut sequin vodka, ginger beer, original sin cider ($7.00)
  
  Aperol Spritz
  
  aperol, soda, freixenet brut cava ($7.00)
  
  B's Cream Soda
  
  sailor jerry spiced rum and ginger ale, topped with a cherry ($7.00)
  
  Kanye's Workout Plan
  
  rain cucumber lime vodka, soda water, splash of lime juice ($7.00)
  
  The Copywriter
  
  slane castle irish whiskey, vermouth, honey simple, lemon juice, soda ($7.00)
  
  French 75
  
  bombay gin, simple, lemon juice, freixenet brut cava ($8.00)
  
  Paloma
  
  exotico blanco tequila, st. germain, grapefruit, in a pint glass ($10.00)
- Hot Alcoholic Drinks
  
  Mulled Wine
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Port Cider
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Rum Cider
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Spiced Rum Cider
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Irish Cider
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Redemption Rye & Cider
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Irish Coffee
  
  ($7.00)
  
  James Joyce
  
  bailey's & jameson coffee ($8.00)
  
  Peppemint Hot Chocolate
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Nuts 'N' Berries Hot Chocolate
  
  ($8.00)
- Margaritas
  
  Grendel's Gold Margarita
  
  sauza giro gold, triple sec, orange juice, lime juice, on rocks in a pint glass ($8.00)
  
  Ghost Margarita
  
  ghost tequila (ghost chili pepper infused agave), grapefruit, lime & simple syrup on rocks in a pint glass ($10.00)
  
  The Margatini
  
  exotico blanco tequila, cointreau, fresh lime juice, shaken, served up ($10.00)
- Sparkling
  Freixenet Brut, Blancde Blancs Cava (Spain)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  Lila Sparkling Vino Frizzante (Italy)
  
  ($10.00)
- Rosé
  '16 Domaine Laroque Rosé (France)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
- Whites
  '15 Chateau St. Jean, Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '16 La Freynelle Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '15 Gabbiano "Promessa", Pinot Grigio (Venezia)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '15 Höpler Grüner Veltliner (Austria)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
- Reds
  '14 Buondonno Rosso, Sangiovese (Organic) (Toscana)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '14 Chateau La Freynelle, Bordeaux Rouge (Bordeaux)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '14 Ernesto Cateña "Padrillos", Malbec (Mendoza)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '15 Louis M. Martini, Caberet Sauvignon (Napa)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
  '14 Mac Murray Estate, Pinot Noir (Central Coast)
  Glass: $8.00
  
  Bottle: $36.00
- Sangria
  Sangria
  red sangria by the pitcher or white sangria by the pitcher
  
  Half: $12.00
  
  Full: $20.00
- Mead
  
  Dansk Mjød Vikings Blod (Denmark)
  
  ($9.00)
- Beverages
  
  Coke
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Diet Coke
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Sprite
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Ginger Ale
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Cranberry Juice
  
  ($2.75)
  
  Grapefruit Juice
  
  ($2.75)
  
  OJ Juice
  
  ($2.75)
  
  Pineapple Juice
  
  ($2.75)
  
  Glass of Milk
  
  ($2.00)
  
  French Press Coffee
  
  ($3.50)
  
  Saranac Root Beer
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Ginger Beer
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Spindrift Seltzer
  
  blackberry, cucumber, rotating flavor ($3.00)
  
  San Pellegrino Sparkling Water
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Iced Brewed Tea
  
  ($2.25)
  
  Cold Brew Iced Coffee
  
  ($4.00)
- Specials
  
  Basket of Bread with Chimichurri
  
  french, pita, or gluten-free focaccia bread with chimichurri sauce (chopped cilantro, parlsey, red pepper flakes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar) ($5.00)
  
  Wild Mussels in White Wine Garlic Sauce
  
  a big bowl of freshly harvested mussels in white wine & garlic with crusty french bread ($12.00)
  
  Roasted Veggie Sandwich
  
  roasted eggplant, portobello mushroom, pesto, fresh mozzarella, tomato, arugula on gluten-free focaccia bread ($10.00)
Sunday Brunch
- Main
  
  Breakfast Sandwich
  
  scrambled eggs with choice of meat and cheese on english muffin, bagel or croissant or baguette meats: bacon ham chorizo or veggie sausage cheese: cheddar, swiss, jack, or goat cheese served with a side of potatoes o'brien ($7.00)
  
  Eggs Florentine
  
  poached eggs over spinach on english muffin topped w/ hollandaise sauce served with a side of potatoes o'brian ($8.00)
  
  Shrimp & Grits
  
  shrimp, bacon, poached egg over cheesey grits ($10.00)
  
  French Toast
  
  made with iggy's country sourdough, rolled in crushed granola, topped with a dollop of plain yogurt, with butter and maple syrup ($7.50)
  
  Quinoa & Eggs
  
  quinoa tossed with sautéed spinach, carrots, diced cucumber, topped with two poached eggs ($7.00)
  
  Bagel with Cream Cheese
  
  iggy's bagel with tomato, onion ($4.50)
  
  Shakshuka
  
  isreali brunch dish with two eggs poached in a skillet with spicy tomato sauce, topped with feta cheese, fresh spinach, and served with crusty french bread ($8.00)
  
  Breakfast Burrito
  
  eggs, bacon or ham, beans, cheese, salsa, sour cream served with a side of potatoes o'brian ($7.00)
  
  Eggs Benedict
  
  Poached eggs over ham on an english muffin topped with hollandaise sauce. Served with a side of potatoes o'brian ($8.50)
  
  Eggs Mexican
  
  poached eggs over black beans & tortillas topped with salsa & cheese served with a side of potatoes o'brian ($8.00)
  
  Eggs Scandia
  
  Poached eggs over smoked salmon on a croissant with hollandaise sauce. Served with a side of potatoes o'brian ($12.00)
  
  Brisket & Eggs
  
  poached eggs over BBQ brisket on a bed of baby spinach and potatoes topped with chipotle spiked hollandaise ($12.00)
  
  Bagel with Smoked Salmon
  
  iggy's bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato, onion, caper ($9.00)

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