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Kitchen Hours:
Monday: 11am – 10pm
Tuesday: 11am – 11pm
Wednesday: 11am – 11pm
Thursday: 11am – 11pm
Friday: 11am – 1am
Saturday: 11am – 1am
Sunday: 11am – 10pm
Lunch Menu: Available every day from 11am – 4pm (Brunch served from 11am-4pm Saturdays & Sundays)
Dinner Menu: Every day after 4pm
For carry out, call (612)216-2419 to place your order. You can also find us on BiteSquad for delivery.
CHILDREN’S MENU
–All kids meals must be purchased with a full price entree.– All kids meals include one kid-sized milk, chocolate milk, apple or orange juice. All other beverages not included.
Sundays kids eat free!* 11am – 10pm
*with the purchase of an adult entree
Children's Menu
| Mini Burger | Served with tater tots, peas, and apples | $6 |
| Merlins Grilled Cheese | American cheese on wheat served with tater tots, peas, and apples. | $6 |
| Fish & Chips | one piece of battered pollock with french fries served with peas and apples | $6 |
| Chicken Tender & Tots | one piece of battered chicken served with tater tots, peas, and apples | $6 |
| Banger & Mash | one pork sausage served with mash potatoes, peas, and apples with a side of gravy | $6 |
| Mac & Cheese | A small bowl of cheesy goodness with swirly noodles served with peas and apples. | $6 |
| Kid's Sundae | one scoop of vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry. | $3 |
Lunch Menu
Pub Classics
| British Fish & Chips | salted, malted and wrapped in newsprint Or served Yankee style - unwrapped so you add the malt yourself! | $10.50 |
| Bangers & Mash | sausages made exclusively for Merlins, house mash, garden peas and onion gravy | $13 |
| Speyside Pie | mushrooms, leeks white beans and vegetables folded in fontina cheese sauce, topped with puff pastry served with house mash and seasonal vegetables +Add Roasted Chicken $2 | $12.50 |
| Steak and Stilton Pie | Prime beef braised in Porter baked with English blue cheese Stilton in pastry. Served with chips and gravy | $12.50 |
| Cornish Pasty | Made with short crust pastry wrapped around prime beef, potatoes and vegetables. Served with chips and gravy | $12.50 |
| Pie of the Week | Ask your lovely server or bartender for this week's pie | $8.50 |
| Merlins Stew | A pub favourite, a blend of choice steak, potatoes, onions, carrots, and rutabaga in a rich beef gravy. Perfect for our winter nights. | $12.50 |
| Mac & Cheese | Creamy cheesy goodness with the fancy noodles and crunchies on top. Add bacon $3 Add Stilton Cheese $2 | $8.50 |
| Cottage Pie | *Not available for carry out* a secret recipe of minced beef, tomatoes and seasoning topped with house mash & cheddar | $13 |
Buttys & Wraps
| The Reuben | A pub speciality. Also available as a Rachel | $13 |
| Earl of Sandwich | roasted turkey, bacon, Provolone, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato on wheat bread | $12 |
| Veggie Salad Wrap | cucumber, peppers, mushroom, red onion, carrots, mixed greens, garlic bean spread, tomatoes and cheddar cheese in an herbed wrap | $11 |
| Piri Piri Chicken Wrap | This one has some heat. Roasted chicken marinated in chili sauce combined with celery and blue cheese slaw lettuce and tomato in an herbed wrap | $12 |
| Lamb Wee Ones | 3 lamb sliders topped with feta mint sauce, balsamic glazed greens, and tomato | $11.50 |
| Roast Beast Wee Ones | 3 roast beef sliders topped with house made quick pickle slaw | $11.50 |
| Ham and Cheese Wee Ones | 3 Ham and cheddar cheese sliders with Connemara Irish Whiskey bacon jam | $11.50 |
Burgers
| The Burger | grass fed beef cooked to medium rare topped with lettuce and tomato and seasoned aioli | $11 |
| English Burger | English Stilton blue cheese, grilled tomato, caramelised onions, mixed greens and a dash of HP sauce | $13 |
| Irish Burger | loaded with Connemara bacon jam, RHP cheese sauce and crispy onion strings | $13 |
| Smokey Bean Burger | crispy bean burger with seasoned aioli, smoked Gouda, lettuce and tomato | $11.50 |
| Mushroom & Swiss Burger | grass fed beef cooked to medium rare topped with porcini mushroom gravy, brown butter mushrooms, and swiss cheese. | $13 |
Salads
| Ploughmans Classic | Ploughmans English Stilton, Irish cheddar, mixed greens dressed with citrus vinaigrette, green apple, tomato, cucumber, house made rhubarb chutney, RHP croquette and crusty bread. | $13 |
| Ploughmans Scotch Egg | The Ploughmans Classic with a Scotch Egg. | $14 |
| Ploughmans Roast Turkey | The Ploughmans Classic with Roast Turkey | $14 |
| Ploughmans Champion Ham | The Ploughmans Classic with Champion Ham | $14 |
| Ploughmans Black Pudding Scotch Egg | The Ploughmans Classic with a Black Pudding Scotch Egg | $16 |
| Grilled Chicken Cobb | seasoned and grilled chicken breast with tomatoes, bacon, red onions, avocado, blue cheese crumbles and a hard boiled egg with house made blue cheese dressing | $13 |
| London Broil Steak Salad | Marinated flank steak cooked to med. rare, red onion, tomato, bacon, croutons and English blue cheese Stilton | $14 |
| Lowland Salad | Kale with roasted sweet potato, feta, radish, green apples, sweet cherries, pecans and MN wild rice. Dressed with an apple cider vinaigrette. Add grilled chicken for $3.50 | $11 |
Bites & Nibbles
| Scotch Egg | hard boiled egg with seasoned sausage, coated and deep fried. Served Cold. Served hot with Black Pudding for additional $1. | $5 |
| RHP Croquettes | Red Headed Piper Ale infused cheese and house mashed potatoes, deep fried | $5.50 |
| Sausage Rolls | seasoned sausage wrapped in pastry with HP sauce | $8.50 |
| Houmous | A subtle combination of white beans, chick peas, tahini, and roasted garlic. topped with a piri piri drizzle and toasted chick peas. | $5 |
| Indian Samosas | Four pastry pursed filled with vegetable goodness | $11 |
| Pot of Gold | Fried chick peas tossed in Indian spices $3.75 | $3.75 |
| Lamb Meatballs | grass fed and organic minted limb simmered in a rich tomato sauce, topped with feta cheese. Served with a toasted baguette. | $13.75 |
| Chicken Tenders with Chips | try with tater tots or onion rings. Served with BBQ sauce. | $11 |
| Chips & Aioli | $5.50 | |
| Tater Tots & Aioli | $6 | |
| Onion Rings | Served with cajun aioli | $6 |
| BBE Butty with Beans | SERVED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 11AM-4PM ONLY. British Bacon, Bangers, 2 runny eggs, grilled tomato and HP sauce on toasted wheat bread served with the original Heinz beans. Its a Full English! Add Black Pudding To Make It a Full Irish for an additional $2. | $14 |
Dinner Menu
Starting every day at 4pm.
For carry out, call (612)216-2419 to place your order. You can also find us on BiteSquad for delivery.
Pub Classics
| Award Winning British Fish & Chips | Pubhouse battered pollock served on a bed of chips, salted, malted and wrapped in newspaper, served with our pub sauce. Try it "Yankee style" sans the malted and the paper | $10.50 |
| Proper Steak & Mushroom Pie | Brought over from the UK, this recipe includes prime beef and field mushrooms simmered in a lovely stout gravy topped with a puff top. Served with our house mash and seasonal vegetables | $13.50 |
| Speyside Pie | Mushrooms, leeks, white beans and vegetables folded in a delicate fontina cheese sauce, topped with a covering of puff pastry. Served with house mash and seasonal vegetables. Try it with Our Roasted Chicken for an additional $2. | $12.50 |
| Bangers & Mash | 3 pork bangers made exclusively for Merlins Rest Pub, served on a bed of house mash with Merlins onion gravy and a side of garden peas | $13 |
| Cornish Pasty | Regarded as the national dish of Cornwall and a favourite among their tin miners, this pasty is made with traditional short crust pastry wrapped around prime beef, potatoes and vegetables. Served with chips and Merlins onion gravy | $12.50 |
| Steak & Pudding | Traditional Yorkshire pudding filled with marinated steak, brown butter mushrooms and Porcini mushroom gravy, served with house mash and seasonal vegetables sauteed in basil butter | $16 |
| Cottage Pie | A secret recipe from years ago, this mince beef deep dish will satisfy your taste buds. We top it off with our house mash and melted sharp cheddar cheese, served with mixed green salad (not available as a carry out) | $13 |
| Steak and Stilton | This delicious handmade pie uses only the best ingredients, prime beef braised in Fullers London Porter baked with English blue cheese stilton in a pastry untill golden brown. Served with chips and a side of steak gravy | $12.50 |
| Mussels and Chips | Classically prepared moules in white wine, shallots, garlic and butter served with chips and crusty bread. Try it prepared in English Strongbow cider and our seasonal ground sausage $15. (Mussels not available for carry out) | $12.50 |
| Pie of The Week | Every week we feature a new savory pie for your approval, served with mixed greens. Please check our board for pie of the week. Ask about our take away option | $8.50 |
| Merlins Stew | A pub favourite, a blend of choice steak, potatoes, onions, carrots, and rutabaga in a rich beef gravy. Perfect for our long winter nights. | $12.50 |
| Mac & Cheese | creamy, cheesy goodness with the fancy noodles and crunchies on top. Add bacon for $3 Add stilton cheese $2 | $8.50 |
Burgers
Upgrade your side to chips (french fries), tates tots, house mash, onion rings, garden peas, ask server for available options $1
| The Burger | We take special care in selecting humanely treated, grass fed, organic beef then cook it to a perfect medium rare, topped with lettuce and tomato, and seasoned aioli. Served with mixed greens | $11 |
| #Excaliburger | This photographic feast has 2 grass fed beef patties cooked to a perfect medium rare, our own British bacon, seasoned aioli, American cheese, caramelised onion, bacon jam, lettuce and tomato. Served with chips | $16.50 |
| English Burger | We do love our Stilton cheese on this grass fed beef burger cooked to medium rare, with grilled tomato, caramelised onions, mixed greens and a dash of HP sauce. Served with mixed greens | $13 |
| Irish Burger | This grass fed burger is loaded with smokey Connemara Irish whiskey bacon jam, Red Headed Piper cheese sauce and spicy onion strings. Served with mixed greens | $13 |
| Smokey Bean Burger | Crispy bean burger, with seasoned aioli, smoked Gouda, lettuce and tomato. Served with mixed greens | $11.50 |
| Mushroom and Swiss Burger | Grass fed beef cooked to medium rare, topped with porcini mushroom gravy, brown butter mushrooms, and swiss cheese. | $13 |
Buttys & Wraps
| Reuben | A pub specialty! We slow braise our corned beef brisket for over 8 hours in Fullers London Porter and vegetables top with melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, our own Russian dressing, all on a lightly toasted marbled rye bread. Served with mixed greens. Try as a Rachel | $13 |
| Earl of Sandwich | A healthy portion of slow roasted turkey breast, Provolone, crispy apple-wood smoked bacon, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise on grilled whole wheat. Try it as a chicken Earl. Try it as a wrap. Served with mixed greens. | $12 |
| Piri Piri Chicken Wrap | Roast chicken perfectly seasoned with a spiced chilli sauce, combined with house made celery & blue cheese slaw, shredded lettuce and tomato wrapped in a herb tortilla, its got some serious heat. Served with mixed greens | $12 |
| Veggie Salad Wrap | Its a salad in wrap! cucumber, red pepper, mushrooms, carrots, red onion, mixed greens, white bean hummus, lettuce, tomato and sharp cheddar cheese wrapped in a herb tortilla | $11 |
| Lamb Wee Ones | 3 lamb sliders topped with feta mint sauce, balsamic glazed greens, and tomato | $11.50 |
| Roast Beef Wee Ones | 3 roast beef sliders topped with house made quick pickle slaw | $11.50 |
| Ham and Cheese Wee Ones | 3 Ham and cheddar cheese sliders with Connemara Irish Whiskey bacon jam | $11.50 |
Salads
| Lowland Salad | kale with roasted sweet potato, feta, radish, green apples, sweet cherries and pecans and MN wild rice. Dressed with apple cider vinaigrette. Add chicken for an additional $3.50 | $11 |
| Grilled Chicken Cobb | Seasoned & grilled chicken breast on a bed of mixed greens, with tomatoes, crispy bacon, red onions blue cheese crumbles, avocado and a hard boiled egg. Served with our house blue cheese dressing | $13 |
| The London Broil Steak Salad | A generous portion of marinated flank steak cooked to a perfect medium rare sits pretty on a bed of mixed greens, red onion, tomato, bacon, croutons and English Stilton cheese. Served with our blue cheese dressing | $14 |
| House Salad | Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber & house vinaigrette. Great as a starter | $5 |
| Ploughmans | Exclusive to Merlins Rest, English Stilton, Irish sharp cheddar, mixed greens dressed with citrus vinaigrette, green apple, tomato, cucumbers, house made rhubarb chutney, RHP ale croquette, and crusty bread. Classic Ploughmans $13 Scotch Egg Ploughmans $14 Roast Turkey Ploughmans $14 Blue Ribbon Champion Ham Ploughmans $14 Black Pudding Scotch Egg Ploughmans $16 | $13 |
Bites & Nibbles
*$1 off Happy Hour items 4-6pm
| Vegetable Indian Samosas* | We changed the recipe to be all vegetarian, and with four pastry purses filled with vegetable goodness and a side of our curry gravy all will be delighted | $11 |
| Lamb Meat Balls* | Organic Grass fed minted lamb simmered in a rich tomato sauce, topped with feta cheese and served with toasted baguette. | $13.75 |
| Cheesy Chips and Gravy* | A mound of chips smothered in delicious melted Stilton and Cheddar cheese, seasoned sausage and our special steak gravy | $9 |
| RHP Ale Croquettes | Red Headed Piper ale infused cheese and house mashed potato rolled in Panko bread crumbs | $5.50 |
| Chicken Tenders | Served with chips and barbecue sauce. Try with onion rings or tater tots | $11 |
| Houmous | A subtle combination of white beans, chickpeas, tahini, and roasted garlic. Topped with a Piri Piri drizzle and toasted chick peas. Served with pita. | $5 |
| Celtic Knots | 4 warm and twisted pretzels served with RHP cheese sauce, curry ketchup and English deli mustard | $8.50 |
| Pot of Gold | A pub favourite, deep fried chick peas tossed in a special blend of Indian spices | $3.75 |
| Sausage Rolls | Made in house with specially seasoned sausage wrapped in puff pastry, baked until golden brown. Served with HP sauce | $8.50 |
| Scotch Egg | Traditional Scotch egg, served Cold. Hard boiled egg with specially seasoned sausage, coated and deep fried to a golden brown. Served with Spicy English Colmans mustard. Black Pudding Scotch egg served Hot wrapped in seasoned sausage and black pudding. Served with HP sauce. Traditional $5 Black Pudding Scotch Egg $6 | $5 |
Sides
| Chips | $5.50 | |
| Tots | $6 | |
| Onion Rings | $6 | |
| Gravy Boat | Onion gravy, curry gravy, steak and stilton gravy, or RHP cheese sauce. | $2 |
Drink Menu
Happy Hour Monday – Friday 12pm-6pm $1 off Northgate taps, $0.50 other taps, $5 house wine, $1 off signature cocktails.
Signature Cocktails
We take classic cocktails and make it our own! High quality ingredients with a British flair. Prices listed include tax.
| Merlins Manhattan | A sophisticated yet simple cocktail. Templeton Rye whiskey, Carpano sweet vermouth, and a dash of bitters served over ice. Garnished with a housemade boozy cherry, classically elegant. | $8.75 |
| Merlins Old Fashioned | In 1802 when the word "cocktail" was first used, this libation was probably what they were talking about. A delicate balance of Maker's Mark bourbon, cherries, and oranges makes this the definition of a cocktail. | $8 |
| Merlin's Ginger | We specially infuse Jameson to give it just the right touch of spice, then add ginger ale and a splash of bitters for a perfect combination of sweet and spicy. | $7.75 |
| Nanny's Cure ALL | This combination of our ginger infused Jameson and hot apple cider will cure all that ails you. The Jameson ginger bits and apple slices are delicious benefits. | $8 |
White Wine
Available by the glass or bottle
| Layer Cake Chardonnay | California | $8/$28.25 |
| Sana di Terrossa Pinot Grigio | Italy | $9.75/$35.25 |
| Prosecco, Mionetto | Italy (187-ml bottle) | $7.75 |
| House White | Chardonnay - California | $6.25 |
Red Wine
Available by the glass or bottle
| Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon | Chile | $9.50/$34.25 |
| Kenwood Pinot Noir | Yulupa, California | $9.50/$34.25 |
| Elsa Bianchi Malbec | Argentina | $8/ $28.75 |
| McManis Merlot | California | $7.75/$27.50 |
| House Red | Red Blend - California | $6.25 |
Draught Beer & Cyder
Ask your server or bartender about our guest taps!
| Aspall Dry Cider | England, 20oz | $12.50 |
| Aspall Imperial Cyder | England, 20oz | $12.50 |
| Strongbow Cider | England, 20oz | $6.75 |
| O'Hara's Irish Stout | Ireland, 20oz | $6.50 |
| Guinness Stout | Ireland, 20oz | $6.50 |
| Fullers London Porter | England, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Northgate Red Headed Piper | MN, 20oz *This beer is brewed exclusively for Merlins Rest! | $6.25 |
| Founders All Day IPA | USA, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Smithwicks Ale | Ireland, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Belhaven Scottish Ale | Scotland, 20oz | $6.75 |
| Fullers ESB | England, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Summit EPA | MN, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Finnegans Amber Ale | MN, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Bells Two Hearted IPA | MI, 16oz | $6 |
| Bells Seasonal | USA, 16oz - ask your lovely server for what current seasonal is on tap. | $6 |
| Carlsberg Lager | Denmark, 20oz | $6.25 |
| Cider & Black | Strongbow/Ribena black currant syrup | $7.50 |
| Snakebite | Strongbow/Carlsberg | $6.75 |
| Sweet Potato | Strongbow/Finnegans | $6.50 |
| Black Velvet | Strongbow/Guinness | $6.50 |
| Half & Half | Carlsberg/Guinness | $6.25 |
| Black & Tan | Finnegans/Guinness | $6.25 |
| Blacksmith | Smithwicks/Guinness | $6.25 |
| Miller Lite | USA, 20oz | $6 |
Bottles & Tall Boys
Ask your server or bartender about our guest beers and ciders!
| Aspall Blush Cyder | England 500ml | $9.50 |
| Blackthorn Cider | England, 16oz Tall Boy | $6.50 |
| Magners Cider | Ireland, 16oz Tall Boy | $6.50 |
| Crabbies Ginger Beer | 11.2 oz. bottle | $6.75 |
| PBR Tall Boy | 16 oz. can | $4.50 |
| Stella Artois | 11.2oz bottle | $4.25 |
| Grain Belt Premium | 12-0z bottle | $4.25 |
Scotch Menu
Click to read our scotch list.