Bender’s Bar & Grill

Suck ass food. I recommend walking next door to the Westin and eating at a good restaurant. Now I get it… It’s a bar, but good god its awful.

Service is always understaffed and under trained. We got 3 out of the 6 things we ordered completely wrong. They made excuses for why they were wrong and didn’t try to make up for it. One meal came burnt and 20 minutes after everyone else. We had to ask for it three times. The glasses had nasty stuff in the bottom. The place is cleaner but still not what I would consider up to par for what is needed to be a restaurant. They are in a prime location to pick up ten times as much business. The kids can run play games which is the only draw. We typically avoid this place for other local restaurants like bar louey.

Not has this place made amends for the poor service. But got better. Christen is awesome. She very busy, but never forgets about you. The breakfast burrito is awesome. Green chilli is to die for. I am glad I came back.

Awesome spot for watching a game and having a beer with friends. Food is good. Molly is the best bar tender!!! Super friendly.

Love this place! Best pizza around and the service is great. Always clean and the food is always good. The bartenders are fast and attentive and make sitting at the bar for my Friday night ritual fun. You can catch some games on tv or play some pool. Also catch some great hockey games live. Hooper the manager is fantastic as well. Always checking to make sure everything is good.

My dude plays hockey here, so naturally we spend a lot of time at this bar… even when he’s not playing hockey. The bartenders are top notch and always friendly, and the food is delicious. My favs are the Honey Turkey Bavarian sandwich, or the Chipotle Gold wings. I also have been known to partake in the green chile fries or poutine. This is also one of the few places you can watch hockey games with the sound on, and they’re always really good about playing the games you want to see on the TVs… just ask!

I’m here right now. Did research before coming. Have not had food or a drink yet, but when a bar specifically advertises it will have every game on because it has, for example, MLB Extra Innings, and the bartender asks me if the game is on regular TV because they decided not to buy Extra Innings, that does not make a happy customer. It’s even stated on the menu that they have every extra package.

I live behind the restaurant so I have frequently visited. The food is mediocre at best. I have stopped going because the service is slow and the servers are unfriendly if not plain rude.

This is my favorite place to watch hockey and football games or just stop in for happy hour and dinner! Everyone is so friendly and fun. I can always find a beer for whatever mood I’m in and the staff is super accommodating about putting my game on the TV. Love everyone here!

Hadn’t been here in years — after ownership change. Menu was the same. Definitely needs attention. Food was awful. Service even worse. In the middle of eating/​drinking they turned the music up so loud that you had to pretty much yell to be heard. If it wasn’t for window seats to watch hockey I wouldn’t go back.

The location and ambiance are fun, but the food leaves much to be desired: greasy, greasy, greasy!

Food was average. Service seriously lacking. Friend I was dining with never received her meal. They gave her a 15% discount in lieu of getting to eat dinner… lame.

It was great! We went for a friend’s birthday and the whole upper part was reserved for us. We had a couple of very attentive waitresses. The Icy Bay IPA was delish! They have typical and not so typical bar food to offer. Think veggie wraps, sliders, Ruben egg rolls, pretzels, fish and chips. Lots of regular and fried food that goes perfectly with an ice cold beer. Check them out — I’m a fan!

Walked in without being acknowledged, greeted, offered menus, or even noticed. Sat there for 20 minutes like that then walked out. Very unprofessional and disrespectful. Lost my business. jimmy it was December 12^th at around 7 pm. Thank you for your response, I was bummed!

This place is great it is awesome to overlook the ice rink and drink some of the local beers on tap. I’ve had the food and definitely is high quality bar food. I enjoy a good priced pitcher of Avalanche beer every time I come here. Pool tables, arcade machines and even a air hockey table. This place is bomb I highly recommend coming back over and over again. It is a Avalanche and husker bar too!

Be careful… check the health inspection reports and make your own decision. We did, and took a chance thinking that they had corrected everything (we visited a couple of months ago)… they have not.
Without going into the absurd responses that we received from the management (after trying to flag down one of the owners who pretended not to see us), I will just say that they served our three year old moldy food.
We had been there many times in the past, and when we learned about the health code violations we were sickened. Well, we saw it with our own eyes. Beware.

All right, lets not kid our selves. The food here is not great. The beer selection is poor at best. The prices are not amazing.
All of that said. I am a fan of this place.
IT IS A BAR RIGHT ABOVE HOCKEY RINKS
I play at several other rinks and I would LOVE for them to have a crappy bar in them. This place has a bar, and it isn’t crappy.
The staff is usually pretty friendly and everything else about it is functional, but it is great to be able to have a place to go right after a game.
So yes, I am a fan of Benders.

Bender’s Bar & Grill = a family friendly Sports Bar in the Burbs.
Located inside the Ice Centre at the Promenade. So much so– half the bar is HUGE windows looking out over one of their three NHL Regulation size Ice rinks.
Pretty cool place for hockey?
Yes.
Very cool.
Inside they have tons of classic Hockey Jerseys both framed on the walls and also hanging from the ceiling.
Games– yes games. Great for kids of all ages!
TV’s– yes. HD TV’s everywhere and the sound up to a comfortable Sportsbar volume. (A real plus)
Beer= yes. Great selection and prices.
Food= yes. Great typical BAR FOOD selections.
I decided to enjoy the «Hangover Burger» — although I was not hungover the combo of melty cheesey goodness did not disappoint. Cooked to order (RARE) was another plus.
Service prompt and courteous but very welcoming.
Will I be back? Yes– but only if I am in the area. Sorry Bender’s I live/​stay mostly downtown.
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One of my biggest pet peeves eating out is when you order a substitution and they don’t tell you there is an up charge. Had a buffalo chicken wrap, which was good, but subbed broccoli for the fries. I was surprised when I received my bill and found a $ 2 up charge. First of all, I wasn’t informed of this and second, $ 2 for a half cup of broccoli? You can buy a whole head for about that much. Either way, one needs to know ahead of time to make an informed decision.

Are you kidding me?!
What’s wrong with you people?!
Are ye not Colorado Avalanche fans?!
Are ye not looking for a sports bar much different than the norm?!
Are ye not looking for a place where everyone knows your name?!
I’m giving Bender’s Bar & Grill a coveted 5-​Star rating because this awesome tiny little hockey bar that could deserves it, and here’s why:
It’s Avalanche Playoff season. Our team hasn’t been this exciting since the last Stanley Cup was brought home to us. We have an 18 year old rookie that will go down in infamy as one of Colorado’s best athletes. And we have Patrick back. So, Roy Not Us?! And why not Bender’s?!
Here at Bender’s, you can get your seasonal fix of NHL Hockey, all the while watching recreational league hockey being played on real ice in the adjoining Westminster Ice Centre. This is a avid hockey fan’s iced dream! But that’s not all…
Bender’s has a killer beer selection, and the food is the BEST sports bar food I’ve ever had. Hands down! Awesome pizza. Great wings. Irish Nachos are incredible. And the burgers come on homemade bulkie rolls. If you don’t know what a bulkie roll is, look it up. It makes the difference between and good burger and a great burger. But that’s not all…
This crew of servers, bartenders, and others run the place like they’re inviting family over to watch the game. They do — in fact — make it a point to know EVERYONE’s name, and as a first-​timer, I like that approach! Christen the bartender is a friendly little firecracker, and she runs the bar like it’s her own personal business. She’s great at her job, and she loves what she does. And it’s passed down to great service among the rest of the team, and I hope she is rewarded by her servers with some amazing tips.
I just moved to Westminster, and I was looking for a home sports bar. This is it! This is the place! And I couldn’t be happier about taking in the Avalanche’s road to their next Stanley Cup here… Hockey, Baseball, Football or whatever. I’ll be back here often because it feels like a good vibe without trying too hard.
Go Colorado! Go! To Bender’s Bar & Grill…
I’ll see you at the next game.