Benders used to be good, but in the recent years and more so months it's truly just been falling apart. Even prior to the new owner taking over. Yes, this place is packed all the time and food used to be good but lately no love is put into it at all. Also, I mentioned this in a previous review but seriously, CLEAN the patio. Get tables and chairs and can actually be wiped down. Seeing dog hair stuck in the tables and chairs while I'm eating as well as huge chunks of wet balled up hair on the stores as I'm walking in is so gross. This place needs to be power washed and regularly cleaned. I don't get why this isn't part of their standard cleaning habits. Just makes it look dirty read more

Automatic "kitchen appreciation" fee, pre tip line too. Just build it into the price of food. read more

Benders Bar & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Westminster, Colorado

We just stopped in after hockey for a quick snack. Queso and salsa were both delicious. I love the tri-colored chips! It was very busy with hockey folks and service was still quick. read more

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Came in on a playoff night when it was Mother's Day not expecting much but left pleasantly surprised! I was shocked to find the place mostly empty (probably due to the holiday) but the staff made my whole experience! I have had the experience of staff being rude or off putting to me when I am one of the only patrons, but that was not my experience here! Sara and Aden were so welcoming and I had such an amazing time talking to them and watching the game! read more

While we had hoped the food would change some with the new owner it's still a great place to hang out and have some drinks and a burger. Our friend said the grilled cheese is one of the best he has ever had but I can't confirm. The service is fantastic and fast. Tons of TVs for all the big games. read more

Super bummed this is one of my go to places for their buffalo chicken salads. But not today not today .. Actually, I'm not quite sure how I feel about this today. Well, one thing I asked for ranch and blue cheese. They only gave us ranch. I had three salads cost $55 so I'm sure I was charged for the extra three blue cheese as I did not receive. . I can look past that but the thing I'm having a hard time with is that there was a dead ladybug in my salad.. I am so glad I did not eat it that would've been crunchy.. I guess if I look at the bright side, at least it wasn't a hair !!! I am at work and I had my daughter go pick up my salads. Benders bar and Grill is a little away from me so I can't just go back and get a new salad. Definitely wasn't expecting that !!! I did call the restaurant. They were very pleasant to speak to. I had no problems getting a refund on that salad. .. read more

Benders Bar & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Westminster, Colorado

Great service, huge beer selection, tv's everywhere, and Christa is the best bartender! You can see into the hockey rink too!

Great atmosphere and friendly team members! I didn't try and food on my visit. It's next to the Ice Hockey ring and they have sporting events on every TV. read more

Hawaiian pizzas aren't for everyone, but I like one now and again, but when the pineapple and ham are diced up in this case minced, well just didn't taste like a Hawaiian pizza it was just ok. I understand the cost of running a business is not cheap and I'm willing to pay, I tip 20% and up for good service which I did today, I do have a problem paying a 3% appreciation to the kitchen staff FEE, that I am totally unaware of until I say yes I would like my receipt, and that's when I find out about this restaurants added FEE Please be upfront with your added fees, "at the door, obviously printed on your menu, or being informed from the waitress, so I can make the decision to patronize your establishment or take my business elsewhere. I imagine 95% of your patrons are totally unaware of this fee, because we all tap your handheld payment machine and add the tip and never really get a receipt. Thank not sure if we will return! Side note between my family and golf buddies we probably visit Bender's 8 to 10 times a year, having knowledge of the added FEES and way smaller " fish" and chips, minced Hawaiian pizza topping's, we will be patronizing other establishments read more

Great atmosphere, good food, cold beer service sucks! Is it bad that I ordered a beer and the food came before my beer. My son's pizza came out 20 minutes before nachos. read more

If you're coming here to watch any sport besides football, don't bother. They won't play the sound for anything else. We came in to watch the Sweet 16, and the waitress flat-out refused to turn on the audio for any game--but if you're into yacht rock, they'll play that all day. It's a shame because the place has potential: plenty of TVs, comfortable seating, and a solid setup. But how can you call yourself a sports bar if you won't actually play the sound for live sports? The food? Mediocre and not worth mentioning. If you actually care about watching the game, go somewhere else. read more

Been there a few times. They've always been friendly. The food is average. They have a few nice beers. Probably should go back, but I haven't been in a while.. read more

I visit Bender's pretty often now that my boyfriend plays at this hockey rink. It's super nice to be able to enjoy some munchies, a full meal, or just a drink when at the rink (all ages allowed)! They have a quite a list of options on their menu and the food is pretty good. For some reason I always gravitate to the baked potato because I feel I don't see it much on menus anymore and they do it right here. Every time we visit the staff is friendly and on the ball with service. Glad to be able to enjoy a rink restaurant/bar again! Thanks for the good times read more

We absolutely love coming here. The food is great and the servers are always wonderful. Ashley took great care of us and you are in great hands if you get her as your server! Every single server we have here is wonderful and the atmosphere is unmatched. They truly treat you like family. read more

In town on vacation and went to this sports bar for dinner. At first it was hard to find because I did not know you had to park and walk to the front entrance since it wasn't visible from parking lot. It was semi packed due to Nuggets playoff game and service was decent. Pizza was delicious, beers were good size, chips and queso were good, and the buffalo wrap was just okay. Good spot overall to watch a sports game. read more

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Great sports bar ambience where you can watch the big screen TVs or the two ice rinks below. Good service and good food.

Christa is the best bartender west of the Mississippi! Come in and get some ice cold beer, excellent food, and good times!

I recently started eating here at least once a week with my man. We always have a good time and enjoy the atmosphere. When we were there last night Crista was taking care of us, while training another young lady, when an obviously inebriated patron came in with a friend and sat by us at the bar. He wasn't acting right; was blatantly rude and even whistled at Crista to try to get service. Crista handled herself respectfully and professionally and did not allow him to continue being disrespectful to her or her trainee and ensured we as her other customers were no longer disturbed by his antics. She handled the situation beautifully and both my guy and I were impressed! I give kudos where they are due and Crista deserves that recognition. Thank you Crista! read more

Great tv setup. Good pizza. Good service. Outdoor patio if you have a dog, stays warm. read more

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Went ice skating with some friends and they wanted to go to Bender's after. She said it was super close, but I didn't realize I close! Ha! I'm not local, so I had no idea it's literally connected to the ice rink. We got the pepperoni pizza with jalapeños and the giant cookie. Oh man! The pizza was delicious! It wasn't really cut, so we did have figure that out. The giant cookie was under cooked, but luckily that's how I like it. Awesome place to hang after going ice skating! Or really just an all around awesome environment for whenever. read more

Benders Bar & Grill - You can see the ice rink through those windows in the back. - Sports Bars Near Me - Westminster, Colorado

Walked over from our hotel just to have a quick dinner and a drink before heading back home. We ordered and split the Nashville hot chicken sandwich. It wasn't bad, but the spice level was a little low for us. Service wasn't bad considering they were short staffed. The ambiance was just like a sports bar. We may come back if it's close to us, but rather than that we probably won't read more

Absolutely love this place. It's a great hockey bar, it has open windows where you can watch hockey games, they have a lot of beers on tap, a great menu, their food has definitely improved over the years, it's a great place to gather with friends and family. it's just a great bar. read more

Benders Bar & Grill - Sports Bars Near Me - Westminster, Colorado

Came here last night for a drink and stayed for the wings. Cool spot. Overlooking the ice rink. Don't make it something it's not. Staff was friendly and they have good suds and wings. I'd go back. read more

Benders is next to an ice center and one window overlooks an ice rink. Hockey games or figure skating may be seen. There is also a deck on the front that faces a fountain. I usually order their nachos with chicken. A team nacho serves a small team, about 5. And surprisingly they have really good gluten free pizza. The crust is crispy with a golden color and is such a welcome change from soggy crusts. The wait staff is pretty friendly when I've gone in. It is a sports bar but I have seen children inside. read more

During football season if you are a Nebraska fan, you have to hit up Benders for a game. We were there for the CU vs. NU game and the atmosphere was electric! Service and food were excellent, staff very friendly and had a sense of urgency in getting drinks and food out in a timely manner. Benders sits above a few ice rinks at the Promenade so if you get bored with the football games on TV you can watch hockey! Great place! read more

Literally never had wings or margs this bad in my life. The crispy wings were mutated and might not have actually even been chicken wings. The "spicy marg" tasted like somebody put 7-up in a class and mixed it with tajin. The side of carrots and celery was I kid you not 2 small carrots and 2 pieces of celery. The only reason this place even got two stars is because the location is awesome. If you're looking for any type of food or drink, turn around and sprint the other direction. Service pretty poor also. They were extremely understaffed for the amount of prime time sports that were on... I'm gonna finish this review now so I can go throw up everywhere. read more

Amazing pizzas ! Love the sports! Our kiddos love it ! Try the Buffalo chicken flat ! I love the pretzels ! Nice place for friends and family . read more

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The fish and chips is amazing awesome place! All the food I've had has been very good, I highly recommend them, nice atmosphere as well, the service was outstanding and they went out of their way to make us feel welcome. read more

Food is really good. Love the chili cheese fries. Very filling. Price is good also. Good location. Service is very poor lately. I walk my dogs through the area and when I stop and sit down on the patio the server/ bartender completely ignores me 1st time 20 minutes 2nd time 15 minutes so we get back to walking. Sad that my business is not important. Might give them one more try, but three strikes and you're out. We'll see! read more

a ton of tv's to watch any game, usually accommodating to what ya want on. bartenders are always nice. we come here a lot and the food is always consistently good. solid beer prices, sweet sports bar. cool view of the hockey rink below. read more

A little bit late of a review. Came in last week our server Elle was excellent. She handled a huge table with ease and always kept our drinks full. The food was good and a reasonable price. It's amazing how great the servers are at handling such a huge volume while still having time to make conversation. Will definitely be back! read more

We came across Benders as a place to watch a football game that is not typically on in the Denver area. I will not go back. The food was incredibly lackluster, I could barely finish my wings. Everything seemed so deep fried and greasy. Of course it's bar food, but it was overly greasy. I can get over bad bar food... I've had plenty of it. But the service was terrible. It was a Sunday morning and besides the bar seats being full with regulars, there were only a few other tables. We would wait 10-15 minutes for a beer sometimes (we were there a few hours). Unless you are a regular, go somewhere else. read more

I have been here a couple of times and the food is absolutely legendary. I have tried multiple items on the menu and they are always fresh and delicious, plus you get a view of a Hockey game or practice which is fun. The Ambience is great and feels like a true sports bar, complete with Jerseys and TV's everywhere. I have never had an issue with service even when it's busy and I highly recommend this joint! 10/10 Overall! read more

One of the best sports bars in America. Great vibe, great staff. I had a tough day - flying into DIA after an all-nighter to find my F-350 gone - stolen from a park'n'ride. But Benders put me back in the saddle - treated me like a king - reversed my bad luck - kudos to mgr Kyle - still love Denver! read more

Absolutely the worst experience Had to ask twice for utensils. never did get salt or pepper Steak tips were raw and cold. Mac and cheese with pulled pork literally had 1 teaspoon of pork (do not believe the pictures you see with loads of pulled pork) and it was ice cold. came out on a skillet which normally the waitress will say be carful that's a hot skillet. nope ice cold skillet. Mac and cheese all stuck together showed the server and she looked a bit shocked and said let me bring these back and have them cook them ???? shouldn't they have been cooked before being served? how did the waitress not know. dishes were cold we were not offered any compensation. I refused the offer to cook the meals. seemed kind of a ridiculous offer to me we will not be back and will not recommend. read more

Very bad customer service. We sat down and the waitress haven't came for about 45 minutes. It's drunk friendly but if your hungry this ain't the place. read more

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Benders doesn't have pool tables anymore. Still a great place to meet people and watch sports.

Hands down benders has some of the worst bar food to offer. This place sits on a gold mine being connected to the very busy hockey rink. It's sad because this place could be a good sports bar. While they have all major sports packages, this place is a total let down from a food and beverage perspective. Their beer selection is meh and I've had a few off tasting brews here as well. As for their food, it's definitely below average bar food. This place really needs to get their act together, change their menu and get a new cooking staff. The service here isn't great but everyone is really friendly. This place just isn't run well which is the problem. Sadly while I'm stuck at the rink I have to frequent here often. I haven't had anything from their menu I've actually liked. I went out on a limb the last time and tried their penne Alfredo with chicken. Wow...this was some of the worst pasta I've ever had. I seriously had better food in high school then what was served to me. The Alfredo sauce was terrible likely from a can, the pasta was fake with a peculiar texture and they chopped up chicken tenders and tossed it in with the Alfredo. It was a hot mess with soggy chicken tenders. Yikes...this place needs to get it together read more

Benders Bar & Grill - The worst penne Alfredo ever. Wait you put chopped chicken tenders in your Alfredo? - Sports Bars Near Me - Westminster, Colorado

This should be your sports bar. Excellent vibes, we go often and always hope to have Tim as our server.

I was skeptical at first after reading the reviews. We went anyways to watch the NCAA Hockey National Championship. We ended up sitting outside to watch the game. I was pleasantly surprised how good the food was. The staff was super busy but did an amazing job. I order the BBQ burger with Tater tots and it was delicious. It was cooked perfectly and not greasy like one of the previous reviews mentioned. Everyone in our group enjoyed their meals as well! Highly recommend if you're looking for a sunny patio for beers, burgers, and sports! read more