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Weekly Lounge Specials Announced for June 1 & 2

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Stop by the Bentley’s Grill Lounge this week for Tuesday Tinis or Ladies Night and meet the friendliest staff in downtown Salem.  You will  see why our Happy Hour was voted the best in the Mid Valley! Specials are only offered the Bentley’s Grill Lounge.  You can also reap rewards by joining our Facebook Page and checking in on FourSquare.

June 1 is “Tuesday Tinis”

4pm-Close

Enjoy Martinis in our lounge each Tuesday after 4pm.

Bonus for Foursquare Users: the “Mayor” of Bentley’s Grill will receive a complimentary Martini just for being “Mayor”.  Not using FourSquare? Sign up! It is easy and fun. This offer is only available on Tuesdays after 4pm; must be 21 with valid ID, must show proof you are the current Foursquare mayor.

June 1 Tuesday Tini Specials

*Pomegranate Margatini: Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, DeKuyper Triple sec, pomegranate juice and sweet and sour.
* Favorite of previous week that carries over into the next.

Passion Fruit Cosmopolitan: Smirnoff Passion Fruit Vodka, Dekuyper Triple Sec, muddled limes and cranberry juice.

Gin Spirit: Tanqueray Gin, pomegranate and orange juices. Served with a sugared rim.

Bloody-tini: Smirnoff Vodka, muddled lemons and bloody mary mix.

Wednesday June 2 is Ladies Night

4pm-close

4 cocktail specials, 2 wine selections, 1 beer special and delicious appetizers!

Bonus for Bentley’s Grill Facebook Fans! Each week, we will post a special “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” on our Facebook Page. The first 25 customers who repeat the “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” during Ladies Night (4pm-close each Wednesday) will receive a complimentary promotional gift! Check the page each week and invite your friends to take advantage of this fun offer!

Chef Derek’s Ladies Night Appetizer Specials

Crab Rangoon Crab meat, cream cheese and spices folded in a crispy wonton Served with plum dipping sauce

Hearts of Palm Salad Mixed greens, hearts of palm and crisp sugar snap peas; With sesame soy dressing

Drink Specials

*Paradise Martini: Smirnoff Pomegranate Vodka, pomegranate and pineapple juices.
* Favorite of previous week that carries over into the next.

Crown Hooter: Crown Royal Whiskey, raspberry liquor, and cranberry juice. Served on the rocks.

Watermelon Drop: Smirnoff Watermelon Vodka, DeKuyper Triple Sec, muddled lemons and a splash of sour. Served on the stem.

Gin Madras: Tanqueray Gin, cranberry and orange juices. Served on the rocks.

In addition, we will be featuring 2 Wine selections along with one beer selection.

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Bentley’s Grill Pizzetta Paired with 2008 Firesteed Dry Rose is Brian’s Recommendation This Week

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Weekly Wine Notes From Our Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle

Bentley’s Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle regularly offers his insight and experience to help select the perfect wine to accompany Chef Derek Ridgway’s dishes. Visit our site to see the most current Food and Wine Menus….


The most exciting pairing on the menu this week is for the Pizzetta. Our pizza dough, made fresh daily, is topped with our house made marinara sauce, ricotta salata, country olive mix and fresh spinach. I wanted a wine to mesh nicely with the acidity of the tomatoes, refresh your palate from the saltiness of the olives and the ricotta salata and not get overtly astringent with the green flavors of the spinach. The result … the 2008 Firesteed Dry Rose. Cheers!

This week’s “Featured Pinot Noir” is the Westrey 2008 Dundee Hills Oracle Vineyard. An estate vineyard planted with a combinations of 31 year old Pommard clone and some newer 9 year old plantings of Pinot Noir on predominantly Jory soil with a streak of Nekia. This week, some most agreeable tasting notes from the winery:

“The nose invites one to taste through aromas of raspberry fruit, red currents, violets and mineral-earth notes. The entry shows bursting berry fruit, with good weight and a balanced acid structure.”

The earth notes come across as pine needles and the fruit description is spot on. Cheers!

Brian

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Bentley’s Grill Happy Hour Specials Announced for Week of May 24

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Downtown Salem now has 3 reasons to celebrate the work week with three weekly Happy Hour events: Lounge Lizard Mondays, Tuesday Tinis, and Ladies Night on Wednesdays.

You can also reap rewards by joining our Facebook Page and checking in on FourSquare. Drop by and meet the friendliest staff in downtown Salem and see why our Happy Hour is the best in the Mid Valley! Specials are only offered the Bentley’s Grill Lounge.

May 24 Lounge Lizard Monday

4pm-close

Relax and be a Lounge Lizard with special cocktails featuring Tanqueray Gin. Enjoy 2 new cocktails made with our featured liquor served with complimentary promotional merchandise (while supplies last).

5/24 LLM Drink Specials

Juniper Breeze: Tanqueray Gin, cranberry juice and a splash of sierra mist. On the rocks.

Tanqueray Tom Collins: Tanqueray Gin, sweet and sour, with a splash of club soda. On the rocks.

Pair up one of our drink specials with an appetizer from our Happy Hour menu that includes Dungeness crab cakes and a Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad and Monday’s special appetizer: Welsh Rarebit- Classic pub food from the UK ! Toasted rye bread smothered in a rich cheddar cheese sauce and browned in the broiler $4

May 25 Tuesday Tinis

4pm-Close

Enjoy Martinis in our lounge each Tuesday after 4pm. Bonus for Foursquare Users: the “Mayor” of Bentley’s Grill will receive a complimentary Martini just for being “Mayor”. Not using FourSquare? Sign up! It is easy and fun.

This offer is only available on Tuesdays after 4pm; must be 21 with valid ID, must show proof you are the current Foursquare mayor.

5/24 Tuesday Tini Specials

*Pomegranate Margatini: Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, triple sec, pomegranate juice and sweet and sour.
* Favorite of previous week that carries over into the next.

Crown Manhattan: Crown Royal Whiskey, sweet vermouth, and a splash of Angostura bitters.

TENacious: Tanqueray No. TEN Gin and pineapple juice.

The Ultimate Apple Martini: Kettle One Vodka, DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker and a splash of sweet and sour.

Wednesday May 26 is Ladies Night

4pm-close

Need we say more? Four cocktail specials, 2 wine selections, 1 beer special and delicious appetizers! Bonus for Bentley’s Grill Facebook Fans! Each week, we will post a special “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” on our Facebook Page. The first 25 customers who repeat the “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” during Ladies Night (4pm-close each Wednesday) will receive a complimentary promotional gift! Check the page each week and invite your friends to take advantage of this fun offer!

5/26 Ladies Night Specials

Cuervo Breeze: Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, grapefruit juice and a splash of club soda. On the rocks.

Rangpur Cran: Tanqueray Rangpur Gin and cranberry juice. Served on the rocks.

10 Cane Daydream: 10 Cane Rum, Peach schnapps, and orange juice. On the rocks

*Paradise Martini: Smirnoff Pomegranate Vodka, pomegranate and pineapple juices.
* Favorite of previous week that carries over into the next.

In addition, we will be featuring 2 Wine selections along with one beer selection . Check our Facebook page or Twitter for updates!

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Weekly Wine Notes From Our Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Bentley’s Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle regularly offers his insight and experience to help select the perfect wine to accompany Chef Derek Ridgway’s dishes.


Wine Notes from Brian

This week’s most interesting food and wine pairing comes from the “Small Plates” portion of our specials menu. The chef has smoked a Pekin duck breast with apple wood and is serving it with seasonal fresh raspberries, pomegranate molasses and “scarlet” quinoa.

I’ve matched this week’s “Featured Pinot Noir”, the 2007 St. Innocent Winery Momtazi Vineyard, with the dish. The wines plush raspberry notes mirror those in the raspberry garnish and the molasses, the refreshing acidity cuts the richness of the duck breast and the smoked flavor brings out some nice spice notes in the wine. The “scarlet” quality of the quinoa comes from the addition of red beets which also mirror the fruit of the wine and accentuate a pleasant earthiness. Cheers!

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Bentley’s Grill Happy Hour Specials Announced for Next Week

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Downtown Salem now has 3 reasons to celebrate the work week with three weekly Happy Hour events: Lounge Lizard Mondays, Tuesday Tinis, and Ladies Night on Wednesdays.

You can also reap rewards by joining our Facebook Page and checking in on FourSquare.   Drop by and meet the friendliest staff in downtown Salem and see why our Happy Hour is the best in the Mid Valley!  Specials are only offered the Bentley’s Grill Lounge.

May 17 Lounge Lizard Monday

NEW HOURS 4pm-close

Relax and be a Lounge Lizard with special cocktails featuring Crown Royal Black. Enjoy 2 new cocktails made with our featured liquor served with complimentary promotional merchandise (while supplies last).
5/17 LLM Drink Specials

Red Snapper: Crown Royal, Di Sarrano Amaretto and cranberry juice. Served on the rocks.
Crown Royal Black: New Crown Royal Whiskey. Served on the rocks.

Pair up one of our drink specials with an appetizer from our Happy Hour menu that includes Dungeness crab cakes and a Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad and Monday’s special appetizer: Smoked Prime Rib Sliders  with Horseradish Cream and Boursin Cheese for just $4.

May 18 Tuesday Tinis  4pm-Close

Enjoy Martinis in our lounge each Tuesday after 4pm.  Bonus for Foursquare Users:  the “Mayor” of Bentley’s Grill will receive a complimentary Martini just for being “Mayor”. Not using FourSquare?  Sign up!  It is easy and fun.

This offer is only available on Tuesdays after 4pm; must be 21 with valid ID, must show proof you are the current Foursquare mayor.

5/18 Tuesday Tini Specials

*Pomegranate Margatini: Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, triple sec, pomegranate juice and sweet and sour.
* Favorite of previous week that carries over into the next.

Cherry Cheesecake: Absolut Vanilla Vodka, pineapple and cranberry juices.
Bulleit Apple Manhatten:  Bulleit Whiskey, DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker, sweet vermouth and a splash of Angostura bitters.

Berrylicious: Ciroc Red Berry Vodka, pomegranate and pineapple juices.

Wednesday May 19 is Ladies Night 4pm-close

Need we say more?  Four cocktail specials, 2 wine selections, 1 beer special and delicious appetizers!

Bonus for Bentley’s Grill Facebook Fans! Each week, we will post a special “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” on our Facebook Page.  The first 25 customers who repeat the “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” during Ladies Night (4pm-close each Wednesday) will receive a complimentary promotional gift!   Check the page each week and invite your friends to take advantage of this fun offer!

5/19 Ladies Night Specials

Ruby Red Juicy Fruit: Absolut Ruby Red Vodka, orange and cranberry juices. Served on the rocks.

Tanqueray Rangpur Rickey: Tanqueray Rangpur Gin, lime juice, splash of simple syrup and soda water.

*Paradise Martini: Smirnoff Pomegranate Vodka, pomegranate and pineapple juices.

* Favorite of previous week that carries over into the next.

Peach Margatini: Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila, triple sec, peach puree and a splash of sweet and sour.

In addition, we will be featuring 2 Wine selections along with one beer selection .  Check our Facebook page or Twitter for updates!

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7 Reasons to Come Bentleys Grill for Happy Hour

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Bentley’s Grill now offers three Happy Hour events each week.  Here are the top 7  reasons why you should swing by and wind down after a busy day during the week:
1. Voted Best Happy Hour and Most Creative Cocktails in the 2010 Best of the Mid-Valley Statesman Journal Poll.

2. Lounge Lizard Monday. What’s in it for you?  Two weekly drink specials made with our featured liquor (announced each week); Chef Derek’s famous appetizer specials (just $4); and free promotional merchandise (while supplies last).  Each Monday 4-6pm in the lounge.
3.  Tuesday Tini’s…. Why Go?  Soraida Cross, our resident cocktail expert and her team create four delicious martini’s each week to compliment Chef Derek’s happy hour appetizer specials.  Each Tuesday from 4pm-close.
4.  Bonus for Foursquare Users! Check in to Bentley’s Grill on Foursquare every time you drop by.  The “Mayor” of Bentley’s Grill will be rewarded with a complimentary Martini from our list of specials during ”Tuesday Tini’s” (4pm- close each Tuesday).  This offer is only available on Tuesdays after 4pm; must be 21 with valid ID, must show proof you are the current Foursquare mayor.

5.  ”Ladies Night” each Wednesday….need we say more?  Four cocktail specials, 2 wine selections, 1 beer special and delicious appetizers.
6.  Bonus for Bentley’s Grill Facebook Fans! Each week, we will post a special “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” on our Facebook Page.  The first 25 customers who repeat the “Ladies Night Facebook Phrase” during Ladies Night (4pm-close each Wednesday) will receive a gift!   Check the page each week and invite your friends to take advantage of this fun offer!
7.  Great Location. We are conveniently located inside of the elegant Grand Hotel in Salem (formerly The Phoenix Grand Hotel) next to The Salem Conference Center in the heart of down town.  Our customers always enjoy relaxing in our warm open atmosphere.
Got more reasons?  We want to hear yours!

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Weekly Wine Notes From Our Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Bentley’s Wine Steward, Brian Kemmerle regularly offers his insight and experience to help select the perfect wine to accompany Chef Derek Ridgway’s dishes.

Wine Notes from Brian

The most exciting wine pairing this week is the Alaskan Halibut matched with the 2008 Di Stefano Sauvignon Blanc. This wine is full bodied for a Sauvignon Blanc and it will match nicely with the meaty texture of the fish. It has enough ripeness of fruit to balance the Harissa spiced zucchini. It has enough acidity to cut through the richness of the fried artichokes; and it has complimentary flavors to the Meyer lemon and fennel emulsion. Highly Recommended.

Until next Thursday the Featured Pinot Noir is the 2007 St. Innocent Winery Momtazi Vineyard

A bit atypical for this bio-dynamically farmed vineyard, however more accurately reflecting the vintage. This wine is showing more red raspberry flavors than in years past as well as the typical wild strawberry, black cherry and green tea aromas. The usual structure is more modest and has been replaced by brighter acidity. A classic Oregon Pinot Noir executed by this winery. Pair this wine with our Filet Mignon.

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Bentley’s Grill is Making Happy Hour Even Happier with Tuesday Tinis and Wednesday Ladies Night

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

You may have heard- but we are still thrilled that Bentley’s Grill Lounge was recently awarded the title “Best Happy Hour in the Mid-Valley” by the Statesman Journal!  Stop by our lounge after 4pm and you will see why.    Our Lounge Lizard Monday event has become so popular- we have added 2 new weekly events to make downtown Salem Oregon even happier after 4pm.

Tuesday May 11: Stop by our Lounge each Tuesday from 4pm- close  to enjoy Tuesday Tinis where you can enjoy the best martini creations around at a very special price!

Wednesday May 12: Ladies Night 4pm-Close.  We will have a very special menu just for the ladies that features four creative cocktails from our resident expert- Soraida; 2 wine selections from Brian;  one Ladies Night beer selection and several Ladies Night appetizer selections by Chef Derek.

Check our Facebook Page for more details on this week’s lounge specials!

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Smirnoff Vodka is the Featured Liquor on Lounge Lizard Monday- May 10

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Be A Lounge Lizard this Monday at Bentley’s Grill in Downtown Salem, Oregon

Relax and be a Lounge Lizard during Salem’s Best Happy Hour with special cocktails featuring Smirnoff Vodka on Monday, May 10 from 4-6pm! Enjoy 2 new cocktails made with our featured liquor served with complimentary promotion merchandise (while supplies last).
May 10th  Lounge Lizard Monday Specials
Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm
Beachcomber: Smirnoff passion fruit, Malibu rum, Orange and Pineapple Juices- $4

Koolaid Martini- Smirnoff green apple & watermelon vodka’s with sweet and sour and a splash of cranberry juice- $4
Pair up one of our drink specials with an appetizer from our Happy Hour menu that includes Dungeness crab cakes and a Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad and Monday’s special appetizer: Potato and Onion Pierogi for just $4

Invite Your Friends, Family, Co-Workers and Mingle with Fellow Downtown Salem Lounge Lizards!

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Weekly Lounge Lizard Monday Specials: May 3 Features Don Julio Tequila!

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Relax & Be A Lounge Lizard

Kick off a rainy Monday afternoon with a Margarita or other drink specials featuring Don Julio Tequila!

May 3 Lounge Lizard Monday Specials

Available in the Lounge from 4-6pm

Don Julio Caribbean Mist- With blue curacao and passion fruit juices $4

Don Julio Pomegranate Margarita- With triple sec, pomegranate juice and a salted rim - $4
Pair these cocktails with special happy hour appetizers created by our Chef including: Dungeness crab cakes and a Miso Sake marinated Ahi salad. Be sure to try our May 3 Appetizer Special: Red Pasilla Oaxaqueno Mole Spiced Chicken Wings- $4

Check out the featured liquors for upcoming LLM Specials each Monday in May:

10th  - Smirnoff

17th  - Crown Royal Black

24th  - Tanqueray Gin

31st  - Kettle One Oranje

Check back each week when we post the drink and appetizer specials for that week.

Invite Your Friends, Family, Co-Workers and Mingle with Fellow Downtown Salem Lounge Lizards

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