Reviews for Grendel's Den Restaurant & Bar
Grendel's Den Restaurant & Bar received an average rating of 3.30 out of 5 stars from 20 reviews.
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The Scene
This subterranean hangout is usually filled to capacity with Harvard kids, grad students, recent grads and long, long-ago grads. Grendel's varied menu includes everything from portobello reubens and potato skins to… Read Full Editorial
Nothing has changed since these terrible reviews were posted by Yakul via Citysearch on 4/3/2011
Three years have passed since some of these reviews were written and... it seems nothing has changed. This was possibly the worst dinner I have ever had. Everything was bad: the dressing was gritty and tasteless, the pita was smashed,…
Good hang out with good food by Ailish via Citysearch on 2/14/2011
Don't know where are the hate is coming from below. I went here with my friends a few months ago. I had some good cocktails and really good nachos. Not at all expensive either. And I hear they're getting green certified, which is awesome.…
the place you go when you can't decide where to go by Amy B via Insider Pages on 1/7/2010
There's nothing particularly good or bad about Grendel's. It's a Harvard Square standard, and it does, to some degree, rest on its reputation. That said, it's a good spot for a quick bite and a couple of drinks with friends.
Great place to get sick & pushed around (imperialists why?) by bobby S via Citysearch on 10/8/2009
The door man with a dark beard an glasses checks ID and will not let you in if your girl is hot UNLESS she shows him some incentive!!!! I about knocked due OUT. He literally wanted to see my girl's breasts or we were not getting in....…
Sexual Harrassment!!! Again!!! and poor service. by rich fulbright fellow via Citysearch on 10/8/2009
It the 21st century and this doorman is Cartman off SouthPark as the Hall Monitor with the ID's, which is cool until he gazes at your girls breasts rubs against them, and wonders why you give him a look... Then he just grabs his Guiness,…
A Monstrous Mistake by Palateers via Citysearch on 2/11/2009
The Palateers believe that the expression ?It?s, like,?..? is extremely overused in American vernacular. Two usages of this expression especially irk us. The first is when one says, ?It?s, like, colder than a witch?s teat outside?; a…
local hangout by Suzy O via Insider Pages on 11/14/2008
Nothing that special about Grendel's except that year after year it remains a steady and reliable place to go out in Cambridge. Everyone knows it and you know you will have a great time. Traditional bar food. Good selection of beer. …
Good bar food by Jennifer M via Insider Pages on 10/3/2008
Good place to go to catch a quick bite, and then stay for a few beers. Food is nothing spectacular, but it will fill you up and leave you satisfied- nice beer list. Cheap and quick!
Bad Food! Good Location. by jkboston1050 via Citysearch on 9/22/2008
Wow, I was amazed how bad the food was. Really, really, really bad. Even if you put in the qualifier that it is Pub food...it is really, really bad Pub Food. The location is nice. The outdoor dining is wonderful on a beautiful day. …
Slipping up by lbo906 via Citysearch on 9/11/2008
I used to go to Grendel?s in 2004 and 2005 for a good, cheap happy hour menu with good food. There was one older, pinched looking, very rude waitress, but the value was good so I didn?t mind. I recently went back a few times and it…
Not Recommended by cmonsen via Citysearch on 5/22/2008
I've been to Grendel's several times and each experience has been worst than the last. Just recently, I went to a mostly empty Grendel's with a few friends to celebrate a birthday. As soon as we arrived, the waitress was chilly, to say the…
Nice place, WORST SERVICE ever by becca1126 via Citysearch on 5/12/2008
I was visiting Harvard from Los Angeles. A big group of us, all graduate students from all over the country, went to Grendel's. The place is comfy and welcoming, so we all sat down in a corner at the tables. The mojito I ordered from the…
Good times! by JSizzles via Citysearch on 3/10/2008
As a visitor to the Boston area, this was a great experience. We went here on the first night of our trip & it was exactly what we were expecting-- dive bar, college crowd, ancient building. This place wasn't college "crazy", just a very…
Interesting place by dagoogs via Citysearch on 9/20/2006
Always a crowd in there. Cheap food, cheap beer, can't go wrong if that's what you're looking for. Staff very down to earth, almost too down to earth, (smoking out front, wearing street clothes etc.) They've been around for a while so…
Great Value on Great Food by rookugi via Citysearch on 9/19/2006
For the budget conscience - this is the best place to go for great food at extremely reasonable prices. The atmosphere is a great college hangout kind of place. If you want a more "proper" attire - the outside dining is just as good. …
good for a couple or a group of 5! by rob s. via Judy's Book on 6/2/2006
Grendel's, as others have boasted, has a great happy hour deal for dinner. But otherwise, the menu is extraordinarily cheap anyhow. They make good steak sandwiches and burgers and things, but even their special fish entrees are done with…
Half Price Entrees and Good Vibes by Alison P. via Judy's Book on 5/18/2006
Grendel's has a half price deal on its (almost) entire menu most nights from 5-7 and then again later in the evening, as long as you buy one drink. The food is pretty good, which means that some of it is mediocre and some of it is…
Grendel's the last great little hangout in the square by M G. via Judy's Book on 4/16/2006
As a student in Cambridge I survived on happy hour at Grendel's. Many of Grendel's dishes in miniature are available during happy hour if you purchase a drink. The atmosphere here is quite friendly and very cozy. Service is very good for…
Good for drinks by experiencer via Citysearch on 12/18/2005
Grendel's Den has a great atmosphere for drinks but I do not reccomend the food. Grendel's Den half price menu might lure you in but the food is unfortunately below average. Between me and the individuals I dined with we ordered a burger,…
half price deal by j k. via Judy's Book on 9/15/2005
grendel offers half price menu from 5-7:30pm. i think the portions are smaller, but it's good. beer selection is good too.
