Lunch Menu Summer 2017
Hamburgers Falls Burger * Oregon grass fed beef with mayonnaise on a pub bun Lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on the side 11.50 Add cheese or bacon 1.25 Mushrooms .75
Benson Burger *
Starters
Oregon grass fed beef with grilled mushrooms & onions, Gruyere & a roasted garlic dijonnaise on a pub bun 13.50
Red Pepper Hummus With a roasted tomato, olive, artichoke heart & feta salad with pita bread sm. 11.95/lg. 14.95 Add lamb sausage 4.00
Northwest Smoked Salmon With apple-huckleberry compote, assorted cheeses, fruit and bread 14.25
French Onion Soup
OregonTrail Burger * Oregon grass fed beef with bacon, crispy fried onions, pepperjack cheese and barbecue sauce on a pub bun 13.95
Substitute house made black bean patty on any burger Add 2.00
With toasted brioche croutons, Gruyere and parmesan cheeses 9.95
All sandwiches are served with rosemary French fries, potato salad, coleslaw or Kettle chips
Smoked Pork Nachos
Add a cup of our soup of the day or small side salad 4.00 Substitute gluten free bread on any sandwich 2.00
Hardwood smoked pork, red onion, refried beans, mozzarella and cilantro with a tomatillo-avocado salsa 14.95
Honey Wheat Loaf Portland French Bakery dark honey wheat bread with butter 5.95
Hot Sandwiches Wild Salmon Melt Alaskan wild salmon salad, grilled on deli rye bread with provolone cheese 13.95
Garden Salad With your choice of ranch or hazelnut vinaigrette 6.95
Pastrami
Soup of the Day
Hot pastrami, red onions, pub sauce & Provolone cheese on thick sliced rye 13.95
Cup 4.95
Bowl 5.95
Rosemary French Fries
6.25
Sweet Potato Fries
6.95 Served with a smokey maple sauce
Basket of Warm Bread Rolls
Lamb & Beef Gyro Sub Thinly sliced meat, Mama Lil’s peppers, feta, lettuce and a garlic-yogurt sauce on a Philly roll 12.95
Hardwood Smoked Pork 5.95
Pulled pork with a South Carolina style mustard sauce, topped with cole slaw on a pub bun 12.95
Cold Sandwiches RoastedTurkey Club
Salami & Provolone Sub
Roasted turkey and bacon with an avocado-cilantro spread, lettuce and onion on a whole wheat roll 13.50
Olympia Provisions Cotto salami and provolone on a hoagie roll with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and a lemon vinaigrette 13.50
Salmon Salad Sandwich Alaskan wild salmon mixed with herbs, mayonnaise, spicy sweet pickles & red onion, served on deli rye with beefsteak tomato and lettuce 13.95
Hummus Pita Pocket Red pepper hummus in pita with shredded lettuce, Mama Lil’s peppers, cucumber and feta cheese 12.50
Salads
Entrees
Wild Alaskan Salmon
RainbowTrout Topped with a lemon & dill butter sauce, wild rice and grilled seasonal vegetable 17.95 GF
Salmon mixed with herbs, celery, spicy-sweet pickles, red onion, dill, dijon and mayonnaise atop baby lettuces with chopped egg, tomato, red onions and a lemon vinaigrette 16.95
Fish and Chips Battered Alaskan wild caught cod served with French fries and cole slaw 15.95
Wedge
Wild Salmon *
Iceberg lettuce with a yogurt-buttermilk dressing, blue cheese, grape tomatoes, green onion and Nueske’s smoked bacon 14.95
With a lemon & dill butter sauce, wild rice and grilled seasonal vegetable 17.95 GF
Linguine & Sausage Spinach & Hazelnut
Fresh egg linguine with tomato-basil sauce, Nicky Farms Italian sausage, braised spinach and Grana Padano Parmesan 15.95
With organic raspberries, dried cranberries, Oregon hazelnuts, feta cheese, red onion & a hazelnut vinaigrette 13.95
Vegetarian Moroccan Stew Mixed zucchini, carrots, braised greens, apricots and almonds over Israeli cous cous with a side of harissa sauce 17.95 Add lamb sausage 4.00
Beverages Soda
3.00
- Approximately 300 acres surrounding Multnomah Falls was
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Orange Fanta
Fresh Brewed IcedTea 3.25 House Made Lemonade 3.25 Juice
-
(Limit one refill)
-
sm. 2.50/lg. 3.25
-
Apple, Orange and Cranberry
Coffee
-
3.00
Proudly serving Hood River Coffee
TazoTea
3.00
Hot Cocoa
-
2.50
Please see book on table for a list of wine, beer and cocktails
originally owned by lumber baron Simon Benson who later passed ownership to the USDA Forest Service The Lodge was designed by Portland architect A.E. Doyle and built in 1925 by the city of Portland at a cost of approximately $40,000 The Benson Bridge was built in 1914 by Simon Benson, a wooden bridge had previously been in its place The year round water flow is fed by underground springs on Larch mountain as well as snow melt and rain water The large pictures that decorate the Great Room and lobby were photographed by Fred Kiser in the1920’s, purchased and enlarged by the WPA in the 1930’s The Historic Columbia River Highway was constructed from 1913 to 1922, after promotion from lawyer and railroad executive Sam Hill who envisioned it to be modeled after great scenic roads of Europe
Dessert
Mixed Berry Crisp
7.95
With raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, withTillamook vanilla ice cream GF
With a mango and pineapple topping
GF
Lemon Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake Topped with seasonal fruit and whipped cream
Mango Panna Cotta
Topped with fresh raspberries and lemon curd
GF
Maple-Bourbon Creme Brûlée
Honey Lime Cheesecake
Delicately flavored with Eastside Distilling Burnside bourbon and pure maple GF
Made with cream cheese and goat cheese, served in a souffle dish with a graham cracker crust
GF
Indicates gluten free items
* Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
Benson Burger *
Starters
Oregon grass fed beef with grilled mushrooms & onions, Gruyere & a roasted garlic dijonnaise on a pub bun 13.50
Red Pepper Hummus With a roasted tomato, olive, artichoke heart & feta salad with pita bread sm. 11.95/lg. 14.95 Add lamb sausage 4.00
Northwest Smoked Salmon With apple-huckleberry compote, assorted cheeses, fruit and bread 14.25
French Onion Soup
OregonTrail Burger * Oregon grass fed beef with bacon, crispy fried onions, pepperjack cheese and barbecue sauce on a pub bun 13.95
Substitute house made black bean patty on any burger Add 2.00
With toasted brioche croutons, Gruyere and parmesan cheeses 9.95
All sandwiches are served with rosemary French fries, potato salad, coleslaw or Kettle chips
Smoked Pork Nachos
Add a cup of our soup of the day or small side salad 4.00 Substitute gluten free bread on any sandwich 2.00
Hardwood smoked pork, red onion, refried beans, mozzarella and cilantro with a tomatillo-avocado salsa 14.95
Honey Wheat Loaf Portland French Bakery dark honey wheat bread with butter 5.95
Hot Sandwiches Wild Salmon Melt Alaskan wild salmon salad, grilled on deli rye bread with provolone cheese 13.95
Garden Salad With your choice of ranch or hazelnut vinaigrette 6.95
Pastrami
Soup of the Day
Hot pastrami, red onions, pub sauce & Provolone cheese on thick sliced rye 13.95
Cup 4.95
Bowl 5.95
Rosemary French Fries
6.25
Sweet Potato Fries
6.95 Served with a smokey maple sauce
Basket of Warm Bread Rolls
Lamb & Beef Gyro Sub Thinly sliced meat, Mama Lil’s peppers, feta, lettuce and a garlic-yogurt sauce on a Philly roll 12.95
Hardwood Smoked Pork 5.95
Pulled pork with a South Carolina style mustard sauce, topped with cole slaw on a pub bun 12.95
Cold Sandwiches RoastedTurkey Club
Salami & Provolone Sub
Roasted turkey and bacon with an avocado-cilantro spread, lettuce and onion on a whole wheat roll 13.50
Olympia Provisions Cotto salami and provolone on a hoagie roll with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and a lemon vinaigrette 13.50
Salmon Salad Sandwich Alaskan wild salmon mixed with herbs, mayonnaise, spicy sweet pickles & red onion, served on deli rye with beefsteak tomato and lettuce 13.95
Hummus Pita Pocket Red pepper hummus in pita with shredded lettuce, Mama Lil’s peppers, cucumber and feta cheese 12.50
Salads
Entrees
Wild Alaskan Salmon
RainbowTrout Topped with a lemon & dill butter sauce, wild rice and grilled seasonal vegetable 17.95 GF
Salmon mixed with herbs, celery, spicy-sweet pickles, red onion, dill, dijon and mayonnaise atop baby lettuces with chopped egg, tomato, red onions and a lemon vinaigrette 16.95
Fish and Chips Battered Alaskan wild caught cod served with French fries and cole slaw 15.95
Wedge
Wild Salmon *
Iceberg lettuce with a yogurt-buttermilk dressing, blue cheese, grape tomatoes, green onion and Nueske’s smoked bacon 14.95
With a lemon & dill butter sauce, wild rice and grilled seasonal vegetable 17.95 GF
Linguine & Sausage Spinach & Hazelnut
Fresh egg linguine with tomato-basil sauce, Nicky Farms Italian sausage, braised spinach and Grana Padano Parmesan 15.95
With organic raspberries, dried cranberries, Oregon hazelnuts, feta cheese, red onion & a hazelnut vinaigrette 13.95
Vegetarian Moroccan Stew Mixed zucchini, carrots, braised greens, apricots and almonds over Israeli cous cous with a side of harissa sauce 17.95 Add lamb sausage 4.00
Beverages Soda
3.00
- Approximately 300 acres surrounding Multnomah Falls was
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Orange Fanta
Fresh Brewed IcedTea 3.25 House Made Lemonade 3.25 Juice
-
(Limit one refill)
-
sm. 2.50/lg. 3.25
-
Apple, Orange and Cranberry
Coffee
-
3.00
Proudly serving Hood River Coffee
TazoTea
3.00
Hot Cocoa
-
2.50
Please see book on table for a list of wine, beer and cocktails
originally owned by lumber baron Simon Benson who later passed ownership to the USDA Forest Service The Lodge was designed by Portland architect A.E. Doyle and built in 1925 by the city of Portland at a cost of approximately $40,000 The Benson Bridge was built in 1914 by Simon Benson, a wooden bridge had previously been in its place The year round water flow is fed by underground springs on Larch mountain as well as snow melt and rain water The large pictures that decorate the Great Room and lobby were photographed by Fred Kiser in the1920’s, purchased and enlarged by the WPA in the 1930’s The Historic Columbia River Highway was constructed from 1913 to 1922, after promotion from lawyer and railroad executive Sam Hill who envisioned it to be modeled after great scenic roads of Europe
Dessert
Mixed Berry Crisp
7.95
With raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, withTillamook vanilla ice cream GF
With a mango and pineapple topping
GF
Lemon Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake Topped with seasonal fruit and whipped cream
Mango Panna Cotta
Topped with fresh raspberries and lemon curd
GF
Maple-Bourbon Creme Brûlée
Honey Lime Cheesecake
Delicately flavored with Eastside Distilling Burnside bourbon and pure maple GF
Made with cream cheese and goat cheese, served in a souffle dish with a graham cracker crust
GF
Indicates gluten free items
* Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
