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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
- Snacks
  Buffalo Chicken Dip
  
  served with tortilla chips and celery sticks ($8.00)
  
  Wings
  buffalo or chipotle
  
  5 Pcs: $8.00
  
  10 Pcs: $12.00
  Nachos Supreme
  
  cheese, guac, sour cream, salsa, and choice of black beans or vegetarian chili ($12.00)
  
  Quesadilla
  
  with chicken, black beans, or just cheese, pico de gallo and sour cream on the side ($8.00)
  
  Brisket Nachos
  
  pulled beef brisket, jalepeños, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream ($12.00)
  
  Hummus Bi Tahini
  
  pita bread and cilantro pesto stir-in ($5.00)
  
  Loaded Bacon Potato Skins
  
  with bacon, cheese, scallion, jalapeño, chive sour cream ($7.00)
  
  Sambal Chicken Skewers
  
  boneless skinless sambal & lime chicken ($8.00)
  
  Chips & Salsa
  
  fresh made and spicy with 100% corn chips ($4.00)
- 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)
  
  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)
- Main Dishes
  
  Mac & Cheese
  
  cheesy sauce & elbow macaroni ($8.00)
  
  Fettuccine with Pesto Genovese
  
  pasta with an genovese pesto ($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)
  
  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)
- Soup
  Five Bean Chili
  
  with cilantro pesto, cheese, onions, and cornbread ($9.00)
  
  Soup of the Day
  Cup: $4.00
  
  Bowl: $6.75
  Vegetarian Soup of the Day
  Cup: $3.00
  
  Bowl: $5.75
- Dessert
  
  Brownie in Mason Jar
  
  ($5.00)
Drinks
- 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)
  
  The Margatini
  
  exotico blanco tequila,cointreau, fresh lime juice, shaken, served up ($10.00)
  
  Ghost Margarita
  
  ghost tequila (ghost chili pepper infused agave), grapefruit, lime & simple syrup on rocks in a pint glass ($10.00)
- Hot Alcoholic Drinks
  
  Irish Coffee
  
  ($7.00)
  
  James Joyce
  
  bailey's & jameson coffee ($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, Blanc de 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, Cabernet 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
  
  ($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)
- Draft Beer
  
  Peroni Natstro Azzuro
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Original Sin Cider, Hard Cider (New York) 5% ABV
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Paulaner Hefeweizen, Bavarian Weissbier (Germany) 5.5% ABV
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Grendel's Ale, English-Style Pale Ale (Massachusetts) 5.4% ABV
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Long Trail Green Blaze IPA Green Blaze IPA 6.5% ABV
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Cambridge Amber, American Amber Ale (Cambridge, MA) 5% ABV
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Guinness Stout, Stout (Ireland) 4.3% ABV
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Shot & Beer Combo
  
  "scrappy meal" 'gansett tall boy & prize fight irish whiskey ($10.00)
  
  Bar Snack
  
  sweet & spicy sesame glazed walnuts ($2.00)
  
  Otter Creek Drip Drop Coffee Stout
  
  ($6.50)
- Bottled Beer
  
  New Belgium Brewery Fat Tire Belgian White
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Sol Cerveza
  
  ($6.00)
  
  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)
- Canned Beer
  
  Narragansett ABV 5%
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Shark Tracker Light ABV 4.8%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Harpoon IPA, ABV 6%
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Downeast Cider ABV 5.4%
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Clown Shoes Undead Party Crasher
  
  ($9.00)
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 sausagecheese: cheddar, swiss, jack, or goat cheese served with a side of potatoes o'brian ($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)
  
  Quinoa & Eggs
  
  quinoa tossed with sautéed spinach, carrots, diced cucumber, topped with two poached eggs ($7.00)
  
  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)
  
  Brisket & Eggs
  
  poached eggs over BBQ brisket on a bed of baby spinach and potatoes topped with chipotle spiked hollandaise ($12.00)

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