Lunch at Bender’s Tavern is a unique experience—combining the grace of history with the fresh, seasonal, modern cuisine today’s diner’s crave.
We’re proud to serve our complete menu at lunchtime, alongside a daily list of ever-changing daily selections. Check our daily lunch specials to see what’s cooking at Bender’s today.
Lunch portions, salads, sandwiches, soups (including our famous turtle soup!), make lunch at Bender’s Tavern a great place for special occasions, sealing that important business deal, or just enjoying a casual lunch with friends or family.
Weekly Specials
Monday: Seafood Cacciuco
Tuesday: Pecan Chicken Tender Salad
Wednesday: Country Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy
Thursday: Grecian Salad
Friday: Glacier Bay Crab Cake with Creole Aioli
Bender’s Classics
Bender’s Tomatoes
A Bender’s tradition! Sliced tomatoes w/Italian dressing, chopped onions, parsley, basil & dry Roquefort 9.25 (whole) 7.75 (petite)
Steamed Mussels
Plain, ala a Les or garlic and vermouth 9.95
Crabmeat Cocktail
Foley’s fresh crabmeat served with cocktail sauce 12.95
Foley’s Smoked Salmon
Served with a rye roll, cream cheese, onions, capers and a hard boiled egg 11.95
Steamed Little Neck Clams
One-dozen little neck clams served with drawn butter 13.95
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
Fresh jumbo shrimp served with cocktail sauce 12.95
Soups & Salads
Bender’s Homemade Turtle Soup: 5.25 (cup) 7.95 (bowl)
Soup Du Jour: 3.75 (cup) 5.95 (bowl)
Chef Salad: 7.95 (small) 9.50 (large)
Caesar Salad
Hearts of Romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese & our Caesar dressing 7.95 (add 3.25 for chicken, shrimp or smoked salmon)
Mediterranean Chicken Salad
Marinated chicken breast, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, gorgonzola, pine nuts and artichokes over mixed greens with a caper-olive dressing 10.99
Portabella & Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Slices of grilled portabella mushrooms, zucchini and red onions over a bed of mixed greens and topped with fried goat cheese cake & Dijon vinaigrette 10.95
Stuffed Tomato Plate
A vine ripened tomato stuffed with your choice of tuna or chicken salad surrounded with marinated vegetables & crackers 9.85
Jacob Salad
Julienne lettuce, turkey and ham tossed with a special creamy dressing 8.95 (small) 10.95 (large)
Cobb Salad
Rows of diced chicken, tomatoes, avocado, blue cheese, bacon, egg and red onions over shredded lettuce 11.95
Grilled Steak Salad Italiano
Sliced sirloin steak, roasted fennel & cucumber relish, tomatoes & gorgonzola vinaigrette on arugula with parmesan crisp 11.50
Add a cup of soup or Bender’s Fresh Cut French Fries for 1.99.
** Turtle Soup is an additional 1.75.
Entrees
Fried Fresh Boston Bluefish
Breaded and deep fried with tartar sauce, coleslaw & Bender fries 11.50
Fresh Boston Scrod
A la Foley or broiled with coleslaw & Bender fries 11.95
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
With maple-balsamic glaze, coleslaw & Bender fries 11.99
Grilled Pork Chop
With apple-raisin chutney & Bender fries 9.99
Bender’s Special Angus Sirloin Steak
6oz. sirloin char-broiled and served with a red wine, mushroom-herb sauce, Bender fries & fresh veggie du jour 11.50
Fettuccini Alfredo
Linguini and creamy Alfredo sauce with veggies or chicken 11.95
Add a luncheon tossed salad to any entree for 1.99.
High Protein Luncheon Plate
Bender’s Special 8oz. Burger or a Grilled Chicken Breast served with cottage cheese or hummus & a 1/2 hard-boiled egg 9.50
Sandwiches
Fried Fresh Boston Bluefish
Bender’s famous bluefish served on a fresh bakery bun with chips 9.99
Tuna Melt
Homemade tuna salad & American cheese on grilled rye bread with chips 7.95
Classic Egg Sandwich
Fried egg, baked ham and American cheese on an English muffin with a side of Bender fries 7.95
Bender’s 8oz. Angus Burger
Black Angus burger served with your choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion, served with chips 8.95
Black & Blue Burger
8oz. Black Angus burger with cajun spices & blue cheese, served with chips 8.95
Hall of Fame Burger
8oz. Black Angus burger with grilled onions, mushrooms & provolone cheese,
served with chips 8.95
Grilled Vegetable Stack
Zucchini, red onion & portabella mushrooms with arugula, fresh mozzarella & sun-dried tomato-walnut pesto on sourdough served with chips or apple slices 10.95
Turkey Rueben
Turkey, coleslaw, Swiss cheese & Thousand Island dressing on grilled sourdough, served with chips 8.95
Classic Rueben
Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese & Thousand Island dressing on grilled rye bread, served with chips 8.95
Classic Club
Turkey, ham, peppered bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise on toasted whole wheat bread, served with chips 9.95
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Sliced chicken breast, crisp Romaine lettuce & homemade Caesar dressing, served with chips 8.95
Chicken Charmoula
Grilled chicken breast, hummus, roasted fennel-cucumber relish & feta on ciabatta bread, served wtih chips 8.95
Add a cup of soup, tossed salad or Bender’s Fresh Cut French fries for 1.99 to any Bender’s Classic items.
**Turtle Soup is an additional
Try a famous “Jerry’s Mini Sundae” for dessert 3.20
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness.