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August Bank Holiday in Battersea, Clapham & Wandsworth

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Staying in London for the August Bank Holiday and looking for fun in the shape of food and booze? As the place on the hill we’re delivering both of those things in abundance to the good people of Battersea, Clapham and Wandsworth (people from elsewhere are also very welcome!!).

Friday: American Road Trip Dinner – featuring big fat steak sandwiches, animal style fries and super tasty pies for pudding, oh and bone marrow for starters. We sold out our Independence Day Dinner (see pics here) and it was an awesome party night, this event is gonna rock too. Click here to book. Fancy dress optional but very cool if you do. Don’t forget we’ll also be serving brunch from 9am to 4pm.

Saturday: Brunch from 9am to 4pm. Happy Hour 5-7pm. Dinner, including epic burgers and scotch eggs, from 6pm.

Sunday and Monday: to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival we’re running an entirely Caribbean dinner menu – click here to check it out – from 6pm each night. We’re also be providing hangover salvation in the form of Bloody Mary’s and big breakfasts with brunch from 9am to 4pm each day.

Please note, if you want to come to the Road Trip Dinner you need to book in advance and online, click here for the 7pm sitting or here for the 9pm sitting.

Ben's Canteen Road Trip Dinner

Canteen Weekender

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It’s hawt and our doors are open – come chill on the hill for good times.

Below is a little list of what’s going down over the weekend and coming up…

Remember we’re open for brunch and dinner from 9am till late all weekend.

  • Dinner on Saturday and Sunday starts at 6pm and if you book before 7pm you can claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine.
  • Also, we’ve just launched the Sunday Night Saver - get any of our burgers or sandwiches for a tenner.
  • When you pop in during the evening, you need to indulge in our dedicated chip menu - the chilli cheese chips are the staff favourite.
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • On the drinks front, we’re more than proud to have England’s oldest cider in the Canteen, find out more about it here.
  • We run SW London’s busiest and best brunch, starting at 9am each day.
  • Come and check out the new brunch menu, we’ve added French Toast, Huveos Rancheros and a Smoked Salmon Bagel amongst other things.
  • Reckon you’re a big eater? Try our Man v Food style challenge - can you smash back the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, the Big Ben and the BC Burger and chips in 20 minutes?!
  • Making August Bank Holiday plans? You need to come to our American Road Trip Dinner and our Carnival Dinners.
  • Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home – and Jo Butler Flowers who will be bringing fresh bunches for sale every Thursday.
  • Oh, you should also check out our new bar snack, beef jerky from Billy Franks. The cheeseburger flavour is awesome as is the BBQ and the Holy Fuck Sauce (from The Rib Man) flavour

Good times!

Road Trip Dinner at Ben's Canteen

Carnival at the Canteen

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For some the August Bank Holiday means one thing and that’s Carnival. Obviously we can’t move the Canteen to Notting Hill but we’re going to enter into the Carnival spirit with a special Caribbean menu on the Sunday and Monday night (please note this will be instead of our normal dinner menu).

Carnival

Come and hang out with us from 6pm each night and tuck into our Caribbean offering.

Starters

Coco Locos

Jalapeño peppers stuffed with two cheeses, coated in panko breadcrumbs deep-fried served with our homemade aioli.

Roadside Jerk Wings

Chicken wings marinated in a ‘Jamaican style’ hot & spicy sauce served with a citrus aioli.

Beef Patties

Traditional beef patties served with a hot spicy dip.

Pumpkin & Aubergine Fritters

Aubergine & pumpkin with an avocado and citrus mayo.

Mains

Mojo Beef Roti

Marinated Strips of Sirloin steak in our homemade Mojo sauce, fried aubergine, roasted sweet peppers all wrapped up in a roti.

Fresh Chilli Mussels

Simmered mussels with white wine, garlic, and chilli served with Jalapeño flatbread.

Doubles

A traditional Trinidad street style food, deep-fried bread stuffed with spicy channa (chickpea) curry and served with a cucumber salsa and mango chutney.

Red Stripe Chicken

Chicken breasts marinated in Jamaican beer, ‘Red Stripe’ on a bed of sweet potato puree.

Barbados Burger

BC burger with a char-grilled pineapple ring, tomato and red onion salsa and Tabasco aioli, served with sweet potato chips.

Sides

Trinidad Mac & Cheese

Fried Plantain

Steamed Callaloo

Rice & Peas

Desserts

Caribbean Rum Cake

Served with whipped cream and mango.

Banana Flambé

Banana, rum and coconut ice-cream

Jamaican Key Lime Pie

We think this is gonna be a whole lot of fun and we’d love for you to join us. If you’d like to book a table then give us a call on 020 7228 3260. Talking of fun, don’t forget that on the Friday of the August Bank Holiday it’s our American Road Trip dinner - you should definitely come to that too.

Canteen Weekender

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This week we had our first birthday and we’re super grateful to everybody who came down and celebrated with us. The year has flown by, thanks for coming along on the journey with us (and for enduring a few bumps along the way) and we hope you’ll keep hanging out with us – we’ve got loads of things planned. On that note, you need to come to our American Road Trip inspired dinner as part of the August Bank Holiday, details here.

Below is a little list of what’s going down over the weekend and coming up…

Remember we’re open for brunch and dinner from 9am till late all weekend.

  • Dinner on Saturday and Sunday starts at 6pm and if you book before 7pm you can claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine.
  • Also, we’ve just launched the Sunday Night Saver - get any of our burgers or sandwiches for a tenner.
  • When you pop in during the evening, you need to indulge in our dedicated chip menu - the chilli cheese chips are the staff favourite.
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • On the drinks front, we’re more than proud to have England’s oldest cider in the Canteen, find out more about it here.
  • We run SW London’s busiest and best brunch, starting at 9am each day.
  • Come and check out the new brunch menu, we’ve added French Toast, Huveos Rancheros and a Smoked Salmon Bagel amongst other things.
  • Reckon you’re a big eater? Try our Man v Food style challenge - can you smash back the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, the Big Ben and the BC Burger and chips in 20 minutes?!
  • Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home – and Jo Butler Flowers who will be bringing fresh bunches for sale every Thursday.
  • Oh, you should also check out our new bar snack, beef jerky from Billy Franks. The cheeseburger flavour is awesome as is the BBQ and the Holy Fuck Sauce (from The Rib Man) flavour

Good times!

Road Trip Dinner at Ben's Canteen

 

Today at Ben’s Canteen

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Agh it’s so not August, we’ve actually got our folding doors firmly folded today to keep the Canteen nice and warm. With the chill in mind we recommend you pop in and take down an All Day Breakfast Burrito or a lovely Ham and Cheese Toastie maybe followed by a brownie from The Dessert Deli. You should also run the rule over the new chairs and Aunty Pat’s suitcase that we’ve turned into a coffee table. Oh and don’t forget, if you cycle here before 5pm Monday to Friday then we’ll knock 10% off your bill, once you get here you can check out our free book exchange at the back of the Canteen.

Tonight, we’re going to be doing some cocktails – our good friend and demon barman is doing a guest night and will be making up some cracking drinkies to make this Wednesday night a lot of fun.

Daytime  Menu

All day breakfast burrito. £5.50

Granola with yoghurt, honey and berries. £4

Drop scones of the day. £3.50

Sourdough toast with Kirrin’s lemon curd, marmite and jam. £2.50

Ham and cheese toastie. £4

Chilli corn fritters with crème fraiche. £4

Mrs King’s Pork Pie with mustard and chutney. £5

Brownies. £1.80

Flapjacks. £2

Millionaire caramel shortbread. £2

Carrot cake. £3

Chelsea buns. £3

Muffins. £3

Sandwiches

Sandwiches of the day. £4

Add salad. £1

All of our bread and treats come via The Flour Station and The Dessert Deli.

Salads

Daily, fresh salads £5.50

Add cornfed chicken: Free

Kids (big and small)

Fish finger bap. £4

Jude’s ice cream: Choose from raspberry ripple, double chocolate, vanilla or salted caramel. £1.50

 

A night for red wine and comfort food

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It seems odd to be thinking about comfort food but then again it’s bloody odd that the weather is quite so filthy in August. Anyway, come into the Canteen and cosy up with a tartiflette to start followed by pork belly or graze on a cheeseboard (we get all of our cheese from Northcote Road food hero Hamish Johnston) with a bottle of red (the De L’Hospitalet Pinot Noir is good and Tilia Malbec is proving very popular).

Alternatively take the lead of the girls who were in the Canteen last night and crack open a bottle of prosecco (Jeio) and show this week who is boss.

Oh and one last thing, chef Kirrin has added a new dessert tonight, white chocolate and cointreau and creme brulee – yum.

Bar Snacks/Starters

Pork Pie: £5

Traditional or pork and stilton with chutney and mustard – pies are from the award winning Mrs King.

Scotch Egg: £2.50

Egg encased in meat and breadcrumbs.

Cheeseboard: £7.25

A selection of cheeses from Northcote Road food hero, Hamish Johnston.

Charcuterie Board: £5.95

Selection of cold meats with chutney, pickles and toasted ciabatta.

Tartiflette: £5.95

Bacon, roast potatoes and grilled cheese on sourdough toast.

Tuna: £6.95

Seared tuna on an avocado and mango quesadilla.

Beetroot Ravioli: £4.95

Ravioli of beetroot with a chive and basil ricotta filling.

Mains

Hake: £12.25

Oven roasted hake on caponata with salsa verde.

Sirloin Steak: £15.50

Sirloin steak with dauphinoise and creamed horseradish.

Beef Burger: £9.00 (add cheese £1, add bacon £1)

British beef burger served with date chutney and chips.

Pork Belly: £14.25

Confit pork belly on colcannon with roasting juices.

Linguine: £7.95

Linguine with fire roasted peppers, vine tomatoes and basil.

Watermelon & Haloumi Salad: £6.50

Watermelon with haloumi and cucumber.

Sides

All sides are £3

Chips

Mash

Spinach with lemon and garlic butter

Green Beans

Side Salad

Desserts

Jude’s Ice Cream. Choose 3 Scoops: Raspberry Ripple, Salted Caramel, Vanilla or Double Chocolate. £3.50

Classic Cheese Cake. £4.95

Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream & Berry Couli. £4.95

Eton Mess. £4.95

White Chocolate and Cointreau Crème Brulee. £4.95

Oh and as much as we personally hate to share we really don’t mind if you want to share your desserts, we’ve got plenty of spoons.

Cheeseboard

£7.25

Our cheeses come from Hamish Johnston, a local food hero on Northcote Road.

On the board we currently have,

Lincolnshire Poacher

Stinking Bishop (much nicer than the name may suggest)

Shropshire Blue

Woolsery Goat’s Cheese