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    Grendel's Den Restaurant

    89 Winthrop Street

    Cambridge, MA 02138


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    Featured Items

    • Lala’s Gril

      Grilled chicken breast, with chimichurri on the side, small Mediterranean salad and rice.

      $14.00
    • Mac & Cheese

      elbow macaroni with blended cheese sauce

      $12.00
    • Santa Fe Salad

      Grilled chicken breast, avocado, bacon, cheddar & jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with Honey BBQ Ranch dressing

      $15.00

    ALL DAY MENU

    Appetizers, Snacks and Small Plates

    Shareable appetizers, smaller plates
    • Bailey's Cheese Cake

      $9.00
    • Brisket Nachos

      pulled beef brisket, jalapeños, pico de gallo, and sour cream over cheesy corn chips

      $16.00
    • Buffalo Chicken Dip

      Served with tortilla chips and celery sticks

      $11.00
    • Chips & Salsa

      Medium-hot salsa with cilantro, fresh jalapeños & onions

      $5.00
    • Hummus bi Tahini

      hummus with pita bread, onion, pepperchini, kalamata olives and cilantro pesto stir-in

      $7.00
    • Pizza

      $15.00
    • Potato Skins

      With bacon, cheese, scallion, jalapeño, chive sour cream

      $9.00
    • Quesadilla

      with chicken or just cheese, served with Pico De Gallo, Salsa Verde and sour cream on the side

      $14.00
    • Totchos

      Potato "tots" with beer cheese, choice of bacon or brisket, scallions, pico de gallo served like nachos.

      $11.00
    • Wings

      10 un-breaded, bone-in wings with choice of buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing or tiki sauce with ranch on the side

      $14.00

    Salads

    Classic and signature salads for a starter or a meal
    • Caesar Salad

      Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons and Caesar dressing (no anchovies) and topped with shredded Parmesan cheese

      $11.00
    • Five Bean Chili

      with cilantro pesto, cheese, chopped red onion and cornbread

      $11.00
    • Greek Salad

      Romaine lettuce, kalamata olives, green bell pepper, red onion, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and Greek dressing

      $12.00
    • Mediterranean Salad

      Romaine lettuce, tomato, onion, olives, feta, roasted red bell peppers, tahini dressing

      $12.00
    • Santa Fe Salad

      Grilled chicken breast, avocado, bacon, cheddar & jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with Honey BBQ Ranch dressing

      $15.00
    • Tostada

      $14.00
    • Spiced Chick Pea & Herb

      $12.00
    • Caprese

      $11.00

    Sandwiches

    A large selection of deli sandwiches, and hot sandwiches, including vegetarian options
    • Brisket Sandwich

      BBQ beef brisket and coleslaw on a bulkie roll

      $18.00
    • Chicken Breast Sandwich

      Skinless, boneless, unbreaded breast on baguette with choice of honey-bbq ranch, pesto mayonnaise, Russian dressing, or bleu cheese dressing

      $15.00
    • Chicken Caesar Wrap

      Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, Parmesan and Caesar dressing wrapped and toasted in a flour tortilla

      $14.00
    • French Dip Sandwich

      Cold cut roast beef on baguette with hot au jus for dipping. Served with potato chips.

      $16.00
    • Grass Fed Beef Burger

      Two quarter pound beef patties on a bulkie roll with lettuce, tomato and pickles and potato chips

      $16.00
    • Lobster Roll

      Lobster meat salad lightly dressed with mayo and a dash of Tabasco on a buttered deli roll toasted on a Panini press.

      $28.00
    • Mediterranean Wrap

      Grilled chicken breast, feta cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, roasted red bell pepper, black olives, tahini dressing wrapped in flour tortilla, with potato chips

      $16.00
    • Portobello Reuben

      Grilled mushroom, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, on dark rye with potato chips

      $14.00
    • The Grendel Sandwich

      Roast beef & herb-garlic cheese on choice of bread

      $16.00
    • The Impossible (TM) Burger

      An impossibly delicious vegan patty with lettuce, tomato, Americana sauce (vegannaise, sriracha, ketchup) and potato chips

      $16.00
    • The Reuben

      Corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, on dark rye with potato chips

      $17.00
    • Tofu Mediterranean Wrap

      $14.00
    • Tuna Melt

      Tuna fish salad with onions and celery, topped with melted cheddar on English muffin, with potato chips

      $11.00

    Main Dishes

    Main Dishes including many hearty vegetarian choices, or add chicken, shrimp or salmon to a pasta or stew.
    • Barbeque Beef Brisket

      slow-cooked with chipotle BBQ sauce served with mac & cheese and coleslaw

      $24.00
    • Faroe Island Broiled Salmon

      broiled Faroe islands salmon with mixed veggies and rice pilaf

      $22.00
    • Guinness Irish Stew

      Beef & veggies slow cooked in Guinness Stout with mashed potatoes

      $17.00
    • Lala’s Gril

      Grilled chicken breast, with chimichurri on the side, small Mediterranean salad and rice.

      $14.00
    • Mac & Cheese

      elbow macaroni with blended cheese sauce

      $12.00
    • Pasta with Pesto Genovese

      house-made pesto with fresh basil, garlic, pinenuts, walnuts, Parmesan, and olive oil

      $16.00
    • Ravioli

      $28.00
    • Salvadoran Vegetables & Tofu

      Broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, onion and tofu, marinated with saffron, lemon, and lime with your choice of rice, pita, or quinoa

      $16.00
    • Spinach Pie

      spanaikopita, made with egg and cheese and a flakey pastry topping, served with cucumber yogurt on the side, a side of rice and a side greek salad

      $16.00

    Soup & Chili

    • Large Meat Soup

      $9.95
    • Five Bean Chili

      with cilantro pesto, cheese, chopped red onion and cornbread

      $11.00

    DRINKS

    NA Beverages

    • Baladin Agrumata

      $6.00
    • Baladin Cedrata

      $6.00
    • Baladin Mela zen

      $6.00
    • Baladin Spuma

      $6.00
    • Ginger Beer

      $4.00
    • Saratoga Sparkling

      $5.00
    • Spindrift Orange

      $4.00
    • Spindrift raspberry lime

      $4.00
    • Sprite

      $3.00
    • Tonic Water

      $3.00
    • spindrift mint

      $4.00

    SUPPORT WINTHROP PARK (Copy)

    Honorees

    • Robert Banker Memorial Bench

      IMPORTANT! You can only make a donation at the very end of check out. The penny purchase is to allow you to select a particular honoree. When you are at the last payment screen you can donate $1, $3, or $5! For 82 years, Robert Banker’s warm smile and humor graced the Square. Born at Mt. Auburn Hospital, he studied at Harvard, built a real estate business in its heart, and made his home a short walk away. Please honor his work by purchasing and using the donation link at check out.

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    • Sue Kuelzer Memorial Bench

      IMPORTANT! You can only make a donation at the very end of check out. The penny purchase is to allow you to select a particular honoree. When you are at the last payment screen you can donate $1, $3, or $5! Sue Kuelzer hailed from Bexley, OH and made her home in Cambridge, MA where she started restaurants includnig Grendel's Den. As a business-woman, she was committed to serving the community by improving the public space, including Winthrop Park. Please honor her work by purchasing and using the donation link at check out. Please support her work and the ongoing maintainence of the park by making a donation at check out.

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    • Sheldon Cohen Memorial Bench

      IMPORTANT! You can only make a donation at the very end of check out. The penny purchase is to allow you to select a particular honoree. When you are at the last payment screen you can donate $1, $3, or $5! Sheldon Cohen, AKA The Mayor of Harvard Square, founder of Out of Town News and beloved philanthropist of Foxborough, MA and founding board member of the Winthrop Park Trust. Please honor his work by purchasing and using the donation link at check out.

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    • Kitty Dukakis Memorial Bench

      IMPORTANT! You can only make a donation at the very end of check out. The penny purchase is to allow you to select a particular honoree. When you are at the last payment screen you can donate $1, $3, or $5! Under the leadership of Kitty Dukakis, the Public Space Partnership program, dedicated to public space improvement through matching public and private funds, selected Winthrop Square as one of it's first projects in 1986. Please support the continuing maintainnence of the park and honor her tranformational work by adding a donation at check-out.

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    All hours
    Sunday11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Monday11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Tuesday11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Wednesday11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Thursday11:30 am - 5:30 pm
    Friday11:30 am - 5:30 pm
    Saturday11:30 am - 5:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    Grendel’s Den is open for food, meal kits, beer & wine delivery and pick up.

    Location

    89 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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