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Weds Night: Ryan Stafford Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen

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Tonight, Masterchef: The Professionals finalist, Ryan Stafford is Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen.

Ryan StaffordThe downside to this is that if you don’t have a ticket then you can’t come down to the Canteen tonight (please note, there are still a few 9pm tickets left, click here for more details and to purchase).

If you’re yet to try our new dinner menu (which is full of dirty burgers and lighter bites to balance them out) then you’ll need to wait a wee bit longer, click here to book into the Canteen for another night.

 

 

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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The snowpocalypse has hit! And as you can see it’s starting to settle up here on St John’s Hill.

Snow on St John's Hill

So, settle in is exactly what you should do this weekend. De-ice with a Sipsmith Classic Bloody Mary,

Bloody Mary

 

our new Marmalade Martini or a Hot Chocolate with Amaretto or if you’re doing the whole dryathon thing then get stuck into Allpress Coffee or a We Are Tea cuppa (and if you don’t need warming up, a smoothie – we’ve got a whole new range, fresh for this weekend).

Also, this weekend,

  • We have a new dinner menu! It’s full of dirty burgers (e.g. the Big Benny Melt – a burger topped with mac and cheese) and hot dogs but we’ve also added in some lighter options such as the Benny Benny Chicken which is a chicken breast with salad and a mayo free slaw, to balance things out.
  • Dinner now starts early, join us from 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays the kitchen is open until 11pm, meaning you can join us for late night bites.
  • Book in for an early dinner, from 5-7pm and we’ll give you some  January value in form of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £18.
  • You can book a table online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • We’re proud to run SW London’s busiest (and we like to think), best brunch - join us every weekend from 9am-4pm. We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch but tables do become available quickly, grab a coffee and/or a bloody mary at the bar whilst you wait.
  • Make your weekend last longer by joining us for the Sunday Night Saver - all burgers and sandwiches for a flat tenner, that’ll help banish the Sunday night blues.

And other stuff,

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

Upcoming Pop-Ups at Ben’s Canteen

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Here at Ben’s Canteen we love to invite people to come in and put on an awesome one-off dinner. In the past we’ve had dinners from top chefs (including the uber talented Ben Spalding) and our friend Noshable Adam has set up some memorable events including Independence Day and Halloween.

In the coming weeks we have two new pop-ups which are gonna rock.

Chinese New Year

On the 13 February, street food warrior, Brewed Boy is paying homage to Mission Street Food – some say these guys really kickstarted the whole gourmet street food movement, whatever, they produce super tasty food and that’s why we’re so excited about the dinner. It’s our way of celebrating the Chinese New Year, a bit of an anti-Valentines thing and most importantly an excuse to have a food based party. The night will include MSF Fried Rice (duck fat fried rice with confit duck, crispy duck skin, seared cauliflower and shiitake), pictured below, and the BC Burger is gonna be pimped up with coffee braised beef short rib and a date and Montecristo cigar jam. Click here for full details and to book your tickets.

Chinese New Year

Ryan Stafford Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen

Before Brewed Boy’s Chinese New Year and homage to Mission Street Food we’re delighted to be playing host to Ryan Stafford Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen on the 23rd Jan.

Ryan’s a local lad and a real talent, so we’re super excited about his menu: Carpaccio of Beasts (Venison and Scotch Beef) anybody?! We also can’t wait to tuck into Iberico Bellota and try Majii Leaf, Black Cardamon and Valrhona for the very first time. To see full details and to book please click here (note, at the time of writing there were just 2 tickets left for the 7pm sitting and less than 20 for the 9pm sitting, so get booking people).

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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Blimey it’s getting a wee bit chilly isn’t it eh?! Warm up this weekend at the Canteen with brunch, dinner and drinks – we recommend you try a Sipsmith Classic Bloody Mary, our new Marmalade Martini or a Hot Chocolate with Amaretto or if you’re doing the whole dryathon thing then get stuck into Allpress Coffee or a We Are Tea cuppa (and if you don’t need warming up, a smoothie).

Also, this weekend,

  • Dinner now starts early, join us from 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays the kitchen is open until 11pm, meaning you can join us for late night bites.
  • Book in for an early dinner, from 5-7pm and we’ll give you some  January value in form of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £20.
  • You can book a table online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • We’re proud to run SW London’s busiest (and we like to think), best brunch – join us every weekend from 9am-4pm. We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch but tables do become available quickly, grab a coffee and/or a bloody mary at the bar whilst you wait.
  • Make your weekend last longer by joining us for the Sunday Night Saver – all burgers and sandwiches for a flat tenner, that’ll help banish the Sunday night blues.

And other stuff,

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

First weekend of 2013

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Happy New Year y’all! First up, we want to thank you all for supporting Ben’s Canteen last year, we genuinely appreciate it and you guys drive us on to try and get better and better. A special thank you to everyone who voted us to Best Local Restaurant in SW London & Surrey, we were absolutely thrilled to win that award.

As we said, we’re always trying to get better and that’s why amongst lots of other things we have,

We’ve got loads of plans for the coming year; look out for a new dinner menu, some exciting new wines, more cocktails, some amazing Bloody Mary’s, more funky interior design and we’ll also be working with our people to make things run smoother. As ever, we genuinely value your feedback, so do let us know what you like and don’t like (via Facebook or Twitter if you like).

Anyways, enough of that, it’s the weekend! Come and join us on St John’s Hill for brunch, dinner and drinks.

  • Brunch kicks off from 9am – it’s the busiest (and we believe) the best in SW London, join us for big breakfasts, sexy eggs, top notch tea and coffee, Bloody Marys (we also do Virgin ones for those of you doing a dryathon this January) and smoothies.
  • Dinner now starts at 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays we keep our kitchen open later, meaning you can get a late bite, right up to 11pm.
  • Don’t forget if you do join us for an early dinner then you can pick up some January value in the shape of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £20.
  • We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch as we get so busy, it’s the only way we can seat and serve more of you, but you can reserve a spot in the evening online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • On Sunday nights we offer the Sunday Night Saver – get one of the Top 10 Burgers in London with chips for a flat tenner (or any of our other burgers and sandwiches for the same price).
  • Finally, if you need to host a party (or small gathering) in 2013, then drop us a line, we’re super flexible and you can hire all or some of the Canteen – click here for more details.

Right, go have an awesome first weekend of the year and we hope to see you in the Canteen at some stage.

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

Ben’s Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

Crafty Pint Workshops at Ben’s Canteen

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Oh blimey, it’s 2013! Some of you have probably promised yourselves to be more creative, more thrifty and to do more with your lives. To help you achieve this we’ve teamed up with Crafty Pint (from the people behind Handmade in Tooting) for a bunch of monthly workshops – the first one is on the 7th Jan, click here for info and to book your spot.

Crafty Pint

 

7th Jan – Calendar Making

Make a collage for each month from Crafty Pint’s collection of vintage books and magazines, rubber stamps, embossing and ephemera. Using blank calendar templates, create a beautiful and personal journal for the year. Expect lots of cutting, sticking glitter and stamping! Choose your favourite colours, recipes, stories and slogans, add pictures, stamps, stickers and paint. Get messy and get organised for 2013!

4th Feb – Love Tokens

Design and stitch love tokens for your sweethearts and best friends. Learn easy and fancy embroidery techniques to mix and match with sweet valentines fabrics, beads and buttons. Make love tokens to turn into wall hangings, accessories, cards and lavender bags.

4th March – Cute Easter Egg Cosies

Take inspiration from Crafty Pint’s vintage Easter card collection to design and make your own set of super cute egg cosies. Think fluffy bunnies, lambs and chicks or urban foxes and cats. Learn how to turn your designs into cute appliques and functional homewares and make original and fabulous Easter gifts and decorations.

8th April – Wardrobe Remake

Add some Spring to your wardrobe with Crafty Pint’s accessories workshop. Make cute collars, brooches and patterns to adorn and spruce your Winter outfits ready for Spring.

For more info and to book please click here (and then scroll down until you see the Ben’s Canteen logo).

Christmas and New Year in Clapham Junction, Battersea and Wandsworth

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The Festive Holiday Season is almost here, after partying hard it’s time to kickback, forget about work and have super merry times with family and friends.

Doubtless though there will be times that you want to break out of the house and that’s why here at Ben’s Canteen we’re opening for the majority of the holiday – so come down to the place on the hill for brunch, dinner and drinks. We’re just a few minutes away from Clapham Junction and all the local buses connect to us, so you can get here from all over SW London (Battersea, Clapham, Brixton, Putney, Wandsworth and so on) without much fuss. Oh and we’re very dog friendly, so go for that big family walk, with the hound in tow, across Wandsworth Common/Spencer Park/Clapham Common and then come and warm up in the Canteen for a full blown meal or just a little treat with a cup of tea/coffee or our mulled wine.

Don’t forget, if you book in for dinner between 5 and 7pm then you can get 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of vino. Jingle Bells!

Christmas & New Year Opening Times

Christmas Eve: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm. Join us for our Xmas Jumper Party and get a free Bloody Mary.

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Closed

27th-30th: Open as normal, so brunch from 9am and dinner from 5pm.

New Year’s Eve: Open an normal, note we’re running our standard menu in the evening but are open until 1am. No entry fee.

New Year’s Day: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm.

2nd Jan: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm.

3rd Jan onwards: Open as normal.

If you wish to book a table please call us on 020 7228 3260 or click here to book online.

Xmas Jumper

A nice cuppa at Ben’s Canteen

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You guys probably know that we love coffee at Ben’s Canteen (we serve Allpress Espresso and it’s top notch) but we also love tea and we’re delighted to be serving We Are Tea.

We just wanted to take a moment to share with you a little about some of the teas we offer, to give you a bit of an insight into why we think they’re so great and to basically encourage you to stop what you’re doing and have a nice bit of ‘you time’ and a cuppa (and perhaps a cheeky mince pie or brownie from the Bad Boys Bakery – you know, the one Ramsay set up at Brixton Prison).

English Breakfast

An exquisite blend of India’s finest Assam and Darjeerling teas; with long golden tips, beautiful leaves and an empowering aroma, this is how English Breakfast should be. This tea offers the perfect balance of a rich and malty Assam with the fragrance of an exceptional Darjeeline. A true classic.

Earl Grey

A blend of the finest whole-leaf black teas scented with oil of bergamot and sprinkled with cornflowers to make it as beautiful on the eye as it is on the palate. The leaf is large and well blended showing plenty of tip and offers a light, bright infusion with the distinctive aroma and flavour of citrus bergamot. A true gentleman.

Gunpowder Supreme

A wonderful example of this ever popular green tea. It is believed to take its English name from the fact that the tea leaves resemble the pellets used in canons. Whether myth or fact, it is a joy to watch the gunpowder unfurl while infusing in hot water. Our Gunpowder is an early spring tea which gives a deliciously sweet and satisfying cup. Guaranteed to put a spring in your step.

Daintea

Some people are born bloody beautiful while others have to work at it. This South American herbal drink apparently aids weight loss… it beats going to the gym so we’re happy to give it a try.

Revitealise

We all have mornings that we’d rather forget after nights out that we can’t remember and when pulling a sick day is not an option, you’ll be pleased to hear that we’ve come up with a tea to help you get through the day. Revitealise is designed to give your body and brain the necessary boost to get them back to full working order. Your secret is safe with us.

We Are Tea

 

Tropical Christmas, Mauritian Supper Club

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On the 19th December, courtesy of Yummy Choo, we’re going to be having a tropical Christmas here at Ben’s Canteen.

Book your tickets now to try amazing Mauritian food, including Goat Curry, Pain Perdu and Rum Bananas as well as a Rum Punch and a Tropical Hot Toddy included with your ticket. This is gonna be one hot Christmas party that you don’t want to miss and let’s face facts, how often do you get the chance to go a Mauritian supper club? So, be good to yourself and book you and your mates some seats now and have yourselves a very Merry time on the 19th.

Tropical Christmas at Ben's Canteen

 

We Are Tea at Ben’s Canteen

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Most people probably know that here at Ben’s Canteen we love our coffee (and we absolutely love the Allpress Coffee we recently started serving) but what they may not realise is that we also love a good cuppa.

That’s why we’re delighted to be stocking a range of teas from the brilliant We Are Tea.

We Are TeaWe’re currently stocking their English Breakfast, Gunpowder Supreme (green tea), Revitealise, White Chamomile Flowers and Earl Grey but we’ll be adding to that in the coming weeks.

So the next time you’re around St John’s Hill or indeed Clapham Junction, Battersea Rise or Northcote Road make sure you pop in and try one of these fantastic teas. Perhaps have it with a slice of treacle tart from the Bad Boys Bakery (the bakery Gordon Ramsay helped set up at Brixton Prison)?! And don’t forget, ending your dinner  at the Canteen with a tea is a great way to round off a night. We serve our tea from 9am right up until we close late at night.