All Entrées Are Served With
Dressing Choices – Chunky Danish Blue Cheese, Herbal Damiana (Reputed aphrodisiac herb), House Vinaigrette, Buttermilk Ranch, Chipotle Honey or Balsamic Vinegar & Fine Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Fort Breads
A selection of pumpkin walnut muffins and dinner rolls
Dinner Salad
Seven crisp greens topped with pickled ginger, diced jicama and toasted pepitas. You can add guacamole for $4
Appetizers
Rocky Mountain Oysters$19.00
Sweet California caper sauce
- Full Order$19.00
Sam's Famous Guacamole$18.00
Sam Arnold's original recipe
- Full Order$18.00
Roasted Bison Marrow Bones$34.00
Sweet onion jam, smoked salt, flatbread
- Full Order$34.00
Burrata$17.00
Heirloom tomatoes, basil, balsamic pearls, ciabatta
Cast Iron Shrimp$16.00
Pinon nuts, charred lemon, vermouth, ciabatta
Smoked Trout Croquettes$14.00
Roasted chile remoulade, pickled onion, charred lemon
Bison Tartare$19.00
Salsa negra, crema, pickled quail eggs, flatbread
Buffalo Empanadas$19.00
Pastry, tomatillo salsa, Dixon red chile sauce, chipotle slaw
Charcuterie$27.00
Duck prosciutto, pickled cherries, wild boar sausage, jalapeño beer mustard, rabbit and rattlesnake brat, pickled okra relish, smoked bison tongue, horseradish caper aioli, marinated olives, flatbread
Main Course
Any Entree served with mashed potatoes comes with your choice of: Hot or Mild Gonzales Green Chile, New Mexican Dixon Red Chile Gravy, Jack Daniels Barbecue, or Herbed Butter with Buffalo Bone Marrow
William Bent's Buffalo Tenderloin Filet Mignon*$90.00
An 8-ounce buffalo filet grilled and served au poivre style or with bison-marrow her butter. Served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetable. With seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes
- 8- ounce$90.00
Buffalo Flatiron steak$58.00
An 8-ounce buffalo flatiron steak, grilled and served au poivre style or bison-marrow herb butter style. Served with Fort potatoes and seasonal vegetables
- 8-ounce$58.00
14-Ounce Colorado Natural Beef NY Strip Steak*$59.00
The marbling speaks for itself, tender, and rich with flavor! Served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes
"Tenderlips" Colorado Natural Beef Filet Mignon$72.00
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*$63.00
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*$63.00
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
Venison St. Vrain*$58.00
Ceran St. Vrain was Bent's partner in the 1840s, when they were forming the Bent St. Vrain Company. Two 4-ounce bone-in venison medallions, grilled to perfection with wild Montana huckleberry preserves. Served with seasonal vegetables and Fort potatoes
General Armijo's Colorado Lamb T-Bones*$52.00
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 butter & cream mashed potatoes
Crispy Shrimp & Grits$39.00
Created by The Fort's Cook Ben Seupaul, crispy gulf shrimp are lightly breaded in panko and spice, quickly deep fried and set on top of a bed of stone mill Southern Grits, with goat cheese and butter. Served with seasonal vegetables.
Smoke House Buffalo BBQ Ribs$60.00
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 butter & cream mashed potatoes
- 4 Ribs$51.00
- 6 Ribs$62.00
Duck with Cherry Bourbon Sauce$52.00
A favorite of hunters and duck meat lovers – so tender and delish! A pan seared tender duck breasts served with a cherry bourbon sauce
William Bent's Grilled Quail$45.00
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
Cowboy Caviar Empanada$42.00
A vegetarian filling of beans, Anasazi beans, onion, green pepper, lime juice, wild & brown rice, & tomatoes.
The Fort Game Plate$75.00
Bone-in Venison Chop, buffalo sirloin, medallion, and a grilled teriyaki quail. Served with mashed potatoes and Wild Huckleberry Preserves.
Sides Available
Add a side to any entree of:
Bone-in Venison Chop$24.00
Buffalo Sirloin*$25.00
Duck Breast*$26.00
Buffalo Rib$19.00
Quail$16.00
President Jefferson's Favorite Mild Green Chile Mac N' Cheese "Pudding"$14.00
Our version of his recipe served at the White House in the early 1800s. Ask your server to add Red Chile or enjoy plain to make your Mac n' Cheese Fort style!
Substitute any Starch with President Jefferson's Favorite Mac N' Cheese$7.00
Forest Mushrooms$13.00
Crisp Double Fried French Fries$10.00
Seasonal Vegetables$6.00
Mashed Potatoes$6.00
Fort Potatoes$8.00
Wild Rice Blend Tossed with Shallots, Carrots, Garlic and Herbs$8.00
Our Famous Sauces
$5. Choose from:
Hot or Mild Gonzales Green Chile
Huckleberry Preserves
New Mexican Dixon Red Chile Gravy
Jack Daniels Barbecue
Sam's Sweet Cupboard Desserts
Dish of Magill's World Famous Ice Cream$10.00
Choice of Mexican Chocolate, Salted Caramel, or Vanilla Bean ice cream
Holly's Adobe Sundae$12.00
Choice of Mexican Chocolate, Salted Caramel, or Vanilla Bean ice cream, topped with our homemade hot fudge sauce and a dusting of chocolate adobe chile powder
Homemade Rum Caramel Sundae$12.00
Vanilla Bean ice cream topped with our homemade rum caramel sauce and piñon nuts
Chocolate Chile Bourbon Cake$16.00
A delectable and ancient Aztec combination of a rich, dark chocolate, walnuts and New Mexico red chile cake. Layered with a chocolate fudge frosting with a hint of bourbon. It will make your heart sing "Hip, Hip, Huzzah!"
Negrita$18.00
The Fort's famous signature dessert. A blend of dark chocolate whipped with Myer's rum served in a chocolate tulip cup. The ideal choice for the chocolate connoisseur
Bobbie Chaim's Famous Cheesecake$16.00
A light, creamy cheesecake made with Neilson Massey's Madagascar vanilla and with a graham cracker, almond crust.
Crème Brûlée$14.00
Chef's Choice. A delicate custard covered in a caramelized sugar crust