Hindquarter Bar & Grille Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Hindquarter Bar & Grille, a popular spot in Santa Cruz offering a diverse menu with options for all preferences. Located at 303 Soquel Ave, this American sports bar provides a range of services from reservation options to delivery and takeout. With a plethora of vegetarian dishes and a variety of nighttime specials, including Margarita Steak and Baby Back Ribs, there is something for everyone to enjoy. The reviews speak for themselves, with customers praising the quality of the food and exceptional service. From delicious starters like Calamari Fries to entrees like Fettuccini Alfredo and Flat Iron Steak, Hindquarter Bar & Grille promises a satisfying dining experience. Don't miss out on the opportunity to indulge in their flavorful dishes and welcoming atmosphere.

Nightly Specials

Sunday - Margarita Steak

8oz. bistro steak marinated with tequila and lime, grilled, sliced and served with HQ's chimichurri, served with scalloped potatoes and vegetables

$26.00

Tuesday - Baby Back Ribs

hickory smoked, grilled and basted with honey-peach glaze, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$28.00

Wednesday - *Smoked Prime Rib

smoked prime rib of beef with a side of HQ's avocado-jalapeno sour cream sauce, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$27.00

Thursday - Pork Chops

with HQ's apple butter, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$23.00

Friday - Roasted Pork Loin

slow roasted and sliced a mushroom, shallot and sherry sauce, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$23.00

Saturday - Seafood Special

chef's preparation of fresh seafood and starch

$25.00

Friday & Saturday - Prime Rib

with au gus and creamy horseradish, 4pm and we sell out

$37.00

Bread & Butter

$4.00

Soup of the Day

$6.00

Chicken Wings

traditional Buffalo or Thai sweet & spicy

$12.00

Calamari Fries

crispy fried, served with tartar and cocktail sauces

$18.00

*Sesame Ahi

6oz., crusted with black and white sesame seeds, seared rare and served with a ginger-soy-wasabi cream and HQ's pickled onions

$20.00

Steamed Clams

little necks, butter, white wine, garlic, fresh tomatoes and parsley, served with warm bread

$19.00

French Onion Soup

Gruyere cheese melted over HQ crostini

$10.00

Starters

Salads to Start

House Salad

organic greens with your choice of ranch, blue cheese dressing or balsamic vinaigrette

$8.00

Caesar Salad

hearts of romaine, HQ crouton and parmesan (anchovies upon request)

$11.00

Baby Lettuce Salad

organic greens, blue cheese crumbles, toasted pecans and apples with balsamic vinaigrette

$12.00

Warm Goat Cheese Salad

lightly breaded and fried Laura Chanel goat cheese over organic greens with toasted pecans, dried cranberries, Bermuda onions, with a pomegranate vinaigrette

$12.00

*Steak Salad

8oz. grilled bistro steak over hearts of romaine, calamata olives, tomato, marinated artichoke hearts, feta cheese & balsamic vinaigrette

$28.00

*Blackened Salmon Caesar Salad

hearts of romaine, avocado, roasted red bell peppers, Parmesan cheese adn HQ crouton - market price

*Asian Ahi

6oz. Szechuan marinated ahi tossed with Napa cabbage and hearts of romaine, cilantro, mandarins, water chestnuts, red onions, toasted almond and crunchy wonton strips with HQ's creamy sesame-soy dressing

$28.00

Entree Salads

Pasta

Prawn Pasta

seven jumbo prawns sauteed with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and cilantro, tossed over linguine with chipotle pesto cream sauce

$28.00

Mediterranean Chicken Pasta

chicken breast sauteed with garlic, white wine and garlic, tossed with calamata olives, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, over penne pasta

$26.00

*Steak Pasta

8oz. grilled bistro steak over linguine in a brandy-Dijon cream sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes and capers

$29.00

Calamari Steak Piccata

7oz., lightly breaded, sauteed with butter, lemon, white wine & capers

$25.00

Coconut Prawns

7 wild prawns, coconut and panko crusted with sweet and spicy Thai chili sauce

$29.00

*Fresh Salmon

Seasoned, broiled and topped with lemon-caper beurre blanc - market price

Seafood

Pork

Smoked Pork Chops

2 chops, cut and applewood smoked in house, grilled and served with HQ's apple butter

$27.00

Pork Savannah

medallions of pork tenderloin, pan-seared with a creamy bourbon-mustard and pecan butter sauce

$28.00

Baby Back Ribs

hickory smoked in house, grilled and basted in served with HQ's honey-peach glaze

$33.00

*New York Steak

14oz., grilled adn served with a red wine demi glaze, topped with crumbled blue cheese

$43.00

*Margarita Steak

10oz. bistro steak marinated in tequila and lime, grilled and served with HQ's chimichurri sauce

$32.00

*Hanger Steak

10oz. marinated, grilled and served with herb butter adn HQ's onion strings

$33.00

*Cheeseburger

ground chuck with lettuce, onions and pickles on the side (substitute turkey patty or veggie patty)

$18.00

Beef

Vegetarian

Large HQ Salad

organic greens with tomato, cucumber, red onion, black olives and cheddar cheese, served with your choice of dressing

$13.00

Pasta Mykonos

olive oil, garlic, spinach, tomato, feta cheese & calamata olives over linguine

$22.00

Pasta Primavera

seasonal vegetables sauteed with olive oil, garlic & white wine over linguine

$21.00

Eggplant Parmesan

lightly breaded slices of fresh eggplant, crispy fried with marinara, Parmesan cheese, melted mozzarella over linguine, served with today's fresh vegetables

$23.00

Stuffed Baked Potato

Stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, onions, garlic, spinach and today's fresh vegetables, topped with melted jack and cheddar cheese

$18.00

Pasta Alfredo

Parmesan and Romano cheeses, cream and a dash of nutmeg tossed with linguine

$20.00

Garden Burger

(served with fries or coleslaw) with cheddar on a potato bun, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion on the side

Kids Baby Back Ribs

with fries

$9.00

Kids Mini Corndogs

with fries

$9.00

Kids Chicken Tenders

with fries

$9.00

Kids 1/4 lb. Cheeseburger

with fries

$8.00

Grilled Cheese

with fries

$7.00

Pasta with Marinara

$8.00

Kid's Menu

Dinner Menu (pm - :pm)

Sunday - Margarita Steak

oz. bistro steak marinated with tequila and lime, grilled, sliced and served with HQ's chimichurri, served with scalloped potatoes and vegetables

$26.00

Tuesday - Baby Back Ribs

hickory smoked, grilled and basted with honey-peach glaze, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$28.00

Wednesday - Smoked Prime Rib

smoked prime rib of beef with a side of HQ's avocado-jalapeno sour cream sauce, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$27.00

Thursday - Pork Chops

with HQ's apple butter, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$23.00

Friday - Roasted Pork Loin

slow roasted and sliced a mushroom, shallot and sherry sauce, served with mashed potatoes and vegetables

$23.00

Saturday - Seafood Special

chef's preparation of fresh seafood and starch

$25.00

Friday & Saturday - Prime Rib

with au gus and creamy horseradish, pm and we sell out

$37.00

Bread & Butter

$4.00

Soup Of The Day

$6.00

Chicken Wings

traditional Buffalo or Thai sweet & spicy

$12.00

Calamari Fries

crispy fried, served with tartar and cocktail sauces

$18.00

Sesame Ahi

oz., crusted with black and white sesame seeds, seared rare and served with a ginger-soy-wasabi cream and HQ's pickled onions

$20.00

Steamed Clams

little necks, butter, white wine, garlic, fresh tomatoes and parsley, served with warm bread

$19.00

French Onion Soup

Gruyere cheese melted over HQ crostini

$10.00

House Salad

organic greens with your choice of ranch, blue cheese dressing or balsamic vinaigrette

$8.00

Caesar Salad

hearts of romaine, HQ crouton and parmesan (anchovies upon request)

$11.00

Baby Lettuce Salad

organic greens, blue cheese crumbles, toasted pecans and apples with balsamic vinaigrette

$12.00

Warm Goat Cheese Salad

lightly breaded and fried Laura Chanel goat cheese over organic greens with toasted pecans, dried cranberries, Bermuda onions, with a pomegranate vinaigrette

$12.00

Steak Salad

oz. grilled bistro steak over hearts of romaine, calamata olives, tomato, marinated artichoke hearts, feta cheese & balsamic vinaigrette

$28.00

Blackened Salmon Caesar Salad

hearts of romaine, avocado, roasted red bell peppers, Parmesan cheese adn HQ crouton - market price

Asian Ahi

oz. Szechuan marinated ahi tossed with Napa cabbage and hearts of romaine, cilantro, mandarins, water chestnuts, red onions, toasted almond and crunchy wonton strips with HQ's creamy sesame-soy dressing

$28.00

Prawn Pasta

seven jumbo prawns sauteed with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and cilantro, tossed over linguine with chipotle pesto cream sauce

$28.00

Mediterranean Chicken Pasta

chicken breast sauteed with garlic, white wine and garlic, tossed with calamata olives, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, over penne pasta

$26.00

Steak Pasta

oz. grilled bistro steak over linguine in a brandy-Dijon cream sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes and capers

$29.00

Calamari Steak Piccata

oz., lightly breaded, sauteed with butter, lemon, white wine & capers

$25.00

Coconut Prawns

wild prawns, coconut and panko crusted with sweet and spicy Thai chili sauce

$29.00

Fresh Salmon

Seasoned, broiled and topped with lemon-caper beurre blanc - market price

Smoked Pork Chops

chops, cut and applewood smoked in house, grilled and served with HQ's apple butter

$27.00

Pork Savannah

medallions of pork tenderloin, pan-seared with a creamy bourbon-mustard and pecan butter sauce

$28.00

Baby Back Ribs

hickory smoked in house, grilled and basted in served with HQ's honey-peach glaze

$33.00

New York Steak

oz., grilled adn served with a red wine demi glaze, topped with crumbled blue cheese

$43.00

Margarita Steak

oz. bistro steak marinated in tequila and lime, grilled and served with HQ's chimichurri sauce

$32.00

Hanger Steak

oz. marinated, grilled and served with herb butter adn HQ's onion strings

$33.00

Cheeseburger

ground chuck with lettuce, onions and pickles on the side (substitute turkey patty or veggie patty)

$18.00

Large HQ Salad

organic greens with tomato, cucumber, red onion, black olives and cheddar cheese, served with your choice of dressing

$13.00

Pasta Mykonos

olive oil, garlic, spinach, tomato, feta cheese & calamata olives over linguine

$22.00

Pasta Primavera

seasonal vegetables sauteed with olive oil, garlic & white wine over linguine

$21.00

Eggplant Parmesan

lightly breaded slices of fresh eggplant, crispy fried with marinara, Parmesan cheese, melted mozzarella over linguine, served with today's fresh vegetables

$23.00

Stuffed Baked Potato

Stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, onions, garlic, spinach and today's fresh vegetables, topped with melted jack and cheddar cheese

$18.00

Pasta Alfredo

Parmesan and Romano cheeses, cream and a dash of nutmeg tossed with linguine

$20.00

Garden Burger

(served with fries or coleslaw) with cheddar on a potato bun, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion on the side

Kids Baby Back Ribs

with fries

$9.00

Kids Mini Corndogs

with fries

$9.00

Kids Chicken Tenders

with fries

$9.00

Kids / Lb. Cheeseburger

with fries

$8.00

Grilled Cheese

with fries

$7.00

Pasta With Marinara

$8.00

Bread & Butter

$4.00

Soup Of The Day

$6.00

House Salad

organic greens with your choice of ranch, blue cheese or balsamic vinaigrette dressing

$8.00

Sesame Ahi

oz., crusted with black and white sesame seeds, seared rare and served with a HQ's ginger-soy-wasabi cream and HQ's pickled onions

$20.00

Calamari Fries

panko crusted and crispy fried, served with tartar and cocktail sauces

$18.00

Chicken Wings

traditional Buffalo or Thai sweet chili sauce with a side of ranch dressing (blue cheese upon request)

$12.00

French Onion Soup

in a crock, with Gruyere cheese melted over HQ crostini

$10.00

Caesar Salad

hearts of romaine with Parmesan and roasted garlic crouton (anchovies upon request)

$13.00

Baby Lettuce Salad

organic greens, blue cheese crumbles, toasted pecans and apples with balsamic vinaigrette

$13.00

Blackened Salmon Caesar Salad

hearts of romaine, Parmesan cheese, roasted red bell peppers & avocado

Greek Grilled Prawn Salad

grilled jumbo prawns, organic baby lettuce, tomatoes, calamata olives, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, red onions and balsamic vinaigrette

$22.00

Asian Ahi Salad

oz. Szechuan marinated Ahi tossed with Napa cabbage, hearts of romaine, cilantro, mandarins, water chestnuts, red onions, toasted almonds and crunchy wonton strips, with HQ's creamy sesame-soy dressing

$28.00

Carnitas Taco Salad

hearts of romaine, carnitas, black beans, olives, pico de gallo, avocado, jack and cheddar cheese, tortilla chips and chipotle ranch dressing

$19.00

Steamed Clams

butter, white wine, garlic and tomatoes served with warm bread

$19.00

Dijon Mussels

butter, white wine, garlic, Dijon-cream sauce served with warm bread

$19.00

Fish & Chips

beer-battered wild Alaskan cod with french fries, tartar and cocktail sauces

$19.00

Hawaiian Fish Tacos (With Choice Of Side)

panko-crusted wild Alaskan cod topped with mango salsa, cilantro, Napa cabbage and chipotle sour cream

$19.00

Half Sandwich With Soup OR Salad

ask your server for today's offering

$15.00

Cheeseburger

oz. ground chuck with lettuce, onions and pickles on the side. (Substitute turkey patty or veggie patty)

$18.00

Chicken, Bacon & Brie Sandwich

all-natural grilled chicken with crispy bacon and brie on toasted ciabatta with lettuce, tomato and onion

$18.00

Turkey, Bacon & Gruyere Sandwich

oven roasted turkey, sliced Gruyere cheese, crispy bacon, whole grain mustard, mayonnaise, tomatoes and organic greens on a toasted ciabatta roll

$18.00

Steak Sandwich

oz. grilled bistro steak with melted cheese, house-made onion strings and chimichurri aioli on a toasted ciabatta roll

$20.00

Pulled Pork Sandwich

tender, slow-braised pork shoulder with HQ's BBQ sauce and coleslaw

$17.00

Calamari Steak Piccata

lightly breaded, sauteed in lemon, white wine, butter and capers

$22.00

/ Rack Baby Back Ribs

cut and hickory smoked in-house, smothered in HQ's honey-peach glaze

$21.00

Smoked Pork Chop

center cut, Applewood smoked in-house, served with HQ apple butter.

$19.00

Hanger Steak

oz. marinated, grilled an served with herb butter and HQ's onion rings

$33.00

Margarita Steak

oz. bistro steak marinated in tequila and lime, grilled and served with HQ's chimichurri sauce

$32.00

Linguine & Prawn Pasta (A La Carte)

grilled jumbo prawns, organic greens, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic & cilantro, tossed with linguine and chipotle pesto cream sauce

$22.00

Mediterranean Chicken Pasta (A La Carte)

all-natural chicken breast sauteed with garlic, calamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, feta cheese and white wine tossed with penne pasta

$20.00

Lunch Menu (:am - pm)