The Fort Patio

Appetizers

• Peanut Butter Stuffed Jalapeños Escabeche

  House-made pickled jalapeños with a mango chutney sweetened whipped peanut butter

  • ½ OrderUSD 6.00
  • Full OrderUSD 10.00

• Shrimp QuesadillaUSD 10.00

  Tender Shrimp in a barbecue sauce with aged Mexican Cheeses in a flour tortilla, with a lime sour cream finish and a dollop of guacamole

• Rocky Mountain Oysters

  "The last thing that jumps over the fence" as our ranchers say. Small buffalo bites tossed in seasoned panko and deep fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with a tangy sweet chili sauce. One of our most popular appetizers!

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 6.00
  • Full OrderUSD 10.00

• Sam's Famous Guacamole

  "Denver's Best Guacamole" with big chunks of avocado, tomato, onion and fresh squeezed lime, served with corn tortilla chips

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 6.00
  • Full OrderUSD 10.00

• Hot Sausage Bean Dip

  Hot chorizo sausage sautéed with dark Stout beer, refried beans and cheddar cheese. Served with corn tortilla chips

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 6.00
  • Full OrderUSD 10.00

• Roasted Bison Marrow Bones (Allow Extra Time)

  Known as "Prairie Butter" to the early pioneers, this delicacy was Julia Child's favorite! Served in the bone with crostini

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 12.00
  • Full OrderUSD 18.00

• Bison Eggs

  Do bison lay eggs? Pickled quail eggs wrapped in house-made buffalo sausage. Served with a raspberry-pepper jam. Our version of a Scottish Egg

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 6.00
  • Full OrderUSD 10.00

• Braised Bison Tongue

  A Historian's Treat! The bison tongue is slowly braised, peeled and sliced. Each slice of bison tongue is served on a crostini

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 6.00
  • Full OrderUSD 10.00

• Crispy Lamb RibletsUSD 16.00

  Crispy Lamb Riblets tossed in a spicy citrus BBQ sauce

• Historian's Platter*

  Enjoy a sampler platter of buffalo sausage (Boudies), The Fort's famous guacamole with tortilla chips, rocky mountain oysters, buffalo tongue on crostini, and peanut butter stuffed pickled jalapeños

  • 1/2 OrderUSD 20.00
  • Full OrderUSD 30.00

Main Course

• William Bent's Buffalo Tenderloin Filet Mignon*

  So tender, it's like the first kiss! The tenderest of all, an 8-ounce buffalo filet with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

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• Herb Butter Buffalo Tenderloin Filet Mignon*

  Enjoy this tender 8 ounce buffalo tenderloin, sautéed with butter, and herbs, -cooked in a cast iron skillet, brought sizzling to your table. Served with Fort potatoes and seasonal vegetables

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• Buffalo Sirloin Steak Medallions*USD 42.00

  A favorite of Kit Carson, who was commissioned to provide 1,000 lbs. of buffalo meat to Bent's Fort in the 1840's. Two 5-ounce buffalo sirloin medallions, full of flavor for the hearty appetite and served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

• The Fort's Game Plate*USD 47.00

  Try them All! Our most popular dish! An elk medallion, buffalo sirloin medallion, and a grilled teriyaki quail. Served with seasonal vegetables, and Fort potatoes, and wild Montana huckleberry preserves

• 16-ounce Dry-Aged Beef Ribeye*USD 55.00

  Uncle John always preferred dry aged beef which is hung in a temperature controlled cool house for over 21 days! For your inner Mountain Man or Woman! Sink your teeth into this 16-ounce ribeye, grilled to perfection, served with seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes

• 14-ounce Colorado Natural Beef NY Strip Steak*USD 52.00

  The marbling speaks for itself, tender, and rich with flavor! Served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

• "Tenderlips" Colorado Natural Beef Filet MignonUSD 45.00

  So tender it is like the first kiss! 6-ounce center cut beef filet grilled to perfection, served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

• Incorrect Steak*USD 54.00

  Frontiersman Dick Wootton's favorite steak and eggs. Our 14-ounce Colorado natural beef NY strip, topped with a blend of melted Mexican cheeses, New Mexican dixon red chile sauce and a fried egg, served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

• Gonzales Steak*USD 54.00

  Inspired by The Fort's wood carver Elidio Gonzales. A 14-ounce Colorado natural beef NY strip, stuffed with New Mexican hatch green chiles, topped with a freshly grilled chile pod, and served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

• Elk St. Vrain*USD 47.00

  Ceran St. Vrain was Bent's partner in the 1840s, when they were forming the Bent St. Vrain Company. Two 4-ounce elk medallions, grilled to perfection with wild Montana huckleberry preserves. Served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes

• General Armijo's Colorado Lamb T-Bones*USD 39.00

  He was known to steal your sheep and then sell them back to you in the 1840s! Two grilled tender Colorado lamb T-bones, served with Mint Jelly, seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes

• Mountains Meet the Sea*USD 47.00

  The Fort's Cook Darren created this entree! Enjoy a 5-ounce buffalo sirloin with marinated Gulf shrimp in olive oil, sea salt and garlic, and broiled enough to caramelize them but keeping them tender and sweet inside. Served with Fort potatoes and seasonal vegetable

• Smoke House Buffalo BBQ Ribs

  Bent's Fort's cook, Charlotte Green would've approved! Buffalo ribs are BIG with tender meat falling off the bone! Smoked buffalo ribs, slowly roasted and smothered in our tangy Jack Daniels barbecue sauce. Served with seasonal vegetables beans and garlic and leek mashed potatoes

  • 4 RibsUSD 38.00
  • 6 RibsUSD 48.00

• French Voyager Walleye Fish from the Great LakesUSD 38.00

  A meaty white fish, distant cousin of Pike, is pan sautéed, served with a dry vermouth, lemon and caper sauce, served with quinoa rice pilaf, and seasonal vegetables

• Ancho Orange Duck*USD 38.00

  This is a favorite of hunters and duck meat lovers…so tender and delish! Two pan seared, tender duck breasts with a served with an ancho orange sauce on a bed of quinoa rice pilaf and seasonal vegetables

• William Bent's Grilled QuailUSD 31.00

  Quail roamed the prairies in the 1840's and was a favorite food of American Indians and fur trappers! Two teriyaki marinated quail served with wild Montana huckleberry preserves, seasonal vegetables, and Fort potatoes

• Charlotte Green's Entree SaladUSD 15.00

  You choose the "pickens" ! Seven mixed greens with goat cheese, jicama, candied walnuts, pickled ginger and dried berries. Served with your choice of dressing

• The Fort's New Mexican Beyond Meat ChileUSD 28.00

  "Like the first kiss" A bowl of Beyond meat served with President Jefferson's Favorite Mild Green Chile Mac N' Cheese and seasonal vegetable. Vegan option available

Sides Available

Add a side to any entree of:

• Grilled Gulf ShrimpUSD 19.00

• Elk Medallion*USD 19.00

• Buffalo Sirloin*USD 17.00

• Duck Breast*USD 15.00

• Buffalo RibUSD 14.00

• QuailUSD 11.00

• President Jefferson's FavoriteUSD 10.00

  Mild Green Chile Mac N' Cheese "Pudding" Our version of his recipe served at the White House in the early 1800's. Ask your server to add Red Chile or enjoy plain to make your Mac n' Cheese Fort style!

• Substitute Any StarchUSD 6.00

  with President Jefferson's Favorite Mac N' Cheese

• Forest MushroomsUSD 10.00

• Crisp Double Fried French FriesUSD 6.00

• Seasonal Vegetables, Steamed or RoastedUSD 4.00

• Buttery Mashed PotatoesUSD 4.00

• Coconut Rice Quinoa PilafUSD 4.00

Our Famous Sauces

$4. Choose from:

• Hot or Mild Gonzales Green Chile

• Huckleberry Preserves

• New Mexican Dixon Red Chile Gravy

• Jack Daniels Barbecue

Holly's Sweet Cupboard Desserts

• Dish of Magill's World Famous Ice CreamUSD 8.00

  Choice of Mexican chocolate, coffee with niblets, or vanilla bean ice cream

• Holly's Adobe SundaeUSD 9.00

  Choice of Mexican chocolate, coffee, or vanilla bean ice cream, topped with our homemade hot fudge sauce and a dusting of chocolate adobe chile powder

• Homemade Butterscotch SundaeUSD 9.00

  Vanilla bean ice cream topped with our homemade butterscotch and pinon nuts

• The Fort's Famous Ice Cream Mud PieUSD 10.00

  A slice of the Fort's Special Mud Ice Cream Pie, back by popular demand, includes Mexican chocolate ice cream and an Oreo cookie crust, layered with Enstrom's toffee for dessert!

• Chocolate Chile Bourbon CakeUSD 10.00

  A delectable and ancient Aztec combination of a rich, dark chocolate, walnuts and New Mexico red chile cake. Drizzled with bourbon and topped with a homemade hot fudge sauce. It will make your heart sing "Hip, Hip, Huzzah!"

• Bobbie Chaim's Famous CheesecakeUSD 10.00

  A light, creamy cheesecake made with Neilson Massey's Madagascar vanilla and with a graham cracker, almond crust. "It's better than the first kiss."

• Crème Brûlée (Chef'S Choice)USD 10.00

  A delicate custard covered in a caramelized sugar crust

• Charlotte Green's Homemade Slice of PieUSD 9.00

  Charlotte Green was the famous cook at Bent's Old Fort and was known for her pies and spunky personality. Enjoy a slice of seasonal fruit pie served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream

• Guinness Stout Dark Chocolate Chip Chocolate BrownieUSD 5.00

  Finished with Smokey Maldon Sea Salt; With a scoop of your choice of Magill's vanilla ice cream, Coffee ice cream with Niblets, or Mexican Chocolate ice cream (a la mode)

  • A La ModeUSD 8.00